secretary general ban ki-moon says the observers were shot at in fact. >> the u.n. has been debating the crisis in syria with the international on floyd kofi annan saying the country is on the brake -- international envoy kofi annan cindy countries on the brink of civil war. >> there was an observance for the latest systems of the violence and syria. as many as 78 were killed brutally in qubair. this unverified video was posted by the opposition which is hoping for help from the international community to end violence. the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon says those responsible must be brought to justice. and u.n. monitors were barred from visiting the village. >> i just learned a few minutes ago that the u.n. monitors were shot at with small arms. >> the peace plan put forward by the u.n. special envoy kofi annan has largely been ignored. he says that syria is on the brink of an all-out civil war and the international community must act swiftly. >> we must find a way on the common ground to act and act as one. >> u.s. officials attending an anti-terrorism confere

hours of closed door consultation and members of the security council and the secretary-general ban ki moon have come out first mr obama ki-moon saying that kofi annan six point peace plan to stop the violence in syria remains at the center of the international community's efforts it is not a plan that anyone says has failed the most important thing right now according to the secretary general is to keep syria from going from a tipping point to a breaking point the un chief says that the danger of a civil war in syria is very imminent and it is very important for the international community to flee to prevent any escalation of violence now the un joint joint special envoy for the u.n. and arab league mr kofi annan also has said to the media that what needs to be done now is for the security council to under stand and to come up with a plan in the best way to implement his six point peace plan and that is up to the security council to to work out and decide but at this point this peace plan is still what the international community is surrounding and supporting what mr annan also said is tha

secretary general ban ki-moon and special envoy to syria call for and have been calling on international community to put more pressure on damascus and i had a sad that his peace plan is not being implemented although these time stressing that it's not being implemented by both sides and both sides both ground station and syrian government are responsible for what's going on at the same time this is . the responsibility of the syrian foreign to and the violence in their country both u.s. and international officials have recognized that the reason a third force operating here in syria and it's not just clear who exactly is behind what it contains and carvings and hard as the truth of the matter is as you know is that the position groups only. do not only failed to comply to plan but would be clear it is their intention not to do so which is a very dangerous development of a girl and a productive development coffee and i'm sad that and the fate of the syrian president bashar assad has to be decided by syrian people and this is something that russia and china are also said. fourteen being v

secretary general ban ki moon has said that he's deployed concerned over the increasing violence in syria and has called on all countries with influence on both the rebels and syrian government to call on all parties to stop while to stop atrocities to lay down arms and to pull back as he put it from the brink at the same time we are hearing claims of completely different nature from another international organization with a surge of violence has been seized on by nato chief hinting at a possible intervention mr rasmussen has compared the events in syria today with those in the balkans during the one nine hundred ninety s. that led to bombardment of former yugoslavia the alliances chief has said that unless you and reached a unified solution nato might intervene on its own without un approval and without u.n. support we've also been hearing a lot about military intervention recently from both un and nato member britain foreign secretary william hague has said that this scenario cannot be ruled out because also stress that this up to assad to this. whether he wants to seize the violence an

just a short time ago ban ki-moon warned that civil war is imminent and real. for the latest on the diplomatic maneuvering on the united nations we check in with colum lynch of the "washington post." colum, the peace plan put forth by kofi annan and approved by u.n. members hasn't changed the situation on the ground in syria. is there a new initiative circulating? a new annan plan and, if so, how is it different? >> well, i mean, there is a feeling that the annan plan, which is supposed to start a political dialogue between the opposition and the government, has hit a dead end. the government is not willing to talk. the opposition is not willing to participate in talk. we're seeing all the violence unfolding. kofi annan has been looking for some way to recharge the diplomacy and he seems to be exploring this idea of setting up a contact group that would involve many of the members already in the security council, the united states, the europeans britain, france, and russia. it would also-- at least he's trying to include some of the key regional players who hav

