the syrian opposition is split over the government's move to allow foreign observers into the country some welcomed the decision but others want international military action now after a hundred and fifty more killed in the past few days. all fourteen survivors from a top sized oil rig in boxes far east have been ported over treatment in hospital eleven people are confirmed what rescuers continue to search for forty two missing in freezing seas woodhull to deal with a plane that others may be found alive. in a moment of training one of russia's main opposition leaders carries in itself a deeply embarrassed and insulting comments he made about his allies in private phone calls leaks to the internet.

you saw russia and around the world this is honestly with me thanks for joining us syria could be the next subject of foreign military intervention of some opposition groups get their way that calls for outside help are growing louder insisting it's the only way to protect civilians from government security forces the demand comes despite the latest decision by damascus to allow arab league observers to monitor how the regime is dealing with the rest and there have been recent reports suggesting that dozens of army does the says have been killed by syrian troops pushing the toll for two days of violence to nearly one hundred sixty. five thousand out the situation in syria now looks more like a civil war than the government. we're here in the embattled city of homs and you can hear heavy gunfire in the background it's really hard to bother. the sheer

insurances of the civilian population here live here as we're called to wait a month after month to ensure this conflicts with the own going violence is taking its toll best how they apply there are neighborhoods that are being suffocated surrounded by armed groups there are many people who've been kidnapped and we've had enough what did we do to deserve this holmes is being described as a city on the brink of civil war where some of the series fiercest fighting has broken out. driving through the streets there are clear signs of conflicts bullet holes and when day pains and slogans on the walls there's a heavy military presence we went able to visit some of the areas where concentrated fighting was continuing it would be empty dangerous to visit. us in other areas of the city daily life struggles on movies and to the backdrop of gunfire. you can see the children playing here in the homes that this is the one of the major. this conflict continues for the safety of the civilians they continue

living here in this is the situation in homs right now is far more complex than simply one of the opposition against the regime has a deep seated sectarian conflicts have with their heads. from the very beginning home. because they're equal large numbers of both much more than. the military funeral held yesterday gets under way to five soldiers killed by what the government says is an increasingly militant movement and on the same day reports from the opposition the harrowing accounts the civilian deaths around the country. make serious decision to allow the arab league to send observers to the more important this is naturally we want. to say. in the same time preserve our sovereignty so really it depends on the intention do they really want

to help syria or. was the decision being slammed by the main opposition outside the country b. s. and c. course of. the opposition inside the country has welcomed in the north. we hope it's going to be implemented on the ground as it stated in the protocol and we remain completely against international intervention it would lead the country to destruction. with a fractious opposition a rising death toll with facts and information still very hard to verify even on the ground the observers a rival here in syria will be an important step but it's going to be just one of many more that will need to follow and seeing to ensure that no more lives lost surface r.t. the city of homs in syria. and the regional ask the dr harshman gas of says who wants foreign intervention in syria don't really have the monetary. we know how the

syrian people feel they're all against foreign intervention and we've seen what foreign intervention has done in other countries in iraq for example and in libya recently it was a disaster so nobody no arab i think not only let alone the syrians no arab would welcome foreign intervention these people the so-called opposition has gone out of their minds i think that they're just lost and they're beginning actually to lose contact complete contact with the syrian people it's the simple as that these people are desperate they want power they they of course they want to topple the syrian regime and they don't care about the country you know even if the country is destroyed as long as there is toppled as long as they. gain power they don't care much about their own homeland after all they've been out of their

country for a long time and i don't think they care anybody who calls so foreign intervention is actually a mimic not only to the syrian government but to the syrian people to the syrian homeland. this is such a con the sound the program based on by the clock. bankrolls its own bailout cash deadline struggles to convince member states to trap him for the common good of. course and survivors from the sunken oil rig and russia's far east have been brought to shore for treatment and hospital eleven others have been confirmed dead but that satchel full to still missing in icy waters goes on with its fighting off his jake agree that some of the survivors told how the trash and folded. dry land and the end of a nightmare for the weary few on board this ship rescued from a horrific ordeal in which friends and colleagues were lost they are among the few to be found alive after an all rig on the toast sank in freezing waters for the

seven p. for about some eight ports and their families awaiting them the moment will no doubt be one of intense relief but their tale of survival differs greatly to that the majority of those aboard this ill fated or a. psychologist and doctors met the survivors upon arrival feel likely be an experience that will haunt them for a lifetime. swam away from the rig a bit turned around inside capsize and i started swimming away as fast as possible in fear that i could be drawn into the board tax but those found alive you can see that in comparison they are the fortunate few dozens are still missing in the icy hoxsey following more than two days of searching planes are flying sorties to try and locate those lost and they're being accompanied by boats in the area but the hours spent scouring the horizon are so far program fruitless as only the numbers found dead appear to grow and angry relatives for they know just who is to blame

