they pay a lot of the bills but they also have the ability to veto a second term for ban ki-moon the. us is the un's fattest financier said to contribute more than two and a half billion dollars in two thousand and eleven and this is not the first time the u.s. has been caught spying. back in two thousand and three in the lead up to the invasion of iraq the national security agency was reportedly conducting we're going to interrupt some live coverage on our breaking news of course russia has won its bid to host the world cup in twenty eighteen and we can now hear what the russian delegation has to say about securing that bid to host the world cup of russia twenty eighteen will come from the prime minister of the russian federation mr vladimir putin at nine pm c.e.t. tonight in this room thank you very much and see you later thank you. going to say sorry about that we seem to have crossed to a press conference which didn't begin to stay with us though we hope to bring you the russian delegations press conference after winning the bid to host the world cup in twenty eight let's move on

they pay a lot of the bills but they also have the ability to veto a second term for ban ki-moon the u.s. is the un's fattest financier said to contribute more than two and a half billion dollars in two thousand and eleven and this is not the first time the u.s. has been caught spying. back in two thousand and three in the lead up to the invasion of iraq the national security agency was reportedly conducting. secret surveillance operation providing intelligence on the voting intentions of u.n. members this time around diplomats were asked to provide information on computer upgrade security measures passwords and personal encrypted keys of their human colleagues the exhausting level of the details allegedly demanded about top u.s. officials has not only left the u.s. red faced but it's also caused some to question whether washington was ultimately laying the groundwork for surveillance or how king operations here at the world body had quarters for governments that are constantly talking about democracy transparent see in poor newnam in the world and say that they're invading all sorts

panel appointed by ban ki-moon could look at possible war crimes in sri lankan is likely to visit the country soon to make submissions to a government appointed panel looking at the final years of the war. in a bizarre twist, a spokesman denied anyone had been brought to the court room. we were unable to contact the terrorist investigation division for comment. >> the headlines for you this hour. senators in the u.s. have voted to ratify a nuclear arms treaty. relations appeared to have taken a step forward. this news feels like a throwback to the past. the deportation of anna chapman. she made their rare appearance -- a rare appearance today, becoming a leader in the country's youth movement. >> it was the weirdest conference i have been too. the party was vladimir putin's party, the youth wing. since being uncovered as a spy, anna chapman has shied away from the media. she could not avoid the cameras today. although she tried. there was no more hiding. she made her entrance and completely ignored me. >> bbc news. >> she was declared one of the new leaders of the party. ever since sh

secretary-general ban ki-moon is condemning the, quote, deplorable acts of violence that left 38 people dead in nigeria over christmas weekend. a radical muslim sect is believed to have carried out several bomb blasts, which triggered deadly ethnic clashes between muslim and christian communities in the region. >>> south korean's proceed is vowing a relentless retaliation against the north if provoked again saying this morning he's not afraid of war with a communist state. the two koreas have both ramped up their rhetoric since the north's shelling of an island near the border last month, which killed four south koreans. >>> wikileaks founder julian assange has reportedly signed a book deal for $1.5 million. assange, who is currently fighting extradition to sweden on accusations of sexual misconduct, told the "sunday times" of london that he was writing the book to cover his legal costs and help finance his website. >>> and the man who owns the california home of nadya suleman, the so-called octomom, says he is ready to go ahead with eviction proceedings. he says he'll force suleman out

they wanted to use the un secretary ban ki-moon and the former malaysian president to persuade mugabe to step aside. it did not come to anything. what the cable says is we're not going to comment on this plan or plot. when not going to comment but it is encouraging that people are thinking about doing this sort of thing. >> has there been any comment on president obama's standing? >> because or since obama came to power, america's standing in africa is higher than in any place in the world. the controversy in the middle east, in africa, the popularity is high and solid. >> 81 inmates have died in a fire in an overcrowded prison in chile. the blaze broke out after a fight between rival gangs. the country's president has admitted that conditions are inhumane. >> the tragedy at the san miguel prison starts to unfold. frantic shouts from inmates and relatives. for several tense hours, these people who waited at the prison gates foreign is. >> we do not mail -- know anything about my brother. >> their worst fears were confirmed. there were survivors but many of them were badly burned. doct

