it has the -- has been the un that has been doing the heavy lifting. 2008 was widely criticized as deeply flawed with the government accused of violent crackdowns on opposition figures. robert mcgarvey is another -- mugabe is another regular at the summit. amidst all the celebrations, human rights groups would argue that over the past century, the au has fallen short of its own founding ideals. paris has decided not to place the head of the international monetary fund under formal investigation. christine lagarde has been questioned for two days about her role in in a multimillion dollar payment to a controversial rich businessman. paul brennan reports from paris. >> looking a little tired but clearly relieved, christine lagarde emerged from the special court after more than 13 hours announce forto i herself the decision of the prosecutors. >> i was able to provide information to demonstrate that i have always acted in the best interest of the state and in accordance with the law. witnesss of assistant confirms this. >> had they put her under formal investigation it would have indicated s

has had a huge effect. we have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in exports because buyers could not come to such a dangerous place. fire fight between indian and pakistani soldiers brought tensions to the forefront again. it led to a decline in revenue for local businesses. kashmir does not figure in the top 10 most visited states in the country. it might be the most say this -- the safest place in the end -- safest place in india when conditions are calm. the music industry can be a fickle business. downloading tunes has become so popular that many large music shops have been forced to close. the oldest record store has managed to survive. we went to the welsh city of cardiff to find out why. cardiff had a of son chad, it would be pretty upbeat. it is pretty -- and a soundtrack, it would be pretty upbeat. one shop has outlived everything else. the world's oldest record store here -- record store is here. it is 119. >> they make you think by record is such an archaic and old- fashioned thing to do. phy

the economy has suffered two recessions, and recovery has been sluggish. >> at the parade has been held in paris to commemorate the end of the second world war in europe. the german army surrendered to allied forces on may 8, 1945. >> the united nations says it is working to secure the immediate and safe release of four filipino peacekeepers. a local group has claimed responsibility for their abduction. the same group kidnapped 15 peacekeepers earlier this year. >> one of munich's most celebrated galleries has got a bit of a makeover. the museum first opened in 1929. >> renovations have been going on for the past four years, so munich art lovers have been feeling deprived. now, the works are back on display with some new additions. and that is created has dubbed it were a win. at the end of the 19th century, the painter had the house built as a florentine-style villa complete with an idyllic garden. it became a museum in 1929. in the 1950's, when artists give the museum 1000 artworks painted by herself and other members of the blue rider expressionist group. it now holds the world's big

we have seen an election that has been largely one that has taken place in a friendly, competitive, but peaceful atmosphere in terms of rival parties. has been huge progress by the election commission of pakistan, 95% of polling stations with full materials. less than 1% where there has been any complaints. on the one side, syria's concerns about the election, but i hope the european union will be in the position to report that the result is not missed -- distorted. >> you don't think the violence we saw on election day or the run-up to the election and allegations of vote rigging are enough to really have skewed or distorted the political playing field, this result? i very much hope that we have , thetoday from imram khan electoral commission here in pakistan has accepted that there were not free and fair elections perhaps at around 48 polling stations. we expect them to reorder. i don't underestimate how difficult some of those problems were. when i make my own observations and hear those from other europeans, what we find is that although there were many irregularities, there were di

it has been seven days. over 380 found dead and 900 still missing. >> we were all in the same place. i was talking to them for 10 minutes before managed to escape. >> their clothes were found in the ruins and they have come forward to offer compensation. the collapse is the deadliest of these series of disasters to hit the bangladesh garment industry. they always insist that they will push for better conditions. it appears little progress has been made. >> the honoraria president of world soccer governing body fifa has resigned over claims that he has accepted bribes. >> they published the findings of its ethics investigation. he is accused of accepting millions in cash payments from the company that marketed the world cup for fifa. >> their questioning his apparent on awareness that officials were receiving bribes. >> the doctor has been down guilty for endangering public health. he was handed a suspended a 01- year sentence. >> it was a typical trial from the start. prosecutors could bring fuente'' to just

