bbc news, beirut. >> the u.s. senator who is to chair a congressional inquiry into the locker the bomber says he may send investigators to britain. senator robert menendez says he wants to question some witnesses in the uk. the scottish and former british secretary as well as executive tony hayward refused to testify on capitol hill. >> we will be sending individuals and taking those who made the offer on having some trouble abroad to great britain and to scotland, to interview the individuals and to ask questions and get a thorough understanding of how the came to their decisions. hasrizona's governor appealed against the federal court decision to block parts of a federal immigration law before it came into effect. the court issued a temporary injunction against a requirement that police check the immigration status of anyone the stop, and blocking the requirement to hold emigration papers. the clash with lorry drivers despite a government order to end a strike. the government is using emergency orders to force t

beirut. i loved beirut. it was a great place to be a spy. and then the embassy got hit. by a suicide car bomber. sixty three dead dead american dead lebanese six of my close colleagues friends in the cia were killed. carsten to vet saw the bomb go off. this. white star. and then of course the bang and then when i looked up. and i run over. and destruction and. it was a stunning assault. one man with a car could wage war on the united states ironically with an american truck. there is one man who knows a lot about lebanese car bombs. mahmoud. a top expert who defused does. christian car bombs palestinian car bombs muslim car bombs. and the long drawn out. and then i was the only expert who was dismantling. and then his adversaries decided to target him. especially for me. it was activated. and as soon as i touch the. on february fourteenth two thousand and five the former lebanese prime minister hariri presidential cavalcade was destroyed. on. t.v. camera captured the vehicle this white truck. in the traffic. through alongside the bomb went off. really was one of the worl

in two thousand and five and it's the syrian president's first visit to the country since then on beirut blamed damascus for the us as a nation. you're up to date and i'll be back with the headlines very soon but first it's time for a special edition of moscow out where martin andres escapes from the a melting asphalt of the capital to delve into history as have as it's the golden ring. hello and welcome to bludgeon here. the capital of the ancient rules here lies the force of russia it's always there and it's hard i was as it's one of the closest golden rings cities to moscow it's a popular day trip enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of tourists every here. people have lived in this area of russia five or twenty five thousand years the city was founded in eleven o eight by order of blood to be a match for the city gets its name of a new research suggests the city is even older dating back to the tenth century regardless of which founding date is the most accurate the city's mr starr cool significant events occurred around two hundred years later. let me have a little political on the tree

in death is the first time syria's president has visited lebanon since two thousand and five when beirut blamed the damascus for the assassination. what time now to head off russia's beaten path with . the critical region may be unknown to some but it's just two hundred kilometers away from the russian capital it's a center for scientific research but it's hoped to make a mark in the agriculture industry for you as a field to a news and neglected but now locals have decided beef is the way forward for the health of american cattle breeder's the region hopes to supply the whole country with top quality steaks parties katrina was more. colorless sparkling past. bright future from exploring space to feeding the whole nation with neat guides show tourists places where the inventor the rock leaped but few know of the region's reach agricultural heritage mcqueary isn't as great because we have a very very big open area of land to work with i mean a lot a lot ahead of ours per cows to make sure they have enough grazing area and space jamie says to better understand the needs of here cause she m

saudi arabia have called on lebanon's rival factions to avoid turning to violence at a summit in beirut with lebanon's prime minister they pledged solidarity during a time of heightened tension between the shiite sunni communities it's feared that maybe clashes as a u.n. tribunal is reportedly to indict members of the has been a movement for the killing of lebanon's former prime minister rafik hariri it's the syrian president's first visit to the country since two thousand and five when beirut blamed damascus for the assassination. brings up to date for the moment i'll be back with the headlines for in about ten minutes from now in the meantime we join martin andrew says he takes off from the moscow city heat to take a tour of russia's historical golden ring that's in moscow and coming up next here on r.t. . hello and welcome to plug in here. a couple of ancient rules here lies the source of russia is or is it and it's i was as it's one of the closest golden ring cities to moscow it's a popular day trip enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of tourists every here. people have lived in this a

leaders of syria and saudi arabia have arrived in beirut ahead of the reported indictment of hezbollah members over the murder of the former lebanese prime minister rafiq hariri a concerned new clashes could break up between lebanon's shiite and sunni communities if the international tribunal implicates members of the shia islamist group in harry's death it's the first time syria's president has visited lebanon since two thousand and five when beirut blamed damascus for the assassination. well time now to head off russia's beaten path with our close up team. because the region may be unknown to some but it's just two hundred kilometers away from the russian capital it's a center for scientific research but it's hoping to make a mark in the agricultural industry for years ten years of fields well unused and neglected but now locals have decided beef is the way forward with the help of american cattle breeders the region hopes to supply the whole country with top quality stakes to the country and river has more. for tourists so you are going to escape the crowd and wander off the beaten

rafik hariri it's the syrian president's first visit to the country since two thousand and five when beirut damascus for the assassination. close up team is off on its travels once again and taking you to some of russia's most interesting and overlooked regions. the color of the region may be unknown to some but it's just two hundred kilometers away from the russian capital it's a center for scientific research but it's hoping to make a mark in the agriculture industry and for years the fields where the news and neglected but now locals have decided beef is the way forward with the help of american cattle breeder's the region hopes to supply the whole country with top quality stakes but it is becoming the has more. colorless sparkling possed. bright future from exploring space to feeding the whole nation with meat guides show tourists places where the invent tell the rocky but few know of the region's reach and with cultural heritage a quiver isn't as great because we have a barrier very big open area of land to work with i mean a lot a lot ahead hours per cows to make sure they have enough

