insite you tell me it's not your group it's a good girl how would international floods achieve every green loyalty to intel who . has her look at these remaining troops hold out against government forces and nato airstrikes in libya the french president faces a legal battle at home over his country's intervention in the conflict. a statehood showdown at the un as the general assembly gets ready to vote on the status of palestine with deep divisions preparing to practice our. international efforts to calm the border tension in kosovo where neither locals nor serbs are willing to back down after recent bloodshed. nine am in moscow i met treasurer good to have you with us here on r t our top

story in libya government forces are turning up the heat on colonel gadhafi is remaining supporters defiant loyalists are making a last stand in three key cities bani walid and had been under heavy assault for more than a week with reports khadafi end his sons could be hiding out there meanwhile the rest of libya is reeling from months of civil war that's left tens of thousands dead ongoing nato airstrikes have also reportedly killed a number of civilians by mistake but some western leaders are now facing charges at home for the legacy of their military intervention kenya but for reports you may find some of the images in this upcoming story disturbing. french explorer minister says he's ready to defend. the international criminal court which is issued a warrant for his wrist but nato will have to floyd first libya's deposed leader is that hoity for good reason. if he finds him will kill him.

some states are now claiming the right to kill against all international law. images like these are moving fridge lawyers to turn against the government because he faces lawsuits over the birth of ordinary people in libya lawyers here are frauds accuse the presence of committing crimes against humanity this lawyer calls the libyan war renew vietnam where the u.s. sprayed tens of millions of liters of talk things on crops in the sixty's and seventy's causing brain disorders miscarriages and birth defects to this day are. they using missiles with depleted uranium which causes cancer in tripoli i saw people crippled by nato attacks office workers who have nothing to do with the fighting that's why we're suing president sarkozy for crimes against humanity. first denied bombing this residence where thirteen civilians including four children died then called the place

a military command center this journalist went to see what it really housed. videos by the bad guys and cultural moves and everything is nothing nothing military in another attack earlier we had these wife a child the grandchildren were reportedly killed in their home nato is accused of deliberately wage a campaign of terror. their bombings targeting your water and food supply after five months of doing lots of bombs and thousands of deaths people stop supporting the regime because they just can't take it on them on. western leaders a poised for their first big legal challenge over libya if they stop the cases coming to court all together as chicle day it will prove once and for all that western justice really used politicians not the rule of law the noble shortie paris in syria at least four people reportedly killed. crackdowns on anti-government

protests on sunday the ongoing violence in the country's left more than two and a half thousand dead in the last few months moscow is stepping up its efforts to mediate a peaceful solution to the conflict a team of russian lawmakers is on the ground in a fact finding mission in the country they say damascus appears to be committed to democratic reform a crime was also circulating a draft resolution at the u.n. aimed at purging the warring sides toward dialogue roscoe's approach rivals the us factor after targets damascus and urges president assad to step down political analyst michel chossudovsky thinks the russian delegation will have its hands full in syria. any kind of military intervention in syria immediately leaves. this is something which hopefully will be addressed the russian delegation its discussions with the syrian authorities well first of all you must. look at is the whole position this is the opposition within syria's civil society which rates

within the confines of the law and which has also done a lot with the goldmans and then there is an insurgency which is funded and supported by outside forces. this is launched the integrated. this as well as both the brotherhood. and consequently this see is there to destabilize and create a pretext all responsibility to protect nato intervention in syria. stay with us here on our team much more coming your way including this party's military analyst questions cia director david petraeus is views on the decade long war with al qaeda plus. don't miss this one a chat show turns into a brawl when two russian billionaires fail to find common ground. on the subject of

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coverage. thanks for staying with us here on r t key international financial institutions have confirmed palestine is now economically strong enough to stand alone as an independent state this as president abbas prepares for it to prepares to bid for full u.n. membership at the general assembly later this week the moves been strongly opposed by israel and the u.s. claiming it would undermine chances of a return to peace talks or he's maria explains. if global politics were a sport. the united nations would be the grand arena. and september would be opening season nearly two hundred of the world's most powerful and not so powerful players to send on new york city gathering in one room for a week's worth of speeches and a chance to grandstand on the international stage nearly ten thousand delegates and

two thousand journalists are in town for the general assembly to date but in reality five countries are the ones who really matter russia china france the us and britain the permanent security council members with veto power the real power in the united nations resides in the security council and it requires a consensus among the five permanent members and as long as the one by one or one or more of the permanent members won't go along with something the u.s. ability to act is limited no resolutions can succeed if opposed by any of the big five case in point the current palestinian campaign for u.n. membership and state hood an initiative the u.s. publicly supported last year when we come back here next year we can have an agreement that will lead to a new member of the united nations an independent sovereign state of palestine living in peace with israel but this year it's the opposite with washington saying

