the gulf states have been allegedly sending arms to syria's rebels for a long time now anyway will official resolution actually change anything. the mother of the girl. they wanted to be. the two for the opposition they could only have been saying they were things in large quantities and they have been sending him sam. i don't think they can do any more if they were just keeps him they were they have been sending. and media coverage at the moment the show is that what they are doing is legal and covered by the arab league would also mean perhaps if it is now legal that would get more weapons coming from those states and would it make any difference to what's going on in syria and now they have been sending as much as they could for the past year or more so i don't see how they can do more to topple the balance of power on the ground the problem is they were awful might have politics of course and with all the public support nobody and five and they got a list of how much work that they are standing on when it will be sending the balance was going to be the same in favor of the syrian army.

also i would say for the gulf states, there were quite a few visits to the gulf states in those groups. that was a different relationship than the one we have now. it was very close with the gulf states, whereas now we find ourselves at a distance with the gulf states over issues like the arab uprising, like iran, like syria. the clearest difference i would say is not on any one of these individual issues, as much as it is on the u.s. role in the u.s. in the middle east. in 2008, if you go back and read transcripts from the time, it is striking how down in the weeds we work on all these issues, whether it was the peace process, syria, or lebanon. the questions reporters were asking or in minute detail on each of these issues. if you look now at the type of questions that asked, we're just engaged at a very different level in the middle east, at a very different level of detail in issues like the peace process, lebanon, even syria and iran. i think the perception in the region is not only are we out of the weeds in a sense, but that we are stepping back more broadly from this region. wh

from the gulf states ah glowing to the right people what do you make of that well certainly the right people i guess that depends on which side of the conflict you are on but let's look at the support that the rebels are getting as of this moment and if you take a look at this graph you have the gulf states providing arms cache. training in some cases libya accused of putting arms and fighters into syria very interesting to see how this all plays out then you look at the united states they have vowed around sixty million dollars in money and non lethal aid now at this non-lethal aid that the syrian opposition is not exactly appreciative of in fact if you look at this video it's satirical in nature showing this disinfectant being used as a weapon to shoot at the syrian army and this is reportedly by syrian opposition making fun of the u.s. contribution which is supposed to be medical aid and non lethal supplies to the syrian opposition they're basically making this onion like a video saying they're not really for this concept but if you look at this. this conflict in general is already

this video that video we'll get to that in a second but back to the grab we have saudi arabia the gulf states qatar arms and cash turkey cash arms training libya arms and possibly even fighters now we can't exactly say that they are providing these things but it is believed that the gulf states are really doing what they can to support the opposition now we come down to the united states who have said that they will provide cash and non lethal support that non-lethal support is about sixty million dollars worth of medical aid and supplies but it's not exactly welcome by the syrian opposition in fact and now if we can go to that video and show what we're showing a little bit before there you see it's almost an onion style video take a look they're making fun using these sanitizer bottles using them as weapons someone even comes up and brings a chair and uses it to. act like they're shooting down the syrian army so basically. reportedly the syrian opposition not exactly welcoming this support from the united states possibly because they're used to other types of support they're used to getting

confessing crimes they hadn't committed their acquittal didn't fully deflect attention from the gulf state massive internal problems though and crackdowns on dissent the sunni want to he's been suppressing and see regime rallies now since twenty eleven using violence to disperse campaigners asking for jobs and freedoms physician dr francis recounts her own experience while being held by the country's security forces to. rent a. house after house right from. the room and we just have to sit here and it will look a lot too good for both the lawyer out of the if it were life for the most of the. who were forced to sign well first in line you know that we did them and that. this is going to think you know. by the vehicle and i mean by their physical or psychological so we deny from speaking for. the family or the not given food or nowhere where how is it getting. so we get our word for lockdown the thing you think the phone would stay. whole is that is that like the whole by electrocution and then have fictional harassment that should be you know and really all of that to get traction on the q