secretary general ban ki moon he added that un peacekeepers were being forced out of the country by be incumbent laurent gbagbo after the world body recognized the victory of his rival president accuse the international community of trying to bring a fight to this country the u.n. says more than fifty people have been killed in related violence in recent days. south korea is to start its a largest live drill exercises near the border with the north more than eight hundred military personnel are set to take part backed by fighter jets now it follows exercises near yongbyon while and where both sides had a fatal exchange of artillery fire last month as well as maybe when you first off the east coast the drill calms despite calls from the north to escalate tension in the region. freezing temperatures and heavy snow we're continuing to calls massive disruption across europe travel has been severely hampered as airports struggle to keep runways free of ice britain is badly affected with hundreds of flights grounded and tens of thousands of travelers stranded at the e.u. has criticized trans

secretary general ban ki-moon added that u.n. peacekeepers were being forced from the country by incumbent known about the world body recognize the victory of his rival the president accuse the international community of trying to bring the fight to his country and u.n. says more than fifty people have been killed in related violence in recent days. south korea is to start its knowledge of drill exercises close to its disputed seaboard is a minute more than eight hundred personnel are set to take part fishel saying navy ships will follow tuna shells and anti submarine exercises. despite calls from the north not to escalate tensions in the region. freezing temperatures and heavy snow will continue to cause massive disruption across europe travel has been severely hampered as it struggle to runways free of ice britain is badly affected if hundreds of flights grounded tens of thousands of travelers stranded. has criticised the transportation agencies and says more must be done to prevent disruption in the future. from stalin's schoo

earlier warned the situation is becoming increasingly volatile and risks a return to civil war ban ki-moon said a un peacekeepers were being forced out by the incumbent president after it recognized his rivals election victory more than fifty people have reportedly died since the ballot. south korea will hold its largest ever aladdin air drill sea of its border with the north artillery jets at about eight hundred soldiers will take part in the large scale exercises that maneuvers come amid heightened tension between the two countries following artillery exchange last month so. korea also held live fire military exercises earlier this week a move that north korea said could ignite a war. well you might expect a language used by around ten million people to be fairly well supported but for deaf people in russia communication gets no further than their own community sign language is still not officially recognized our school reports on their silence struggle. that. was about it. alex econ to hear the song. from the family. yet he sings it with his hands touching. that was that. was. he tells

secretary general ban ki moon he added that un peacekeepers were being forced from the country by the incumbent lauren good luck but of the world body recognized the victory of his rival the president accuse the international community of trying to bring the fight to his country the u.n. says more than fifty people have been killed in related violence of recent days. south korea is to start its darkest live drill exercises near the border with the north where an eight hundred retreat personnel are set to take part about by fighter jets it follows exercises more young than both sides had a fatal exchange of artillery fire last month as well as naval maneuvers off the east coast the drill comes despite calls from the north not to escalate tensions in the region. freezing temperatures and heavy snow will continue to cause massive disruption across europe travel has been severely hampered as airports struggle to keep runways free of ice britain is badly affected with hundreds of flights grounded and tens of thousands of travelers stranded the e.u. has criticised transportation agencies an

. >> here in new york the secretary-general ban ki-moon issued a statement backing the opposition candidate. he congratulated him for winning the election and also called on the incumbent president to cooperate in a smooth transition of power. now he was basically endorsing the position that already been taken by his representative in the country who accepted the provisional election result, which favored the opposition candidate and rejected the official result, which favored the president. this is quite a strong position for the united nations to take but in this particular case, the u.s. had been strictly mandated to monitor every phase of the election to make sure it is reasonably free and fair but also to certify the outcome of the vote. it would have been a stronger position if the security council also backed him but they were not able to agree on a statement and u.n. diplomats said russia and china raised traditional objections about any idea of interfering in the domestic affairs of a country and this particular case backing a certain candidate. earlier in the week it was easier fo

secretary general ban ki moon he added that when peacekeepers were being forced from the country company to own the backbone of the world both he recognized the victory of his rival president to use the international routes of trying to bring a fight to his country the u.n. says more than fifty people have been killed in related violence recent days. south korea is to start its knowledge of say you're out of jail exercises near the border has been there with over eight hundred military personnel and fighter jets all set to take part it follows exercises. in both sides the fatal exchangeable terrified last month as well as they do maneuvers off the east coast. despite calls from the north not to escalate tensions in the region. freezing temperatures and heavy snow a continuing to cause massive disruption of spirit travel has been severely hampered as it struggled to keep runways free unless britain is badly affected with hundreds of flights grounded and tens of thousands of travelers stranded. has criticised possible taishan agencies and says move must be done to prevent disruption in the