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the case has been adjourned until september. he is also facing war crime charges in a separate case. once the trial takes place in the netherlands, where he stands -- where he says he stands a better chance for justice. picture the scene -- three guys in a rock band playing on a hill outside the big city. the classic music video. >> it may not sound like anything unusual until you hear the name of that city is kabul, afghanistan. the story of a band playing music in a place that might not be quite ready for it. >> rock music? how can that be? it was not long ago that music was forbidden. the band is called kabul dreams, and their dream was not a big one. they wanted to play music, singing, and record an album. they wanted to be a normal band. >> we just want to play music that we like and play professionally. we do not want to accept the excuse that we are from a foreign country. >> it took awhile -- years in fact -- but they finally released their first album. >> definitely was not very easy. there were difficulties. especially

there are real hopes that mali has the right elements in place to achieve peace and it has the will to get there. >> in nigeria, they have declared a state of emergency in three northeastern states to try to stem an islamist insurgency there. >> the president of the country says that nigeria is facing an insurgency that poses a threat to national unity. he has ordered extra troops following attacks by militants. for more on the political background to the story, let's go live to abuja. first off, welcome. does this bear the hallmarks of a potential civil war, and is this mainly religious or ethnic? >> it is an insurgency that has been going on for 10 years already. whether or not it is a civil war, it is extremely violent and highly militarized region. if it is an ethnic or religion, it is a conflict that uses religion, but not a religious conflict. because many people are so disappointed by the politics, with the nigerian state has not delivered to them despite all the promises, some view religion as their ideology, their rallying point. >> this insurgency, this challenge to the state

state department has also had no media comment although the israeli embassy in washington has declined to say anything at this stage it's not clear whether or not there are any wounded or did from the smalling six potions but syrian state television is reporting that is well launched at least twelve missiles from libyan knees a space targeting an ammunition depot on the outskirts of the capital city of damascus syrian television says and i'm quoting that the new israeli attack is an attempt to raise the role of terrorist groups obviously a reference to rebel fighters inside that country the syrian state t.v. is also reporting that israeli jets broke the sound barrier and hit several military posts his belies menar t.v. station is reporting that the explosions may have been due to a downed israeli jet we are receiving some reports that two israeli jets were downed but let me reemphasize no confirmation reaction or any comment from the israeli side this comes as we start to see rumors now particularly on line following the latest volley of attacks on the syrian regime and these rima stat

the population has left -- 10% of the population has left in the last decade. things areo see what like abroad. more fair, i help. >> some of the best students leave macedonia the moment they graduate. many of them never returned. >> if someone goes west it takes a strong reason to get them back. >> one-third of the workers are unemployed. parents urge their children to go to different countries for a better life, despite the government's assurances that things will improve. >> during the six years the party has been in power we have been focused on creating jobs and keeping them here. >> this message is failing to connect with the young. >> the state has to find a solution for the 30 year-old, these people are in their most productive years and the state does not engage one-third of them -- it will be a big problem. >> economic conditions are also --m, but this does not affect the macedonians leaving. so many see their future somewhere else. andrew potter, al jazeera. >> despite the high unemployment late -- unemployment rate of italy, it seems that italians a

has called for an end to this e.u. arms embargo in fact it's become somewhat of a regular occurrence this is just the latest reason that they're citing for providing extra assistance to the syrian opposition and we know that germany has to provide extra weapons to provide weapons to the syrian opposition we also know that yet the united nations have begun reservations about it they say that flooding the region can only create more violence underscores many international observers of been keen to point out that arming the syrian rebels could have some very dangerous consequences for the wider region and for israel of course as well a lot of people are still very wary of what took place in libya the libyan scenario when weapons flooded out from. these army and into mali and algeria into neighboring countries there still a lot of problems to do with that so it's a lot of countries are very fearful about making that mistake again gaia to you know are there any indicators that the you are about israel's attacks in advance t

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no one has claimed responsibility for the violence that has been our poor cross the country today there are a number of armed groups who operate in pakistan as well as the pakistani taliban which has waged a bloody and temptation campaign in the run up to the vote claiming the lives of more than one hundred thirty people they view these elections as being on islamic and have largely targeted secular leaning parties but these elections are more about the ballot box than bullets i have to say as millions of pakistanis turned out equally eagerly in droves despite the threat of violence there have been some reports of vote rigging allegations in bochy and several parties have withdrawn their candidates in a boycott of the vote but by and large all signs point to a successful a democratic election here and prop a stand which is really quite critical for a country that has been ruled by the military for more than half of its a. distance as an independent state the big question now is of course who will win these elections marina back to you wise we are hearing the polling stations have just c

