hostage situation that broke out this morning at the television headquarters in the capital of the drc. we will bring you more on this. we are receiving news of clashes between security forces and supporters in the east of the country. at this stage, we believe bbcmikeembley let -- gideon macomb we appears to be claiming responsibility for these attacks could he's a former presidential candidate who ran unsuccessfully against president kabila in 2006 pt has been critical of the government and outspoken critic of the peace deal signed between kinshasa and the defeated rebels. we will be bringing you details on this rapidly developing story as quickly as possible. a few hours ago, a bomb exploded on a trolley bus in russia, possibly a suicide bomber according to authorities. the current death toll stands at 14 people killed. the bus was packed with early- morning commuters. becomes less than 24 hours after an explosion at the main train station that killed multiple people. jessica is in moscow. what do we know about the current state of the investigation? >> we just heard from the head o

he's been living in the drc for two years, working on a documentary about some of the several dozen rebel. riding shotgun, dan's close friend and associate horeb, a congolese. they're taking me across the border. one side, rwanda, hotels, paved roads, internet, and paperwork to be filled out. just a few feet of barbed wire, machine guns and cement walls away -- this. welcome to goma. a city of 1 million, the significant number of whom are idps, internally displaced people -- sitting, rather inconveniently, at the base of mt. niragango, a still smoldering volcano. current street level is about 12 feet above where it was in january 2002 when it last erupted. lava everywhere. which explains the less than smooth ride. one of the first things you notice out the car window, the u.n. about four months ago, the m-23, one of the various rebel groups holed up in the jungle nearby, invaded the city. the ngos battened down the hatches. the u.n. stood by, hands tied. everyone else had to fend for themselves until the rebels withdrew. the congo was a place i've dreamed of visiting before i ever thought

he's been living in the drc for two years, working on a documentary about some of the several dozen rebelry. riding shotgun, dan's close friend and associate horeb, a congolese. they're taking me across the border. one side, rwanda, hotels, paved roads, internet, and paperwork to be filled out. just a few feet of barbed wire, machine guns and cement walls away -- this. welcome to goma. a city of 1 million, the significant number of whom are idps, internally displaced people -- sitting, rather inconveniently, at the base of mt. niragango, a still smoldering volcano. current street level is about 12 feet above where it was in january 2002 when it last erupted. lava everywhere. which explains the less than smooth ride. one of the first things you notice out the car window, the u.n. about four months ago, the m-23, one of the various rebel groups holed up in the jungle nearby, invaded the city. the ngos battened down the hatches. the u.n. stood by, hands tied. everyone else had to fend for themselves until the rebels withdrew. the congo was a place i've dreamed of visiting before i ever thoug

more than half in the drc. but the growing displaced population, as i mentioned crew by more than 100000, 150,000 in the week's time. it could have further destabilizing effects on other countries. you also center, asked the questions about the atrocities prevention board. perhaps my colleague will say something about that. it is an interagency process. there are 10 or 11 at participating it's a very good way of sharing information and collectively coming up with an understanding of the problem. just trying on the strengths of various agents is father's analytical programming coming up with a comprehensive approach to how we deal with human rights abuses in a trust these. so they've come up with a number of recommendations and as for trying to pursue any additional resources, we are looking at some very. thomas found peacebuilding efforts at the community level getting a permission to communities as well as other peacekeeping duties and that is from the knowledge and wealth of all the agents is that i've partic

drc, car. that's why countries are concerned. the implication of a collapse africa. >> princeton lyman, senior advisor of the north-south negotiations, an expert on south sudan. thank you for joining us on "consider this." >> we appreciate it. >> now to another crisis overseas. the civil war in syria. syrian government helicopters dropped crude barrel bombs on rebels in the second largest city of aleppo and surrounding suburbs. more than 300 have been killed in the barrel bomb attacks in the past week. white house spokesman jay carney say the attacks killed more than 300 syrians in the past two days. we are joined from denver from nader hosheme, the center from the middle east studies from the university of denver at josef korbel school of international studies, and the coeditor of "the syria dilemma", what is the u.s. interest at now in getting involved in syria? >> syria represents the largest moral and humanitarian catastrophe of the 21st centuries. 100,000 killed, half a million injured, approximately 40% of syria's populatio

several journalists hostage and gunfire across the city and we will keep you updated as we get news from drcian investigators say a male suicide bomber that carried out an attack that killed 14 people in the city of volgograd on monday. it follows another bomb attack at the city's train station on monday and we have more. >> "the twist"ed, gutted remains of a bus in volgograd and debris strewn across the street and a male suicide bomber is responsible for the attack and this is within two days and on sunday 17 people were killed by a female in the railroad station. investigators say security controls at the entrance to the station prevented even more deaths. >> translator: the explosion was caused by a suicide bomber who when trying to pass through the metal detector gates saw a police officer and detonated the bomb with grave situation. >> reporter: by the winter olympics in sochi, there are fears of a campaign of violence before the games. the sochi olympics is a big project for putin and no one claimed any of the attacks but earlier this year the rebel leader called for maximum force to p