secretary general ban ki-moon he added that un peacekeepers were being forced from the country by a convent known about of the world body recognize the picture of his rival president use the international community of trying to bring a fight to his country the u.n. says more than fifty people have been in recent days. freezing temperatures and heavy snow are continuing to cause massive destruction across europe travel has been severely hampered as airports struggle to keep runways free of all its brittany's badly affected hundreds of flights grounded and tens of thousands of travelers stranded. has criticised transportation agencies and says more must be done to prevent disruption in the future. the un general assembly has called on member states to fight the north occasion of not system and start the destruction of world war two movements among the few countries which didn't support the resolutions georgia which blew up more in the last year or more in the moments destruction russia decided to create a similar structure to on the world war two victims the head of the georgian opposition ve

officials among the targeted ambassadors from russia china france and britain even secretary-general ban ki moon many people didn't understand what that meant to that mean the diplomats do spying on the side of the order of operation allegedly came from u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton words and as the u.s. assumes the presidency of the security council today that afternoon these revelations will probably be seen as an undesirable distraction but little more it seems only belgium openly criticized washington for mixing diplomatic work and outright espionage the united nations is not in a position to comment on the authenticity of the document purporting to request information gathering activities official reaction from the u.n. itself only went as far as reminding member states that international treaties per hit spying at the u.n. their response has been so weak to being spied on by the u.s. in large part because the u.s. is just you know it's the behemoth of the u.n. they pay a lot of the bills but they also have the ability to veto a second term for banking on the u.s. is the un's fatt

earlier wanted the situation is becoming increasingly volatile and risks a return the civil war ban ki-moon said you had peacekeepers were being forced out by the incumbent president after it recognized his rival's election victory more than fifty people have reportedly died since the ballot. south korea will hold its largest ever lab near its border with the north artillery jets at about eight hundred soldiers will take part in the large scale exercises the many of those coming at heightened tensions between the two countries following an artillery exchange last month south korea also held a live fire military exercises earlier this week a move that north korea said could ignite a war. and all the way georgia's all position leader opens up about what she sees as her country's waning democracy but before that the latest business news with kareena in just a few moments. for the. we've got. the biggest issues getting voice face to face with the news makers. bringing you the latest in science and technology from. harvard. hello and welcome to our business bulletin law enforcers have launched a

secretary general ban ki moon he added that un peacekeepers were being forced from the country by the incumbent about the world only recognized the victory of his rival the president accuse the international community of trying to bring the fight to his country and u.n. says more than fifty people have been killed in into violence in recent days. south korea is to start its largest live journal exercises near the border with the north more than eight hundred military personnel are set to take part backed by fighter jets that follows exercises and you know. both sides had a face of exchange of military for last month as well as they even maneuvers off the east coast the drill comes despite calls from the north not to escalate tensions in the region. the u.s. commander in afghanistan general david petraeus says the late richard holbrooke made a vital contribution to the campaign in the country he claims president obama's special representative helped to build an effective team on the ground however ati's military contributor. says a diplomat failed to tackle the most moving issues. with

the un secretary-general ban ki moon has rejected a demand from the disputed ivory coast government that un peacekeepers should leave the country incumbent president laurent gbagbo accused the u.n. of arming his rival. candidates claim victory in last month's election sparking fears of another civil war after scores died in clashes among that supports the u.s. france and the african union. but refuses to step down. thousands of stranded at airports across europe a severe winter weather continues to disrupt travel hundreds of flights are canceled at london's international airports heathrow and gatwick due to the amount of snow france italy and the netherlands are also reporting problems in germany at least two people were killed in traffic accidents caused by the conditions forecasters say the temperatures are predicted to last beyond reason. earlier this week prime minister vladimir putin set the record straight on the number of issues as he held his annual q. and a session with the russian public over a million questions were sent in and putin spent four a half hours during the live t.v

secretary general ban ki moon has warned the country risks a return to civil war if the election impasse is not resolved state television controlled by backed by a loyalist has been taken off the air outside the capital. john it's the country's only source of news after foreign media was banned three weeks ago. romania's parliament was forced to early when a man threw himself from the chamber balcony allegedly in protest over budget cuts that would affect his family a romanian politician identified the man as an engineer working at building incredibly he was not seriously hurt a parliamentary vote was abandoned as shocked opposition m.p.'s left to the chamber and of the ruling party chose not to cast a vote. with the leaks founder and editor in chief julian assange has told al-jazeera television that he has nearly four thousand pages of documents yet to be released about israel the secret files include more information on the two thousand and six war with lebanon as well as numerous assassinations carried out by the israeli intelligence service mossad the operations that detailed include

