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his burial has been delayed to allow for international criminal court to investigate. spokesman for the u.n. human rights organization says they want to know if gadhafi was killed while fighting or executed after his capture? nato's top commander will recommend ending the mission in libya. he says americans troops and aircraft are still there, many likely will now move on. >>> oakland officials are urging occupy oakland demonstrators to leave their encampment if front of city hall or else. the mayor says health and sanitation has become issues. demonstrators aren't going anywhere and police don't seem willing to push the matter. >> reporter: this seems like a political hot potato that no one wants to touch. police tell us they are not moving the protesters until they get an order from the mayor. they don't want to talk on camera. the mayor did not return our calls this morning. it appears this order is meaningless. and the protesters aren't going anywhere. the occupy oakland protesters are showing no signs that they will be packing and leaving. some started the day with a yoga session while

this is a regional supreme court system and not our responsibility and we won't be responseable for that. that is why george, we need to see secretary of state hilary clinton and u.n. leadership, secretary ban kim moo and say if this happens, it will be blamed on the eayatollah, not on some court system where this trial was held. >> jordan there is a flourishing church movement in iran. obviously, they are keeping a close eye on the fate of this gentleman. do you get a chance this will force them deeper underground and change the dynamics on how they share the gospel in the islamic republic? >> pastor yousef nadarkhani was born to muslim parents. this court found and why it was sent back to the supreme court, he was not a muslim at the age of majority which is 15. he never was a muslim. as long as you were born to musl muslim parents, so the iz loomic republic of eiran's system, you can be charged with apostasy. this is sending shock waves down the spine of iran. this is public. christians are being killed in iran on a regular basis. this is one opportunity where we can expose their process to the world. i ask everyone watching now to pray for pastor yousef nadark

his burial has been delayed to allow for international criminal court to investigate. spokesman for the u.n. human rights organization says they want to know if gadhafi was killed while fighting or executed after his capture? nato's top commander will recommend ending the mission in libya. he says americans troops and aircraft are still there many likely will now move on. >>> oakland officials are urging occupy oakland demonstrators to leave their encampment if front of city hall or else. the mayor says health and sanitation has become issues. demonstrators aren't going anywhere and police don't seem willing to push the matter. >> reporter: this seems like a political hot potato that no one wants to touch. police tell us they are not moving the protesters until they get an order from the mayor. they don't want to talk on camera. the mayor did not return our calls this morning. it appears this order is meaningless. and the protesters aren't going anywhere. the occupy oakland protesters are showing no signs that they will be packing and leaving. some started the day with a yoga session while

u.n. security council functioned as a court, and it made judgments about right and wrong and legitimacy, when the u.n. security council is a political body and it was set up as a political body. i mean, nothing in the u.n. charters suggest it's anything other than a political body. that's part of the reason the great powers insisted on having a veto, and so not only is it true as josh i think rightly pointed out that some, that some courts that function a broad don't function properly, according to our western liberal democratic conception of justice, they don't function as courts, but there's a very big mistake that somebody's that our political -- some bodies, which is sadly not true and we should be very careful that there could be a political put on by the u.n. security council, but the notion that a security council resolution legitimates something morally or legally is just wrong. that's not, they are not in that business. you know, part of the education that i think peter referred to as necessary is to get people a little clearer on what the u.n. security council is supposed to do and

a surrender to the international criminal court meaning western links to the old regime could yet get a very public airing. of nicholas sarkozy says greece's u.n. membership was a mistake to deal to avert a debt crisis is finalized no hopes now and on asia. they want us to give in and work for them to promote their message but i can't stoop to the. fairness in georgia claim they're being bullied by a government that won't tolerate criticism and some saying it's become so bad they're seeking a some of them elsewhere. and their store to its former glory rushes the legend of both short term reopens in full nineteenth century splendor after a massive overhaul. seven hundred million dollars soft years up to least scandal only charges russia's crown jewel of gold. is finally started to reopen.

