the decision follows tuesday's attack on the british embassy in tehran, hundreds of protesters rampaged compounds and trashed embassy offices. some countries have recalled their ambassadors for consultations. our world affairs editor john simpson reports. >> syria said yesterday's attack, there has been worse over the years but cutting off all diplomatic relations is extraordinary rare in peacetime. perhaps it was to teach a lesson to a country that doesn't play by the rules. a country which seems close to having a nuclear bomb. >> the iranians are being informed now we require the immediate closer of the iranian embassy in london and all iranian diplomatic staff must leave the united kingdom within 48 hours. if any country makes it impossible for us to operate on their soil, they cannot expect to have a functioning embassy here. >> so by the weekend, iran's embassy here in london, just like britain's embassy in tehran will effectively be closed down. almost at the very last moment, iran's foreign ministry put out a statement seeming to apologize for yesterday's attack, but it was too l

government in retaliation for an attack on the british embassy in tehran earlier this week. now word of more sanctions, this time coming from the eu who have targeted 180 iranian companies and individuals for sanctions, they hope to ratchet up the pressure against them to eliminate an alleged nuclear weapons program. >> the council is outraged by the attack on the british embassy in tehran and utterly condemns it. it is a violation of the vienna convention. it deplores the decision to expel the british ambassador from tehran, the council considers these actions against the uk has actions against the european union as a whole. >> reporter: iran avoided a much more stiffer sanction, a complete oil embargo on their exports to the eu. this could potentially have a serious affect on their oil industry. our understanding is that germany, britain, france, pushed for such an embargo but that greece objected. greece relies heavily on iran for oil imports. they say with their economy in such tough shape they couldn't afford such a sanction. the eu has left

like it and one manifestation was what we saw as the attack on the british embassy in tehran. people they may be looking to their leaders in iran and thinking iran isn't taking a step as they may do and certainly the announcement in the past few hours that iran may be exploring space outside of its borders because of these kinds of attacks is a. significant development what about this publication can be seen obviously that iran is facing the sanctions and of course the accusations about its nuclear program in what way could this perhaps bring support to the regime something that probably the west is aiming for the opposite to happen who could actually ahmadinejad's win support from his people as a result of this external rhetoric and pressure. and also one mustn't forget that those disenfranchised in the global south see countries like iran like venezuela and let alone their support in terms of the new super powers like china and brazil. as a change in. evolution as it were and therefore all those people from the atlantic to the indian oceans there will be at the ready and cer

tehran, the european union and poses new sanctions as the fallout spreads from the storming of the british embassy. >> the right hon. gentleman knows very well that he has no choice. >> meryl streep takes on margaret thatcher on the big screen. she talks exclusively to the bbc about her role as the iron lady. >> i wanted to in some way capture what everett was that drew people to her. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the u.s. secretary of state made history when she dined with nobel laureate aung san suu kyi. hillary clinton is the most senior official to visit the country in more than half a century. she met with the most famous political prisoner. is there a lasting guarantee that this new openness will last? >> an american secretary of state shaking hands with burma's president, thein sein, a former junta leader. then, face-to-face with aung san suu kyi. this was all unthinkable even a few months ago. this is a sign that things might be changing in this country. in the morning, at the capitol, the burmese president laid out his program for reform. he seemed keen

several other countries have withdrawn their ambassadors from iran after a mob stormed to the british embassy in tehran. thursday, eu foreign ministers agreed to slap new sanctions on iran, demanded once again the country stopped its drive to produce nuclear weapons. >> the new sanctions have been in the pipeline some time, the implementation comes as the e.u. voices its backing for britain. >> i am very grateful for the strong support and solidarity with our partners in the european union the past 48 hours since the attacks on our embassy compound in tehran. >> tuesday, hundreds of protesters stormed the british embassy in tehran. that could lead to more sanctions against iran. thursday's round of tough sanctions were prompted by recent report published by the international atomic energy agency the said iran had carried out tests related to the development of a nuclear device. >> we had no choice but to broaden sanctions against iran president -- against iran. travel bans or imposed on 180 individuals and their companies and their assets will be frozen. we also began talks about completely n