secretary general ban ki moon has rejected a demand from the disputed ivory coast government and un peacekeepers should leave the country incumbent president. his rival. both candidates claimed victory in last month's election sparking fears of another civil war after scores died in clashes among supporters the u.s. france and the african union are backing. refuses to step down. thousands are stranded at airports across europe severe winter winter weather continues to disrupt travel hundreds of flights are canceled at london's international airports heathrow and gatwick to the amount of snow france italy and the netherlands are also reporting problems in germany at least two people were killed in traffic accidents caused by the conditions and forecasters say the arctic temperatures are predicted to last beyond christmas. a little bit later we'll tell you how russian authorities are using hard core reality to combat you find out about the online anti drugs campaign which some say has gone too far in it. and why producers say it's the only way to get the message across. earlier this week prime min

general area warned the situation is becoming increasingly volatile and risks every turn to civil you ban ki moon says your view on peacekeepers will be started by the incumbent president after it recognized his rival's election victory forming a picture people have reportedly died as the ballot. students across italy have marched against university budget cuts that are expected to be approved by parliament thousands demonstrators along one of his main highways causing a great dog say the reforms will mean education standards will suffer and there was some violence in palermo but most marketable peaceful it contrasts with last week's one it's still several arrests and a hundred injuries after prime minister berlusconi survived a no confidence about. president obama has had a successful day in the u.s. senate on other fronts aside from approving the new start treaty senators passed a bill to cover the cost of medical care for rescue workers and others made by toxic fumes after the nine eleven terror attacks and a longstanding provision forcing gays and lesbians serving in the u.s. military to keep

general eliot all the situations becoming increasingly volatile and risks a return to civil war ban ki-moon said un peacekeepers are being forced out by the incumbent president recognized his rivals election victory more than fifty people have reportedly died since the ballot. students across italy have marched against university budget cuts that are expected to be approved by parliament thousands demonstrated along rome's main highways causing gridlock saying the reforms will mean education standards will suffer there was some violence in palermo but most marches were peaceful and that contrasting with last week's riots who saw several arrests and a hundred injuries after crime this. but it's going to survive the no confidence vote. this is all going to feel when it's time are appalled for you on the moral struggle u.s. veterans face after they return from war zones we saw that program a clip of it anyway just now the full thing coming up shortly after the ones in our business next with creative money come. in some petersburg she's available in hotels a story of. ambassador renascence bout

secretary general ban ki moon has rejected orders by ivory coast's president un peacekeepers to leave the country. and opposition leader. both claimed victory in elections last month fears of a civil war after scores died in clashes among their supporters the us france and the african union consider ouattara the winner but fuses to step down peacekeepers have been in the country to supervise elections and maintain stability after a civil war that ended seven years ago. well a one hundred year old christmas tree has been delivered to a prime spot here in central moscow. beauty will be the focus of the kremlin's cathedral square for the next three weeks to mark the new year celebrations the thirty meter high tree got a delivery by frost himself thanks to a cordon of traffic police it will be decorated with thousands of russian trying colored lights and ornaments a two metre tall forest which came from the moscow region and was felled in a special. with christmas trees lighting up around the world the festive season is now upon us while many are getting into it others view christmas as a

secretary general ban ki moon has said peacekeeping forces will remain in ivory coast despite being ordered to hold by the incumbent president laurent gbagbo is ignoring international calls to step down the group claims the un has been or his rival others say what tara the international observers say one last month's presidential election in the u.s. is to pull out most of its personnel citing increasing until western sentiment and fears are growing of renewed violence in a country still recovering from the bloody civil war that ended in two thousand and three. thousands of travelers have been left stranded as severe weather destroyed airports across europe hundreds of flights from london's gatwick and heathrow airport have been cancelled and there is also major air disruption in france italy and the netherlands in germany at least two people were killed in traffic accidents caused by the conditions forecasters say the arctic temperatures of predicted to last well into the new year. russian prime minister vladimir putin held his annual q. and a session this week with the russian public prot