>> a very warm welcome. you're watching live from paris "france 24 geico unconstitutional as nouri al-maliki reacts to the appointment of a new prime minister. comparing it to the massacre, human rights publishers are accusing egypt of carrying out a systematic killing of protesters in last year's demonstrations. tributes pour in for robin williams, remembering him as kind and funny with a huge and generous heart. the academy award-winning actor was found dead in his home after

an apparent suicide. we will start this edition in iraq. nominated by parliament and accepted by the president, iraq could soon have a new prime minister. he has been called on to form a new government, that the man currently in the job, nouri al-maliki, is not ready to leave. al-maliki is being blamed for failing to stop sectarian violence. >> he was the choice of the u.s. and iraqi president. as a ally body has emerged as iraq's new prime minister. the vice president of the

national assembly has managed to get the shiite majority to back him. u.s. president obama has promised to back him. dr. the new iraqi leadership has to regain the confidence of its citizens by governing inclusively and by taking steps to demonstrate resolve. the united states stands ready to support a government that addresses the needs and grievances of all iraqi people. >> the international community has been calling on iraq he authorities to form a new government capable of uniting a country gripped by two months of insurgency and violence at the hands of jihadist militants. his election represents a major defeat for nouri al-maliki, who has called the rival shiite politician victory from within his own faction a violation of the constitution.

>> we assure all the iraqi people and political groups that there is no importance or value to this nomination because it runs against constitutional procedure. the resolutions of the federal court today were clear. >> al-maliki is determined to fight for his place in the iraqi administration and his supporters show their commitment to the beleaguered politician on monday in the streets of baghdad. despite this, top cleric al sistan he has opposed it. >> the political battle comes as kurdish troops backed by u.s. warplanes are fighting to stop the advance of the stream it's from the isis group. join us live this charles dunlap junior, a law professor. thank you for taking time to talk to us. and you tell us in your opinion how effective the u.s.

airstrikes have and can be? >> i think that the airstrikes thus far has been effective for the limited purpose for which they have been used. there has only been actually 14 or 15 strikes, and that has managed, in the pentagon's words, to blunt the isis attacks in the limited areas they have taken place. it has been remarkable that such a small number of airstrikes have been able to accomplish what they have been able to accomplish. >> you mentioned that they are limited. we are hearing that secretary of state john kerry has ruled out putting combat troops on the ground. with that not be the more effective means of fighting the extremist isis group? >> it depends are you put western american and other western troops on the ground in iraq and you give isis somewhat

of an opportunity, claiming it is a new occupation and so forth. for the moment, i believe the best way is to support with limited airstrikes. >> the other thing the united states has decided to do is give weapons to kurdish fighters to help them fight the extremists. one wonders if that would lead to problems in the future as these groups >> you make a very good point. that is always a potential problem. the arms have gone through with the approval of the iraqi government. and we do need to be concerned where the weapons end up and what they will be used for. i think the crisis is so severe at the moment, and the passion murderer are the only option for the -- and the -- they need the weapons to do that. >> charles dunlap junior at duke

university. thank you for talking to us at "france 24." accusing egypt of the systematic killing, human rights watch has published findings of a year-long investigation that compared to the crackdown of the 1989 massacre. a short while ago, the executive director of human rights give us the details of the accusations. >> in short words, accusing the government of crimes against humanity, particularly the massacre that took lace in our office were just the -- in our -- there was a large city and of protesters against the two that ousted the muslim brotherhood president, mohammed al morsi. on that morning, early in the

morning, pursuant to a plan that the interior ministry devised security forces surrounded the square, basically went in with bulldozers, armored personnel hundreds of troops, and within minutes started shooting at protesters. sometimes indiscriminately, sometimes using snipers. human rights watch has collected the names of 817 protesters who were killed that day, and the actual number is probably over 1000. >> you say the principal architect of the crackdown was a man -- is that right? what did he do? >> three individuals were principally responsible. the man who was in charge was basically assigned by the national defense counsel, the interior minister, mr. abraham -- mr. ibrahim. he reported to the deputy prime minister of security affairs.

we named these two along with the head of the special forces as the people who seemed to direct the operation, which is very well-planned, and also had command responsibilities to see -- complied with international standards. and that we shall -- and that lethal force should be used only to meet an imminent threat. blocking off exits, shooting people willy-nilly and -- >> ukraine says it will not allow the humanitarian aid convoy to cross its border from russia. some 280 lorries carrying tons of cargo are en route to ukraine. fighting has been going on in that region for many months and has left almost 300,000 people displaced and in serious shortages of water, food, and electricity. >> 280 russian trucks reportedly

en route to eastern ukraine. it is impossible to verify this footage posted on the internet, but it seems to show a convoy with dozens of russian soldiers. meanwhile, on russian state tv a priest is lessing the trucks. -- is blessing the trucks. authorities say they carry 200,000 tons of supplies and are expected to arrive at the ukrainian border in a couple of days time. >> i hope that this humanitarian action will take place under the authority of the red cross. we have agreed on all details with ukrainian leadership. we hope that the west will not put a spoke in the wheel and will instead think of the people in need of water and electricity. >> but western countries are skeptical after russia's annexation of crimea in march.

