ban ki-moon is attending a summit of world leaders in new york. we have this report " -- ban ki- moon in ending a summit of world leaders in new york. we have this report. >> they are being told how to increase their yield. their efforts being made across the developing world to reduce by half the number of people suffering from hunger by 2015. >> we have a problem marketing our crops. he says, "we lack transport and capital." they are planting with improved feet and with fertilizer, supplied by now -- for now by this age group, but they will eventually be expected to pick up the bill -- they are planting with improved feed and fertilizer. until recently, she would almost certainly be at home without any skilled health worker if anything were to go wrong. happily, there are no complications. "god has given them to us," is what they were named. they are trying to speed up progress towards the millennium goals, cutting child mortality by two-thirds, reducing maternal fatality, and reducing hiv/aids and other diseases. there is a major push forward. m

un secretary general, ban ki- moon says that some progress had been made but the profit -- but the clock is ticking. >> we have the power at this very hour, none of us can be truly [unintelligible] why some many lack the bases -- the basics for life and dignity. none of us should be able to rest easy knowing the fear and despair. let us make this investment in a better future for all. there is no global project more worthy. let us send a strong message of hope, of fundamental hope. let us keep our promise. >> i asked our u.n. correspondent which of the eight goals were on track. for example, cutting poverty by half by 2015. >> that is largely because of very big economic growth in china and india which has raised worldwide figures. one of the other goals on target is to increase the number of people with access to clean drinking water. that is not the case for people with access to clean sanitation. that has fallen far behind. there has been quite a lot of progress made in prevention of aids and malaria, getting children to primary schools. but in these areas, they're not on target. thos

before winter season comes, we have to provide decent shelters to many people. >> ban ki-moon.eanwhile, recovery has been slow and painful across the country. all this week, the bbc's reporter has been traveling along the indus river. this report comes from one of the areas hardest hit. >> the families that used to live here did have homes, livelihoods and a community. but it was all swept away. this is a sad indication of just how desperate people are here. every time we see a car in the area, they are hoping we were here to help. weeks after the disaster struck here, most are still dependent on hand-outs and have no means of helping themselves. >> at least someone got something. the government has been here. that is why i can honestly tell you that nobody has died here of starvation. >> but it is not all going as smooth as the man says. there is not enough aid here. this distribution soon descends to chaos. frustrated flood victims, tired of waiting for food, take matters into their own hands, with dozens jumping on to the aid truck. the situation becomes more and more danger

renewed peace talks now threatened by the resumption of building it comes as un general secretary ban the ki-moon secretary general rather ban ki-moon told israel west bank settlements are illegal under international law. the tail end of tropical storm matthew is still of wrenching parts of central america river levels may still rise as people seek higher ground the floods have swept away bridges in mexico with thousands of people evacuated shelters and left without power the massive storm hit the region on friday. five million people in russia are drug addicts with most lowing into the country from ghana stand in central asia this problem will be tackled by officials from both moscow and educate stan itself a huge drug corridor and market but amateur canister in russia could be just as dangerous as artie's down as blonsky discovers. the sting operation turns into family drama this pregnant woman and her boyfriend just tried to sell five hundred grams of them fit them into undercover agents a sniffer dog found a stash of drugs under the front wheel of the suspects luxury car as it turned out the

. >> ban ki-moon has warned leaders not to use the economic downturn as an excuse for missing targets on reducing poverty. at a summit in new york he says it could still be [unintelligible] progress is fragile. our u.n. correspondent reports. >> the powerful and the glamorous have descended upon manhattan to talk about ending poverty and spur action to meet the blueprint for doing so. the millennium development goals have made a difference. >> this is an achievement we can be proud of. but we must protect these advances, many of which are fragile. the clock is ticking with much more to do. >> which of the goals are on target to meet the deadline? they plan to cut extreme poverty by half looks within reach because of economic growth in china and india. there has been much progress into getting children into schools and reducing the spread of aids. cutting the deaths of children and women who died in childbirth is off target. these farmers are among those who benefit it. they now get the latest market prices from mobile phones. the extra income and aid helps improve the village services

in new york, ban ki-moon expressed concern about how the religious conflict has spread around the world. >> it's quite unfortunate we have seen mostly recently some polarization of extreme abuse. this is totally not the desirable, not acceptable at this time. >> ban told reporters that the united nations will convene a high level meeting of the alliance of civilizations, a forum for tackling cultural and religious disputes. he said the u.n. will discuss the issue with u.s. president barack obama and other world leaders when they gather in new york for the u.n. millennium summit next week. >>> japanese foreign musliniste okada apologized for prisoners suffering in world war ii. they were taken to japan to be slave laborers. the pows are in japan for a week at the invitation of the japanese government. foreign minister okada told them they had been treated inhumanely and suffered greatly at the hands of the imperial japanese army. they said as a representative of the japanese government and foreign minister he extends his heart-felt apology. 90-year-old lester tenny is the group leader. h