secretary-general ban ki-moon briefing the security council where he said one of these u.n.in fact, shot at while trying to reach the site of this massacre. bizarrely, state tv flashed a banner a few hours ago saying that the u.n. monitors had, in fact, arrived on site and let's remember, too, that syrian state television is claiming that this was, in fact, carried out by terrorist gangs. it is saying that these foreign-backed terrorist elements killed nine women and children in this jige. other surviving residents cried out for help and that is why syrian government troops went in and effectively broke up a terrorist cell. we're getting all sorts of conflicting accounts but one thing remains undisputed, and that is that this death toll is continuing to rise. the massacres are becoming more horrifying by the day, and at this point in time the peace plan is effectively failed, dialogue does not seem to be the way forward. both sides refusing to come to the negotiating table, and the international community has absolutely no plan "b," don. >> you mentioned ban ki-moon. let's l

guard ban ki moon warned her time is running out and progress has been too slow. david looks of the challenges ahead. >> scientists are worried we are putting the planet beyond its limits, that economic growth is taking a cost on the environment you're a good -- on the environment. the talks are about charge take a more sustainable course, and it met with an appeal from a teenager. >> you have 72 hours to decide the fate of your children, my children, my children's children. at it is notme is thu just nice to the gap. people depend on it. getting a meaningful agreement is proving difficult, so what is set to be agreed by the leaders at this summit this week? first, a sustainable development goals, although they have not been defined. get-go promised to protect the ocean -- a promise to protect the ocean and now and economic commitment. today at the forest, the deputy prime minister. david cameron and barack obama are among the leaders not here. are dealing with over 190 countries, you have a problem. if you get everyone to agree, you end up diluting things. but ex

secretary-general ban ki-moon says he's preparing several options to end the violence in syria. ban says the government of president bashar al assad shows no signs of complying with the cease-fire plan approved by the u.n. security council. >> this is indicative of a pattern that may amount to crimes against humanity. the international community must recognize all these realities and must act now. >> the secretary-general did not provide details about what further actions he would take, but analysts say they could include tougher sanctions as called for by the united states and european countries. russia and china remain opposed to additional sanctions against syria. the divide leaves the security council with little room to maneuver. ban said the group of 20 summit later this month will provide an important opportunity to discuss the syrian issue. >>> people in china reflect on the events of their past. this week mced the 23rd anniversary of the protests in tiananmen square. the crackdown left scores of pro democracy protesters dead or wounded. even today chinese government offi

ban ki moon told a special session that the regime has lost all legitimacy. he gave this morning. >> of the abuses are continuing. the country is becoming more polarized. the future is likely to be one of bordeaux repression -- brutal repression, sectarian violence, and even all out civil war. this is an -- >> this is an armored vehicle being totally destroyed. violence on all sides seems to be increasing. one idea is to have a new contact to bridge the divide and have real change in syria. it would include both world and regional powers. britain and america reject any participation by iran. >> i think the inclusion of iran in any such group would probably render it unworkable. this is a country that is supporting unacceptable violence and supporting the syrian regime. >> the rest of the world does not know what to do. each new atrocity makes dialogue and reconciliation even harder to achieve. >> james robbins reporting a short time ago. he spoke after being briefed by the special envoy to syria, kofi annan. i was struck by how great he is about this. what di

secretary-general ban ki-moon says u.n. observers have come under fire as they tried to reach the site of the latest reported massacre. ban says the unarmed observers have been deliberately targeted and special envoy kofi annan blames the failure of peace on the syrian government. susan mcginnis joins us from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is the fourth mass killing of civilians in syria in the past two weeks but thousands have died in the past 12 months. now international leaders will meet again to try to find a solution. cell phone video captures what appears to be a successful rebel attack on a syrian government tank. but there are few victories for the uprising, which is far outmatched by president assad's military. near the city of homs people ran for their lives as the town came under attack and on wednesday opposition leaders say about 80 people, including women and children, were executed by pro-government militia. representatives from the united nations tried to reach the site of the massa