most has been pretty routine. the pentagon has just released north korea military. is visitingsays it the united states. how do you evaluate the peninsula at this time? why did the pentagon choose now to release the report? monitoring the situation on the korean peninsula and lovery closely. it is a very serious situation. we will continue to monitor it very carefully. in response to your second question, we produced the report in part because we have to. provides forw that these reports to be published. wish i to publish them on time every year. to publish them on time every year. sometimes it has been late. tore putting this out congress as soon as possible. >> thank you. you said that china has been looking at the military budget. 20may be even closed 18% 220to %. have you spoken with the allies o are afraidn wh oar of china's activities? >> with respect your first question, we are monitoring very carefully the military and applications for opportunities to cooperate with china and a bilateral context. this is part and parcel of this report is all about. consult

and off has been following the turbulent vote for us. no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks that took place across pakistan today but we do know that there are numerous armed to political factions the do operate here in pop the son and of course. the pakistani taliban which has waged a bloody intimidation campaign in the weeks leading up to the vote that has claimed the lives of more than one hundred and thirty people here all across the country now the pakistani taliban regarded these elections as quote islamic and actually they've been targeting with the violence largely secular left leaning parties including for example the m.p. the awami national party which is in the front of the tops of has been prevented from campaigning openly which is certainly certain to skew the results in some districts we do have to say though if this election was between despair and defiance defiance did win as a record eighty six million pakistanis were eligible to vote people did turn out in droves we saw in men's excitement at the polling sta

ultimately, he says, it has to come from your heart, it has to come from inside. to change or impact inside, what you need is more ethics. he calls for secular ethics, and there was a book called "beyond religion. religion."nd he is trying to reach out to as many youth as possible. he says that students are the future leaders of the 21st century, so he is investing in the future leaders of leaders of the 21st century. hence he was at the university of maryland, now in portland. he visits different universities to impart his knowledge and wisdom. that is what tibetans are also saying -- he is our leader and we want you back into bed so that we could be blessed by him -- we want him back in tibet so he could be blessed by him as well. host: ray joins us on the independent line. caller: i took courses on asia history when i was in college, and i used to the study of high asia, and i contributed money to the tibetan cause over the last few years. i just wanted to point out that come from my studies of asian history, did that was never, ever a part of china. and also t

at different times in its history since then, the party has faced persecution, has governed, and hasved in the opposition, and it has become an essential part of german political life. >> i cannot imagine how germany would have had to democracy without the social democrats and without social democracy. and there never would have been a welfare state. certainly not the kind we have today, without the party and social democracy. >> in 1933, adolf hitler engineered passage of the enabling act. this law allowed him to pass legislation. the communist party was already banned. when the bill came up for a vote in the assembly, the spd was the only party to vote against it. >> for me, that's the most important event and the most important day in the history of our party. and that speech, with hitler looking on, he was composed. and with a steady voice, he gave that speech with those famous words -- liberty and our lives, but they cannot take away our honor. [applause] >> and then he said this -- no enabling act. >> the spd had to wait until the end of the 1960's to influence many of their id

this incident has shocked the whole nation. ?hat about woolwich in itself how has it affected the community? >> woolwich, like many places in the heart of london, has its own town center. to call itite right a suburb because it is a community of its own. there are moms with trams. black, white, brown people all getting on the bus and going to work together. but there was tension in the sense of nervousness. i spoke to a mom who said i'm terrified to take my kid to school. this has frightened the life out of me. want to appear provocative and antisocial. if you look at someone walking down the road, you think, is that guy carrying a knife? if you are a muslim, or is that guy on the -- muslim, is that guy on the far right? we have been interviewing people that said that. the question is to what extent people can get over that fear, except that this was probably a one-off ash accept -- accept that this was probably a one-off. the problem, in the end, is going to be if there is another attack of this kind, as extraordinary as it was,

