u.n. peacekeepers in the night -- and the ivory coast. they said fired to u.n. and catapults.they blame the u.n. for armed opposition forces. >> this is the latest -- a u.n. vehicle set afire. these men despise the peacekeeping troops. >> it is an opportunity for us to show that weak -- that we can also take action. for each state we were here shooting, we will burn 10 cars. >> 3 u.n. peacekeepers have been entered in the past few days. un troops protecting were trying to predict a find themselves trapped into ivory coast. -- drive into ivory coast. his rival is refusing to cede power. the past few days, neighborhoods where many of the supporters live have come under attack. people love fled for their lives when security forces moved in with heavy weapons. this has been seen as one of the most provocative attacks in recent weeks. the u.n. has been left at the tent. -- impotent. with the wind force is being considered a legitimate target, the stalemate has entered a new phase. military chiefs are meeting next week to review and they're likely to face calls to action. >> the glo

u.n. vehicle set alight by angry youth in the commercial capital, abidjan. these men despice the peacekeeping troops of the u.n., whom they claim are backing bagbo's rival. >> it is an opportunity for us to show that with our bare hands we can also take action. each day we hear shooting, we will burn 10 anunsy cars. >> three u.n. peacekeepers have been injured in the past few days, a move that's been strongly condemned internationally. u.n. troops protecting mr. watara now find themselves dragged into ivory coast crisis. watara is considered by most of the world by the legitimate winner of recent elections, but his rival refuses to cede power. security forces sealed the area off and moved in with heavy weapons, hunting down rebels, they claim. this has been seen as one of the most provocative acts in recent weeks and in time the u.n. is left impotent and forced to retreat. u.n. patrols have been restricted in the wake of the attacks. with u.n. forces now considered a legitimate target by lauren bagbo loyalists, the political stalemate has ended a new phase. military chiefs plan a meeting next

u.n. armored vehicles arriving on the scene were denied access, and then more gunfire as peacekeeping troops fought back. angry crowds gestured for them to leave. this hotel, surrounded by u.n. troops, is outawara's office. his opponent is refusing to go. he says he will work with moderates. so far mediation on that front has failed. tonight, calm has been restored. diplomats consider this the most provocative act in recent weeks. this signals the intention of the sitting president not to sit -- not to step down. bbc news, ivory coast. >> good to have you with us on "bbc world news." the swiss army as an the firing line. at there are -- the neutral country asked to its enemies are. first, german investigators look into the contamination of animal feed with dioxin. it has now been found in pork. several hundred eggs have been slaughtered. it was found to be 15% above allowed levels. from berlin, we have this report. >> after high levels of the poisonous chemical dioxin were discovered in animal feed and eggs, now pork is affected. the german authorities say excessive levels of dioxin were fou

u.n. peacekeepers. mr. quattara says he will not renounce. the disputed presidential elections have brought violence and fear to ivory coast. the u.n. says more than to wonder people have been killed -- more than 200 people have been killed in the last month. after monday's apparently fruitless talks, the question now is what can be done next in the standoff between these two men? bbc news. >> and some of our other headlines, iran has invited several countries to take a tour of its nuclear sites. this comes just weeks before they follow on recent talks. the second round of talks is due later this month in turkey. the prime minister of pakistan is meeting opposition leaders. there is a no-confidence vote. the government faces loses its majority. now the mqm party has announced it is going into opposition. two boats with african migrants have capsized outside of yemen with people on board. they managed to find only three survivors. the yemeni government says most of those killed were you legal. -- were illegal. for the u.s. navy, the last few da

u.n. peacekeeping troops, it signals mr. gbagbo's intentions not to step down and it could set the tone. >> the family of the man charged with the arizona shooting spree in which six people were killed and the congresswoman is injured have expressed their sorrow over the tragedy. in a short statement that never mentions the gunman, they said they wished they could change the events of saturday. they said we are sorry. doctors say the congressman is breathing on her own. wednesday, president obama will be attending a prayer -- a service in arizona. driving ambition. how foreign firms hope to make major inroads in the u.s. car market. one of northern ireland's best known sporting figures said he is heartbroken over the death of his daughter. she was murdered in russia's -- mauritius. she was on honeymoon with her husband john. she was found dead in the couple's hotel room. police say they believe she was strangled. her family in northern ireland has been left stunned. >> she was a lovely girl. she was a wonderful daughter. we