it will veto the palestinian un membership bid warning of additional collateral damage one of the things that i think that i hope the palestinian leadership is considering is the day after what will happen when after whatever. show we have in the united nations is done. what will change in the real world for the palestinian people. the answer is nothing that sadly ironically the majority of the general assembly supports palestinian un membership the assembly alone with two thirds majority can award nonmember observer status to the palestinian. it's like the vatican injuries and doesn't need security council approval to do so so no one can veto this decision some believe however the un is the wrong forum for resolving major international disputes it's a very dysfunctional situation and actually the un really isn't the one isn't really the venue even for this the un only gets the sort of hype aspects of these

fights and deals with them pretty badly to the israeli palestinian problem the un is mostly theatre and this is just one one particularly for a freakish example of it this global gathering attracts the security crowds and media madness of a sports championship but when it comes to practical outcomes scoring more than a symbolic victory could be unlikely even if there is a permanent member or two or three who believe that. palestine should not be a member of the un. they want to go on record but the vast majority of the people the world do believe that it's time the i want you and see a gathering all the more like. wonder if this is a diplomatic strategy leads to anything more than the event itself. r.t. new york. some experts argue the thrust of u.s. policy in the middle east region toward palestine derives almost entirely from

domestic politics and is especially influenced by the powerful israeli robin washington palestinian politician hung on a shroud we know he says the us are partners. but there's an ironic this that will stand that they look at that ups plane as a way of indication of towards democracy and freedom and human rights and human dignity and yet when it comes to the palestinians who are decontextualized. this is very selective precisely because i think out occupy it is there and. there is a domestic issue in the us and has enormous influence on. the fates of many politicians so it is not pleated like any other country is a has been exempt also because of the power of the holocaust or on the history of western guilt for what they did to do so in a sense this has. a certain bubble in which was given and

demanded some sort exceptionalism and entitlement and immunity and of course it has acted with impunity and so the palestinians were deprived of the protection of the law was given this exception and particularly because it has a powerful lobby also and the us. broken on the basis of that. you can catch the full interview with policy. politicians. and their extras program . this week you will discuss serbian back proposals to break a deadlock in northern kosovo were pushed in a recently seems to disputed border crossings a move that sparked outrage among local serbs on friday nato led forces helicoptered in kosovo customs officials to the previously serb controlled frontier in response the serbs blocked all the roads leading to the crossings targo she

calls for calm of urging all sides to seek a diplomatic solution for reports. as stand of course of those thirty's who even may take forces on one side ethnic thirty and protesters on the other before us this is our land territory it's refusing to accept because i think government's attempts to take control of t.v. border crossings here in the north the protesters are standing firm at the barricades they erected it is the game of nerves and night the sides are willing to back down i don't think anyone in the world can come to these people here in the north and tell them give up simply go home and accept that you are leaving independent course or you will not do it for the time being the protest is seen cause you don't have to look hard to see signs of the underlying tensions here while longer right here in the north you come across these makeshift roadblocks serbian people using gravel rocks bits of wood whatever they can get their hands on

really to disrupt the flow of traffic in this area. this is about the flow to remain in place until a dialogue begins about who man the border pastes and what will happen with the revenue collected from the customs tax. this is not going to move until a solution is reached for both sides the situation right now is unacceptable back in july violence erupted when the authorities tried to take control of the border pace after closer than prime minister has. what a trait found in serbia the conflict resulted in the death of the policeman and now neither side wants to take action for fear it could once again ignite tension considering the major events are taking place for. considering concerns. population living also protests i would say of removing those barricades from from the streets and from the main highways it's not for the small of this lot of.

security organizations in course for the funding criticisms that they preach they need to a position with regards to you let's just said that the monitoring it because the skate bring much needed law and order that the north pristina acted with in terms of an agreement a claim that belgrade strongly refutes this is a serious incident and the serious step back along the road to formalisation or for relationship you reach the second thing is that once you put across the more then you will put a flag and you will put the call to arms then you will cross the laws and then people who leave here will be circled by something that looks like. this now talk among the building you play past the checkpoints if the course than authorities refused to leave the time being the border crossing remains plonks and there are many obstacles that will need to be eva come on the right finding

a resolution. because they. are putting more news videos and analysis on our web site r.t. dot com here's what's a put away right now. pine tree standing where i'm ninety four and some forest once a group has become a symbol of hope in japan after the country was ravaged by natural disasters. amateur video of an air display that turned into tragedy in the u.s. one of interest plane cry. rushed into a crowd in a reno that footage could be found on argue to channel. is he.