the decision follows tuesday's attack on the british embassy in tehran when hundreds of protesters rampaged through the compound and trashed the offices. some countries have recalled their ambassadors for consultations. john simpson has more. >> serious though yesterday's attack was, there have been plenty worse over the years. but cutting off all diplomatic relations is extraordinarily rare in peacetime. perhaps it was to teach a lesson to a country that does not play by the rules, a country which seems close to having nuclear bombs. >> the iranian attache in that london is been informed that we are closing their embassy and that all diplomatic staff must leave the united kingdom within 48 hours. if any country makes it impossible for us to operate on their soil, they cannot affected have a functioning embassy here. -- they cannot expect to have a functioning embassy here. >> so the embassy will effectively be closed it down. it almost at the last moment, iran's foreign ministry put out a statement, seeming to apologize for yesterday's attacks, but it was too late and the apology was not s

suggests that not only was the iranian government okay with and allowed what happened at the british embassy they trashed the place. they set it on fire. but they were actually of haved -- actually involved in it. >>reporter: analysts said when you attack a country's embassy you are, first, attacking the heart or the essence, the identity of that country so it is a very personal attack. iran has a legal obligation to protect the people in the embassy who are working in tehran which they failed to do. and i was domed you have to then conclude that this has the backing of the iranian government because it would not happen any other way. and you are raising an excellent point, what you see here is iran has learned to live with the sanctions. >>shepard: that points out diplomatic difficulty. >>guest: it is. because the next step we could envision, whether it is targeting iran's industrial bank or cutting the oil revenue or supporting military action against iran, that will require a heavy diplomatic effort to get any kind of international support and certain countries such as russia and china wi

iranian students stormed the british embassy in response to fresh sanctions have prompted the u.k. to close its mission and expelled iranian diplomats from. the un human rights commission calls for international intervention in syria protect civilians from the government forces but russia and china vote against the resolution condemning the violations saying foreign meddling. in egypt's main islamist party emerges as the biggest winner in the opening round of the country's first parliamentary election since the february revolution the muslim brotherhood's freedom and justice party has reportedly gained forty percent of the. u.s. and pakistani relations are under the microscope next as we talk to pakistan's former head of intelligence that of ghoul if you can stay with us for that. i don't let them with the nato forces attacks residential districts of pakistan's tribal areas servicemen were killed others wounded how will this incident impact the pakistan u.s. relations and how will pakistan respond to it. retired pakistani army general who served as the director general of the inter

according to a state news agency incident follows this week's tensions over students storming the british embassy in tehran in response to fresh sanctions and the u.k. expelling iranian diplomats in retaliation. and the u.n. human rights commission of calls for international intervention in syria to protect civilians from the government's forces but russia and china voted against the resolution condemning the violation saying foreign meddling will only cause more bloodshed. as were the headlines and of course we will continue our special coverage of the parliamentary elections here in russia at the top of the less than thirty minutes from now but next as u.s. pakistani relations fall deeper into crisis following a deadly nato air raid on a pakistani border post altie talks to the country's former head of intelligence will stay with us for that special interview. i don't let them with the nato forces attacks residential districts of pakistan's tribal areas servicemen were killed others wounded how will this incident impact the pakistan u.s. relations and how will pakistan respond to it. retired pa

foreign ministers agree on more sanctions it follows a mob attack on the british embassy in tehran the prompted london to order iranian envoys to leave within forty eight let's talk about with another summary from fifteen minutes from now in the meantime the arab spring was fast and dramatic with dictators disappearing and tunisia egypt and finally libya while syria yemen and witnessed the brink of civil war in bahrain protesters were driven from the streets by a massive military force latino gets the thoughts from that country's foreign minister who says bringing democracy in the rule of law to the gulf states was never going to be easy. yes let's start with the syrian dossier some say the corp counts of the arab states the gulf plays a larger role than it's intended to in resolving this crisis sometimes it even substitutes the arab league to believe its position can help. god knows this crisis is very important and very dangerous that syria is one of the security pillars in the region if syria is stable and secure its citizens would live peacefully and quietly today's events in syria