seem to like why did they need so many sixty seven people at the rig why what was the paths of having sixty seven people there. yes you know i'm the wife of captain kozlov you for the voyage he addressed every official morning down there to talk to him was prohibited in the winter months by all of. it may have been one of the largest oil rigs in russia but disappeared beneath the waves in a matter of minutes on the other what was investigators are looking into three possible causes of the accident firstly it could have been due to violations of safety regulations during the talking of the drilling rig secondly the condition of the rig itself might be to remain and lastly. the decision to judge the rig much have been taken without proper consideration of the with the conditions of the wreck site. but the official findings will take some time and whatever the outcome for the families of those involved the little comfort they still come to terms

losing their loved ones so the more experience their hope remains alive the possibility discovering further survivors appears slim degrees c. succulent and russia's far east. and out scene will continue to follow the rescue operation on for instant updates follow jacob on twitter and probably monitoring developments as they happen and in one of his recent tweets he reports on the angle of the victim's relatives are raising questions over why the raid was towed in such a severe storm so for the aussies twitter feed and our website at all. it's good to. see.

the body of north korea's later actually victim young male who died or a heart attack on saturday has been put on display in pyongyang his son and successor kim was the first to pay his final respects media from the country also shows thousands of mourners whipping in the streets the news of kim's death but the north's neighbors are on high alert bearing instability in the region japan called a special security meeting while south korea said its military standing ready but peace on the korean peninsula depends on how much pressure the outside world puts on the north according to the former head of the un's atomic watchdog. i think it is important that the outside world. does not make. threats from the outside might make them provocative we know that within artillery range for all of north korea so even without nuclear weapons the

situation would be risky one. and if north korea were provocative. there could be a risk also of encouraging you know aggressive forces in japan. and you can watch the full interview with hans blix this hour here on. the personal phone conversation over russian opposition leader have the leaks on the internet crazing a storm of controversy barry sense of could now face a split within the opposition ranks after gazing insourcing was about protesters who attended the rally against the conduct of russia's parliamentary elections as he stumbled and has the details. revelations were published in life news dot grew a notoriously tabloid sensationalist website in russia and they concern six hours of private phone conversations recorded boris nemtsov an opposition figure in which

he insults fellow opposition leaders using very profane language and calls protesters so how would really kind wins and internet comes to those protesters turning out on the reports of widespread vote rigging in the december's parliamentary elections boris nemtsov one of the all denies of the protests has hit back saying that this is kremlin phone tapping and that they've been released these phone conversations to try and discredit him and to split the opposition he doesn't ever admit that some of the phone conversations did happen and he's apologized for any insult caused in those but he says that others were falsified life news is oh no for its part has also added to the controversy by refusing to say where they got the recordings were from and all of this is caused a great storm of controversy on the internet with people shops by themselves words and his use of language about other opposition figures and the possible splits in

russia's opposition but that could indicate. through news on a cost pearcey issues head to our website. and also on our website and you plan on the failed find out via one expert that the new appointed american ambassador to moscow might seek to influence russia's upcoming presidential election. let's cover up three korean families. needed to make their point have gone missing in valerie's after staging and naked demo games the country's president alexander lukashenko. and short range missile interceptor rocket has been testified in kansas that's part of the russian militaries defense. are there to show say the new rocket way turned . they phosphorous and the wild is the first time the russian ministry of defense has released footage of its i am detests the display of firepower comes amid the long lasting russian nato standoff over the u.s.

backed missile defense system planned for eastern europe and turkey washington says it will not threaten russia security while demands legal guarantees and it's also suggested the actions of the u.s. could undermine the recent stop nuclear reduction treaty. european financial turmoil says no signs of easing after his budget bond unicredit was downgraded by the fitch rating agency on tuesday several other top european banks including opinions spain's stander and about jim's dexia bank are also on credit watch by the agency now and face possible cuts in their ratings meanwhile the umist a self imposed monday deadline to come up with two hundred billion euro for its latest bailout scheme so the union fell fifty billion short of it started with potential big brain power lies in the project and britain refusing to pump more cash into the euro the u.k. says the euro zone which is not a member well should short out its own problems sort out rather its own problems but as also reports that many be asking too much from member states or their last

financial legs. on paper these people live in one of the most prosperous economies of the baltic region in reality their homeland. is the poorest country and after spending a year being part of the euro zone these people say the positive changes they were promised are nowhere to be seen at the home of recently euro commission check their pensions are authorities told they received an average pension of six hundred euro this is far from reality pensions in greece which fifteen hundred euro we hear get around two hundred. still only adopted do you know last january but despite a general positive attitude towards the move until now it is mostly big businesses and politicians that are really enjoying the transition there are clearly some political advantages in terms of if you want lock in your stone you're more firmly into the you know we could prompt you to say as well in terms of investment the support for the euro is holding up very well you know people seem to be you see the

advantages you may be politically rosslyn economically but the euro or gumption brought a painful hangover since september as tony has agreed to take part in the european financial stability facility. the body created to combat financial crisis and countries like greece and now experts say this membership comes at a price you can not afford to buy the formula for us is very bad because we need to . march high. or. from our g.d.p. rich countries something more than nine percent from our budget poorest country we need to pay a debt of march richer countries the country central bank has even warned of a possible recession recent poll suggest up to sixty percent of the story inspire