the official. called touch from the. video. with the palm of your. comb. a former u.s. commander in afghanistan david petraeus is getting used to his new role as the director of the cia but are his military contributor things the official stance as intelligence chief means he may be defending an outdated strategy of his organization instead of trying to reform it there into jordan says should the senate or the house intelligence committee. to the tenth anniversary

both nine eleven attack on the united states general david petraeus the newly minted cia director and general jim clapper the director of national intelligence presented their views general petraeus from the outset emphasized that he was presenting the agency view on the terrorist threat but would look like a sweep of turn actually turned into a very successful attempt to protect the agency's view regarding the cia role these. and its affiliates activities all around the world there was a high expectation of a general petraeus who challenge conventional visit and calcified theories and minds at langley instead as this agency he promulgated yet again that ten years old views of the agency and the threats and challenges

the intelligence community is facing in the united states. turned out as some other stories making headlines across the globe in yemen security forces have opened fire on anti-government protesters in the capital leaving at least twenty six people dead tens of thousands of activists had gathered near the state television building and government offices when troops along with snipers on the rooftops started shooting defense ministry said trouble started when protesters and petrol bombs and horses and it blamed leading is one of the opposition party for opening fire first it's the deadliest crackdown by the regime in recent months. a strong earthquake measuring six point eight on the richter scale claimed at least twenty lives along the india nepal border among those were three people crushed when a british embassy compound wall collapsed in the nepalese capital katmandu dozens. more were injured jumping from windows during the tremor several buildings came

down roads were blocked and power was cut off across the region the epicenter is thought to be somewhere in the himalayan state of sea kiam doubt about the most turbulent shocks. and former i.m.f. head has given his first t.v. interview since a child is that of attempted rape against a new york hotel maid will drop down to strauss kahn was questioned on a french channel by an interviewer who is a friend of his wife he insisted the hotel encounter didn't involve violence but did however admit to a moral failing on his part he took to the airwaves to apologize to france and said it was something he would regret all his life strauss kahn resigned as i.m.f. chief in may after he was arrested but the case against him collapsed in august over gouts that his accuser was credible. it's time now to have some fun let's tell you about how there is ways to deal with the global financial crisis that have caused many disputes around the world but a pair of russian billionaires took that debate to

a whole new level two tycoons came to blows up a recording of a talk show for one of russia's main channels and this is a property developer syria polonsky and next to him there on the left is media mogul alexander lebedev who owns two british newspapers businessmen were arguing throughout the show but the situation got out of control after polonsky told levitt if he wanted to punch him in the face those words apparently planted the idea in legit as a brain and he was the one who decided to take it to his rival check this out. the m.t.v. channel aired that show on sunday night. well throughout the day here on our t.v. we'll be heading to russia to region in the far east and while it may evoke a sense of remoteness it also captivates people would see neat pristine nature coupled with star contours of coastal regions and mountains see a landscape that's changed a little since the first explorers discovered it in the seventeenth century. in the

form. where human life is ruled by nature. of planet earth is curiously bruiser. like here in the deep permafrost. for those of you with. real story time. i thought program coming away in a few minutes here on our team first though the business news with dimitri. thanks now good morning and welcome to business are barely dry on the deal that puts the seal on the south stream gas pipeline and already russian companies are rubbing their hands with glee they're expecting an avalanche of construction contracts and russian producer t.m. case says it's going to be a boom time for the help reverse of the reward to look at the stage of technical

design so it's difficult to get any details because of course we are engaged in the projects under getting prepared for it so it's vital as we the readers for the next two to three years. also the signing of the stream pipeline deal spells bad news for ukraine when completed russian gas supplies to europe will bypass ukraine and reduce its ability to leverage the scouts and with the possibility of no gas to transfer to europe he says it might have to close part of its network so for the ukraine as opposed to the agreed to pay russia the price of the current until countries with. move to the markets now start with commodities and will is falling to a one week low on speculation that fuel demand will falter amid signs of weak economic growth in europe and the u.s. and this is a digesting a four percent drop in fuel use in the world's largest consumer of group was and last week. one dollar twenty six cents per barrel brant is at one hundred eleven

dollars thirty and some. asian stocks are falling on monday june first concerns about a possible breach of all that's on speculation that europe is losing patience with the country's efforts to cut its the debt pile financials are the worst performers with h.s.b.c. holdings setting over two percent and commercial bank of china dropping three percent so the loss to ground zero after the e.u. talks of escalating debt crisis in greece ended with little progress on saturday tokyo is closed for a public holiday. to russia trading will begin in the first three five minutes time of the earth years or my so exposed in the red on friday with industry stocks among the main losers however the worst significant gain is. hydra gain two percent versus berber gained almost one. as the greek issue remains on hold investors are mostly relying on news from the us from i've seen measurable believes

the fed meeting will define the sentiment in the coming week. the expectations are rising very high and disappointing that there was or was going to come up with some new measures to boost the economy and to the same time that's of course should push the asset prices there can be nation of measures that i said could come up with and of course the markets would love to see they are a straight forward element of q you three but i don't think that's going to happen i think a more like is going to be combination of steps but all of the steps are going to be meaningful and important so the market is likely to be anticipation earlier part of this week and likely to move sideways coming up next on i'd say the headlines with nothing stay with us.

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