u.n. peacekeepers. there is an atmosphere of great tension in some parts of the city, particularly where opposition supporters are concentrated. some people are leaving for neighboring states fearing the worst. >> in a new year message, north korea has called for a korean peninsula free of nuclear weapons and for improved ties with the south. confrontation between north and south should be defused as early as possible, the north said in a joint editorial and three leading newspapers. tensions had been running high on the peninsula. mexico's police have announced that the infamous drug cartel has been completely dismembered. they have been thrown into disarray by recent arrests of top members. the ukrainian prime minister is someone going -- is undergoing questioning. she's accused wrongly using funds earmarked for environmental spending. in an interview, she accused the president of being behind the charges. in iran, the opposition leaders were told they would be put on trial. they were called criminals

u.n. peacekeeping has said he will be asking the security council for up to 2000 more troops were ivory coast partly to protect the man internationally recognized as winner of the presidential election, alassane ouattara. his rival, laurent gbagbo, is refusing to give up power. we spoke to alassane ouattara. >> an empty road as we head toward the besieged hotel. we're hoping to reach the man the world says is the rightful president of ivory coast. first, we have to get through the siege. we are stopped by forces loyal to laurent gbagbo, the man refusing to give up the presidency. we are ordered out and they say, we will finish you off, you will never leave here. that was a very unpleasant scene. we were taken from the car and threatened with execution by laurent gbagbo's troops. they let us through and we made it through to the besieged hotel. a surreal calm in the center of the storm. we're not allowed to film the troops guarding the hotel. in the lobby, a cabinet and president in waiting. tired of negotiations, the one the standoff resolved by outside military intervention. -- they want the

u.n. peacekeepers and condemn the liberal attempts to impact the operation in the average coast. >> one of the key supporters is his youth activist. the target of a un travel ban and who is planning a meeting in this area. he wants the international community -- warns the community against any report to remove mr. gbagbo by force. >> they will encounter thousands of young people. ivory coast will turn into a cemetery. that is their choice to make. we do not think that is the solution. >> the original force has threatened to intervene. the original defense chiefs will meet next week to finalize their plans. many hope a diplomatic solution can be found. >> german investigators looking into the contamination of animal feed with dioxin is saying that it is found in pork. several hundred pigs have been slaughtered. nubbles have been found to be 50% above approve bubbles. >> after high levels of the poisonous chemical dioxin was discovered in animal feed and eggs, pork has been affected. the authorities said levels of dioxin were found in pigs in a farm in lower saxony. 140 have been slaughtered

u.n. peacekeepers the incumbent president refuses to quit in the days of couldn't was recognized as winning last month's elections bonnets which on the most hundred seventy three people so far. north korea's main message calls for a better price with the south. says it's willing to come tensions more than its shelling of a south korean on them which killed four people attack was a response to soldiers who games with a disputed maritime. any criticised wanted message the north of them said to significantly strengthen its military. school district. has built a winter wonderland for children to visit for the frost the russian santa claus meets the excitement they expect at this time of the not everyone is smiling. good models and the snow maiden are true i conjure up the russian new here spreading love and joy throughout the holiday season while their official address is in the leaky they have a seasonal state of the art home in the outskirts of moscow as well i believe that this place is of great importance for all parents and children then they can feel their real fairytale here at the mosco

u.n. peacekeeping mission in nepal. japan has postedsdf personnel to the himalayan country since march 2007 as part of u.n. operations to monitor a cease-fire. six sdf members left the capital katmandu on monday after their u.n. mandate expired last week. the nepalese government did not ask for its extension. japan has sent 24 sdf personnel to nepal following a cease-fire agreement between the nepalese military and maoist militants. the 2006 agreement, after a decade-long civil conflict, led to the end of the country's 200-year-old monarchy and the establishment of a republic. the nepalese government is now struggling to integrate the military and maoist forces. >>> japan's self-defense forces and u.s. marines will conduct joint amphibious landing drills next month in the u.s. city of san diego. a ground sdf regiment from nagasaki prefecture will begin training with a u.s. marine unit on february 8th for about one month. the drill was rescheduled after the government approved new defense policy guidelines last month. the