and in other news the shape of the week terror on tension iranian students stormed the british embassy in response to fresh sanctions prompting the u.k. to close its mission there and expelled iranian diplomats from london. the un human rights commission a cold for international intervention in syria but russia and china voted against the rebel resolution saying that foreign meddling will only cause more bloodshed. in egypt's main islamist party if the biggest winner in the opening round of the country's first parliamentary election since february is revolution. it is good to have you with us on this sunday you're watching live from moscow with me rule received shy from the two kaliningrad it's decision day for russia millions across the country's nine time zones have been having their say to decide the makeup of the lower house of parliament the state. now voting has finished in many regions of russia but people in the western part of the world's biggest nation still heading to the polls to cost that ballots are the key issue focuses on whether the ruling united russia party will win

foreign ministers agree on more sanctions and follows a mob attack on the british embassy in tehran that prompted london to order all iranian envoys to leave the country within forty eight hours. and greek technocrats face their first total with thousands on a walkout over new pay cuts job suspensions and an emergency property tax while italians express anger and you know most of military spending the base say they are forced to pay. well the arab spring was fast and dramatic with dictators disappearing in tunisia egypt and finally libya while syria and yemen have witnessed the brink of civil war in bahrain protesters were driven from the streets by a massive military force week at the chance to speak to the country's foreign minister and he says that bringing democracy and the rule of law to the gulf states was never going to be. the best thing. if it's already yes let's start with the syrian dossier some say the corp counts of the arab states the gulf plays a larger role than it's intended to in resolving this crisis sometimes it even substitutes the arab league to believe its position

the right solution is before ministers agree on more sanctions following a mob attack on the british embassy in tehran. international using comment twenty four hours a day this is. one of america's longest standing occupy cam stations at los angeles city hall for over two months has been cleared by police almost three hundred people were rounded up by officers in riot gear who forced out the protesters after they ignored and eviction order the city also cleared out of twenty five thousand tons of debris and personal belongings from the park. has this report. we're only three hundred people were arrested in l.a. on wednesday the police action against the protesters was not as heavy as what we've seen in other cities like oakland in california or new york indifference that is police used tear gas on people rubber bullets sound cannons pepper spray no this time they just performed arrest no injuries as far as we know but still almost three hundred peaceful protesters arrested were people who refused to leave the park surrounding the l.a. city hall which they've been occupying for the last eight

or storming of the british embassy? within iran there's a big fight between the supreme leader and the president. not the first time we've seen this, but it's getting worse. and you've got a lot of folks willing to take greater risks for their political survival. that's dangerous and something we should be watching for carefully because it would cause a lot of instability in the region and would strike oil prices. but i don't see the republicans with a real appetite -- i think the obama had a real appetite to close guantanamo until he became president. then he had to deal with real life. it is intolerable the iranians would zwop a nuke. intolerable. we live with lots of intolerable things every single day. we're going to add a few. >> i think you know what that word means, intolerable. >> i want to talk about the asia trip because that does strike me as fairly significant where what the united states did was on three different fronts really pushed back against china. the south chinese sees, it made clear that it was sta

british. now, there is no israeli embassy in iran, there is no american embassy in iran, despite what michele bachmann said. even before this incident when the iranian talks storm then, there was periodic demonstrations. i remember visiting british friends. they did not get out very much, shall we say. they were treated like substitutes for the americans. host: back to the issue of sanctions -- >> the way this would operate, it was say to our banks that if they continue to process will transactions with the central bank in iran, their access to the united states can be terminated. this is a very very powerful threat. this is a threat to essentially for the commercial banks that ends their ability to transact in the dollar and to function as major international financial institutions. that threat is being focused on our closest allies risks a dynamic with those governments, with these banks that is as likely to push them away and to impede the ability to bring together a coordinated effort against iraq as to generate that. >> more about the powers but also the dangers. >> i think that he expres

