spread fears had started fuel could be dangerous for locals any environment jacob greaves takes up a story. the moment it's came crashing down. launched on wednesday from the baikonur cosmodrome three hundred twenty five seconds later the progress craft atop a soyuz rocket plummeted back to earth i thought it was a trainer first but then i realized i never find their trail or quietly then it turned into some white object and then so that you will spark i heard a loud noise it was like three bangs one really loud and two quieter it was due to dock with the international space station on friday delivering essential supplies to the six crew members on board rocket malfunction has been blamed for the unsuccessful launch as a craft ascended into orbit a signal failure here meant the third stage in the sequence in this part of the rocket was an activated as a result it failed to ignite and propel the progress out of the earth's atmosphere . teams have been sent to southern siberia out-i republic to look for signs of any wreckage amid fears toxic fuel may seep into the surrounding soil and

greaves r.t. millions of new yorkers who've chosen to stay in their homes despite mandatory evacuations are bracing themselves for hurricane irene the deadly storm has already devastated parts of the east coast of the u.s. leaving millions without electricity is among those preparing to weather the storm . a big apple looks extremely eerie the streets are empty businesses are either or either have boarded up their windows or put cheap along their windows and you could feel the wind increasing you feel the rain increasing the rain is coming down like sheets the border and new york city has also been put under attorney to watch sold out five am sunday morning in new york city michael bloomberg did have a press conference stating and urging all new yorkers to stay away from their windows move away from their glass windows because he says the winds are going to pick up speed friday new york city michael bloomberg for the first time in history issued a mandatory evacuation of certain parts of new york

greaves party. well following that latest rocket malfunction the return of three crew members from the international space station is scheduled for early next month has been delayed despite the setback for the site many experts believe it's still the most reliable way to transport people and cargo into all. the soyuz is a very reliable vehicle but it's still got something like a one in fifty a little better than one in fifty failure rate so as long as you're using expendable be cause this sort of failure is bound to happen you know fiftieth to sixty in flight the soyuz is a more reliable system of the shuttle remember the shuttle did not have an escape system so when it failed the crew were in very serious trouble whereas the soyuz has a very effective escape system so both the rocket and the escape system have to fail before the astronauts are in any danger. that was mark ourself from the british interplanetary society now. millions of new yorkers who chosen to stay in their homes despite mandatory

jigga greaves r.t. . but the failure of the science rocket propelled the progress into orbit puts the entire manned space program in question now source now saying the international space station could have to be abandoned and don't resist soon resume but space expert mark himself says there is no viable alternative to the long serving russian rocket soyuz is a very reliable vehicle but it's still got a something like a one in fifty a little better than one in fifteen failure rate so as long as you're using expendable vehicles this sort of failure is bound to happen you know every fifty years to sixtieth light the soyuz easy a more reliable system of the shuttle remember the shuttle did not have an escape system so when it failed the crew were in very serious trouble whereas the soyuz has a very effective straight system so both the rocket and the escape system have to fail before the astronauts are in any danger. this week north korea announced its readiness to resume international talks over its dispute

greaves r.t. . well this week north korea announced its readiness to resume international talks over its disputed nuclear plants the news came as the country's leader made a rare trip abroad to meet president dmitri medvedev and discuss among other things a vital energy deal for north korea's struggling economy artie's got that he knows a lot of our reports. a man of mystery north korea's kim jong il prefers to stay out of the media spotlight the great leader as he's officially known at home constantly fears for his life which is why he avoids planes has armored cars and eats with chopsticks designed to detect poisons but the fear of ongoing sanctions and tough financial times proved more significant as kim jong il embarked on a widely publicized trip to russia making tracks from pyongyang in a special armored train gifted to kim's father by stalin the leader crossed the border with russia and made his first stop in the far eastern town of from there he traveled on the translate beren railway to the

greaves party. the failure of this year's to market to propel the progress into orbit puts the entire month space program in question now says now saying the international space station could have to be abandoned if so use launches it on seeing but space x. but. there's no viable alternative to the long serving russian rocket the soyuz is a very reliable vehicle but it's still got a something like a one in fifty a little better than one in fifty failure rate so as long as you're using expendable vehicles this sort of failure is bound to happen you know every fifty years sixtieth flight the soyuz is a more reliable system of the shuttle remember the shuttle did not have an escape system so when it failed the crew were in very serious trouble whereas the soyuz has a very effective escape system so both the rocket and the escape system have to fail before the astronauts are in any danger. north korea's leader has an illness pyongyang is willing to return to international talks on his country's nuclear

she could greaves reporting there more news now from around the world in our world update twenty minutes past the hour a bus has lost control and overturned on a mountain highway in southern afghanistan killing thirty five people more than twenty passengers were injured some of them critically incident happened early in the morning just outside kandahar city on the main road from the capital meanwhile an explosives packed rickshaw detonated near the vehicle of an afghan intelligence agent killing two and wounding three. libyan rebels say they finally captured the strategic oil terminal in the east of the country they've been fighting for control of the industrial town for more than a week it comes after rebels seized the country's main oil refinery in the city of zawiya the territory still under colonel gadhafi is control has been decreasing dramatically in the. last week with opposition fighters closing in on the capital. at least six people have been killed and fifty others injured in pakistan after unidentified gunmen ambushed a bus carrying plainclothes commandos they were heading to

north greaves ready to hold nuclear test if six party talks are resumed this is according to the country's leader who finished his red trip to russia wednesday kim jung il and dimitri medvedev also struck a deal on the transit of russian natural gas through north korea to south korea.