the arms and equipment you are hearing about, a lot of that is going to the wrong people from gulf states. it is a situation that steep -- that destabilizes lebanon and poses a threat to the existence of the state of israel. it is time the united states established a no-fly zone, provided arms and equipment to those fighting for freedom. it is time israel helped them in whatever way possible. >> senator gillibrand -- >> we need people in national security that is pro-israel and not anti-israel. >> senator gillibrand, there is concern about the increasingly sensitive commodity -- monarchy. how should we and israel think about this important ally of the united states, one of the two countries in the region that has an agreement with israel? >> jordan is destabilized for a number of reasons. as these fighters come across, we have the rest of militancy within jordan and that will create challenges. he also have a syrian refugee population of 400,000. it is a huge pension strain on an already wavering economy. -- huge financial strain on an already wavering economy. they need to be allowed to

and also i would say for the gulf states, obviously there are a few visits to the gulf state in the trips. that was a different relationship that night one we have now. it was a close relationship with the gulf states. where as now we find ourselves, i think, at the distance from a gulf state over issues like the arab uprising like iran, like syria, for example. the clearest difference, i would say, is not on one of the individual issues as much on a u.s. role in middle east taken broadly. in 2008 one of the things most striking. if you go back and read the transcripts from the time, it's striking how down in the weeds we were on all of the issues whether the peace process, syria, lebanon and so forth. the question reporters were asking were questions in minute detail about the aspect of questions. if you look at the answers given we're engaged in a different level in a middle east. a different level in details like the peace process like lebanon, and syria and iran frankly. i think the perception in the region, i encountered it on a recent trip which i'll mention in a moment. not are we

unfortunately it did drift very far south here, and for many of the farmers across the gulf states, you are definitely watching your crops closely the next few days. freeze warnings, fire weather, and something to watch here. the good news is things are warming back up, by the end of the week it will be back into the teens. that high pressure will be helping out for some time. let's take a look here into europe. you have that easterly wind coming in from the east, moving over the warmer waters, and it will pile up about five centimeters of snow. down to the south, you can see about one to two centimeters. nothing to extreme. where we want to see all of the rough weather is down here towards the south. you have seen about 50 millimeters of rain. some thunderstorm activity into your west coast. a little farther towards bulgaria some snow. kiev, you have been paralyzed by snow. it is not a welcome sight here through the next several days. here is your extended forecast. >>> chocolate makers in belgium are famous for their creations, now they're popular for their chocolate stamps. they have

. >> since the gulf state was named host to w is ago, experts argue that temperatures reaching 50 degrees celsius would put players and supporters at risk. >> that are building new stadiums with high-tech air conditioning systems to combat the heat. on to motor sports news. the grand prix service is in malaysia for the second round of the formula one world championship this weekend. after having one in australia last weekend, the lotus racecar topped the times at the end of practice on friday. >> the flying finn edged out triple world champ sebastian, who had to settle for second. he had his hands full trying to tame his rebel. brazil rounded up the top three in a ferrari. you would not know it, but spring is supposed to have arrived, but large parts of europe including here in germany, are still in the grips of winter. >> snow again today. however, far away in japan, they have already received an early dose of mild weather. tokyo's famous cherry trees are in full bloom. the 2nd earliest blossom in on record. the delicate flowers only last a week so people are flocking to the city's parts

secretary of state john kerry continuing his first official overseas trip, visiting nine gulf states to discuss regional issues, including syria, iran, and the israeli-palestinian conflict. during his saudi arabia visit, kerry and gulf officials focusing on iran's controversial nuclear program. >> the first focus is the most urgent focus, which remains the challenge of the nuclear program. that is a threat that extends all throughout the region and, in fact, globally because of the issue of nonproliferation. >> kerry also say the united states will provide $250 million in assistance to egypt after egyptian president mohamed morsi promised political and economic reforms. spacex's dragon, a private earth-to-orbit delivery service, successfully docking with the international space station. the unmanned craft arriving safely a day late after recovering from engine malfunctions, which were fixed remotely. the dragon will remain at the space station for most of march before returning to earth with science samples, empty food containers, and old equipment. for "teen kids news," i'm eric sha