secretary-general ban ki-moon is calling on both to pull back from the brink. >>> to those massive wildfires now in the west. firefighters say they're making progress against the 41,000-acre fire in northern colorado. the fire remains out of control, but that could change later this morning. at least one person has died in the fire, a woman who had received two evacuation notices, but when firefighters arrived at her cabin, they were turned away by a wall of flames. 118 buildings west of ft. collins have been burned, and hundreds have been forced to evacuate. tom mustin of our denver station kcnc has that part of the story. >> reporter: we're in loveland, colorado, about 20 miles from where the fire is burning and 15 people are spending the night here in the community building. this is the evacuation center. monday, we saw hundreds of people coming by here for the latest information, also dropping off their animals here for evacuation as well. and a lot of the parents who evacuated are trying to convince their children that this evacuation is actually a mini vacation. as the high park fire r

secretary-general ban ki-moon is also expected to attend. he will apparently ask party speaking nations to make concrete pledges of support to afghanistan. the afghan government says it needs $5 billion a year for development and reconstruction after 2015. but the international community has called for a close examination of that estimate. >> translator: japan will consult with the international community to evaluate this estimate and come up with specific sums that would be agreeable to all parties. >> reporter: japan plans to seek help from the world bank to finalize the total contribution, but with many nations facing financial difficulties of their own, there's uncertainty over the size of the checks afghanistan can expect to receive. hideki yui, nhk world, kabul. >> that's going to wrap up our bulletin. i'm patchari raksawong in bangkok. >>> police have arrested the last fugitive wanted in connection with the gas attack on the tokyo subway. members of the aum shinrikyu cult killed 13 people in 1995 when they released nerve gas on severa

secretary-general ban ki-moon is also expected to attend. he will apparently ask party speaking nations to make concrete pledges of support to afghanistan. the afghan government says it needs $5 billion a year for development and reconstruction after 2015. but the international community has called for a close examination of that estimate. >> translator: japan will consult with the international community to evaluate this estimate and come up with specific sums that would be agreeable to all parties. >> reporter: japan plans to seek help from the world bank to finalize the total contribution, but with many nations facing financial difficulties of their own, there's uncertainly over the checks afghanistan can expect to receive. hideki yui, nhk world, kabul. >> that's going to wrap up our bulletin. i'm patchari raksawong in bangkok. >>> japanese lawmakers have been pushing central bankers to do more to jump-start the economy. but members of the bank of japan are holding steady. they decided to keep the benchmark interest rate between 0% and 0.

hours of closed door consultation and members of the security council and the secretary-general ban ki moon have come out first mr obama hugh moon saying that kofi annan six point peace plan the violence in syria remains at the center of the international community's efforts clearly nobody has calling this plan a failure and at this point nobody is endorsing any type of military intervention into syria the most important thing right now according to the secretary general is to keep syria from going from a to.

suddenly governments have a response he's been closely watched by the united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon personally voiced his concern as u.n. observers reported intensified rebel activity. has the latest now from within syria . the opposition activists have been accusing the syrian army of shell in the residential areas in the tile and something the government denies since the beginning of the uprising here in syria last march they've been insisting on shelling on targeting only the places where terrorists and militant groups are based we've also been receiving video from homestead shows explosions and shelling so you can see and hear them but again it's very hard to very far use targeting who we have been able to speak to the.

secretary-general ban ki- moon issued a stern warning to the syrian government. >> the massacre of civiliansf the sort seen last weekend could put syria into a catastrophe, a civil war with which the country would never recover. >> now diplomats at the u.n.'s top human rights party -- body are demanding an inquiry. they have directed condemnation of the killings, saying those responsible would be held responsible. most eu states with the case to be taken up by the international criminal court in the hague. >> it is a safe bet that syria will dominate talks between russian president vladimir putin and german chancellor angela merkel today. >> putin is in berlin, his first visit to germany since taking office again last month. russia, along with china, has blocked condemnation of the syrian government by the u.n. security council. >> vladimir putin arrived an hour away from his previous stopover in belarus, lasting just a few hours, perhaps the surest -- jordis visit yet to berlin by a russian head of state. the meeting was not cordial. chancellor merkel's these are far removed from the russia

ban ki-moon that sir yace getting close to civil war? >> well, they don't need to be told that because they can see it's around them. the reality in this country is what began as a black-on-white affair has brought many shades of gray. you have foreign governments interfering in the opposition. i was following one case deliberately wrecking a cease-fire that have been bombed by a local town. a militia group that steeps have been spiraling away from the sinner -- syrian government. and you have radicalized element within the opposition in which they are concern about. i spoke to the people in lebanon a couple of weeks ago. they are still sbhault they say if there isn't any intervention and the people in desperation will start listening to other voices and those voices are heavy. >> paul, thanks very much indeed. trying to get into the village of qubair where that massacre of civilians took place. let's look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. a bomb has gone off in pakistan killing at least 18 people near the n