many believe the humanitarian convoy could be a pretext to bring military support to progression separatists. >> we have to be extremely careful because this could be a cover for russians to install a presence near uganda. >> according to nato, moscow has deployed nearly 20,000 troops to its border. >> a spanish recent who had the ebola virus has now died. the 75-year-old was airlifted home from liberia last week i'm in the first european to succumb to the virus. he had received a dose of the experimental drug to treat him, but it is not clear if he received that treatment. two sick doctors in liberia will get the experimental drug this week. they will be the first to test it. there was anger that only westerners up until now has been offered the medication. shock and sadness after the

death of robin williams. the 63-year-old died in his home of a reported suicide. a lightning storm of comic genius is how steven spielberg described the late actor. he will be remembered for many more roles than his zany character in "mork & mindy." eve jackson, i am sure you are pretty much like me. you grew up wit robin williams. really quite a shock. >it is as if we knew him personally. >> exactly. shocked. people had a tear in their eye this morning. when they heard the news about robin williams. he was a unique and remarkable man because he was hilarious and he had a very tender side which was quite -- it made him feel

like a friend. think back to "good morning vietnam" in 1987. he played an irreverent military dj. he made us laugh, but he also dealt with serious subjects in that film. his death was confirmed by his wife this morning. the investigation, it is thought to have been a suicide because he was thought to have been suffering from severe depression. he suffered from addiction with drink and drugs, but he had been thought to have been cleaned in the last 20 years and was in rehab in recent years to keep him on track. >> some -- tributes have been pouring in. you mentioned that people are talking about the generous heart he has. what was that quality? >> so many things. he had so many sides to him. a chameleon in films that ranged

from "aladdin" to "dead poets society." he won best actor, he won best supporting actor in "good will hunting." he also could be very silly as in "mrs. doubtfire," probably best known for. and films that he had already begun filming this year. he made people laugh all of his life. he was born in chicago in 1951. he started by dressing up as his grandmother, which tickled his mother. obviously, he arrived in our lives as an alien in the tv series "mork & mindy ," in the 1970's.

famous faces saddened by the news -- >> for decades, this guy entertained a lot of people around the world. a great comedian. some of my favorite performances where when you were just standing in the room with him. seriously, he could go on a riff out of nowhere. it wasn't written, it was not scripted. >> he made us laugh. in our hearts in our minds, every parts of our body. >> barack obama said it "he made us laugh, he made us cry, was a generous talent who gave freely when we needed it most." on twitter, steve carell said "robin williams made the world a little bit better." i have to say the world is a lot

sadder without him. >> that picture of aladdin's lamp there, the genie is now free. if you're just joining us unconstitutional -- nouri al-maliki reacts to the nomination of a new prime minister. the u.s. welcomes the change. comparing it to the chin them in massacre, the human rights watch publishes a report about egypt killing protesters in last year's demonstration. and tributes pour in for robin williams, costars remembering him as funny and with a generous heart. an apparent suicide. it is time to look at what is grabbing headlines around the world now, and to do that -- i

imagine one of the topics getting a lot of front-page coverage is the situation in iraq. >> absolutely, the leading story in a lot of papers. i pulled out of couple of articles. the front page of "the wall street journal" talks about political leaders clashing in iraq. the crisis is deepening over the choice of the next prime minister according to "the wall street journal." the man in the spotlight is the embattled prime minister nouri al-maliki, trying to hold onto power after the iraqi president appointed a rival shia candidate to form a new government yesterday, sparking fears of i nter shia fighting. he talked about the failure of the state iraq is threatening to implode and an editorial saying that the failure of iraq is also the failure of the international community, and this is a big waste. it asked the question why didn't the u.s. act sooner?