against the country's membership of the. government however doesn't seem to pay attention and refuses to drop out of this relief fund meanwhile members of this community say they would rather help greece with potatoes and four it would then see their pension money having their adopting the euro soon or later was a necessary condition for us don't you to join the european union but being part of the european financial stability facility was not in the agreement and while economists are speculating whether stoner should continue its membership in this organization ordinary people are left to wonder why they have to pay someone else's debts. reporting from stony. and international headlines the libyan government has shipped more than four hundred coffins to two flood stricken cities to help local authorities handle the growing number of dead almost one thousand people most of them women and children were killed by the deluge or struck the south of the country as they were sleeping

dozens reported missing at the rescue effort. troops and riot police swept through cairo's tahrir square before dawn on tuesday at another time civic protesters beating them and using live ammunition to fourteen people have lost their lives in five consecutive days of clashes in the capital demonstrators are calling for an immediate end to military rule in fall since egyptian leader hosni mubarak was ousted in february and you're watching live pictures from cairo where protesters defiantly remain on they have square. minute silence was held across belgium as thousands remember the victims of last week's shootout in the city of the edge they've done so a month ago on a rampage shooting and lobbing grenades at a crowd near christmas market five people were killed and over one hundred twenty injured in the incident that tarka who shot himself before the police arrived was an ex-con that the sentence for firearms and drug related crimes.

iraq's sunni vice president terry shanley was last out against terrorist charges brought against him by the government and he said there legations have been fabricated and claimed his innocence iraqi officials issued their arrest warrant for him yesterday on suspicion of running a hit squad that killed government figures the episode has increased tensions between sunni and shia groups just days before u.s. forces complete their was troll from the country. the us is expanding sanctions against iran for its controversial nuclear program alleging is geared towards creating atomic weapons the treasury department has added ten iranian shipping companies to blacklist freezing their assets in the u.s. this comes despite iran this month stating its desire to cooperate with the u.n. nuclear watchdog and inviting its official to visit for talks these that make republicans say it's enriching uranium for purely peaceful and nature purposes.

this country's suspected of developing nuclear weapons track global concern perhaps the best person to turn to for expert analysis is the former chief of the un it's only going to be able to stop and our interview with hans blix the man or that the heart of the agency for over fifteen days is next on.

well i'm joined by mr hans blix from stop calling mr blix chair of the international atomic agency for energy agency for sixteen years and was they had of the u.n. inspection team in iraq prior to the second iraq war mr blix it's great to have you with us sir now i'd like to start with i should latest news came young male who during who seventeen year old rule north korea has emerged as a nuclear state has died of a heart failure now his son and is the next national leader what do we know about him are things going to stay pretty much the same or where general security under threat how vigorously will his push for nuclear weapons. will we are generally rather it. without the. art. of the power building in

north korea. but the change has been underway for some time but of course. there's always a risk in such a structure that there can be changes i think it is important that the outside world. does not make them. because they will feel themselves in a situation of some weakness and then the threats from the outside. make them provocative for the last few years iran was number one nuclear energy for the united states do you expect maybe a shift of interest from iran to north korea or does a country need to have oil as well to justify that much attention from the west no i think both places are of great importance in the north korean situation first of

all we know that within artillery range for north korea so even without nuclear weapons the situation there would be a risky one. and if north korea were provoked at him. there could be a risk also of encouraging. forces in japan. i don't see that now. but that would be a risk in the case of iran. on the other hand we see that already. there work in iran to develop it capacity we enrich uranium has increased threat tensions enormously and there is a great arms race going on. and we hear who works in israel and in the united states saying that they should bomb iran oh yes sir this is very similar similar to

what happened in iraq. could we be seeing the new iraqi scenario unfolding here as far as iran goes well there are some similarities in the. escalation of the language in the threats. that we had in the case of iraq and now have in case of iran on the other hand we must remember that in case of iraq they talked about. weapons that in fact did not exists today they are talking about iranian intentions that may or may not exist. but the difference is that iran certainly has a lot of nuclear installations iraq did not have that but in your own opinion is iran of any imminent threat to any nation at this point. i don't think so. dave is it true that you are merely dad has come out in the

various very bad language about israel wiping israel off the map of the world but i think most people with me think that he is really talking to the arab street he has want to wanted to destabilize arab states that have supported the united states. iraq iran does not have a track record of aggression in fact there was iraq that attacked iran so i don't see an immediate threat from iran but i can understand that israelis are nervous. but the u.s. and israel maintain the latest i report provides very strong evidence that iran is seeking nuclear weapon. here's the question do you think iran has a nuclear weapon. no i think in nobody really thinks they have a nuclear weapon but i think one must read that report rather carefully. what

they say is that they see some evidence that could be explained if they were dealing with a weapon or aiming at a weapon and that there seems on the other evidence that it's very hard to explain unless they were working towards a weapon but they have not said that they established that iraq or actually intends to do it they might stop short of their weapons thank you very much for this interview. this was the plan that was responsible for causing the world's worst industrial disaster and now it had been abandoned in a condition where it had become

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