these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. operations to rule the day. at six thirty pm moscow time these are the top stories on our t.v. palestinians face a new year nightmare israel warns of another deadly small against war battered gaza getting the region between new airstrikes. iran says it's ready to strike strip selling too close to its maneuvers near a vital oil route following its threats blocked if the west insists on tough sanctions. and new readers in the new libya the militias calling the shots in the post-revolutionary country are in no rush to disarm

a trend some fear might see another power struggle. arguably the best place to turn for insight on the events making headlines this year is the un's most powerful group the security council kevin no one spoke to russia's envoy to the body's a tiny church for his thoughts on tackling the world's divisive troubles. the un security council rejected russia's proposal to investigate civilian deaths from nato strikes in libya what members avoiding or just simply a case the ongoing conflicts and i'm more important. well you know first of all it was not rejected the fact of the matter is that a number of security council delegations including the russian delegation raise the need to have some clarity about civilian casualties as a result of nato bombings because for months we'll heard from made from nato that

they are adopting all those measures in order to make sure that there can not possibly be any civilian casualties and then we had on december eighteenth of this a disturbing investigation published by the new york times which showed that there were dozens at least civilian casualties so it makes sense to us and seems to be a pretty obvious thing that they have this matter investigated in an impartial. and it's a political but also humanitarian case if there are people who became victims of those strikes maybe injured people or their relatives were killed then they should be given some assistance without waiting for a prolonged period of other ongoing investigations like the investigation by the human rights council or i.c.c. international criminal court which should deal with a whole range of possible. crimes transgressions which took place in libya in

the course of the military campaign but i don't see anything and tie in this after all nato is a partner of the united nations after all nato has been acting on the basis of a security council mandate so the security council we believe should play an active role also in having this matter clarified but also i think if you put too much emphasis on this issue you will forget that the security council is working quite harmoniously on a range of issues pertaining to the post conflict situation in libya the u.n. mission is there supported by the security council the security council is working under the resolution which was adopted by at. russia's initiative on looking into the dangers which are there in terms of spreading weapons out of libya which were left on that in the course of of the conflict. helping the libyans to rebuild their political and economic structures so

a lot of harmonious work is going on in the in the security council of the united nations on libya even though we continue to have some ideological and political difficult is as to whether it is a loose in nineteen seventy three was properly implemented bus you touched on it just i wanted to pick up the. aussie rules of post conflict libya how they being made secure how is the u.n. stopping any of those weapons maybe ending up in syria. while they may be ending up in various places the best thing i can report of this point is that we're told that the most dangerous of those weapons in terms of terrorist use the so-called manpads man carried anti-aircraft weapons have so far not been that they're to the outside of libya so we hope that this concerted effort of the international community together with the libyan authorities can be successful in the containing the danger of spread of weapons from out of that country something

else i'd like to ask you said libya of militants known to operate in syria what does that say about the nature of the syrian unrest that we've seen so far and why indeed does it appear that the u.n. members seem to be holding back from denouncing that what's happening there two weeks ago the russian delegation introduced a draft the security council resolution to the council trying to encourage the political process encourage the league of arab states money during mission which is being deployed now in syria but. we have basing our proposal proposal our new draft resolution on the presidential statement which was adopted by consensus in by the security council in august street which called on everybody to stop while also syria and which stated that the only solution to the syrian crisis could be found through a syrian led all inclusive political process had all the members of the security council had all the influential members of the international community been guided

by the principles of that presidential statement i believe the conflict would have been over in the months ago but what we see is that there are some who are trying to stir up trouble and as things would usually happen when there is a crisis there you go source of extremist terrorist elements to show up for instance several days ago there was a horrible terrorist attack in damascus and the day before that the minister of defense of lebanon said that they detected some al qaeda group. moving into syria from from lebanon so i wouldn't be surprised that the little terrorist elements from libya or other places found their way to syria in order to not to stir up trouble and to try to fan some kind of a snake or religious conflict there this is what the terrorists are all about that are about to start in conflict but we believe that they're all of the international

community in a crisis situations like where we find in syria should be a do to help the people of that country to find a peaceful political solution to the crisis and that has been the line of the russian federation all along and that has been our guiding principle in the security council as well so with everything you've just said in mind how much more leeway would you like to see the syrian government given to sort out this from within. well we we don't give any leeway to anybody we believe that the syrian government should be extremely prudent and should refrain from excessive use of force we believe that there has been there are been some extremely troubling reports coming out of syria about excessive use of force by those or it is we urge the syrian government to cooperate to face fully with the when it ordering mission of the arab league but also telling that the everybody must put pressure on . the destructive elements of the of the opposition or various destructive

elements which may have found their way into syria that there are a while and acts are not going to be condoned by the international community and this is a this is a key to finding a peaceful way out of the situation there and this is one of the discussions we're having. we talk with all colleagues in the security council about all draft resolution i'm talking about the armed groups out into the problems within syria is it difficult for the u.n. members to put sanctions on to syria because of the previous broken promises about known implemented reforms to now scaled back a deal. well you cannot really talk about broken promises because some reforms were announced. some of them we are pretty far reaching like changing the constitution and getting rid of the political monopoly of one party but of course are to expect that those real reforms can be implemented it is situation when the