united are already getting plenty of cash arms and training from friends in the region especially gulf states like saudi arabia qatar well not only were the rebels disappointed the u.s. isn't being more generous with their weapons they're having a bit of a laugh online check out this video that has emerged on facebook of fighters on the ground trying to survive on so-called non-lethal weapons take a closer look. a chair even what looks like some kind of sanitizing hand jealousy later in the video you can hear what sounds like actual intense shelling at some point really the only defense these silly makeshift weapons certainly many of civilians on the ground won't find this funny especially with the international community finally realizing the fact that sending more arms especially lethal arms could worsen an already dire situation most recently germany's foreign minister warning against sending arms to militants in syria saying that such a measure would broaden the conflict in the country and throughout the region and bill. i think it's fair to say that this might not be the last of these ki

support to the opposition which is demanding that the west stop openly arming them turkey in the gulf states already allegedly arming the rebels and have been doing so for the past two years of the conflict or for the hostage crisis western powers and allies in the arab world have been beefing up the syrian opposition's efforts in the fight to oust president assad league ministers have allowed member states to. biters when other countries have agreed to send non-lethal aid and finance the rebels. told my colleague bill dog about the consequences that the boost in support is having on the ground and we do know where they get their arms from at least there has been plenty of information to deduce that from we do know that saudi arabia as well as qatar as well as turkey libya and the united states have all offered some sort of aid financial or military in one way or another to this syrian rebels we don't know exactly how much has been shipped to these countries.

support to the opposition which is demanding that the west stop openly arming them turkey and the gulf statesalready allegedly arming the rebels and have been doing so for the past two years of the conflict. well stories ahead for you including the bolshoi theater by soloist in custody for planning an attack on his boss which he claims was more violent than expected also ahead north korea officially ends i normally gresh. up tensions in the region after rejecting a fresh round of u.n. sanctions. and skyrocketing property prices in the early in the driving away from their homes we look at the changing face of the german capital after the break. something extreme cold just a chilling threat. if it's a cooling if you look you can see that the water in my body feels really warm. and this is good for you. they plunge into icy water to make themselves stronger you can't get used to the cold or you can tolerate it and you can struggle with. people of snow and ice victims across. the cold. mission for accreditation free transport charges free. range month free. three stooges free. download free broad

support to the opposition which is demanding that the west stop openly arming them tookey in the gulf statesalready allegedly arming the rebels and have been doing so for the past two years of the conflict for us there reporting that well coming up after the break parenting in prison me takes a look at the lives of young women whose babies and their first years you know institution rather than the nursery stay with us for that. the month before the oscars and what annoys you with their predictions and the most after everyone complains about the results but it is a big talked about much as the few hundred people who gathered to protest the glamour filled awards show what part does the asker's you ask. well although the film life of pi won the oscar for best visual effects effects to you that made the movie look so amazing were them and hughes has filed for bankruptcy quickly after the film's release you know that seems like a bit of a discrepancy i mean the group that made the best visual effects in the world in two thousand and thirteen is flat broke how can it be this reminds me of how the

voice their opposition to the presence of foreign military forces in the country troops from other gulf states have been stationed there since the outbreak of pro-forma protests in february two thousand and eleven and that time clashes with security forces have left up to eighty people dead while dozens of activists have been jailed. after bad weather upset plans to return the international space station's crew back to earth on friday two russian cosmonauts and an american astronauts have now landed safe and sound with more of the things voyage home is our correspondent tom bottom. kevin ford oh leg novitsky and you have guinea terror in our back safely on earth after their five months stint up on the international space station on the video screen here at mission control in moscow we can see them being fished out of their soyuz capsule and kept warm after that rough descent through earth's atmosphere and down on to the step in kazakstan their return to earth delayed by a day because of bad weather they're casual came in today over the caspian and black seas without a hitch to be met by recove