on the closing day at a summit dedicated to strategies for fighting poverty, secretary- general ban ki-moonaid the government's, foundation of businesses have committed funds to that purpose. leaders from 140 countries have been attending the summit. u.s. president barack obama is due to address. >> the main goal is simple. there has been progress towards achieving it, but it has been far too slow. almost 1 billion people suffer from militant -- malnutrition today. the world's poorest countries still have a long way to go to me the other goals which include reversing the spread of aids and ensuring access to primary school education. despite new financial pledges and that's at the summit, there's no certainty is that there'll be enough money and political will to fulfill the planet. >> the reason global economic and financial crisis it is for developing countries. in such circumstances, it should be a genuine commitment. >> countries in sub-saharan africa, in particular, have made little progress in eradicating poverty. they urged stronger leadership among developing nations to tackle hunge

secretary-general ban ki moon. >>> welcome back to "newsline" business. the u.s. federal reserve said it was prepared to provide additional measures to bolster the economy if necessary but decided to postpone any move at its open market committee meeting held on tuesday. the fed's committee decided to maintain the target range for its key policy rate at 0% to .25%. it also said it will continue to provide the same amount of funds to maintain an adequate money supply. the u.s. central bank stated that the pace of recovery in output and employment has slowed in recent months. it said spending by firms on equipment and software is rising, but less rapidly than earlier in the year. the fed's decision to postpone additional easing comes after recent economic data on consumer spending and the housing market show better than expected results. >>> u.s. housing starts were up over 10% in august from the previous month. the better than expected rise marks the highest level since april, when expiring government tax credits boosted demand for new homes. the commerce departmen

investigation is underway as well that is seen as it is having more weight to it it's got ban ki moon's backing it also includes israel and turkey from where of course the nine who were killed were from do you think that a toll may draw different conclusions or a danger of that. well look i can't see them drawing any different conclusions i mean this was a very concise. process that was created a but you know united nations group they interviewed a lot of people in the united kingdom in france. geneva and also in the middle east. look at myself as a sea. scene and it was point to point it was. there was no blasting of the information the rest. flotilla or one of the ships that was with the flotilla thank you for giving us your thoughts recollections pretty. red on the east georgia was behind the attack. the most significant strike again is . pressurising on official to delay the recall for the commonwealth games in india new zealand comes after in face criticism over poor accommodation for athletes and the collapse of a foot bridge which injured twenty seven workers the games are due to

secretary-general ban ki- moon told delegates on monday that the millennium development goals agreed10 years ago have transformed development efforts, producing more success stories than ever before. but he also pointed out that those advances are fragile and that more than 100 million people in the world still live on less than $2.25 per day. >> security is tight around un headquarters in new york. doesn't a political leaders from around the world joined the city. the main goal set by delegates 10 years ago was to halt poverty and hunger by 2015. in his opening address, the u.n. secretary general reported mixed progress. he said there is still much to be done in some areas like the fight against hunger, but he noted improvements in the provision of medical care for aids sufferers and an education. >> we must protect these advances, many of which is still fragile. and the clock is ticking. we have much more to do. >> the german chancellor will address delegates on tuesday. she told reporters the both the donor and recipient countries have to ensure that development funds are properly

this renewed peace talks now threatened by resumption of building it comes as un secretary-general ban ki moon told israel west bank settlements are illegal under international law. at least thirty people have been buried under a landslide in northwestern colombia mudslide swept over people as they were crossing the road the search was suspended due to dangerous weather conditions but rescuers are due to resume digging the rainy season has caused flooding and ruined roads across the country in recent weeks. five million people in rush hour a drug addicts with most of flowing into the country from of ghana stand in central asia this problem will be tackled by officials from both moscow and stand itself a huge drug corridor and market but amateur chemists in russia could be just as dangerous as artie's dentist he discovers. a sting operation turns into a family drama this pregnant woman and her boyfriend just tried to sell five hundred grams of them fit them into undercover agents to sniffer dog found a stash of drugs under the front wheel of the suspects luxury car as it turned out the popular