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u.n. peacekeepers the company president refuses to quit even though his opponent was recognized as winning last month's elections vomits which followed was killed at least one hundred seventy three people so far. north korea's new message calls for better toys with the sound off the young says it's willing to overcome tensions from its shelling of a south korean on to them but which killed four people the attack was a response to souls of war games with a disputed maritime border which were heavily criticised as provocative in the message the north also vowed to significantly strengthen its military. now moscow district has built a winter wonderland for children to visit father frost the russian son tickles he meets them bringing home the excitement they expect this time with yet but not everyone is smiling sean thomas discovered. a good model since new guinea which got the snow maiden or true. icons of the russian new here spreading love and joy throughout the holiday season while their official address is in the leaky they have a seasonal state of the art home in the outskirts of moscow

u.n. peacekeeping force. we don't contribute soldiers. they do. >> right. >> they have -- some engineering companies, et cetera, in the peacekeeping operation. they are, of course, as you know, big investors in the oil industry in sudan. >> right. and they've -- but you don't know what they've spent, and i think that's significant because it's my understanding that the chinese perhaps are benefiting greatly by their association with the government in the north and its? >> there's no question that oil has been a successful investment for them. now that the oil lies largely in the south, they understand they have to develop relationships in the south as well and they are beginning development promise, road programs, health programs its in the south. >> let me just note that -- first of all, did the -- do you believe that the chinese have played a positive role in sudan? is that what you would tell us today, that by and large, chinese have played a positive role there over the years? >> i think they're playing a more positive role now than th

u.n. is maintaining seventeen or so peacekeeping missions around the globe which means that these crisis what will stay stable because we have un troops there the u.n. has basically been a. word shop for diplomats to come and talk and work out deals to settle conflicts that have affected parts of the globe and it's helps it's also brought peace to a number of different countries and say guatemala or el salvador or mozambique or cambodia so despite the evident flaws and there are flaws in the u.n. by and large i think you have to give it credit for maintaining some sort of security around the globe ok if i go to you peter in hong kong to follow up on what stephen had to say and maybe if i can extrapolate i mean this was the during the cold war there wasn't a major conflict there wasn't a war between the united states and the soviet union and you should be give credit for the united nations for that at least partially and that and then after that maybe the u.n. looking for a mission no i don't think the u.n. deserves any credit for the a lot of any conflicts from forty five on words if anything

u.n. peacekeeper base manned by soldiers from nepal on a tributary of the artibonite river. the u.n. first denied its soldiers had channeled their waste into the river. subsequently, the strain of cholera now in haiti was determined to be one predominant in asia. and after much criticism, the u.n. has just named a panel to investigate. nigel fisher is the u.n.'s humanitarian coordinator in haiti. >> we've had a number of different epidemiologists with different viewpoints. one from france saying, "yes, it has to be the nepalese." others saying, "no, we don't think you can pinpoint those." others saying it's a climatic factor. i hope this independent commission could at least start to dig in and come up with a point. in retrospect? yes, maybe we should have had the commission much sooner. >> brown: whatever the results, everyone we talked with reminded us that disease in haiti is a longer-term problem, one that pre-dates the earthquake, and ultimately relies on building a proper water and sanitation infrastructure. the haitian government has a proposal to make a start at that, as a pa

u.n. didn't exist for example the seventeen peacekeeping missions that it supporting right now would the u.s. be putting troops in there to keep those conflicts from spreading or spinning out of control and would this country be supporting u.n. mission that u.s. missions around the globe. pouring in defense dollars pouring in taxpayers' dollars no we much prefer to have the u.n. act in that role we don't want to get involved as a as the policeman of the of the globe so i think you know these critics do not give sufficient in here credit is what the u.n. is achieved go ahead nathan jump in there go right ahead. so i mean i just one simple question what has the u.n. done in sudan. you see when you want a proof lie that as i said. the u.n. does not solve all the crises that are thrown in its lap and it is trying to work somewhat out of that and i want to do you said come on give or take you know they're not they're not trying to do anything and so you know the reason is i don't trying to settle sudan they're not no you said they are a peacekeeping efforts there you said they're trying to do som

