bani walid and i have been under heavy assault for more than a week with reports khadafi any 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 dana bash reports you may find so many images in this upcoming story disturbing. for injects foreign minister roland jumo says he's ready to defend gadhafi in the international criminal court which is issued a warrant for his arrest but nato will have to follow in the first libya's deposed leader is in hiding for good reason. if they find him they'll kill him like bin laden 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 in france accuse the presence of committing crimes against humanity this lawyer calls the libyan war renew vietnam with the us sprayed tens of millions of liters of talks in zone crops in the sixty's and seventy's causing brain disorders miscarriages and birth defects to this day. so they're 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 seeing president sarkozy for crimes against humanity. first did noid 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 books videos spiderman toys and cultural. everything is nothing nothing military

in another a. child a grown children were reportedly killed in their home was accused of deliberately we campaign of terror. bombing style get to your water and food supply up to five. thousand people stop supporting the regime because they just come to get him on. leaders of poised for their first big legal challenge of libya if they stop the cases coming to cool tool to give a. it will prove once and for justice really politicians the rule of law the new. powers in syria at least four people were reportedly killed in 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 the kremlin is also circulating a draft resolution at the u.n. and it urging the warring sides toward dialogue moscow's approach rivals the u.s. backed draft that 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 leads to a scenario. and this is something which hopefully will be addressed by the russian delegation it's discussions with the syrian authorities first of all we must clarify well what is the opposition this is not positioned with the syrian civil society which rates within the confines of the law and which has also done a lot with the government and then there is an insurgency which is. funded and

supported by outside forces. this is the launch of the integrated but it's limits it's the job of this office as well as most of the brotherhood. and consequently this. is there to destabilize and create a pretext full 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 plots. 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 the global financial crisis.

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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 it 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 marine important 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 descend 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 debate 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 and one or one or more of the permanent members won't go along with something the un'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 statehood 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 that i hope the palestinian leadership is considering 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 enjoys 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 and deals with them pretty badly to the israeli palestinian problem at the un is mostly theater 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 it on record but the vast majority of the people the world do believe that it's time the other you enjoy a gathering although. i like. many wonder if his super bowl of diplomatic strategy leads to anything more than the event itself arena point not artsy in 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 lobby in washington palestinian politician hanada shari accuses the us of a pocket. of

this ironic this that was found that look at the arab spring as a way of vindication towards democracy and freedom and human rights and human dignity and that when it comes to the palestinians we have the context to realize that. this is very select that precisely because i think out occupy it is. a domestic issue in the us and has no. influence on that key is. the fates of many politicians so it is not treated like any other country is that has constantly been examined also because of the heart of the holocaust on that. western guilt over what the jews so in a sense this has saved. and which was given. the amount that sense of exceptionalism and then tighten meant an immunity and of course it has acted with impunity so the palestinians were deprived of the

protection of the law and israel was given this exception and it meant but think of it because it has it all and for the lobby and the us and the carriers that made it broken on the basis of that i. you can catch the full interview with palestinian politician how to shroud we in the next hour is program. this week the e.u. will discuss serbian backed proposals to break a deadlock in northern kosovo where pristina recently seized two disputed border crossings a move that sparked outrage among local serbs on friday nato led forces helicoptered in the e.u. and kosovo customs officials to the previously served controlled frontier in response to serbs and blocked all the roads leading to the crossings belgrade's top negotiator calls for calm of urging all sides to seek a diplomatic solution for reports. as stand of course of those thirty's with e.u. and nato forces on one side ethnic serbian protesters on the other keep it for us

this is our land territory it's refusing to accept the cost thing government's attempts to take control of two border crossings here in the north the protesters are standing firm at the barricades they erected it is the game of nerves and night this side willing to back down i don't think anyone in the room can come to these people here in the north and tell them give up. go home and accept that you are leaving independent counsel even more do it to the time being the protesters seem calm you don't have to look hard to see signs of the underlying tensions here or along the roads 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 protestors of the blokes who remain in place until a dialogue begins about who man the border posts and what will happen with the

revenue collected from the customs tax control it's not going to move until the solutions reached for both sides of the situation right now is unacceptable back in july violence erupted when the authorities tried to take control of the border posts after closer than prime minister had that she wanted to trade balance serbia the conflict resulted in the death of the policemen and now neither side want to take action for fear it could once again ignite tension concerning major events are taking place right now considering the concerns of the. population living. i would say of removing those barricades from from the streets and from the main highways it's not for the small that's not a priority for security organizations and calls for the funding criticisms that they preach the need to apply. vission with regards to cost if you like says said that the monitoring of the customs kate will bring much needed law and order that

the north pristina says the acted within terms of an agreement a claim that belgrade strongly. this is a serious incident in a serious step back in a long road to formally zation off our relationship with christine a second thing is that once you put the custom officers then you will put a flag then you will put the count of arms then you will put a so-called kosovo laws and then people who live here will be circled by you something that looks like. the sea became a construct there's now talk among the ends of dozing you raise by past a checkpoint if the course than authorities refuse to leave so the time being the border crossing remains below and there are many obstacles that will need to be eva come on the rights of finding a resolution sorry say. there are plenty more news videos and analysis on our website r.t. dot com here's what's a click away right now. a lone pine tree standing where a mighty four into