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now the leaders of syria and saudi arabia have arrived in beirut headed for the reported indictment of hezbollah members over the murder of former lebanese prime minister rafik hariri the two leaders fear new clashes between lebanon's shiite and sunni communities could break out if the international tribunal implicates members of the shia islamic group in her wrist death is the first visit of syria's president to lebanon since two thousand and five when damascus was accused of the assassination by beirut. a mexican drug lord is being killed in a raid by military forces in the western city of guadalajara ignacio nacho coronel was known as the king of christophe for his control over the production and smuggling of drugs to the u.s. the raid is being seen as a rare a major victory for mexican or thirty's the battle against drug cartels in the country has claimed almost seven thousand lives this year alone. more than three hundred people are being killed in pakistan over the last three days during floods triggered by monsoon rains thousands were left stranded as emergency services struggle

and you could certainly see a bomb or signature between beirut and the ninety three trade center.olemn a's amateurish attempt to reclaim his cash deposit would end in a record two hundred forty year jail term. but there was nothing funny about useless plan for the twin towers. the bomb van was deliberately parked near one of the towers key structural supports. his aim was to bring down both towers. if we got a good blow by sunday night two days after the bombing the slurry foundation would have failed it would have allowed some of the hudson river and cause tower one to collapse most likely into tower two causing it to collapse. ramzi yousef was finally captured in pakistan two years later and extradited back to the united states. he was taken by helicopter to the southern district of man at four arraignment and as the helicopter flew by the twin towers one of the agents points at the towers and says they're still standing. rangi also takes a glance it looks back stoically it says more money and more time and they would not be and he was pretty correct. buddhas why again in one ni

and saudi arabia have called on lebanon's rival religious factions to avoid violence at a summit in beirut with the lebanese prime minister they pledged solidarity during a time of heightened tension between the shiite and sunni communities and tension has risen as a u.n. tribunal is reportedly due to indict members of the hezbollah movement for killing lebanon's former prime minister rafik hariri in two thousand and five. to the country since then when they were blamed damascus for their destination. and back with the headlines at about ten minutes time but first it's time for a special edition of moscow where martin anders escapes from heat of the city to explore some historical sites in the golden ring. hello are welcome to bloody hear. the capital of the ancient rules here lies the force of russia it's or is it and it's i was as it's one of the closest golden ring cities to moscow it's a popular day trip enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of tourists every here. people have lived in this area of russia five or twenty five thousand years the city was founded in eleven o eight by ota allow

accuse beirut of allowing the militant group to rearm lebanese media say israeli military jets have repeatedly violated the country's this base in the last few days the planes are reported to be flown over hezbollah facilities and un peacekeepers in. a new zealand teenagers miraculously survive falling from the sixteen story. in clinton the boy plunged fifty meters and went through a steel car roof before landing on concrete the fifty year olds now in hospital in the said to be in a stable condition despite a broken rib fractured wrist leg and internal injuries. here today is officially the hottest day since records began in moscow and is one of the smoking to foul smelling small caused by fires envelop the entire car but all are very brave jacob grieves our correspondents for their jacob no paper all over the world let's face it love to moan about the weather is too hot is too cold just how bad is it me. well i mean i might be the first a minor me i much rather be in your nicely air conditioned studio than out here braving the he actually said but it's cool down slightly at the moment but yea

in lebanon thousands of people marched in south beirut for the funeral of the country's top shiite claire i can, the grand ayatollah. the sea of mourners filled the streets as the ayatollah's coffin was carried from his home to a mosque for burial. he died sunday at 75 after a long illness. he had denied being a spiritual leader of the militant group hezbollah. those are some of the day's major stories. now back to gwen. >> ifill: inside the white house, two allies try to patch up their relationship. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and president obama had a full agenda on tap for today's oval office meeting. but after months of public disagreement over settlement construction and the blockade of gaza, fences had to be mended first. >> the bond between the united states and israel is unbreakable. it encompasses our national security interests, our strategic interests, but most importantly the bond to of two democracies who share a common set of values and whose people have grown closer and closer as time goes on. >> reports about the demise of the special u.s.-israel relations ..

reagan of's a final words in the oval office where "i never should have sent those troops to beirut." i think that side of reagan would be really useful, particularly in the republican party today, that thinks it is following in his footsteps when they support virtually every military action. ed -- host: -- montgomery, alabama. caller: my question is, what are they going to do about extending job benefits? why do democrats and republicans both agree -- you know, the job benefit thing is down. i think both sides lie to get in office, and when they get in office, they do not do what they are supposed to do. people count on them to do right, and they do not do right. i just want to know what they are going to do about it. host: thank you. guest: it is crazy the republicans are opposing this. first, on simply on moral, a human issue -- when unemployment is up at 17%, if you are going to allow people to go without employment -- what do republicans think is going to happen in these families? this is the party of strong family values, right? what are they going to do? do they think this will

return to afghanistan with the taliban and there will be regional percussions that will extend from beirut to the himalas. so we have to deal with those. having said that, i need to be clear, this war isn't going to end on the battleship "missouri" or at the wright patterson air base in dayton, ohio. it's a different kind of situation. david petraeus and i have talked a great deal about how this war ends. and it's not the subject of this hearing. it's a complicated issue. i'll be happy to talk to you offline about it. but the civilian mission, the reason we're here today before your committee, is absolutely indispensable because this is not simply a war of military fronts. it is a war in the end, and this goes back to the question of congressman schiff and congressman lewis and all your colleagues. we must have a way of improving the afghan governance. and yet we cannot replace that government as was implicit in the exchange with congressman schiff. what we need to do is help them establish themselves. now, ill's a very interesting point, which i don't think i've mentioned publicly before.