support to the opposition which is demanding that the west stop openly arming them toki in the gulf statesalready allegedly arming the rebels and have been doing so for the past two years of the conflict. coming up later in the program the drama and infighting at the bolshoi a leading dancer the historic data is in custody after admitting to masterminding an attack which just figured the company's artistic director asked it was right in his face the details just ahead. as it was the envy of ambrose. he never put his trust in anyone and rightly so. his body was found on the floor of use you. to know. who did he die of natural causes. the mystery of stone still. on r.c.u. documentary. more news today violence has once again flared up. saying these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations rule today. and i welcome back now i talked on the bolshoi theater is in custody right now after admitting that he was behind the brutal attack on the company's artistic director sergei filin pretrial hearing pavel dmitrichenko claimed he didn't order feed in to

support to the opposition which is demanding that the west stop openly arming bin turkey and the gulf states already allegedly arming the rebels and has been doing so for the past two years of the conflict. thanks very much indeed for bringing us the respond positively or there now some outlets blame america's arab allies for weapons which fall into the hands of all coddling militants in syria. in the end the hostages were not released to the u.s. and that shows that there is a was a certain intention to undermine the united nations and luck that brahimi the special envoy of the un and the arab league for us area and at the same time there was sent to jordan jordan is a country where the united states britain and one of the other countries are training syrian rebels the british foreign minister william hague keeps repeating from time to time that he wants to help the syrian rebels but not al qaeda are similar fundamentalist groups. i'm i think it is fair to say that president obama would also not refer that but the problem is how can the united states and europe stop countries like saudi ara

of sitra marchers are angry at the deployment of foreign troops in the country troops from other gulf states have been stationed that serve the outbreak of poor form protests and fiber a twenty eleven in that time clashes with security forces have left after a to people dead while dozens of accidents have been jailed. just after the break a march and stacey will be taking a look at it will be much feared currency wars could mean for the world economy so stay with us with us here for the kinds of reforms. wealthy british style it's time to. market why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kaiser report on r g. download the official publication yourself choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorites. if you're away from your television well it just doesn't matter about what your. mobile devices you can watch on t.v. anytime anywhere. cries are welcome to the kaiser report you know the problem with china starting a currency war is that a half hour later you wan

support to the opposition which is demanding that the west start openly arming them turkey and the gulf statesalready allegedly arming the rebels and have been doing so for the past two years of the conflict turning to some of today's world news now protesters another busy on have been killed in a normally small rubber bullets and mortar fired by police as they marched against deadly high using only army the protesters one of many sparked by the start of the death of the soldier in january the rights groups accuse the president of rigging elections and using police to clamp down on political dissent. the afghan president hamid karzai has accused the u.s. of colluding with the taliban in secret talks in cata the group officially suspended discussions over a year ago warning american statements shaky and erratic afghan government has been pushing for the taliban would return to the negotiating table a new attempt to pacify mounting tensions before u.s. nato troops pull out in two thousand and fourteen which on saturday two suicide bombs went off as the new american defense secretary arrived in k

islamist hands opposition fighters are however thought to be getting covert weapons supplies from gulf states john laughlin to from the institute of democracy and cooperation in paris says the attempts to beef up the rebels won't bring syria any closer to peace. sixty million dollars should not be sneezed at and what the americans are trying to do is basically to prop up a project that so far has failed if we look back to two thousand and eleven when entering kenton was calling for the overthrow of a stance they expected the regime in syria to fall very quickly and that hasn't happened however great the rebels' gains may have been the regime is still fighting back and still shows no signs of collapsing instead is the opposition which is fractured famously the syrian national council is a rag bag of different interests the opposition is breaking up and there are plenty of people within the opposition at least according to my sources in the region who are bitterly disappointed with the west who expected a lot more money they probably wanted to steal a lot of it but certainly they have not recei

confessing to crimes they didn't commit their acquittal didn't manage to deflect attention from the gulf states massive internal problems and its crackdown on dissent since the uprising began over two years ago the sunni monarchies been continuously using violence to disperse campaigners asking for political reforms scores of activists have been arrested and charged over that time physician dr haji recounts her own experience while being held by the country's security forces. to have tried for a month. and we just have to sit here and april and that's a lot to get to know you are out of the. line all of this most of the. forty nine people in line here without reading them and that you didn't really think you know. and i mean by that you think you know very thankful and so we didn't deny something you can't want to. be standing not given food. do it through i have a good thing so we get. i don't know how words were locked down before you think the phone would stay. on hold to that black hole up by electrocution and then have the actual harassment that should be you know and really all that yes i