the crisis is sort of teetering on the brink of civil war even under normal circumstances in any country forms of such magnitude i know these are implemented but. the point i'm trying to make is that the sooner the crisis the military clashes stop. in a better position the international community will be to demand that the syrian authorities move along the reform track as quickly as possible towards forming the constitution doors conducting democratic open elections but all that in a situation when there is an armed conflict being encouraged from various quarters when we see weapons being moved. illegally into syria all that of course becomes a set radical conversation like to broaden this out next and focus in about what might be ahead in two thousand and twelve more generally in the region islamist parties have made inroads in the countries whose governments were overthrown in

twenty eleven what additional risks does it bring to the middle east and north africa or indeed what action do you think that will require from the u.n. into twenty two let me say that i believe that the greatest. danger in terms of this debilitation in the next year if i make my if i may make that prediction might come from the very disturbing growing confrontation between the west and iran this is a very dangerous scenario russia has been working very hard in order to prevent the scenario from playing out but we do believe that the peaceful solution can still get the upper hand that we do believe that iran can stop talks. with the international atomic energy agency on those unanswered questions about their alleged former military activity in the in the military programs in the nuclear field with do believe that there is still a possibility on the basis of these and russians russian initiatives to restart the

talks between iran and the group of the six of which russia is a member so i think that the the great focus of those who don't want to to see a very dramatic escalation of tensions and conflict in that whole area would be to make sure the. peaceful track the negotiating track in relations with with iran prevails into solvent well to be clear the u.s. senate israel most notably the people that are worried about iran are any of their fears justified in your view. well there are concerns which were certain the shia concerns about the possibility of iran developing a nuclear weapon and that's why we have been working so hard in the format of the six and in the security council that's why a whale voted the on the for sanctions resolution or resolutions in the security council target the iranian nuclear and missile programs

a but we also do not accept the proposition that the best way to prevent the war is to stop the war and certainly any military move against iran on this at this point or if it in any in any kind of scenario i could possibly imagine would have a dramatic consequences which would in no way improve the security of the region which will in no way improve in the long term the security of israel and which could really have very tragic of consequences batali chuckin russia's ambassador to the u.n. seasonal greetings to wish you all the best for twenty twelve and thank you for being on out all the best all the best to you thank you. wealthy british science.

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arts news top stories palestinians face a new year nightmare israel warns of another deadly onslaught against war battered gaza hitting the region with renewed air strikes. iran says it's ready to strike ships sailing through close to its maneuvers near a vital oriel route probably its threats to block if the west insists on top sanctions. and new leaders in the new libya of the militias calling the shots in the post-revolutionary country are in no rush to disarm a trend some fear might see another power struggle. up next it's a look at the latest from the world of sports with kate.

well i was in this for some of these other top stories i mean machine holders russia come back to be slovakia three want to make it two wins in a row at the world junior championships in canada. while i is up sell to the rangers one parkhead to win the old firm leapfrog that knowledge while i was the top of the scottish premier league. earning heat waves sinks the last gasp went out as miami beach charlotte by a points to claim their third straight win in the n.b.a. . but has twice hockey and told us russia have taken an outright leading group a at the world junior championships in canada after coming from behind to close slovakia three one with a second win out of two well all russians goals of fluid at sea in the red already it was the reigning russian news champions and you've got enough money to go for

and. all putting their names on the scoresheet rival sweden could have joined russia at the top of the table but straight crew not dropped a point against switzerland if they could only manage an overtime with the ball meanwhile k.h. out of there now we cannot become the first team through to the sub the finals in the annual sixteen spangler cup in switzerland latvian side each german runners up vosburgh at the invitation went to their second victory out of two frederic von guerard to palace scored within three minutes of each other in the opening period but did not firmly in the driver's seat roberts' bets added a short handed goal to make the three mil in the said period while bowls well could only manage a late consolation through nathan while being a man up so three want is the way it finished with reagan moving into the last four russian powerhouse star so petersburg nifty ended me a trace the last season. football now in tesco moskos prolific strike us a do b.

a has been voted the russian premier league player of the year for the country sports journalist twenty three year old is the top flights leading scorer going into the winter break after netting an impressive twenty four goals in thirty games for the army men so far and in form ivorian has also starred in the champions league having another five in as many appearances has got but a place in the last sixteen well done by moscow captain and they don't then take the second in the journalist paul has netted eleven goals as well as much of a unique eating twelve assists he was also named ukraine's player of the year last week while as it needs alexander goes off completes the top three russia star has scored sixteen goals for the defending champions this campaign including any memorable hat trick against bookies present in oldest. well me live a full without struggle luis suarez for tomorrow is fairly gave him two year cost