arrange a surrender to the international criminal court meaning western links to the old regime could yet get a very public airing. because sarkozy says greece's u.n. membership was a mistake it's a deal to avert a crisis is finalized no hopes now and one nation. they want is to give in and work for them to promote their message and i can stoop to. their list in georgia claim they're being bullied by a government that won't tolerate criticism some say it's become so bad they're seeking a some of them elsewhere. and restored to its former glory brushes the legend of both showing theater reopens in full nineteenth century splendor after a massive overhaul. seven hundred million dollars after years of the least scandal only charges russia's crown jewel of. its finest that's a real. costing around the world and around the clock this is r.t. the top story now the late colonel gadhafi son and key right hand man saif al islam has reportedly crossed the border from the libyan desert into new jab it's believed that he's trying to negotiate a surrender and himself in the international criminal court if he does eventually stand trial he could yet spill some

court of justice. the situation is that heating up in another rest of the region palestine fosters hopes for a u.n. statehood israel is approving more settlements on occupied territory coming up just a little bit later today a special report about israeli peace activists who are taking a stand against their own country's policy which they see as illegal for a preview. very first verses of the bible all human beings are created. in god's image doesn't say just jews or god who is. sixty seventy percent of what i did as a common soldier you have to pay territories to do with your turds doing what we call making our presence so we go out should some good so they hear a knock on some doors from to the other corner invade another. religion and nationalism not just judaism have been a part of the problem. part of what leads to. bloodshed if you want to. kill i thousand four hundred people in a month and you want to expect that this will have no effect in two of you have to be either extremely for terms. of religious jew calling another jew and not the way they really did it. as could have you with us toda

appearance while at the same time there's a courting the dictatorships that are aligned with their many united nations and as part of their empire russia and china vetoed a u.n. resolution for syria saying fruit is a potential cover for another libyan style intervention so it may not be any oil this time but there's always an ulterior motive our partners in the un security council do not rule out a replay of the libyan scenario although they said more than once they clearly understood syria is very different to libya russia will continue resisting attempts to legitimize unilateral sanctions through the u.n. security council that aim to overthrow political regimes the u.n. was not created for that purpose the vetoes of followed by security council walkout from america over remarks during the syrian envoy speech but the u.s. promised to be back. with another resolution and undoubtedly more dramatic evidence to drive the point i did then it r.t. . this fighting for graphics hometown of continues in libya where revolutionary forces claim they've seized the main base of the colonel's loyalists the convention center and the university for over two days now libya's

u.n. is considering a gulf peace plan, which would see the president step down and yet be immune from prosecution. in new zealand, a court has decided not to release the names of the captain and navigational officer charged over the cargo ship disaster. that's the ship. that's the scale of the disaster, of course. and the reason for not revealing them is because there's a fear they'd be exposed to risk of some sort. they're philippine nationals. they could face up to a year in jail if convicted. the ship is just about still in one piece despite the extraordinary cracks within it. tons of thick fuel have come out along with many of those cargo containers falling into the sea as well. syrian television now, it has been showing pictures of a massive pro-government demonstration which is taking place in the city of aleppo. i say massive, and that's absolutely the right word. there have been protests against the government of president assad since march. this week, activists said at least 25 people were killed in violence in the city of homs. the u.n. estimates around 3,000 people in all have died in the course of the unrest.