secretary of state john kerry had set off for saudi arabia in order to touch base with the rulers of the gulfmonarchies including bihari and of course kuwait in just a few minutes we'll be looking into why the united states is a light itself with some of the region's most controversial. technology innovation all the developments around russia. the future of harvard. sometimes you see the story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know. is a big. deal to. you. so good to have you with us this evening i'm lucy kaplan of and of course you're watching r.t. well after his two day trip to egypt john kerry met with the foreign ministers of the gulf cooperation council has held talks with the region's leaders in saudi arabia this before flying to the u.a.e. and qatar well it speak now live with journalist neil clark a contributor contributor to the british guardian newspaper who has written extensively on the middle east sir thank you for joining us welcome to the program of cou

confessing to crimes they didn't commit their acquittal didn't fully deflect attention from the gulf states massive internal problems and crackdown on dissent the city want to he's been suppressing anti regime rallies no since twenty eleven using violence to disperse campaigners asking for jobs and freedoms physician dr fatima recounts her own experience to me the week after being held by the country's security forces and facing five years prison a self. mandates if the distance from the house was to house right from last if there are rooms and then we just have the sixty and eighty two and that's a lot to get full blown through lawyers or our families where life full of the most of the viewing is to rig a chance who are forced to sign false impressions blindly without we doing them and that stuff isn't going to think in our sights. and i mean by severe their physical and psychological torture we didn't deny from speaking for our. needs we're expanding for days not given food or i know where you are hard to get in so we get no showers for last thing you think that from what. all of that is

support to the opposition which is demanding that the west stop openly arming them turkey in the gulf states already allegedly arming the rebels and have been doing so for the past two years of the conflict. so into some of today's world news now the italian and greek ministries of foreign affairs both believe that nigerian extremists have indeed murdered seven foreign hostages kidnapped recently in the north of the country according to the group's website the killings were in retaliation to a joint british nigerian military attempt to reclaim the prisoners the seven foreign workers from the u.k. greece italy lebanon and the philippines are all employees of the track oh a lebanese construction group working in the region. protest is another have been caught in an onslaught of rubber bullets and water cannons fired by police as they marched against their belief in the army the protest is one of many sparked by the sudden death of a soldier in january defense ministry initially announced a heart attack was the cause of death before eventually investigations or other soldiers have been arrested

united are already getting plenty of cash in arms and training from friends in the region especially gulf states like saudi arabia and qatar well not only were the rebels disappointed the u.s. isn't being more hands on so to say they're having a bit of a laugh check out this video that has emerged on facebook fighters on the ground trying to survive on so-called non lethal weapons closer look great models being used. coming up a little later it seems they take a chair to be used as a weapon in defense you can hear actually shelly it's seen in the background another spray bottle they're. there. and if you look closely you can hear them laughing in the background certainly many of the civilians on the ground won't find this funny especially with the international community countries like germany germany finally it seems seeing how serious this crisis is in the fact that. sending more arms or any kind of lethal weapons could worsen an already dire situation like i said most recently germany the foreign minister saying that sending arms to militants in syria would broaden the conflict in the country

support to the opposition which is demanding that the waste stall open the army been to key in the gulf states already an edge of the arming the rebels and has been doing so for the past two years of the conflict watching our team coming up later in the program the drama and infighting the bolshoi. leading down at the store theatre is in custody after admitting to masterminding in a town which disfigured the company's artistic director after acid was thrown and his face plus. what having a home becomes a luxury soaring prices are forcing berliners out of their houses take a look at what's behind the real estate boom and just a couple of minutes. actually make it without waiting for the materials that are still some of the. treatments that you consider. to be of the great. choose the stories that if you. choose your access to. the news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations are old today. welcome back you're watching our teen our top dancer the bolshoi is in custody right now after admitting that he w