of the euro why star has been banned for one match and fined for giving offensive have ingested too full of fans on december the fifth suarez is also currently appearing against an eight game ban for racially abusing manchester united's patrice evra and could now miss almost a quarter of the season in the twenty fourth also scored five goals for the red so far this season while liverpool a six the number eighteen at home so i thought this campaign have scored only eleven goals and drawn six of their million games while in for me a castle a just a point behind. that he really wants that award for the fact that i see play that are just different as you're going to go because i'm sure we'll continue to pursue that. i'm sure that she will be a little bit for this being said before this year was a strange fairly common program where everybody drew selves and sort of my new one so that's very helpful for us. and now we're going to two tough going

and we're looking forward to the new going to those going to the press spirit confidence about yourselves and we're looking forward to going to our field. two days of christmas for all the big winners at the top one manchester united and tottenham and manchester city remain first with a five hundred vantage i'd be united it's present thirty seven points off the meters for the game in hand chelsea stay fourth and often face off the fans prove it possible who has a go to liverpool on friday a seventh i've only lost twice on their travels. while at the other end of the table walls are two points clear of safety ahead of wigan he was in itself two points ahead of false and had long been a five points adrift with magic just be keen on the mounting pressure the drive is set to face the daunting task of a trip to manchester united on saturday. my chest the united done you know seven eight games ago you know they went back to being sold and you know really hard to

beat know the became a little bit more expansive again so we know that the strengths that we have within the squad i think we can tick a lot of confidence when we went to anfield you know when you look at what you know kenny put on the pitch on the bench as well and you know a fair we stuck to our task where we defensive i saw you know that's going to be key because normally we score one book where we feel more. well we want to scotland celtic of leapfrogged arch rivals rangers at the top of the s.p.l. following it like one though victory helfand at parkhead chances came and went begging for both sides in the first half. before joe ledley finally broke the deadlock see after the restart charlie move group blasted in a corner electing to head home what proved to be the winner celtic hung on to their ninth straight win to the rangers by two points which is in stark contrast to well you know them by and by trial by sixty eight to two games behind. i mean margin

a legend diego maradona once again has to face the consequences of his infamous hot temper the outspoken former midfielder has been fined just under two and a half thousand dollars vocally abusing a rival in the u.a.e. top flight the fifty one year old our manager has been engaged in a feud with one of his opposite numbers since losing an ill tempered nationalise one hour down as i was a car table while he says he'd love to stay on the helm or even also take up the job as national coach of the emirates. if i was given the opportunity to coach the u.a.e. national team i would accept with pleasure i'm very proud of what has been mentioned and what i've heard but first of all i must give my time to old boss so i have a mission here and i want to complete this mission and who knows maybe one day i will coach both teams. boscobel now and i'm wade nailed a late shots to how the miami heat their third straight win since the start of the

season the n.b.a. dream team fighting back to edge the charlotte b'sobcats on the road by single point one side went out of their way to please the regular public land of nearly twenty thousand people right away right from the off and the ball pats were in cruise control for most of the match d.j. gustin and gerald henderson connecting all forty long points between them do you get the shots le bron james also ran wild calling in a game high thirty five points in the heat and chris bosh added another twenty five if less than three seconds to go away to hit what looked like a tough shots or dustin missed a buzzer beating three pointer would have saved the day for charlotte that's ninety six ninety five to miami it finished a few. and the finish was mobile schiphol rushes to fame as god was instrumental in the denver nuggets victory at home to the utah jazz on wednesday but before that when i read visit home in the summer the center talked to our own

milan cossar. despite its not quite making it to the south of the bill just yet city my famous golf had already managed to make the headlines in north america he became part of a blockbuster multiplayer trade saw him move to denver nuggets and carmelo anthony to the new york knicks well mozzies new team were knocked out of the first playoff round in the n.b.a. giving him an opportunity to visit home and prepare for the upcoming european championships in lithuania winning the continental trophy in twenty eleven automatic qualification for the london olympics. i can't make any promises in regards to the euro basket but i can say that i'm sure the guys will perform the best and no one will cut corners and i think they found jake you're an anchor joins us we'll have better chances because of his experience to be a great help despite leaving russia still has a large fan base had his previous club called mozzie keeps in touch with them

through his online blog and those lucky enough may even catch one of his master classes in the russian capital but where are the fans most dedicated in russia or the united states. when i played for khimki i saw the same people at all the games it was a group of fans who form the majority of the audience and even followed the team to other cities in regards to the n.b.a. well they might have something similar though i personally never came across such a thing you just got a full audience of people who come to support the team but i never saw such a thing in the us when an organized group of fans would take up a large share of the audience and root for their team. found support is not the only difference between the russian basketball league and the n.b.a. the american schedule is more intense with regular season games sometimes held four times a week so the studying of the opponent shot practice or simply warm up takes center

stage during practice providing plenty of room for him. digital skills come on it is team play no one negates saddle but compared to europe it is somehow more individualized i would say the game is based on single players who play one on one and win it they may score a goal just make a pass european basketball not to mention russia is slightly different people try to find other solutions to the difficulties that arise during the game. the russians will be hoping to qualify for the london olympics by winning the european championship in september it's hope that both russian and be a stars and break into lanka and to more famous golf will be available to help the team in lithuania quired individual skills from the united states and their home bred team play is expected to be the winning formula. from our cost of r.t. moscow. that's almost.

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