already has 6700 peace keepers in south sudan and they want 5 1/2 to reenforce them and they will be in drcliberia and ivory coast and sudan and more equipment could also be transferred and helicopters and one military transport aircraft are plained and we are in duba joining me and i don't believe people are arriving where you are but in the capitol and across the country and do you know if the u.n. can take people who are fleeing from the violence or whether they had to shut the gates? >> well, they are stretched to capacity. some places they did shut the gates because of too many people and trying to run away and get to u.n. bases just for safety and in duba there are two bases and a lot of people are in there and one base is 10,000 and another base is around 10,000, the fighting is taking its toll on civilians and women and children and everyone is invited and effected and i'm joined by the doctor a unicef chief of staff and this is a plight affecting children i suppose and what impact has it had on children? >> all we know is with the conflict escalating, the lives of children are in d

facilitation document which has next to it the declaration of the government which minister of the drcd today and the statement of m 23 which was signed on behalf of m 23. so at the very highest level in the greater region of the great lakes and the southern african community, the two chairs today cosigned in the presence of the presence of kenya, because it was taking place in nairobi for the ceremony of the independence of kenya and other officials and some of my special advisors so i'm really very happy. the photographs is a moment for peace and development in the region. >> activists are setting up low pay in africa and india and half of the world is processed in india and end up in europe supermarkets and we report from southern india. >> these women are just a few of the nearly 1 million cashew workers in india. at the government-run facility not much has changed since the industry took off in the 1920s. here cashews grown locally or imported are opened and roasted before being peeled and sorted. and the deshellers especially it's back breaking work literally. >> translator: many

is roughly than half in more the drc.with a growing displaced population, the idp's within c.a.r., it could have further destabilizing effect on other countries. asked thesenator, question about the atrocities prevention board, perhaps my colleague will say something about that, but it is an or 11gency ss with 10 agencies that participate, and it is a very good way of sharing information and collectively coming up with a way of understanding the project, drawing on the strength of various agencies, whether it is analytical or programming. a number of recommendations have come up, and as we are trying to pursue gaining additional resources from some of the contingency funds, we are looking at some very good, sound, peace building efforts at the community level, getting information out in communities to community radio as well as other peacekeeping committees, and that is from the knowledge and wealth of all of the agencies that have participated in the atrocity prevention board. >> thank you, madam secretary? >> if i could

you are talking about mali and still real problems in mali in spite of the french intervention and drcg back to the villages and going back to their towns and their township and providence and it will take the generation of young people and in south africa the born frees to lead the country into a better and brighter future with elections next year. >> yeah. >> and do you know what with africa, it's the question about where is the next nelson mandela going to come from. one of the things i find really disheartening is there is this prize, an award that is supposed to be given to presidents that have said farewell in the countries and stepped down on the first term or so, i have forgotten the name of the award. and for the last three or four terms nobody has won it. africa, the big continent, nobody, when i read about that that nobody qualified for that, that is really, really sad. so we hope that the part of mandela and the born frees are just enjoying the honeymoon and will be about to pick up the bait and produce a new nelson mandela. >> this is brazil speaking and a slate of world l

security council previously blamed the group for murder, abductions and violence and the deal between drcels transforms the group into a political party and it includes the release of prisoners and resettlement of refugees. john kerry is back in the middle east, his 9th trip to the region this year and sheping up to have a peace deal in place by may and he met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and hopes the deal will address security issues, borders of a future palestinian state and the status of jerusalem and the fate of palestinian refugees and if a deal is not flushed out by the spring they will have at least a framework in place. israeli and pal stints agreed to negotiate for a minimum of nine months. with the first anniversary of the shootings at sandy hook an emotional gathering in washington d.c. >> one year after the shootings at sandy hook elementary school we still live with the gun violence. >> reporter: hundreds gathered on thursday at the national cathedral to remember the 20 children and 6 adults killed at the school and they called it a vigil for all victims of

is roughly about 70,000, more than half in the drc.with a growing displaced population, the idp's within c.a.r., it could have further destabilizing effect on other countries. you also, senator, asked the question about the atrocities prevention board, perhaps my colleague will say something about that, but it is an interagency process with 10 or 11 agencies that participate, and it is a very good way of sharing information and collectively coming up with a way of understanding the project, drawing on the strength of various agencies, whether it is analytical or programming. a number of recommendations have come up, and as we are trying to pursue gaining additional resources from some of the contingency funds, we are looking at some very good, sound, peace building efforts at the community level, getting information out in communities to community radio as well as other peacekeeping committees, and that is from the knowledge and wealth of all of the agencies that have participated in the atrocity prevention board. >> thank you, madam s