have returned from jordan to fight in syria political activists dr years and i think that some gulf states are pushing for weapons to be sent in. there are talks now that qatar is using its financial pressure with sign and. business contracts and billions of dollars with britain to pressure britain towards taking such caps or steps and terms of arming the syrian rebels that's why now we hear rhetorics that britain may even go out of its way and start arming the rebels outside any european union agreement or outside international most of the humanitarian and atrocities that we witnessed in syria are attributed to the ass off because i'm in syria we've seen how even you and reports that we all know that were very very biased against the syrian government now they are reporting on the crimes against humanity on beheading on recruiting children on the right and on that torture are. slowly doing just placements but then syria and outside syria so the humanitarian pretext for intervention is in a way a direct result of the western intervention in syria by which there are they continue to send ar

united are already getting plenty of cash arms and training from friends in the region especially gulf states like saudi arabia qatar well not only were the rebels disappointed the u.s. isn't being more generous with their weapons they're having a bit of a laugh online check out this video that has emerged on facebook of fighters on the ground trying to survive on so-called non-lethal weapons take a closer look at those a chair even what looks like some kind of sanitizing hand gel was seen later in the video you can hear what sounds like actual intent shelling at some point with the only defense these silly makeshift weapons surely many of civilians on the ground won't find this funny especially with the international community finally realizing the fact that sending more arms especially lethal arms could worsen an already dire situation most recently germany's foreign minister warning against sending arms to militants in syria saying that such a measure would broaden the conflict in the country and throughout the region. on the way here in r.t. the drone debate on the home front america's it

into confessing crimes they didn't commit but acquittal didn't fully deflect attention from the gulf states massive internal problems though and the crackdown on dissent that the sort of molecules been suppressing and the regime running since two thousand and eleven using violence to disperse campaigners asking for jobs and freedoms that week i spoke to physician dr fred about how g. she recounted her own experience while being held by the country's security forces . when they get disappearing from their houses after house right. there and we just have to sit here and he left a lot to get for both the lawyer out of the. line for the most of the. who were forced to sign also fashion line you know that we did them and that. didn't really think you know. if you have to ok and i mean by their physical very thankful akiko ok we didn't deny from speaking for. the family not given food. you know where we where are you getting. so we get our word for lockdown you think the phone. call is that is that like oh by electrocution and then have fictional her acting and that should be you know and free al

been fighting us led nato forces since two thousand and one but it's now opening an office in the gulf state the groups are so far refused to talk to president karzai describing him as and quote american puppet and quote but washington needs both sides to start negotiating soon with just about twenty months left for it hands over control to local security in. the world the internet traffic had a digital jam this week all because of a spat between two computer firms in europe millions of web users were reportedly affected when a dutch website hosting company took offense at being accused of sending too much junk mail so it bombarded a german anti spam firms a service with data calls in the slowdown actually managed to get hold of a spokesman for the hackers who told us the strikes been exaggerated. oh the whole internet is a little program the only thing they're going to garner from issue is the woman you're going to. sell basically all of that. they try to make it seem like the woman in that exchange of a woman going into another exchange went down because of that this is not. perfect they a

the euro sounds tries for a times to leave the scoring chances to be tearing free one while since gulf states had a bungee in champions needs. we won more russian ice dancers you. dimitris the lobby of iran to follow up a recent european sixpence with a good performance of the world figure skating championships in canada. and we look up a russian team niche motorsports part of it and you were destroyed as some lows made the podium supersport race of the season in australia. will start with football on your. response at moscow korea after a sizzling stance as a red and white spiteri free one in the first game of the winter break moscow win five points clear of its all falling into no victory and creates a bit of well with more on the reaction from week twenty is paul scholes. the old guard after a three month winter break finally the russian premier league regime and and university on how to sponsor a debut to remember school in three times in sponsor x. three one win against tatic getting his fust off to just two minutes his second was an absolute cracka out he went on a mazy run before the b