greaves r.t. but this week north korea announced its readiness to resume international talks over its disputed nuclear quads or the news came as the country's leader made a rare broad to me the president to me from a bit of an discuss among other things a vital energy deal for both korea's struggling economy artie's company reports. a man of mystery north korea's kim jong il prefers to stay out of the media spotlight the great leader as he's officially known at home constantly fears for his life which is why he avoids planes has armored cars and eats with chopsticks designed to detect. us and russia plays in. that direction markedly different approach from some of the other members of the six party talks like south korea and the u.s. was constant sanctioning has failed to bring results and results are what this brief cheek to russia peers to have achieved with kim jong il's announcement of a desire to return to the talks and implement a moratorium on production and testing of nuclear weapons if th

greaves r.t. . north korea's leader has announced biondi is willing to return to international talks on his country's nuclear program at the summit of the way trinidad in young males spent more than three days on train before meeting the russian president in siberia where they also discussed a possible energy deal of his country report. a man of mystery north korea's kim jong il prefers to stay out of the media spotlight the great leader as he's officially known at home constantly fears for his life which is why he avoids planes has armored cars and eats with chopsticks designed to detect poisons but the fear of ongoing sanctions and tough financial times proved more significant kim jong il embarked on a widely publicized trip to russia making tracks from pyongyang in a special armored train gifted to kim's father by stalin the leader crossed the border with russia and made his first stop in the far eastern town of his son from there he traveled on the transept beren railway to the buy call region w

but he's a gentle greaves reporting for us there from moscow also a look at your headlines from around the world tonight. a military ceremony headed by true lasered president sebastian pinera turned violent when dozens of students tried to disrupt the event security forces in the city of v.a. hold detained twenty people and used water cannons to disperse the crowds the protesters were demanding that the government provide free education and improve its quality she lays education minister has already responded to the students saying the forms will be implemented next week. indian soldiers have killed twelve separate militants while trying to prevent them crossing from pakistan controlled kashmir and to be indian side and shoot out took place at a military controlled line dividing disputed kashmir between the two countries new delhi says it regularly interceptors almost rebels trying to cross at the kashmir border to fight indian rule there. pope benedict of the sixteenth met with dozens of sick and disabled people in madrid on saturday as his visit to spain gets into full swing almost a

greaves r.t. . millions of new yorkers who have chosen to say in their homes white men story of backing away shirts are bracing themselves for the worst of hurricane irene heavy rain and strong winds have already started plumbing plumbing the city parts of the east coast of the u.s. devastated leaving millions without electricity. as among those preparing to weather the storm. businesses are either or either have boarded up their windows or put cheap along their windows and you can feel the wind increasing you feel the rain increasing rain is coming down like sheets the boiler shop in new york city michael bloomberg did have a press conference stating and urging all new yorkers just stay away from their windows move away from their glass windows because he says the winds are going to pick up speed friday new york city michael bloomberg the first time in history issued a mandatory evacuation of certain parts of new york city three hundred seventy thousand people live there all these evacuation zones

under a set of western sanctions while military tension on the korean peninsula rumbles on archy's greaves reports. it's thought that energy corp is largely central to these discussions is the summit at present made it his self as champion quite recently and when it comes to these two countries are always in the background this is the issue of the denuclearization of north korea and russia heavily involved here in the six party talks are ongoing trying to meet that end goal because kim jong il himself wolf packs this is his third visit to russia is first occurring in two thousand and one and i was on the quest of prime minister vladimir putin then president stay for three weeks came back in two thousand and two it's the third time and this time we invited by president better facts the first time these leaders are going to meet face to face and that's expected to occur next week in the russian republic of the rest of this timeline while enjoy your he likes a trial by train isp a bit of form of transport. train in fact this whole visit comes on the back of russia pledging fifty thousand tons

greaves reporting for us there now taking a look at other news making headlines for you tonight. a military ceremony headed by chile's president sebastian pinera termed violent when dozens of students tried to disrupt the event security forces in the city of the a hole detained twenty people using water cannons to disperse the crowd the protesters were demanding that the government provide free education and improve its quality education minister has already responded to the students saying with storms will be implemented next week. at least twelve people have been killed and three others injured after a passenger jet crashed in canada's arctic region the boeing seven thirty seven carrying a total of fifteen hit a hill near resolute bay airport minutes after its last radio contact with ground control investigators say the cause of the accident is yet unknown but some experts cite fog as a possible reason to adults and a child were flown to hospital for treatment one of the adults is in critical condition. pope benedict the sixteenth met with dozens of sick and disabled people in

greaves reporting from moscow there also for you in the headlines tonight. indian soldiers have killed a twelve separate militants while trying to prevent them from crossing pakistan controlled kashmir into the indian side the shoot out took place at a military control line dividing disputed kashmir between the two countries new delhi says it regularly intercepts islamised rebels trying to cross of the kashmir border to fight indian rule there. at least five hundred people are reported to have been killed in clashes in south sudan the bloodshed escalated in the eastern state of john lennon. nearly forty thousand cattle were stolen by members of a local ethnic group hundreds of people die in ethnic fighting in that part of the country each year south sudan is facing major security issues following its. separation from the north. pope benedict the sixteenth met with dozens of sick and disabled people in madrid on saturday as his visit to spain gets into full swing almost a million young pilgrims celebrated mass with the pope as they gathered for world youth da

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