none has apologized. the mayor praised the family for remaining in the town in carrying on without hatred. >> in all these years, you have never let anyone doubt that you are here to stay, that this is your home. >> the city has planted five chestnut trees on the site where the house once stood. each one in memory of a family member who lost her life in the attack. >> on to a big philosophical question now -- what makes art art? it is a question lots of people ask themselves when visiting modern art galleries. >> this is not any different. just a few examples of the rich diversity of our own show. >> if you do not get a chance to go this time, we will take you there now. >> they have all flocked to venice to preview it. art collectors, museum curators, and critics. it has weathered plenty of tough economic times over its 118-year history, but today, it still one of the world's top exhibitions. >> an understanding of culture in the world -- i'm not bragging, but there's not really many other places you can

that has ballooned. low estimate in terms of the number of different factions among many use terms like regiments and brigades, but they are local militia militia. they have organized themselves and theyr owversion of an order and battle. the number something like 100. the higher estimate is somewhere near 1000, and depending how you interpret how some of these factions have analyzed each other. in terms of the capability, there is the militia in the middle east and they have access to assault rifles and machine guns, and they have murderers -- more tears -- mortors. there are things like tandem warhead devices that can take out a tank. it depends on whether you have a skilled team to operate. there is some air capability, very limited, and it is mainly as a backdrop on getting access to cash is from syrian military bases that they had access to as a result of forces. you have also seen some external aid, things like rifles they can take out armor and infrastructure. you have seen transfers of chinese ai

shadows of military limbo and into the spotlight of american political debate for years the government has ignored the cries to close guantanamo bay and to end the indefinite detention as well as the torture at that facility but u.s. officials and the american public are now paying attention what did it take well and massive drawn out hunger strike involving over sixty percent of the detainees twenty three of whom are being force fed through nasal tube the guantanamo bay hunger strike is entering its third month and still no end in sight negotiation attempts up until this point have failed and the situation is becoming a life or death decision for many of these detainees so what will it take to end this standoff well i was joined earlier by colonel morris davis he is a professor of law at howard university and i started off by asking him what options the administration has to ending this growing hunger strike. well i think right now the administration has two bad choices either force feed people which is in violation of medical ethics or just and then let them die i think the solution is i

turkey has arrested nine people in the attack. and to simmons reports. >> the most devastating attack on turkish soil since the conflict began. recovery teams with investigators in a scrawl of rubble. bodies were still being recovered 18 hours after the explosions. >> we ran inside in a desperate attempt to save our lives. isthe turkish government planning syrian intelligence, the usual suspect according to the minister. said ofdid this, they their intention was to rip out the heart of the town, then they succeeded. refugees,ere fighters, and ngo's use this as a garrison town so close to the border. what they plan to do next is unclear, publicly at least. the intelligence agency is talking about reserving the right to respond. is at a time when there is a glimmer of political hope, with russia and the u.s. attempting to get some dialogue going. what happens on the ground in syria and turkey has its own tragic force, delivering more pain and suffering. four filipino peacekeepers about the last tuesday have been released. the soldie

the has been a leader hassan nasrallah has kelly stated that he and his below are involved in the war in syria he was addressing thousands of his supporters in the southern beirut suburb of death and in that speech a pledged all out support for the syrian president bashar assad saying that his shiite muslim group would stay in the syrian war to quote him to the end of the road and achieve victory together. where we are there are two major threats facing the lebanese people and the entire region today the first emits from israel and its avid intentions and plots the second threat stems from the changes taking place in syria which neighbors our cities villages and homes syria is seeing major activity by radical islamist movements this want to say that his war was with the extremists he called an attack fearless he said that tens of thousands of them from all over the world are currently fighting in syria and he warned that if syria forces they've been on to move forward this in turn he said would lead to israel we occupying lebanon now eleven his media is reporting that a rocket has bee

needed to make the announcement only to point out what has been obvious for some time that has been has been participating in the syrian conflict and it also needs to be stated that this is being depicted by now as a show of. strength in fact it's about their very survival of the pipeline of arms from iran through syria closes down and has was no one no where else to turn ok but martin i mean that's what makes this so serious it's a it's a you know a game changer ok either you win or you lose. that's absolutely the case but who wins and who loses exactly. there is no assurance that this will turn the tide for for bashar al assad in the syrian army. has a lot to gain and a lot to lose but if it does suffer defeat in syria will remain a force in lebanon there is no other force that can contend with it will certainly the military diminish his voice claims to being the defender of lebanon and thus they'll have some real political problems back home. i think israel has a chance to wait and see projects strength and. find out if. is what it wishes is it was something in two thousand and six f