there was a bomb in bahrain that exploded right near the british embassy. way, have been cited along with the israelis as having been involved in this covert war. so i think the evidence, you know, is now just too obvious to ignore. that what we're seeing here is a long, concerted effort by, probably, the u.s. and israel, and these officials i spoke to on the u.s. side, you know, effectively acknowledged that they would not deny that such a campaign was underway. >> michael hersch of the "national journal," disturbing story. thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> and we'll be right back to clear the air. the best approach to food is to keep it whole for better nutrition. that's what they do with great grains cereal. they steam and bake the actual whole grain while the other guy's flake is more processed. mmm. great grains. the whole whole grain cereal. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of a pain free holiday. ♪ this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. how did i get here? dumb luck? or good decisions? ones i've made. o

bush left office the bust was going to leave with the fact the british embassy announced to the press quote it was lunch for the first term of office of president bush when the president was elected for a second and final term alone was extended till january two thousand and nine so when the british took back their bust obama replaced it with a bust of abraham lincoln you know one of his heroes but glenn beck and a bunch are right wing radio guys went nuts on this they said that obama had first of all sent back the churchill bust as as i just point out not the case is not the case at all this is the bus was gone before obama even walked into the white house but why did this these right where say that he had sent back the oh the churchill bust well because they said obama's step great grandfather was a mambo warrior who'd been tortured by the british empire when they controlled. this made juicy right wing conspiracy theory for g.o.p. t.v. for fox news because it emphasized the fact that obama's father was from kenya and that he was black this is this is like you know it was like scream

according to a state news agency the incident follows this week's tensions over students storming the british embassy in tehran in response to fresh sanctions and the u.k. expelling iranian diplomats in retaliation. and the u.n. human rights commission and calls for international intervention in syria to protect civilians from the government forces of russia and china vote against the resolution condemning the violations saying foreign meddling will only cause more bloodshed. so those are our top stories at this stage of the day and of course we will continue our special coverage of the parliamentary election here in russia at the top of the hour with an eastern hour in central moscow but it is a special report now on the standoff between mining corporations and eco activists in peru where locals opposed to the big guys found themselves facing unparalleled military scale violence and intimidation a special report next. everything. there. will be to. see we'll go to the police station now and pressed charges. i just arrived on monday i work in the cheese factory and i bring cheese from the market to l

let's hear it from the candidate herself. >> you may have heard that there was a break-in at the british embassyd to pull their people out. that's exactly what i would do. we wouldn't have an american embassy in iran. i wouldn't -- i wouldn't allow that to be there, because they are a state sponsor of terror! >> well, she might have a tough time boarding up the american embassy in iran right now, since there hasn't been one there since the hostage taking in 1979. time to backpedal? far from it. instead, the bachmann camp released a statement saying, "she was agreeing with the actions taken by the british tö1 secure their embassy personnel and was speaking in the hypothetical, that if she was president of the united states, and if we had an embassy in iran, she would have taken the same actions as the british." hmm. in other words, she's saying that what i said -- what she said -- isn't relevant to the situation. and we all know bachmann has company in the 2012 gop race when it comes to not having the facts straight. but newt gingrich thinks he's gotten to the bottom of the bachmann's tendency to

tighter sanctions and recent storming of the british embassy by iranian hard liners. >> but iran has failed to release any images of a drone it may or may not have u.s. officials are wondering why. >> we're following developing news in the 2012 presidential race. reports out of atlanta tonight say herman cain will endorse knut gingrich tomorrow. politico reports it will likely happen in new york. cain suspended his presidential campaign yesterday amid reports of an extra marital affair and sexual harassment claims. >> jack and leslie johnson federal authorities released this audio recording of the two revealing their conversation as f.b.i. agents knocked oven their door. >> what do you want me to do with this money? they are banging. >> put it in your panties and walk out of the house. >> no. but i mean all this cash? >> put it in your panties, lessly. >> the former prince georges county executive and former council woman were both arrested last year. jack johnson was accused of using his position for political favors. >> the authority will discuss the upcoming 25 cent main toll plaz