court ruling. president assad of syria tries to appease protesters by promising multi-party elections and the drafting of a new constitution while the u.n. puts the death toll after months of unrest at more than three thousand earlier the united nations chief warned of a looming a civil war with assad firmly supported in damascus and the sense of growing outside the capital. sports is next with me free. this is the course of our top stories based on. last minute gold rushes to nothingness about the best in the women's floor exercises on the final day of a decision at six world championships. well to the last of the red bull sebastian fatso helps a stream when the former long constructors trouble following his victory in korea. and the best possible president putin twenty six year old casey stalnaker playing chase them out to g.p. titles after winning his. first words had failed to join zinaida at the top of the russian tremlett is the sand pit is the side settle for a goalless draw with unama giving the common man a chance to reach them at the summits but when it didn't is that soon see the jutes all with tara that's how things were loo

court in march. >>> it's not a small world after all. the united nations is projecting the world's population will hit the 7 billion mark next week. the u.n. says the world's 7 billionth baby will be born sometime monday. according to the state of world population report the average life expectancy has risen from 48 years to 68 years over the last half century. but the rising population could mean tough time arizona head. nations may struggle with issues ranging from rapid urbanization to skyrocketing demand for resources, health care and jobs. >>> the push-ups paid off bill-time. a south bay school got a sweaty reward and they loved it. russ kin elementary got sin 69 students to sign up for the governor's challenge. they won the top prize in the state. that top prize, a state-of-the-art fitness center. the chairman of the council on physical fitness helped the students cut the ribbon on their brand-new facility. they wasted no time in big the new machines a workout. that kid's got it good. 2,200 schools throughout california participated by exercising 30 to 60 minutes a day three to four days a week during the school year. >> for the thr

u.n. the u.s. artie's alexei or she has more from kiev. judgment day for ukraine's democracy that was how some dubbed events in a key of court this week where former prime minister yulia timoshenko was awaiting the verdict over her alleged shady dealings in a gas deal with russia her supporters took to the streets in her defense before being dispersed by the police. three months of nonstop protests surrounding the case culminated in the biggest reminder yet of the orange revolution the two thousand and four uprising which made him a shango a household name. now as then there were tens of thousands in the streets naked anger and even naked activists this group staging another topless demonstration against all sides in the dispute but the main drama was inside the court especially after the judges country herschel verdict. the goot is rude to mission can it's guilty under three six five three of the criminal code of ukraine and sentences had to seven years imprisonment and denies her the right to hold positions in government for three years just last year to a shank it was one of the most influential female politicians in the world but having

court dropped his case due to the amount of time that had passed. also ahead for you this hour whether palestinian statehood bid at the u.n. is really about r.t. ask the man behind it mahmoud abbas who says he's challenging the existence of israeli suttle that's not the whole of the israel. russia has launched another gloss navigation satellite into orbit bringing the total number to twenty four it means it now has the same global coverage as the widely used. largest peter all over the details. well this is the twenty fourth saw so i it's being launched as part of the glue in us system twenty four the number of the minimum number the glowing us needs to be able to provide full global coverage now we will see four more cloner satellites launched throughout the rest of the next year. the required amount which they set out to provide the best service to customers they'll be looking to use this now it's been a long haul road for blowing ups from its first development back in the eighty's a. development project by the u.s.s.r. it was then taken over by russia and they've been trying to get it up to speed to make it a valid rival to did. g.p.s. syst

u.n. says there are six million people who urgently need food. you've been watching "newsday" from the bbc. >> let's just bring you a reminder of our main news this hour. israel's supreme court has given permission for a prisoner exchange for one israeli soldier captured by hamas in 2006, shalite. the court rejected a petition. in the last half-hour, it's been reported palestinian inmates have begun leaving israeli jails. so if you want to keep updated, you can follow the logistical process online on the "bbc news" website. we will keep you up to date with all the latest developments here on "newsday." from rico and myself, thanks for watching, we'll see you again soon. stay with us. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. union bank. and shell. >> this is kim. about to feel one of his favorite sensations. at shell, we're developing more efficient fuels in countries like malaysia that can help us get the most from our energy resources. let's use energy more efficiently. let's go. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> "bbc w

the green in court hands down a seven year sentence for the country's prime minister's company functions and a lot of criticism to be tried to the u.n. russia due to its motion correspond to get you abusing about what signing and that your contract something should be as they deny. just a moment here when all see the kaiser report oh it can all make sense one of which has the father on the run and stacy give you the news wall street would prefer you didn't.