u.n. peacekeeping force. we don't contribute soldiers. y do. >> right. >> they have -- some engineering companies, et cetera, in the peacekeeping operation. they are, of course, as you know, big investors in the oil industry in sudan. >> right. and they've -- but you don' know what they've spent, and i think that's signica bause it's my understanding that the chinese perhaps are beneting greatly by their association withhe government in the north and its? >> there's no question that oil has been a successful investment for them. now that the oil lies largely in the south, they understand they have to develop relationships in the south as well and they are beginning development promise, road programs, health programs its in the south. >> let me just note that -- first of all, did the -- do you believe that the chinese have played a positive role in sudan? is that what you would tell us today, that by and lae, chinese have played a positive role there over the years? >> i think they're playing a more positive role now than they played before

u.n. peacekeeping operations. they unissued there is not a danger of wood worries me about japan is the turning inward. the second half as many students overseas. japanese companies are doing much less in terms of supporting overseas charities and things they used to do. they are comfortable and have a relaxing. the great dangers japan is not going to contribute to global public goods what it could. the device she coined the phrase of japan becoming a global civilian power. that includes using the resources of the self defense forces for such things as peacekeeping and piracy of antipiracy measures and so forth. so i think the ntp which is an acronym for the new defense program is a hefty thing. i don't think it needs to create fear. >> weekly on this point, i first went to china when i was living in japan in the mid-1980s and one of the big surprises to me on that in their years ago, tire was the degree of anti-japanese relentless sort of propaganda out of the media? and you go to universities and somebody who is

u.n. vehicles and a number of peacekeepers have been injured.that's one of the things that has prompted the council to act. one of the reasons is to protect un personnel and installations. they are guarding the hotel where the president-elect is being held under siege by the incumbent. they need extra troops to keep going. supplies have been squeezed by forces, so a crucial task they will have to keep supply routes open. in this respect, they will be supported by armed helicopters. un troops are supposed to be protecting civilians, which they have had great difficulty doing. they have been forced to retreat from areas of unrest because of the strength and size of the loyalists. it is unclear what extra troops will do, but the un beal's the situation is a ball tile and gramm. >> -- the un deals the situation is getting the ball a tile and grandmother. >> he has previously threatened reprisals against other nationalities and -- if more trips to come in. >> the united nations and the african union and of the west african group trying to negotiate s

u.n. peacekeepers, united nations peacekeepers. i'll look at that. >> all right.he extraction of resources. they don't care about human rights in those countries, and they bring in their own labor and transfer no jobs whatsoever to the african citizens, and that's the major dissatisfaction in africa. >> the gentleman's time expired. i recognize the chairman designate of the subcommittee on oversite and up vest gageses for -- investigations for five minutes. >> thank you, and also thank thank you for having this hearing at this moment because we have to understand that as we speak, our country is officially welcoming president hu as if he had the same stature and acceptability here as a democratic leader. we welcome him the same as we do countries that are democratic and respect human rights. this is wrong. we should not be granting a mons rows a regime involved with the worst human rights abuser and welcome him to the white house with respect. now, what does that do to the people in china who are only hope for a peaceful future with a large chunk of humanity? the

u.n.-- which has a large peacekeeping force in darfur-- needs to have freedom of access. and we agree on the needs for peace talks. but there's some issue like enforcement of the arms embargo where differences lay. >> rose: it has said the chinese that they're agnostic about the nature of government that they're dealing with. >> we certainly think it's very important that to the greatest extent possible we're dealing with democratic governments that respect human rights, uphold the human law, treat their people with respect and certainly aren't committing atrocities against their people. i don't want to characterize for them the chinese view of other countries. but let us say that where we do find our interests merge is over issues of how to approach violations of human rights that are arguably matters that are predominantly a domestic concern. >> rose: characterize the differences. >> let me give you a couple examples. in the past we've differed on how to deal with burma, for example. or zimbabwe or perhaps sri lanka where the united states is typically taking a strong l

u.n. vehicle set alight in the commercial capital. these men despise the peacekeeping troops, who they claim are backing a rival. >> it is an opportunity for us to show we can also take action, and this is neither the first or the last, but each day we were here, and we burned 10 cars. >> 3 un peacekeepers have been injured in the past few days, a move that has been condemned internationally. un troops are trying to run the country from this hotel and now find themselves dragged into the crisis. he is considered by most of the world as the legitimate and winner, but his rival is refusing to cede power. for the last few days the neighborhood has come under attack. people fled for their lives when security forces sealed the area off and moved in with weapons, hunting down rubbles they claim. this has been seen as one of the most provocative aspects of the time the un has been forced to retreat. you in patrols have been restricted. with u.n. forces considered -- you win patrols have been restricted. with un -- un patrols have been restricted. they are meeting to review th