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renewed peace talks now threatened by the resumption of building it comes as un secretary-general ban ki moon told israel west bank settlements are illegal under international law. at least thirty people have been buried under a landslide in northwestern colombia monts light swept over people as they were crossing the road the search was suspended due to dangerous weather conditions but rescuers are due to resume digging the rainy season is cost flooding and ruined roads across the country in recent weeks. that brings us up to date here in our teeth that's so kareena will join us in just a few moments with the latest business update don't go away. this is more a region is economically and socially one of russia's better developed provinces the region has a significant scientific and industrial capacity that we realize its full potential after the construction of this you go to the park and tell ya he has completed the i t. park or has r. and d. projects in the spheres of automotive construction aerospace and oil chemistry high tech data center furbished with cutting edge servers and communica

un secretary-general ban ki moon is calling for world leaders to all the promises to end world poverty made a decade ago speaking at a special u.n. summit he said the target of having poverty and hunger by two thousand and fifteen was still achievable despite the economic downturn. games and the event that's the talk of new york. we have a so-called millennium development goal summit taking place where leaders will be talking about the commitments they had made ten years ago and really will be following up to see what if any of those commitments they have made and there are very important issues being considered at that summit there is really a lot of different activity that is going to be taking place at the u.n. we have hundreds of bilateral meetings taking place where each country tries to push their agenda forward traditionally we all know that new york is a great place to be if you want to spot celebrities but this week it's politicians this is the place where you need to be if you want to see as crossing the street with the loud crowds following him or if you want to see the fren

secretary general ban ki moon but during the trip crowds gathered to criticize iran on human rights. powerful typhoon has moved on from taiwan and brought to rental rate and widespread floods to eastern china more than two hundred thousand villagers had to be evacuated from areas prone to devastating landslides taiwanese officials reported more than fifty people injured the storm is the eleventh to have hit china this year. and it appears that a raging fire may have consumed the ancient colosseum in rome but don't worry the flames are actually real the installation is part of a dramatic art spectacle that will run over the next few days in italy's capital the artists involved say the flames symbolized destruction in creation and the fragile state of europe's cultural heritage sites. yulia bokova joins us next with all the latest from the world of business stay with us here on r.t. . this is more a region is economically and socially one of russia's better developed provinces the region has a significant scientific and industrial capacity that will realize its full potential after the

secretary general ban ki moon but during the trip to criticize the human rights situation in iran. a powerful typhoon has moved on from taiwan. to widespread flooding into eastern china over two hundred thousand villages have been evacuated from areas prone to devastating landslides taiwanese officials reported over fifty injured at this point the storm is so thick china. and a raging fire has consumed colosseum in rome but there's no need to worry the flames are not real the installation is part of a dramatic odd spectacle that will run over the next few nights in capital the artists involved say the flames symbolize destruction and creation on the front page of europe's cultural heritage sites. ok well time now for the business news with your. that's right time to have a look at the world of business a very warm welcome source as winter olympics committee has signed contracts worth one billion dollars at the international investment form in sochi which finished at the weekend the citizen ministrations security even more investment the channel to call the visit the future because

renewed peace talks now threatened by the resumption of building it comes as un secretary-general ban ki moon told israel west bank settlements are illegal under international law. at least thirty people have been buried under a landslide in northwestern colombia a mudslide swept over people as they were crossing the road. was suspended due to dangerous weather conditions but rescuers are due to resume digging the rainy season has caused flooding and ruined roads across the country in recent weeks. and the business news is next with korea. that's twenty past two pm here in moscow walking to business as of been reporting in the news the man of moscow yuri luzhkov has been dismissed by president medvedev liskov has ruled the city for eighteen years and with it he set the planning conditions for construction business r.t. spoke to the head of penny lane real estate agency about the impact of his departure on moscow's will estate market and this is what he said we expect a very long period of time when everybody is frozen nobody is approving or giving any permits everybody is stuck waiting for ne

secretary general ban ki moon during the trip crowds did gather to criticize the human rights situation in iran. a powerful typhoon has moved on from taiwan and brought torrential rain and widespread flooding to eastern china over two hundred thousand villages have been evacuated from areas prone to devastating landslides taiwanese officials reported this point over fifty people injured the storm is the eleventh one to china this year. as traffic chaos in greece after a truck drivers parked their vehicles to block a number of motorways around athens it's part of a protest against the government's plan to abolish stricter licensing for lorry drivers there are many fuel tankers involved in the demonstration prompting fears of a fuel shortage creating large queues at patrol stations. and time now for the business news with charlotte. hello and welcome to the business program with me and i was following oil. aiming to further expand its operations beyond russia's borders head of alpha group mikao friedman says the company is ready to buy fields in venezuela vietnam and other countries which