court dropped his case due to the about of time that had passed. and still ahead for you this hour what the palestinian statehood bid at the u.n. is really about our asks the man what abbas who says he's challenging the existence of israeli settlements not the whole. process or he falls victim to political correctness in france with fears the younger generation might lose its sense of national identity look at what pages are being removed from textbooks and why. russia has launched another glowing us navigation satellite into orbit bringing the total number to twenty four it means it now has the same global coverage as the widely used g.p.s. system r.t. speeds are all over has the details. well this is the twenty fourth subtle eye that's been launched as part of the glue in us system twenty four the number the minimum number the glowing us needs to be able to provide full global coverage now we will see four more cloner satellites launched throughout the rest of the next year and not the required amount which they set out to provide the best service to customers they'll be looking to use this now it's been a long old road for a

on the ukrainian court to hunt down the seven he is sentenced to the country's all prime minister is trying to undo a lot of criticism from the u.n. bashar. was found guilty of abusing power while fighting and if you can plant something. which today explodes the intensifying protests across the u.s. running against wall street greed and which have targeted the five richest people in new york that's from our washington studios.

u.n. statistics show an alarming rise in the amount of palestinian violence in the occupied areas of gaza and the west bank more than online of course also. head to head in court this week media mogul. five billion dollars. is. the official. video. and. the palm of your. with the business news before. he. killed. the ministry of education. for a foreign. identified vehicle was used to carry out the attack. say they. come on they in afghanistan has promised that american forces will stay in the region quite some time two thousand and fourteen was the deadline. to all some ninety thousand troops currently in the country president obama wants a third gone by next summer general john allen said the number of troops that will remain to advise the afghan security forces is yet to be determined. the family of murdered a british student meredith kercher say once again they have no wants is asked how she died that's after an italian court cleared american amanda knox of murdering culture in two thousand and seven she had already served four years in jail when her appeal was accepted on monday a judge ruled that evidence of sexual assault and murder was unreliable and o

court refused the stay of execution that would have temporarily stayed davis' life, even though several witnesses recanted their testimonies. >>> a united nations proposal is causing some controversy for gun owners. the u.ndering a treaty that would regulate international gun sales so the u.s. would have to track its guns very closely. douglas kennedy explains. >> reporter: henry dane doesn't like any law that restricts his constitutional right to bear arms. but the president of the concord rod and gun club in massachusetts is even more vehement when the law is proposed by an international body like the united nations. >> this u.n. proposal is really your worst nightmare? >> yes, it really means turning over our policy with regard to firearms, over to the united nations. >> reporter: the united nations is now considering a treaty that would regulate international firearm sales, requiring member nations, like the united states, to track their guns, starting when the guns are made. some fear the treaty will lead to international gun registration program. >> pull! >> reporter: and that is not okay with many hunters here in the united states. >> it's an end run around the second amendment. with this treaty,

court finds her guilty of abuse of power but there's a. broader. president assad of syria tries to appease protesters by promising party elections and of the drafting of a new constitution while the u.n. . more than three thousand. civil war with assad firmly supported in damascus. growing outside the capital. with dimitri. this is the sports update our top stories this hour. the last minute gold rushes to an f. and i saw the best in the women's floor exercises on the final day of the basic gymnastics while trying to. tell to the last oh right both of us in fact still helps win the formula one constructed following his victory in korea. and the best possible present community twenty six year old casey still on a plane chase them out to be title after winning his very. first words fail to joins in it at the top of the russian premier league is they sent side settle for a goalless draw with the normal giving the man a chance to reach them at the summit but then it didn't is that opportunity they drew all with terror attack home things were looking bright for taste when allen's ago of wagner love in the air at five minutes from the break that was then double the late straight tough toug