to the state news agency the incident follows this week's tensions over students storming the british embassy in tehran in response to fresh sanctions on the u.k. expelling iranian diplomats in retaliation. for un human rights commissioner calls for international intervention in syria to protect civilians from the government's forces but russia and china vote against the resolution condemning the violations saying foreign meddling will only cause more bloodshed. and egypt's main islamist party emerges as the biggest winner in the opening round of the country's first parliamentary elections since the february revolution the muslim brotherhood's freedom and justice party has reportedly gained forty percent of the vote. well they do stay with us here in our continuing coverage of the parliamentary elections here in moscow but for now build on its here in half an hour's time but now it sees a special report on the standoff between a mining corporations and eco activists in peru where locals opposed to the big guys found themselves facing unparalleled military scale violence and intimidation . thi

just last tuesday, a group of young hard liners stormed the british embassy if tehran to protest british banking sessions. in response, britain shut down the iranian embassy in london and expelled his diplomats. >>> wikileaks founder is back in court. two lower courts have ruled against him. today, he'll ask britain's supreme court to hear his says. asang says the allegations against him are politically motivated. >>> washington, d.c. police are making sure dozens of protesters stay out of mcpherson state park this morning. more than 30 were arrested overnight after refusing to leave. police had to use a cherry picker to grab some protesters at the top of a wooden structure they built. the structure was later torn down. >>> some unusual early snow in the southwest today. a winter storm that started sunday is continuing into this morning in new mexico with forecasts of up to 11 inches in some places. travel is hazardous on many highways and interstates with some of them now closed. snow could reach as far south as the mexican border. >>> more strong winds are heading today for southern ca

hundreds of iranians stormed and looted the british embassy yesterday. rmany, franz and the netherlands also recalled their ambassadors for consultations. nor way also closed its embassy in tay ron as a precaution. >>> a ground breaking visit for secretary of state hillary clinton who arrived in myanmar. she became the first secretary of state to visit in more than 18 years. washington objectioned and sanctioned myanmar after its bloody crackdown on a prodemocracy crackdown in 1988. she wanted to see for herself whether the leaders are truly ready to depart from 50 years of military dictatorship. >>> hundreds of people filled an east bay church to remember a marine who died during combat operations on his first tour of duty in afghanistan. they held a service for joshua corral of danville. those who spoke about corral recall a smiling young man who put others first and was determined to serve his country. >>> and a south bay national guardsman just weeks awhat from coming home with the rest of his unit died in afghanistan. he was killed by enemy fire two

bahrain, a mini bus near the british embassy explodes and it was parked in a public lot about 50 yards one was hurt when it blew up. it's not sure if exploding a vehicle so close to the embassy was intentional. germany, bomb diffused. we told you last night on fox report. 45 thrs people were ordered to leave their homes here, while experts went to work on a massive british world war ii era bomb. the nearly two ton become ended up in the ryan river and more people to escape and now we're told there's no danger from the bomb. >> and iraq, america's past time, a lit here. and national baseball team emerging. it all began at the beginning of the war when two iraqi-americans laid in high school encouraged students at baghdad university to form a team anthes a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. well, you see it happening more and more, amateur video capturing dust ups between police and citizens and do the police have the right to do what they want with that video? or is that taking liberties? it's a first amendment issue now and it's coming up next. and an 85-year-old wom