he has headed the va since 2009. speak of the va has be run like a business that provides services to their customers. >> we are aggressively executing a plan we have put together to fix this decades-old problem and eliminate the backlog. >> in some cases there are good reasons the backlogs. when he took over in 2009 he removed obstacles for veterans to receive disability benefits for posttraumatic stress which caused a surge in claims. the total number of 9/11, that's receiving disability payments soared from 27,000 to 196,000 from 2,622,012 he did >> you take care of your people, it is that simple. >> severely wounded veterans from the current wars make up the bulk of the claims awaiting action. 37% were filed by vietnam era veterans, 20% by post-9/11 war veterans. nonetheless congress and the public are demanding answers on why the va, second largest government department, appears to be broken. -@fox news. loo: we will continue to follow this absolute national disgrace at the department of veteran affairs in this

at times she has a particular smugness and she has lied. that is never a good thing for a jury. >> she has lied so extravagantly and so many different ways and times that is almost as much a part of this case as the underlying murder. there's also the issue of her physical transformation. you look at the photographs of her during her relationship with the victim in this case and she had blonde hair. she was dressed provocatively. she now has very massive brown hair, the world's most librarian like pair of glasses that she wears in court. you know, she has presented herself to the jury in a very particular way that we will start to learn today whether the jury buys or doesn't buy. >> reporter: she also has had an answer for everything. often times you'll see a defendant answer a question to the attorney who is delivering a question. in jodi arias's case call it coaching or being savvy she has taken that question and turned her attention to the jury and has addressed the jury with every question. sometimes that works and sometimes it seems to

the government has not announced the prime minister finished his term in march the family has been quiet. >> rose: no charges or anything? >> keep in mind that anyone to n china no member of the politburo's standing committee has ever been accused of corruption or at least prosecuted in china. >> rose: i know one who woonted to be on the standing committee. >> well, it's believed once you get on the standing committee you're iun from prosecution. whether it's true or not, we don't know. but no one has been brought down from the standing committee on corruption charges. >> rose: how long do you think you'll be there covering china in china? >> well, i hope another couple of years. part of china is in the 1920s and part of china is in the 2000s so i want to go to each side and see how people produce the goods that we're using and also to see a little of the future of -- some of the infrastructure, the trains, the airports, i mean, it's a dynamic country to be in. >> rose: i don't want you to give away anything but tell me where your curiosity or your journalistic interest -- can you give m

first of all, there has been the specific anti liver record, but more broadly, there has been a policiest pritzker has promoted that work to the disadvantage of working-class people in chicago and around the country. a history of conflict of interest that the pritzkers have shown in terms of the ways they have used their public ties to advance their own private interest. for example, in terms of superior bank, one of the other important things to know about the pritzker record, as a family they got financial aid from the federal government to take over the failed savings and loan. when they ran it into the ground and that many depositors high and dry, they managed to set up an arrangement with the federal deposit insurance corp. that permitted them to actually make money off the failure of the bank, and all of this at a the bank was leading to these lawsuits for many of the depositors. i think there are at least two reasons why this nomination was particularly disappointing from obama, even that is quite understandable given the close ties that obama and penny pritzker have had. one of t

becky has lived in the richmond. she has lived in chinatown. lived in the mission and on treasure island. she brings experience of pedestrians with disabilities from every corner of this city and she has -- over the past 20 years as a person with disabilities, she has proven herself as the person who is willing to rollup her sleeves and do the work. so, i respectfully request on behalf of the fdr democratic club of san francisco that you vote to move forward becky hogue's name. thank you. >> thank you. >>> supervisors, mname is waka and i've known becky for e a while. she's one of these people that's born and bred in san francisco almost. she's been here for many, many years, you know, and she considers herself a long-time resident and one of those old-time san franciscans. what i found out, she's missing some of that cranky attitude that people have. she's willing to, you know, consider things, welcome people, and she -- but she has the institutional memory. i think she has a temperament to listen to people. she's engaged. she cares. she has b