u.n. russia ulit was found guilty of abusing her power while signing energy contracts two years ago something she fears that denies all she's alexi your chest was following the events from outside the court. at times it seemed that the tension would go over the top with the supporters of units of thousands of them trying to organize a march through the streets of kiev and being dispersed by the police with no real brutality but still some pushing and shoving and the situation was really explosive still several people were injured in the pushing and shoving with the police one woman we saw as she was taken to hospital having fallen from a stage or from a staircase or something like that but inside the courtroom of course it was very tense as well while the judge was reading out the verdict. was over shouting the judge was screaming abusive words at him saying that this decision this verdict was not done in accordance with the criminal law but it was orchestrated by president viktor yanukovych indeed the reaction from the former prime minister when she learned that she's to spend seven years in prison have her property confiscated and to pay out almost two hundred million u.s. dollars in d

u.n. and the congolese government keep a kind of peace. but if people in congo think witnesses are not telling the truth or the court's not fair to both sidesolence could erupt again. the lubanga trial starts to go better for the prosecution. many young witnesses testify that they were child soldiers for thomas lubanga. >> we were taken forcefully. if you tried to refuse, you could be shot. >> the lubanga trial continues. the second congo trial is under way. and a third trial is starting. most of those indicted by the court are still free. and it seems unlikely that the prosecutor can ever really challenge the most powerful countries. but nobody likes to see people getting away with terrible crimes. the court exists because that desire for justice doesn't stop at the border. and if we want a less violent world, really, what alternative is there to the rule of law. >> brown: in august two and a half >> brown: in august, two and a half years after lubanga's trial began, lawyers delivered closing arguments. judges are now deliberating the verdict. "prosereto pr"mieres on documentary channel on this coming sunday, october 9. and you can learn a

u.n. saying the u.s. has to play a role here in setting up a civilian court system and non-partisan law enforcement so thele who have just seen this brutal dictatorship, have not seen fairness or police that they could trust, can finally see that perhaps, you know, that the civil institutions can stand up and they can have a transstoition democracy. we are getting what warning the president will be out in two minutes. megyn: we just saw the speech come down to the lectern. as you know, the and tight for nation building in the united states of america is very low in the wake of of what we have seen in iraq and afghanistan. what should we be listening for when listen together president wit comes to how much help we'll be willing to give libya? >> reporter: that's a good question. you heard republican senator john mccain suggest maybe this new libyan government should be paying the u.s. back for the cost we have been bearing. the pentagon says that the u.s. cost in terms of the nato mission in connection with that has been $1.1 billion. as you mentioned, in terms of the deep deficits in this country, the deb

u.n. security council and general assembly and the international criminal court and the violations of international law? our people await the response. some of this response is in your hands, ladies and gentlemen, representatives of the people of europe and our people call a new to take up your responsibility. mr. president, ladies and gentlemen, within this ongoing struggle for independence, we shall continue to make every effort possible to develop the building of our society and entrenched in our democratic institutions and organizing our domestic situation. as for the achievements made at this level, we will seek to safeguard them and build on them. we are particularly proud of the fact that in recent years we have been able to eradicate illiteracy almost completely in palestine. our people who contributed to building numerous countries in the world, the people that hold up holy and venerate education and culture and creativity as we have agreed to major steps in expanding our educational infrastructure at all levels, reaching the point where we now about 49 universities and institutes catering

court overturned that murder conviction on monday. >>> u.s. ambassador susan rice is calling it an outrage, she walked out of the u.n. after china and russia blocked a measure targeting syria. she said that would rather sell weapons to the syrian regime than stand with the people who want freedom. you're seeing pictures there of a brutal crackdown of to protests. the u.n. resolution condemn the crackdown on those protesters and opened the door to sanctions. the u.n. said that 2600 syrians have been killed since march in those protests. >>> wildfire once again threatening people and property in bastrop county, texas, about 1,000 acres are burning today. fires forced 30 families to leave their homes, it was just last month, when a huge firestourm destroyed 1500 homes in that county. >>> a new york congresswoman said that it's time to look at limits on helicopter traffic over manhattan. now, you're looking at this scene a crash on tuesday killed an australian tourist who was celebrating her 40th birthday. three other passengers and the pilot survived. witnesses said that the helicopter belly flopped right into the east