secretary general ban ki moon during the trip crowds gather. to criticize the human rights situation in iraq. u.s. officials have formally declared an end to the worst oil spill in the country's history approach pressure tests confirm that b.p. has permanently put cement plug on the leaking well it has been sealed by a temporary captions mid july this brings to an end nearly five months of chaos after april's rig explosion that killed eleven workers. and a raging fire appears to have consumation coliseum in rome but there is no need to worry the flames are real installations part of a dramatic art spectacle dowdle run over the next few nights in italy's capital the artists say the flames symbolize destruction and creation and the fragile state of europe's cultural heritage sites. yulia bokova joins us next with all the latest from the world of business stay with us. that's right time to have a look at the world of business a very warm welcome to the program such as winter olympics committee has signed contracts worth one billion dollars at the

ahead of that session he discussed the current state of the middle east with secretary-general ban ki moon but during the trip crowds gathered to criticize the human rights situation in iraq. powerful typhoon has moved on from taiwan and brought to wrench will reign in the widespread flooding to eastern china more than two hundred thousand village. jurors have been evacuated from areas prone to devastating landslides taiwanese officials reported more than fifty injured in the storms in the eleventh to have hit china this week. thousands of armed troops have patrolled the desert the deserted streets in indian controlled kashmir as the curfew there continues for an eighth day the region has been rocked by widespread protests against indian rule since june with at least one hundred five people killed in clashes with security forces four more people died in street battles on sunday including a nineteen year old girl. and it may appear that a raging fire has consumed the ancient colosseum in rome but the need to worry the flames on real it's an art installation that's part of a dramatic spectac

un secretary-general ban ki moon has urged the member states to make good on their promises despite the economic downturn world leaders are in new york for a key summit. goals of reducing global poverty and hunger. political deadlock following the country's a general election the government coalition is without a majority and after the green party refuses to join them they have already ruled out a union with the controversial sweden democrats who entered parliament for the first time on an immigration. three car bombs in baghdad. thirty six people it is the worst wave of violence since the u.s. officially ended its combat operations earlier this month fifty thousand troops remain in the country to train security forces but many iraqis believe it's not enough to protect. thirty minutes with a full look at news but right now it's back to washington for the second part of the show and we find out why nearly sixty percent of americans believe the u.s. needs a third political party to represent voters. angry for the feel we've got. the biggest issues get invoiced face to face with the news m

secretary general ban ki moon has urged member states to make good on the promises they made before the economic slowdown he was speaking to world leaders gathered in new york for the un's millennium goals development summit set up ten years ago the program aims to reduce world wide poverty hunger and mother and child mortality. following the event for us. we're two blocks away from the united nations and i can tell you that we're definitely caught up in the middle of the frenzy anyone who's been to new york at the end of september knows that this is the time of year when the madness takes over the city it's hard to get around it's hard to get a cab if you're lucky to get one you're going to have a hard time getting anywhere because half of midtown manhattan is cordo and off with thousands of police everywhere this millennium development summit is pretty interesting because it focuses on eight specific target goals that world leaders had set for themselves ten years ago back in the year two thousand and their goal is these targets focus on things like battling poverty and hunger all ove

secretary general ban ki moon has urged member states to make good on their financial promises despite the economic downturn world leaders are in new york for the summit . the un's millennium goals of reducing global poverty and hunger. sweden is in political following of the country's a general election the government coalition is without a majority and new allies after the green party used to join they have already ruled out immediately with the controversial democrats who entered parliament for the first time on an anti immigration ticket. three car bombs in baghdad and loser killed at least thirty six people is the worst wave of violence since the us officially ended its combat operations earlier this month fifty thousand troops remain in the country to train security forces but many iraqis believe it's the tech. companies you up to date next on the show looks at why washington has not commented on the shocking statistic that one in seven americans are living in poverty. for the feast we've got. the biggest issues get voice face to face with the news makers. welcome to the a lot of

meantime, ahmadinejad met with secretary-general ban ki-moon. he is expected to address the general assembly later this week. several groups organizing protests criticizing the human rights situation in iran and its nuclear program. >> the midterm elections are now just a month away and campaigning is still in full swing. president obama heads to philadelphia today tohelp raise money for a democrat who could help his party keep control of congress. but republicans and tea partiers see an opportunity to take ove nbc's tracie potts has more now from capitol hill. >> reporter: this weekend president obama aimed straight for the heart of his party, black voters. >> the time for action is now. >> reporter: the challenge of the upcoming election for both sides, the tea party americans fed up with washington. >> it's like telling the american people, oh, don'torry about it. everything isoing to be okay. deite the fact that we have $13.4 trillion in debt. >> reporter: democrats are trying to use the party's fringe to sway those in the middle. >> the con