u.n. security council voted today to send another 2,000 peacekeepers to ivory coast bringing the total to 12,000. the u.n. has been at odds with president laurent gbagbo since he apparently lost re-election in november, but refused to step down. u.n. officials estimate more than 200 people have died in post-election violence. at least 13 civilians were killed in afghanistan today, when their motorized rickshaw hit a roadside bomb. it happened in paktika province in the east near the border with pakistan. separately, president hamid karzai delayed opening parliament by a month. that gives a tribunal more time to investigate alleged election fraud. karzai has been accused of using the probe to undermine the vote results. suicides among u.s. soldiers in the army national guard and reserve doubled last year. but among active duty soldiers, suicides dropped, after five years of increases. the army's vice chief of staff general peter chiarelli said today the military is working to lessen the stigma attached to mental health issues. >> i really believe we are leading an effort to destigmatize sol

u.n. security council has voted unanimously to send another two thousand peacekeeping troops to ivory coast to boost a contingent of ten thousand already there secretary general ban ki moon cited the hostile environment in ivory coast as peacekeepers face threats from forces loyal. to refuses to step down from the presidency international observers agree that his rival of. the november election the security council will also send military equipment from neighboring liberia to aid the peacekeepers. that need your freedom is on its way out in the baltic states of the european union that's according to the international press organization reporters without borders its annual review shows that in the baltic countries journalists face pressure from their governments and or even a sometimes forced to reveal their sources lothian press freedom ranking has dropped significantly from where are. the reports. with professional persistence latvian t.v. reporter. interviews a local politician in twenty years as a journalist she has done hundreds but one of them got her in serious trouble an expose on a

u.n. troops, part of a force of 12,000 peacekeepers from 57 countries. in the decades before the earthquake, haiti, a country of 10 million people, was already a failing state. >> we have to put this country in to the context of a nation that has committed collective suicide. institutions and courts and rule of law and ministries and hospitals and schools and that doesn't exist any more. if we left the poor country would just fall apart. >> inspector of the haitian police leads the operation. he has brought informer in heavy disguise. he gets the news he's been waiting for. he knows gang leader as an alias, arrested him two years ago. he escaped in the earthquake. they have been terrorizing the neighborhood, he hopes the gangs' weapons are still in this man's house. (speaking french) the weapons are gone. he insists he's kept out of trouble since escaping from the penitentiary. >> he and the u.n. withdraw leaving the neighborhood to the gangs. besides him, he has pointed out five other men, but the names they give aren't on the list of escaped prisoners.

peacekeeping troops were forced back. an angry crowd gestured for them to leave. this hotel surrounded by u.n. troops, there appears to be no let up on the impasse. he is recognized internationally as the winner of the november election, they have indicated that there would be prepared to work with moderate but only on condition that he leaves office. mediation efforts on the front have failed. diplomats are considering this the most provocative act against the supporters in recent weeks. conducted in full view of peacekeeping troops, it signals the intention not to step down and it could set the tone for things to come. >> we are getting some reports from cobble of a large explosion -- from cobblkabul ofa large explosion. it was caused by a suicide bomb attack on a bus and several people were injured. wednesday is the first anniversary of the earthquake in haiti that claimed more than a quarter of a million lives. the situation there is still dire. 800,000 people are living in tents. collor is spreading and rebuild -- cholera is spreading and rebuilding is still far off in the distance. >> in

the united nations peacekeeping chief says he wants up to two thousand troops to bolster the u.n. force in ivory coast general on the royal hopes the soldiers will be available in a few weeks and other troops have been protecting a hotel that sheltering. the man has been widely recognized as the winner of the november election a blockade remains around the building despite a west african envoys reporting that ivory coast incumbent leader had agreed to lift it. and now you might not think of it as fertile ground but ukraine is planning to start developing parts of the contaminated novel zone for agriculture scientists believe that plants and crops there are immune to the radiation caused by the nuclear disaster twenty five years ago but as our reports huge doubts over safety remain. these berries may look ripe and delicious but they're definitely not part of a healthy diet the bush is inside a thirty kilometer chair normal exclusion zone in ukraine and radiation levels are off the scale people do not live here anymore but same cannot be said about flora and fauna some say it is the