be buried until the international criminal court gets a chance to examine the circumstances surrounding his death. jenna: still a lot of questions about that. u.ninvestigators want the know if gadhafi was killed in combat or executed after his capture. why does that matter? let's talk about that with jennifer griffin who's live from the pentagon. jennifer, why does that matter, and where is gadhafi's body right now to do that investigation? >> reporter: well, he was supposed to be bury inside an unmarked grave within 24 hours, but they appear to be breaking muslim tradition, and his body is still in misrata, and people are lining up to see the slain body lying inside a house on the outskirts of misrata. in some cases people are getting their picture taken with his corpse. they're lining up not to pay respects. at first they weren't sure where to put him. we have video, and be i must warn viewers it is graphic in nature. it's of his body laid out in a large commercial freezer earlier today used by local restaurants, and u.n. investigators want to see the body to try and figure out how it was killed, but it's clearly visible that there was a smal

u.n. and fox news contributor. good morning to you. first on iran, there is a development on that. what is it? >> well, the court what's been looking at this particular case has refer dollars the whole matter back to the trial court on the grounds there was insufficient investigation. i think that probably is because they don't want to put the onous on the supreme leader to decide one way or the other. i think they want to duck this issue. they see it's caused them nothing but bad publicity worldwide and this is a way to do it procedurally. bill: earlier today before this news crossed you thought they would spare his life. >> yeah, i think they need to find a way -- >> bill: do you still? >> yes. i think it just puts them in such a bad light, but i don't think they want to have the supreme leader make that decision, so this could be, this breaking development, could be the procedural way they have found to duck the issue. bill: there are groups in the u.s. working to spare this man's life. they contend that iran is feeling the pressure. >> well, i hope that's right. bill: do you agree. >> i hope there's a possib

court. the body is returned to them and assure the hometown a quick burl of gaddafi. members here seem to be divided. the u.n investigation and the u.s. is asking for an accounting of how he died. nato, which launched the air strike which prohibited gaddafi from escaping on thursday said it will end its operations here in libya next week. celebrations are continuing through the weekend, and they hope to build up tomorrow when the members of the senior leader of the transitional council will formally declare the liberation of libya. back toufment -- to you. >> the n.c.c. says it will hold a constitutional aassembly within eight months and parliamentary election as a year after that. >> the death of muammar gaddafi could speed up the return home of baltimore native journalist matthew van dyke. his mother said he went to witness history and he ended up in prison and stayed to fight with the rebels. now he will be home in the next week or so. >> i am not going to say i'm glad, but it meant -- i'm glad libya is free of him. >> sharon van dyke was on the phone with her son matthew. >> i could hear gunfire. they we

u.n. security council voting to halt military operations. meanwhile, the family of moammar gadhafi is filing a war crimes complaint again nato with the icc. the international criminal court. and do you remember the young woman in california? she was found naked, bound and hanging from a california mansion balcony? rebecca zahau was her name. her death was ruled a homicide. >> was rebecca's death a homicide? the answer is no. it was a suicide. to reach these conclusions relied in substantial measure upon the physical evidence. >> rebecca's family never bought the idea of a suicide so they had her body exhumed for a second autopsy. he has done all kinds of cases ranging from the president kennedy assassination to anna nicole smith. >>> and it looks like john edwards will go on trial. the judge refused to dismiss charges of violating election laws in 2008. attorneys for edwards, they had argued those charges were brought by a republican prosecutor, wanting to take down a big name democrat. also this. >> he's not allowed to come up here. does he know how to read? >> yes, your honor. >> he'd better understand. if you even dream about her and you violate my order, you will go