making a last stand in three cities. all under heavy assault for more than a week with reports gadhafi and his could be hiding out there while the rest of libya is reeling from. ten thousand dead are going nato airstrikes have also reportedly killed a number of civilians by mistake but some western leaders are now facing charges at home over their military intervention but it's just a warning you may find some of the images in this report disturbing. fringe explorer 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 find the first libya's deposed leader is in hiding for good reason. if they find him they'll kill him like bin ladin some states are now claiming the right to kill against all international law . images like visa moving french lawyers to turn against the government

because he faces lawsuits over the birth of ordinary people in libya lawyers here in france accuse the president 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 with thirteen civilians including four children died it then called the place a military command center this journalist went to see what it really housed books video. toys and cultural moves and everything is nothing nothing military

in another attack. a child a grown children were reportedly killed in their home is accused of deliberately with campaign of terror. their bombing style get to your water and food supply up to five months of dealing not to bombs and thousands some doubts people will stop supporting the regime because they just come to get him on i was to leaders of poised for their first big legal challenge of libya if they stop the case he's coming to court to give or as it will prove once and for all that justice really used politicians not the rule of law. meanwhile in syria at least four people reportedly killed in crackdowns on anti-government protests sunday ongoing violence in the country has left more than two thousand and two and a half thousand people dead in the last few months moscow is stepping up efforts to

mediate a peaceful solution to the conflict a team of russian lawmakers is on the ground on 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. urging the warring sides toward dialogue moscow to approach rivals the u.s. backed draft that targets damascus and urges president assad to step down political analyst michel chossudovsky says the russian delegation will have its hands full in syria. any kind of military intervention in syria may get lead to a scenario of escalation and this is something which hopefully will be addressed by the russian delegation in its discussions with the syrian authorities well first of all we must clarify well what is the opposition there's an opposition within the syrian civil society which rates within the confines of the law and. which has also

done a lot with the go about event is an insurgency which is funded and supported by outside forces. this is launched the integrated but it's limits it's the job the leftists as well as muslim brotherhood. and consequently this insurgency is there to destabilize and create a pretext full responsibility to protect nato intervention in syria. stay with us here on our team still ahead this hour our teams military reviewed or ask questions cia director david petraeus his views on the decade long war with al qaida plus. a chat show turns into a brawl when two russian tycoon spell to find common ground on the touchy subject of the global financial crisis we'll have all that and more. wealthy british scientists on some time to.

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thanks for staying with us here on r t key international financial institutions has confirmed that palestine is now economically strong enough to stand alone as an independent state this as president abbas prepares a bid for the full un membership at the general assembly later this week the move has been strongly opposed by israel and the u.s. claiming it would undermine chances of a return to peace talks artie's marine important has more from new york. 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 born 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 un membership and statehood an initiative the us 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 considered 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 but 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 clouds 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 un you were you mc a gathering although. i like. many wonder if this diplomatic strategy leads to anything more than the event itself merino point not artsy. some experts argue the thrust of u.s. policy in the middle east towards palestine derives almost entirely from domestic politics and is influenced by the powerful israeli lobby in washington palestinian

politician hot on a shroud he accuses the us of apocryphal. it is ironic this notwithstanding that look at that ups plane as a way of vindication towards democracy and freedom and human diets and human dignity and yet when it comes to the palestinians we are decontextualized we removed this is very selective precisely because i think out occupy it is that it. is a domestic issue in the us and has enormous influence on that is. the fates of many politicians so it is not treated like any other country is a has constantly been examined also because of the part of the holocaust not on the history of western guilt but what the jews so in a sense this has saved. and which was given. demanded a sense of exceptionalism and then tighten meant an immunity and of course it has

acted with impunity so that palestinians were deprived of the protection of the law and was given this exceptional treatment but because it has a powerful lobby also and the u.s. carriers are broken on the basis of that i. i. can watch the full interview with hanukkah twenty minutes here on our team. palestinian ambitions at the u.n. have caused much mudslinging across our cross talk debate show peter lavelle and guests explore the opticals obstacles that are keeping the two sides from reaching a lasting agreement. well the forty eighth is that israel retain seventy eight percent of palestine and the arabs not the palestinians we're in a tension of about twenty two percent and that essentially is the sixty seven border so it's not fair let me go now this really fits an international community

that's the internet what the international community support let's unless you and most israelis i'm assuming really support this go down if you really support the sixty seven border diana go ahead so i think it's fictitious to start talking about the offers that palestinians turn down and i think we should instead start looking towards the future and the future is if the israelis want to have peace they have to begin to recognize the palestinians as equals and this is something that no israeli leader has committed himself to whether it's under the guise of two states or one state all that i want is to be treated as an equal and all that benny morris and all of the other israeli establishment want is to continue to subjugate me their hair and here in lies the problem. of debate coming your way in about an hour here on our t.v. so stay with us. this week and you will discuss serbian back proposals to break a deadlock in northern kosovo where pristina recently seems to disputed border

crossings the move sparked outrage among local serbs friday nato led forces helicoptered in kosovo customs officials to the previously served controlled frontier irresponsive serbs blocked all the roads leading to the crossing belgrade's top negotiator called for calm urging all sides to seek a diplomatic solution or to sarah for more. as. kosovo thirty's with e.u. and nato forces on one side ethnic protest is on the before us this is our land territory it's refusing to accept the cause thing government's attempt to take control of two border crossings here in the north dakota. as does the standing firm at the barricades they erected is the game of nerves and night 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 to give up simply go home and accept that you are leaving independent cos they will not do it for the time being the protesters seem calm you don't have

to look hard to see signs of the underlying tensions all 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 protesters about the blocks will remain in place until a dialogue begins about home on the border posts and what will happen with the revenue collected from the customs tax. not going to move until a solution is 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 policeman and now neither side want to take action for fear it could once again ignite tension concerning the

major events taking place right now considering the concerns of the. population living in. this i would say of removing those barricades from the streets and from the main highways it's not for this not a priority for security organizations in course for the funding criticisms that they preach the need to a position with regards to you let's just said that the monitoring of the customs bring much needed law and order that the north pristina says they acted with in terms of an agreement a claim that belgrade strongly. this is a serious incident and a serious step. along the road. to formalisation or far relationship with christina thing is the custom officers then you will put a flag. then you will put. laws and then people who live here will be circled by something duke looks like.