confessing to crimes they didn't commit their acquittal didn't manage to deflect attention from the gulf states massive internal problems and its crackdown on dissent since the uprising began over two years ago the sunni monarchies been continuously using violence to disperse campaigners asking for political reforms scores of activists have been arrested and charged over that time physician dr. accounts for own experience while being held by the country's security forces. granting. them didn't have to have the right. if. we just have the fifty and eighty left a lot to get the lawyer out of the. line right now. for two thousand people in line here without reading them and that. this is going to think you know. i think it's ok and i mean by that. very thankful and so we've been denied from freaking want to. be standing or be given food. you know where it's who are hard to get in. our store last downbeat thing you think that what. was it is that's like small of five electrocution that has fictional harassment facts to be angry all about the extraction off by asking questions. iraq has witnessed an

support to the opposition which is demanding that the west stop openly arming them turkey and the gulf states already allegedly arming the rebels and have been doing so for the past two years of the conflict. mounted an apology from its neighbor in the south after souls' threat to quote vanished north korea from the earth the secluded nation says it considers the state with an open declaration of war this follows pyongyang's official nullifying of non-aggression pact and scrapping a hotline to seoul as well in an angry response to the latest round of un sanctions imposed this week the tit for tat exchange started on thursday when the u.n. adopted a resolution tightening financial restrictions on north korea pyongyang responded by threat in the us with a preemptive nuclear strike to it washington said it's ready and could prevent such an attack rules imposed by the security council following previous nuclear tests and rocket launches have all failed to curb pyongyang so far martin drole from the korean friendship association told us that washington's bully boy tactics limit the chances of disa

minority leader democratic leader nancy pelosi is there, as well, and you see representatives from gulf states, also, and then from the other religions, from the christian churches, there are 33 delegations from the various christian denominations including astonishingly the patriarch of constantinople, the first of equals among the orthodox churches, this is the first time it seeps in a thousand years since the churches split in 1054 that the leader of orthodox christians is there attending this inauguration mass. >> it really is quite something for that to happen. the patriarch came to this country some years back, he was really quite vociferously anti-catholic in some of his statements and, of course, the break was essentially over the primacy of rome and so to go to rome is really a gesture and they will go to st. peter's tomb together, apparently. and that is something, as you say in america we don't often get to see. it hasn't happened in a thousand years. >> really stunning and something as cokie was saying not since 1054 to be able to do such what we call an ecumenical outreach in the

of sutra marchers are angry david blumenthal the foreign troops in the country troops from other gulf states of the station that since the outbreak of poor foreign projects in february twenty eleven in that time clashes with security forces have left after a c.p. people dead while dozens of activists have been jailed. finally back home after a bad weather upset plans to return to the international space station's crew on friday a five month long expedition has finally ended for three crewmembers on the ice says two russian cosmonauts and an american astronaut and are safe and sound. to work in long beach on the teen's voyage home is our correspondent tom barton. kevin ford oleg novitsky and you of guinea terril kin are back safely on earth after their five month stint up on the international space station on the video screen here at mission control in moscow you can see them being fished out of their soyuz capsule and kept warm after that rough descent through earth's atmosphere and down on to the step in kazakstan their return to earth delayed by a day because of bad weather they're casual

led nato forces know since two thousand and one but is now opening an office in the gulf state the group so far refused to talk to president karzai describing him as an american puppet but washington needs both sides to start negotiating soon with just about twenty months left of course before it happens over control to local security. the fierce fighting in chile capital crowds of hooded men turned up at protests commemorating two brothers killed by police during an anti regime demo almost three decades ago gunshots were heard as riot police were deployed to calm the unrest in santiago there were dozens of arrests as protesters held molotov cocktails at security forces raised barricades and cut power lines. israeli soldiers clashed with palestinian demonstrators on saturday at a rally marking an event known as the land day protestors at the west bank border crossing whole rocks at troops who retaliated with tear gas and stun grenades the annual gathering commemorates an event almost four decades ago when israel announced plans to seize new land for settlements six palestinians were kill