secretary-general ban ki-moon.s for the sanctions, hillary clinton says they have and will continue to affect the iranians. >> the information we are getting is that the iranian regime is quite worried about the impact on their banking system. on their economic growth. because, they have already encountered some tough economic times. and, this is, you know, making it more costly. >> reporter: secretary clinton, who said thus far iran has not agreed to attend any meetings on the nuclear program, during the u.n. session this week, says iran needs to permits full nuclear inspections, by the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog group, the iaea. mahmoud ahmadinejad says his nation is not blocking those inspections but the iaea said, yes, some inspectors have not been allowed to do their jobs inside iran. julie. >> julie: molly henneberg, thank you very much. >> gregg: heavy winds and surf from igor lashing the island of bermuda d. bermuda, the storm is expected to make landfall later tonight. rick leventhal is there, live, in bermud

secretary-general ban ki-moon put it at the end of today's opening session. >> translator: we are hereuse a fight for more prosperous, stable and equitable world is at the heart. itself, part of the mission of the united nations. we are here because ten years ago meeting here at the highest level the international community promised to spare no effort to free the entire human race from want. >> we have more success stories than ever before. the transmittive impact of the mbg is undeniable. this is an achievement we can be proud of, but we must protect protect these advances, many of which are still fragile. and the clock is ticking. we have much more to do. >> okay. here are the eight goals of the millennium development project, millennium development goal. number one, eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. two, achieve universal primary education. number three, promote gender equality and um po you are women. three, promote gender equality and four, reduce child mortality. five, childhood disease, six, combat hiv-aids, seven ensure environmental sustainability and eight, develop global

sect stare general ban ki-moon urged them to stay committed to goals to help the world's poor. the challenge aimed to reduce poverty and hunger and improve health standards around the world. >>> a new report on fbi activity following the september 11th attacks claims the fbi improperly spied on peace groups and animal rights activists over the next five years. thee fbi justifies the activity by saying that people for the ethic treatment of animals, greenpeace and other groups had ties to domestic terror cells but yesterday the inspector general released a report saying there was little or no basis for that link. and the surveillance was unreasonable and inconsistent with fbi policy. >> 6:16. bart will consider raising new revenue by way of advertising. one plan calls for installing tv monitors on trains and at stations that will provide transit information and also air commercials. bart is also considering corporate sponsorship of stations and allowing highway billboards on land that bart already owns. >> 6:16 is the time, let's go back over to sal to check in on the commute. h

secretary- general ban ki-moon urged member nations to stay committed to goals that were set ten yearsgo to help the world's poor f the millennium challenge aimed to reduce poverty and hunger and improve health standards all over the world. >>> there is a new report on fbi activity following the september 11th attacks. the report claims the fbi improperly spied on peace groups and animal rights activists over the next five years. the fbi reportedly justified the undercover activity by saying that people for the ethical treatment of animals, greenpeace and other groups had connections to domestic terror cells, however the justice department's inspector general released a report yesterday saying there was little or no basis for the terror link and the surveillance was, unreasonable and inconsistent with fbi policy. >> this week bart with look for new ways to raise money through advertising. one plan calls for installing tv monitors on trains and stations that would provide transit information and air commercials. bart is also considering corporate sponsorship of stations and allowing hig

ban ki-moon for his leadership. ban ki-moon for his leadership. as in 65 years since the creation of the united nations of the united nations, both the world and japan have undergone tremendous change. japan's role in the international community and the vision of society the nation seeks to achieve have also changed with time. through this address, i hope to share with you my thinking on japan's contribution and to appeal for a wide range of cooperation toward resolution of challenges. at this time, the international community is facing a senes of challenges that include poverty, hunger, infectious diseases, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and missiles, regional conflicts, global environmental issues. >> is an honor to have this opportunity to share with you opportunity to share with you the role that japan should play the primary role of the leader of the country should be to create a society in which human suffering is reduced to a minimum i believe that it is the duty of world political leaders to mi

secretary- general ban ki-moon insisted the goals are still attainable. french president nicolas sarkozy pledged to boost france's aid for poor countries by 20% over the next three years. he asked other developed nations to do the same. the f.b.i. investigated several anti-war and environmental groups after 9/11 for no good reason. the justice department's inspector general reported that today. he found "little or no basis" for domestic terror probes of greenpeace and the anti-war thomas merton center, among others. the report said f.b.i. officials misled director robert mueller and congress about the investigations. they were conducted between 2001 and 2006. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: when reports first broke five months ago of an explosion and fire on an oil rig in the gulf of mexico, the initial word was that no substantial amount of oil was leaking. the rest, of course, is history. the nation's largest oil spill, a catastrophe that led to major environmental and economic damage along the gulf coast from flo