in other news that shaped the week tension iranian students stormed the british embassy in response to fresh sanctions that prompted the u.k. to close its mission and expelled iranian diplomats from london. the un human rights commission calls for international intervention in syria to protect civilians from the government's forces but russia and china voted against the resolution condemning the violations saying foreign meddling will only cause more bloodshed. and egypt's main islamist party emerges as the biggest winner in the opening round of the country's first parliamentary election since the february revolution the muslim brotherhood's freedom and justice party has reportedly gained forty percent of the vote. now when a soldier pulls the trigger with another person in his sights it's a vision that is likely to never fade from memory up next our special report looks up the tough choices fighters have to make and the shattered lives they have to endure. you know. a lot of the things that happened in iraq. like when people ask me if i killed anybody. see morris honestly or kind of s

as tehran escalates the sanctiin's debate, by tacitly condoning attacks on the british embassy, senatorses further thhn presideet obama's &precent executive orrer by barring any us financial group from doing business with other financial groups who do &pbusiness with the iran's central bank. the the administration.sot - menendez says: "...i have too be honest with you. i'm extrrmely disappointed. we to a bipartisan agreement that i think is fair and balanced. sot - sherman says: "... we think tactically that it may both inccease the price of oil, which will give iran a windfall." at every turn, the obama administratton stood by its mulilateral approach. sot - cohen says: "...iran is now cut off entirely from 3 of the world's largest financial sectors. iran is now facing unprecedented levels of financial and ccmmercial president obama said quote he "tried hard not to pat himself on the back" claiming this administration has done more for the security offisrael phan any previous on both sides of theeaisle hammered the white house for not doing enoughhto reiin in iran - israel's greatest th

foreign ministers says the iranian foreign minister has expressed regret about the storming of the british embassy. at home, a celebration for local service members. maryland and the national guard were honored. do sheldon dutes is live in the studio on today's recognition ceremony. >> this is celebrating the guard accomplishments this year. this is also a time to reflect. ♪ it has been a busy year for the maryland national guard. enlisted members took a moment to celebrate their accomplishments. they were honored during a bit celebration in little river. >> wetherbee evaluation, inspection, deployment, you have always exceeded the standard. you have always excelled. you have always met the needs of our citizens and supported the state and federal emissions at the same time. today is also a day to say thank you for your service to our country. thank you to you and your family. >> in addition to celebrating their accomplishments, this is also a time for introspection. >> this is time pressed to sit back and think what we accomplished this year and would focus on all of our enlisted their man. >> th

. >> on tuesday afternoon, protesters stormed into the british embassy. the ambassador and his staff had to lock themselves into a safe room. now, pictures from the ambassador's own camera show how much damage they did and just how close they came to him and his staff. >> there were trying to smash the windows and doors down below. they could not get into our part of the building. at 1 point, they start the fire. in the end, it was the fire and smoke coming into the third floor corridor that forced us out. >> they were not hurt. to the ambassadors or, he faced a bigger problem. he sent his nonessential staff to a separate residential compound, but protesters went after them as well. >> one colleague had lost -- locked himself in and pressed and iron safe against the door. he pushed the bet against the safe. they came to him. they knew he was there. you can imagine what it is like, they're breaking windows, trying to bash the door in. he kept them off for 45 minutes. in the end, the door was broken around him. >> eventually, he got out. protesters looted a

ambassador who took these photographs said that police stood back as demonstrators entered the british embassy. meanwhile, diplomats have left the country after the british government ordered the their expulsion. football 70 people have been wounded and one killed in a suicide bombing in eastern afghanistan. the truck bomb apparently targeted a military base used by international troops. most casualties were civilians. there has been a symbolic moment in the u.s. military withdrawal from iraq. the former military headquarters near baghdad has been headed to iraq control. camp victory was established in 2003 in the outskirts of the capital. at its peak, 50,000 u.s. personnel were based there. in burma, a key of the world's most influential women about to work together to implement reforms. hillary clinton and aung san suu kyi embraced on the final day of their visit. they promised a unified front in pressing for greater changes within the long isolated and authoritarian nation. our correspondent is traveling with the secretary and during the interview she talked about what it was like meeting a