led nato forces no since two thousand and one but is now opening an office in the gulf states to do so far refused to talk to president karzai describing him as an american puppet but washington needs both sides to start negotiating soon with about twenty months left before to hand over control to local security. has been fierce fighting in chile's capital crowds of hooded men turned up at protests commemorating two brothers killed by police during an anti regime demo almost three decades ago gunshots were heard as riot police were deployed to commune rest in santiago there were dozens of arrests as protesters old molotov cocktails at security forces raised barricades and cut power lines. at least nineteen people were killed more than a hundred wounded on friday when the latest wave of sectarian bloodshed struck a rock cheer worshippers were targeted by the suicide car bombings of mosques in baghdad in kirkuk the attacks come amid deepening political strife in the country with the embattled prime minister struggling to appease his opponent several politicians have also been targeted by

support to the opposition which is demanding that the west stop openly arming them turkey and the gulf states already allegedly arming the rebels and have been doing so for the past two years of the conflict. coming up later in the program the drama and infighting out the bolshoi a leading dancer at the historical data is in custody after admitting to masterminding an attack which disfigured the company's artistic director after asif was thriving in his fights plus when having a home becomes a luxury soaring price is a forcing but it is out of their highnesses we take a look at what is behind the real estate they've just a couple of minutes. we speak your language will not advance. the music programs and documentaries and spanish more matters to you breaking news a little turn into bangalore's stories. for you here. in troy altie spanish find out more visit. is eve. hello welcome back now i talked on the bolshoi theater is in custody right now. after admitting that he was behind the brutal attack on the company's artistic director a feeling that his pretrial hearing pavel dmitrichenko claimed

support to the opposition which is demanding that the west stop openly arming them turkey and the gulf states already allegedly arming the rebels and have been doing so for the past two years of the conflict. this is our team making headlines right now great british an italian authorities all believe seven international hostages being held in nigeria have been killed they were kidnapped by the sorrow extremist group in the north of the country last month the workers from the u.k. greece italy lebanon and the philippines were allegedly killed in retaliation to a joint british nigerian military attempt to rescue the prisoners william hague the british foreign minister has condemned the deaths as cold blooded murder. testers in azerbaijan have been caught in an onslaught of rubber bullets and water cannons fired by police as they marched against deadly hazing in the army the protests is one of many sparked by the sudden death of a soldier back in january the defense minister initially announced a heart attack as a cause of death before then eventually open an investigation for the soldiers have

support to the opposition which is demanding that the west stop openly arming them turkey and the gulf statesalready allegedly arming the rebels and have been doing so for the past two years of the conflict. a middle east correspondent well before the hostage crisis western powers with their allies in the arab world have been beefing up the syrian opposition to efforts of course in the fight to oust president assad the arab league ministers have allowed member states to arm the fighters what other countries have agreed to so non-lethal aid and finance the rebels. told my colleague bill dog about the consequences that a boost in support is having on the ground right now. we do know where the get their arms from at least there has been plenty of information to deduce that from we do know that saudi arabia as well as qatar as well as turkey libya and the united states have all offered some sort of aid financial or military in one way or another to the syrian rebels we don't know exactly how much has been shipped to these countries we do know that for example qatar has offered has made the latest

support to the opposition which is demanding that the west start openly arming them in turkey and the gulf states already allegedly arming the rebels and have been doing so for the past two years of the conflict poor reporting their european a powerhouse and the region's largest economy germany is facing the prospect of losing its main cash source the country's richest region the various is growing weary of funneling money to weaken states want to use a piece all of them at local politicians and farmers revealing how the idea of independence is becoming increasingly attractive for many. germany read you find that three years ago the cracks are showing at least one of its regions your voice . we want an independent state of bavaria this is an extraordinary aim there are twelve million by variance if independent we could be the ninth biggest nation in the e.u. with the fifth largest annual economic turnover i'm convinced we have the cultural historical and economic strength to survive the bavaria party's campaign literature certainly doesn't pull any punches when it comes to showing how they believ