there's no talk among. the checkpoints. the time being the border crossing remains bloke's and there are many obstacles that will need to be eva come on the rights of finding a resolution. say. there's always more news videos and analysis a click away at r.t. dot com here's what's online for you right now. the lone pine tree standing where a mighty forest once grew has become a symbol of hope in japan after the country was ravaged by natural disasters read all about of the. video of an air display that turned to tragedy in the u.s. when a vintage plane crashed into a crowd in reno that footage can be found on our you tube channel.

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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 and 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 tongue and actually turned into a very successful attempt to protect the agency view regarding the cia role these. and its affiliates activities all around the world there was a high expectation of the 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 of some other stories making headlines across the globe in yemen security forces have 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 plus neighbors started shooting the defense ministry said trouble started when protesters and petrol bombs at police and it blamed the leading islamist opposition party for opening fire first and the deadliest crackdown by the regime in recent months. a car bomb has exploded near the house of

a senior police official in the pakistani city of karachi killing at least eight the attack targeted the chief of the crime investigation department who was on harming most of the victims were members of the local police force who. posted to guard his residence officials blame the pakistani taliban for the attack. a strong earthquake tallying six point eight on the richter scale has claimed at least twenty lives along the india nepal border among those killed were three who were 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 believed to be somewhere in the himalayan state of sick heem that got the most turbulent shots. the former head of the i.m.f. have it has given his first t.v. interview since charges of attempting to rape against a new york hotel maid were dropped dominic strauss kahn was questioned on

a french chinle by an interviewer who was a friend of his wife he insisted the hotel encounter didn't involve violence but admitted to a quote moral failing on his part took to the airwaves to apologize to france and said it was something he would regret all his life strauss kahn stepped down as i.m.f. head in may after he was arrested but the case against him crumbled over doubts over his accuser's credibility. now to my favorite story of this run down those ways to deal with the global financial crisis that have caused many disputes around the world but a couple of russian billionaires took this debate to a whole new level the two tycoons came to blows during recording of a talk show through one of russia's main channels and this is a property developer. to his left is alexander lebedev a media mogul and the owner of two british newspapers the businessmen who were arguing throughout the program but the situation got ahead and after polonsky told limited that he wanted to punch him in the face with those words planted an idea in the lead of his mind and here is what happened next.

is. billionaires behaving badly and well plenty more coming for your way this hour including an interview section and some of the world sports but first our business update with dimitri. not as much action in the world of business going on as we just saw in the t.v. channels program but still things barely dry on the deal that puts the seal in 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. kay says it's going to be a boom time for the company. the approach is 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 if she was with the readers for the next

two to three years. the signing of the south stream pipeline deal spells bad news for ukraine when completed russian gas supplies to europe will bypass ukraine and reduces ability to leverage discounts and with the possibility of no gas to transfer to europe kiruv says it might have to close part of its network separately ukraine has reportedly agreed to pay russia the price of turbaned by the current deal until the countries we've yet. to move to the markets now would start with commodities will is falling to a one week low on speculation that fuel demand may fall to signs of real economic growth in europe and u.s. investors are digesting a four percent drop in fuel use in the world's largest consumer group reported last week light sweet as the climbing one dollar thirty one cents per barrel this brant is just over one hundred eleven dollars per barrel. asian stocks also falling on monday on fresh concerns about

a possible greek default that's on speculation that europe is losing patience with the country's efforts to cut its step pile financials are some of the worst performers with h.s.b.c. holding shedding more than two percent national bank of china dropping around three percent the sector lost ground of the e.u. talks over escalating debt crisis in greece ended with little progress on saturday in tokyo the stock exchange is closed for a public holiday this is the opening picture in russia stocks are taking off to asia with most of your chips differing around have a percent at the opening of monday's trading session in moscow russian currencies also losing ground slipping more than one percent versus the dollar in the first minutes of trading. as the greek issue remains on the holds investors are mostly relying on news from the united states not rubinstein from might see much of what believes the fed meeting will define the sentiment in the coming week. the expectations are rising very high in this point that they reserve is going to come

up with some you measure to boost the economy and at the same time that's of course should boost the asset prices there can be nation of measures that the fed could come up with and of course the markets would love to see their straightforward on knowledge not over 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 for more business news you can always log on to a website. forward slash business and you can join me in around fifty minutes time i'll be here with an update the headlines are next on our team to stay with us.

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thirty am in moscow the headlines as 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 boy. should be held to account for crimes against humanity committed during the bombing of libya. international efforts stepped up to border tension in kosovo where neither locals nor serbs are willing to back down after the recent bloodshed when a proposal to end the deadlock sparked by the violence nature of two border post by a wide. showdown at the un general assembly prepares to vote on the status of deep divisions preparing to crack the surface the u.s. and israel remain opposed to giving the palestinians seem.