netanyahu who has delayed slightly his trip to china. he's due to go out later this afternoon now on a five-day visit to china and analysts are saying that he would not be taking that trip if he was happy with the situation in israel at the moment. >> no official statement from the israeli government, but what is the israeli media saying? understandably, the israeli media reflects the view of most of the israelis, that israel was right in taking these moves to protect its own borders. the headline was over missiles. another headline, the long arm and thel never tiring, white ring newspaper was comparing what they call the dithering of the obama regime with the white house -- the lighthouse of consistency in its dealings and action against syria. there is no doubt people on the ground have been comforting by remarks from president obama saying there are justifiably concerned but the transport of from syria and lebanon under hezbollah control. now, thether news armed group of shebat says they have detonated a bomb in the somali capital of

for some it has been a death sentence. the taliban has targeted the three main secular parties, denying them are real campaign. is aal politicians say it similar in -- a sinister president. dangerous for pakistan. >> are the taliban stealing the election? whoever heads the next government will face many challenges. prime minister must find a way to keep the lights on. about the election is on saturday. looking back at the longest naval battle ever. veterans' tell us what they remember about the historic clash. london the queen has opened parliament and outline the government's plan for the years ahead. she was accompanied by prince charles for the speech. nick robinson has the report. >> westminster can feel an awfully long way from the world's most people live in, not least on a day like today, the day her majesty travel to parliament to read the government's to do list. they're always lies an important story, as when the queen summonsed name peas to hear her speech. to hear herps speech. this is a symbol that the people'

repeatedly promised to close the facility so far no action has been taken and each account has more. after years of inaction injustice and indifference and after more than three months of starvation one tunnel detainees have finally got the president's attention i'm going to go back out this they've heard these words before as president i will close guantanamo reject the military commissions act and if you go to the geneva conventions and now we're dead it needs to be closed now congress and again as many times before the white house if it were sponsibility to congress there's much you can do administrative leave without congress without having legislative act even under current restrictions the administration has the power to use national security waivers to release many of these men which it hasn't used it's the charge that well the fear that if you release some of these prisoners that have been accused of being terrorist in the past and and they do something else or you find them going into terrorist organizations you pay a heavy political price for that so many of these men have

leader has been making his efforts to strengthen gun. laws sales have been increasing and membership to the n.r.a. has been expanding so while the issue of guns for means very divisive for the nation so far in this ongoing political battle the n.r.a. is clearly proving itself to be strong enough to go up against and defeat the president of the united states reporting from the state. party. into the. islamists demanding an anti blasphemy law be put into place with police in bangladesh twenty two dead dozens injured security forces using rubber bullets to break up the riots in the capital dhaka tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied across the capital blocking roads and cutting off the city from the rest of the country. thousands of people gathered at a political rally held by the conservative islamic party me in pakistan's largest city. and the crowd chanted anti american slogans as party leaders blame the us for economic problems in the country a general elections in pakistan are expected to be held on saturday. but i do stay with us

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has the military done enough? maybe not. i think initially the military was nervous they would be viewed as intervening politically. they were reluctant. we have seen in recent weeks that when situations like this have come up that they have intervened more quickly and put an end to it. >> america's point of you and europe's as well, this is really about china -- a point of view and europe's as well, this is really about china. >> the other ministers around him would be considered reformers. they say they want more up and's. they are not trying -- more options. they're not trying to ban china. they are looking for opportunities for investment, capacity building. and then the united states sees burma which is at the crossroads between india, china, and southeast asia. when it was isolated in being sanctioned, it was difficult for the u.s. and europe and japan to be fully engaged in the region. without joining the international community, that'll be a little bit easier. >> thank you for coming in to read news from the world of

today, he has been making his case. then he has made sport his life. he has excelled on and off the field of sporting competition. the former olympic fencing champion has succeeded in the cut and thrust world of sports administration. he is head of germany's national olympic committee. now he wants the top job. the 59-year-old lawyer has been an ioc member for 20 years and is currently one of the organization's vice presidents. he has built up a network of contacts in sport and also in politics and business. those connections could count in his favor. >> after careful consideration and after many consultations with colleagues in the international sports, i have decided to be a candidate for the ioc presidency in september this year. after having taken this decision, i have, of course, first of all, consulted our president. >> he is currently seen as the front runner for the job, but there are likely to be around half a dozen candidates in all. the new president will be elected at a meeting in a argentina in september. >> another very exporting job is n