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video. calls. 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 artie's military contributor thinks the official stance as intelligence chief means he may be defending an outdated strategy of his organization instead of trying to reform it. during the joint session of the senate of the house intelligence committee did it get to the tenth anniversary of nine eleven attack on the united states that 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 innocuous slip of tone and actually turned into a very successful attempt to protect the agency view regarding the cia role. and its affiliates activities all around the world there was a high expectation that general betray us would challenge conventional visit fied theories and minds at langley instead as the speaker of the agency he promulgated yet again 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 opened fire on anti-government protesters in the capital sanaa 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 threw petrol bombs at horses and it blamed leading islamist opposition parties 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 kathmandu 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 that got the most turbulent shocks. and former i.m.f. head has given his first t.v.

interview since the charges of attempted rape against a new york hotel maid were dropped dominique strauss kahn was questioned on a french channel by an interviewer who's a friend of his wife he insisted the hotel encounter didn't involve violence but did however admit to a quote moral failing on his part he took to the airwaves to apologize to france and said it was something he would urge 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 doubts that his accuser was credible. well 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 to tycoons came to blows up the recording of a talk show for one of russia's main channels and this is a property developer asserted polonsky and next to him there on the left is media mogul alexander lebedev who owns two british newspaper business men were arguing

throughout the show but the situation got out of control after polonsky told levitt of he wanted to punch him in the face those words apparently planted an idea in levy there was a brain and he was the one who decided to take it to his rival check this out. the n.t.v. channel aired that show on sunday night. well throughout the day here on our t.v. will be heading to russia as a region in the far east and while it may evoke a sense of remoteness it also captivates people with its unique pristine nature coupled with stark contours of coastal regions and mountain the sea a landscape that's changed a little since the first explorers discovered it in the seventeenth century. in the far away land. where human life is ruled by nature. the destruction of planet earth is scarcely preserved by the clear. engine of modes lie

hidden in the deep permafrost. and to those who deal with them. stored times are still. full program coming our way in a few minutes here on our team first though the business news with dimitri. thanks man good morning and welcome to business r.t. the 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 pipe producer t.m. case says it's going to be a boom time for the company with us with the approach to look at the stage of technical design so it's difficult to give any details but of course we are engaged in the project under getting prepared for it so it provided us with the readers for the next two to three years. also the signing of the pipeline deal

spells bad news for ukraine when completed russian gas supplies to europe will bypass ukraine and reduce its ability to leverage discounts and with the possibility of no gas to transfer to europe here says it might have to close part of its network separately ukraine as opposed to the agreed to pay russia the price of german by current until the country is reviewed. it's moved to the markets now itself with commodities and oil 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 crude reported last week. one dollar twenty six cents per barrel brant is at one hundred eleven dollars. asian stocks are falling on monday fresh concerns about a possible greek default that's on speculation that europe is losing patience with

the country's effort to cut its the 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 after the e.u. talks over as collating the crisis in greece ended with little progress on saturday tokyo is close. over the course of a. russian trading move begin the five minutes time of the my so exposed in the red on friday with industry stocks among the main losers however the worst some significant gain is. gained two percent and was gained almost one. as the greek issue remains on hold investors are mostly relying on news from the us mark rubenstein from i've seen much of what believes the fed meeting will define the sentiment in the coming week. and the expectations are rising very high and disappointing that they reserve is going to come up with some new measures to boost

the economy and at the same time that's of course should boost the asset prices there are a combination of measures that could come up with and of course the markets would love to see they are a straightforward an element of q e three but i don't think that's going to happen and i think a more likely it's 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 in anticipation earlier part of this week and likely to move sideways coming up next on out see the headlines with matthew stay with us. the little bit with.

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thirty am in moscow these here are the headlines as colonel qaddafi is remaining troops hold out against government forces and nato air strikes in libya the french president faces a legal battle at home over his country's intervention in the conflict and lawyers claim nicolas sarkozy should be held to account for crimes against humanity committed during the bombing of libya. international efforts stepped up to calm border tension in kosovo where neither locals nor serbs seem willing to back down after recent bloodshed mulling a proposal to end the deadlock sparked by the violent seizure of two border posts by close of ins in july. and stated showdown at the un as the general assembly gets ready to vote on the status of palestine with deep divisions get preparing to break the surface the u.s. and israel remain opposed to giving the palestinians a seat at the world body.