. >> ban ki-moon talking about the bloodshed that continues despite an official ceasefire in the presenceu.n. observers. >> more reports of troops once again shelling the region of houla, the site of last week's massacre. >> and more violence in homs, one of the major flash points of the conflict. >> their houses are destroyed, and even as the people here tried to flee the destruction, new explosions can be heard. this is homs. fighting is raging across syria, like here in this internet footage from houla. few here have faith that damascus will implement the peace plan from kofi annan. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton rebukes moscow for propping up the regime when a political transition is what is needed. >> i can tell you that right now we're focused on supporting kofi annan, reaching out, both inside and outside of syria, bringing together those that are most directly affected, particularly in the region. in the last several days, i have had numerous conversations. i will have many more over the next few days, with particular attention paid to the russians. >> russian president v

led governments every response is being closely watched by the united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon personally voiced his concern as u.n. observers reported intensified rebel activity. has the latest now from within syria . the opposition activists have been accusing the syrian army of shell in the residential areas in the town and something the government denies since the beginning of the uprising here in syria last march they've been insisting on shelling on targeting only the places where terrorists and militant groups are based and we've also been receiving video from homestead shows explosions and shellings you can see and hear them but again it's very hard to very far targeting who we have been able to speak to the spokes person of the u.n. supervision mission here in damascus they've confirmed to have been fighting in homes they confirm the use of heavy artillery machine guns and they've also been reporting about shellings from helicopter we're also hearing that they've been a large number of civilians trapped inside the fighting and also the u.n. mission spokes person has to

the united nations secretary-general ban ki moon was the first of many to point his finger a syrian president bashar al assad saying that the leader has lost all legitimacy and credibility in addition to that we have heard of comments coming from u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton saying that syria will not be peaceful and toll . bridge counterpart david cameron also called for a concerted action from international powers against syria now western powers have been for months pushing for regime change in syria and as of late pushing and campaigning for security council sanctions on syria now those sanctions as something that china and russia are opposed to frustrate men is coming from russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov who says there will be no mandate for military intervention into syria he says he can personally guarantee it the russian ambassador to the un vitaly churkin also addressed the general assembly saying that the international community needs to coordinate its efforts behind the six point peace plan that was put forth by international envoy kofi annan. we feel indignation

after hours of closed door consultations members of the security council and the secretary-general ban ki moon have come out first mr obama hugh moon saying that kofi annan six point peace plan the violence in syria remains at the center of the international community's efforts clearly nobody has calling this plan a failure and at this point nobody is indorsing any type of military intervention into syria the most important thing right now according to the secretary general is to keep syria from going from a tipping point to a breaking point joint special envoy for the u.n. an arab league mr kofi annan also has said to the media that what needs to be done now is for the security council to under stand and to come up with a plan in the best way to implement his six point peace plan and that is up to the security council to work out and decide while the security council unanimously recommitted its board or the kofi annan six point peace plan washington is still blaming syria for all of the ongoing violence u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice says that is the assad government that ha

secretary general ban ki-moon and special envoy to syria coffee and i have been calling on international community to put more pressure on damascus and i had a sad that his peace plan is not been implemented although these time stressing that it's not being implemented by both sides and both sides both ground opposition and syrian government are responsible for what's going on at the same time emphasizing this is. it is the responsibility of the syrian authorities to and the violence in their country so it looks a little bit like dad love because while the country syria is divided on those who support and those who don't support the regime the international community also lukes of pretty much divided on how to behave and how to and this crisis in syria but there is also a kind of progress in understanding as well between the size because both u.s. and international officials have recognized that the reason a third force operating here in syria and it's not just clear who exactly is behind what it contains and carved into hard is and they recognize it finally just to remind you it's been