>> you had former secretary of state hillary clinton saying something similar, maybe focusing blame on president obama. >> hillary clinton is among his critics. obama has a response for his critics. you can really about it in "the daily beast," an exclusive article focusing on private meetings where he fumed at lawmakers who suggested he should have done more and armed syrian rebels. i will not quote his words were is, but you can see it is quite insulting. other papers are blaming his predecessor, george w. bush, and the two previous iraq wars. in "china daily," you can see the hand of uncle sam lacing a

missile shaped seed that has turned into isis, biting the hand of uncle sam. >> turning to something much lighter, a lot of french papers are looking at french president francois hollande's birthday. >> it is his 60th birthday today . . they are being particularly harsh on his birthday, talking about the trial of solitude. they asked the question, what in the world is the president thinking about today? what is on the mind of a man when everything seems to be slipping around him, when none of his policies seem to be working, nobody has confidence in him and they remind readers of his record low opinion polls. rich people do not have confidence in him, and they -- french people do not have confidence in him, they say, and

never has he appeared so unpopular and so alone. he is running out of steam running out of breath. is he going to be able to blow out his birthday candles? >> that is the right wing press. giving that he is a socialist president, are the left-wing papers giving him a break on his birthday? >> they are asking what people think about him. french people, what they wish for the president for his 60th birthday. it is kind of a mixed bag, a wide range of answers. "stop treating us like idiots." but then you have things like "stand up to criticism and take a break." the president needs to go on vacation, according to one president. he actually is on vacation, so good for him. >> we are talking about francois hollande being quite isolated, particularly across the u.k.

>> a lot of british papers are picking up on a recent survey that was published today by the relationship charity that puts the u.k. under the microscope. i pulled out some of the findings of the survey, which are quite surprising. some of them quite -- 10% of the people say that they do not have a single close friend. 4.7 million people in the u.k. 42% say they do not have friends -- and 40% of people that are not satisfied with their sex life. >> a lot of papers reacting from the news from hollywood on the death of robin williams. >> i pulled out a couple of articles. as is "the daily beast," talking about hollywood's grand jester. a lot of people are talking

about his outstanding career. the zany actor who made us laugh and cry. on twitter there has been a lot of reaction as well. barack obama tweeted about robin williams' deaths. this is the tweet from the academy of motion pictures and arts and sciences, the oscars. this is a screen grab from the end of aladdin with the quote, "jeannie tom a -- genie, you are free." another twitter quote " -- >> he touched so many lives. thank you indeed for that. it is now time to look at today's sports news. >> this is the venue for the uafa super cup tuesday night.

the real madrid star and his fellow champions league winners take on sin via in his home city. he is expected to perform even better as he starts his second season with the club. >> i feel in much better shape this year. i feel like i can start the season with a better tempo and a better performance, so yeah i am looking forward to the season ahead. in great shape. i do not feel the pressure of being back. it is a big match that we want to win and a trophy that we want to win but it is another game and i will throw 110% into it. >> cristiano ronaldo is carrying ben zimmer -- is >> i am really happy. we have to win.

a big club, real madrid. >> the coach believes they can do it again. manchester city has completed a 40 million euro deal. sent to back the 23-year-old that was set for the world club -- the world cup spot but did not play. the new nigeria coach wants to build on the country's fine showing. -- the new algeria coach wants to build on the country's fine showing. here he is saying i think the national team has a generation of play that is very interesting, as was shown in the world cup. i believe in the potential of this team. generally speaking, i believe in the potential of algerian foot all.

-- of algerian football. i believe we can coordinate our efforts and we have the same vision of play and the same style of play, which is a commission for me to play with this challenge. a contract has been signed that runs through the 2018 world cup, but the first challenge is to get to the africa's cup of nations. italy's andrea gardenia -- with -- three riders had broken away. they were real then, and with one k to go, tony tried to break away but never looked like he had enough in the tank. gardini took victory and the leader's jersey. a gold medal is jimmy v coup's

target when the championships begin in zürich on tuesday. he equaled his personal best of 9.95 seconds in the 100 meters this year. pushing on to become olympic champion. just like retired u.s. sprinter maurice greene, who interviewed him ahead of zürich. >> i have the pleasure of being here in paris, france, meeting up with the young sensation of jimmy vico. how are you? last year was your first time going under 10 seconds. how did it feel for you? >> what did it feel to me? it is a goal reached. for a long time i tried to do under 10 seconds but i did not. to do it in france was a relief. >> what are the rest of your goals for this year? you have the european championships, which is probably the biggest championships for all the european athletes this year.

what are your goals in mind for that? >> my goal is to reach the european final of 100 meters and 200 meters and be the european champion. but only when i am in the finals will i think of the title. >> people believe you are in reach of the european national record. what do you think about that? >> before that i would like to beat my personal best of 9.95. then i will perhaps think about the european record. >> what is your ultimate goal? how bad do you really -- how good do you really think you can be and what do you want to accomplish? when you are finished and walking away from the sport, what do you want people to remember about you? >> my final goal is to be olympic champion, of c

red art really sacred? i mean, does the so-called creative spirit lie within the artist, or is it something channeled through the artist that comes from somewhere else entirely? in either case prepare to be totally delighted by what follows: the first-time meeting of a tibetan lama and a navajo sculptress. so settle back take a deep breath and let your creative spirit float in the wind as we join our host, phil cousineau with his esteemed guests for this colorful, art-drenched episode of global spirit, the first internal travel series. [percussive music]