in the end, there has been new economic data coming in from the u.s.. retail sales have been higher than expected. this led to the fact that the dax ended up in positive territory, which means another record. >> let's get a closer look at the market numbers for you. in europe, traders took a positive monday following what has been a stellar rally. the dax closed monday's session basically flat on the day, but it was still a record. the euro stoxx 50 lost a little bit of ground. the dow jones is settling slightly in negative territory. the euro dollar is trading lower. in the week -- wake of the bangladesh textile factory tragedy, some of the world's largest clothing retailers have agreed to a plan to improve conditions for workers there. the company say they have accepted a deal under which they will help pay for factory safety improvements. the death toll from the collapse of the building is now more than 1100 people. the bangladeshi army says it has stopped the search for further victims. hundreds of other factories remain closed after workers walked

gsd has no cure. so best buddy dylan wrote a book to help find one. >> that is -- >> so chocolate bar! >> reporter: "chocolate bar," the boys' code words for the coolest, the best, the most awesome. they first sold the book at the local school fair. then "chocolate bar" went national. >> lo and behold, we had to do a second printing. they wanted some more of the books. people wanted to be a part of the magic it's creating. >> they think the friendship is amazing. they are rooting for jonah. >> we have this amazing child who has taught us a lot about life. i mean, there is a reason he's here. i think he's my hero. >> reporter: "chocolate bar" raised $200,000, all for research. >> when i entered the field in 1998, there was very little hope for these children. with this help, we're going to make the next step and we're going to find a cure. >> reporter: and that's dylan's goal, $1 million to find a cure. >> how unbelievable would that be if a 6-year-old could help cure a rare disease? >> i like to help

and the unthinkable has happened.ry has come back with no decision on life or death for jodi arias. and that no decision means a whole new jury will be impaneled in july and he they will go through this penalty phase all over again. will they be able to do it in maricopa county? will they be granted a change of venue as most legal analysts have said prior to this that most likely they will be? will the defense lawyers ask to be taken off the case again? most likely. and what of the prosecutors here? arthur aidala is with us here in studio. fox news legal analyst, "studio b" legal he contributor. it's just -- this is just a disaster. >> it is a disaster. and it's not fair. when a jury can't reach a unanimous decision de facto it's life without parole. >> shepard: that's what we do here? >> what happens here is if this next jury doesn't do it, the judge has a choice between life without parole or natural life. i haven't done the research to tell what the difference is life without parole or natural life. >> shepard: tra

ski has. in the russian city of sochi which will host the twenty fourteen winter olympic games that's where the russian president will be holding most of his international meetings in the coming months he is meeting the british prime minister david cameron literally seventy two hours after i had talks with the u.s. basically john kerry in moscow obviously the talks in moscow were mostly focused on the syrian conflict and we're expecting the same story here the conversation moscow resulted in an international conference which the sides decided to call on by the end of this month the conference will attempt to put both members of the syrian opposition and the syrian government at the same negotiation table in an attempt to find a peaceful solution to the matter russia has been accusing the west of taking one side in the conflict that is the side of the syrian rebels in particular russia has been criticizing the west for the calls to arm the syrian rebels to provide them with military training fo

citizens could feel the full brunt of the british record industry has it looks to clamp down on file sharing websites. and the french president calls for greater political integration in the e.u. despite his country floundering in the blocks financial slump and falling into a second recession in five minutes. online on screen international news and comments live from our studio center here in moscow. today marks a milestone in the history of the world's most maligned prison one hundred days of a mass hunger strike at guantanamo bay. out of one hundred sixty six inmates one hundred thirty are on strike according to prisoners while the military only admits to one hundred two of these to third of them are being force fed the procedure recognized by various medical organizations as painful enough to constitute torture and by all accounts there's no end in sight to the protest prisoners say this is the only way for them to be heard having been forgotten in the alls of washington hunger strikers are seeking an end to indefinite detention and for president obama to keep his promises and shu

has notounty in abama changed. they're saying, there are counties in ohio that should be -- well, yes they should. the bottom line is, there's nothing about this formula that is unfair to shelby county. shelby county has been resisting the very idea of democracy. we are saying, look, they have upheld it four times in four decades and up held a fifth time but if they don't, it will be one of the most retrograde turn back the clock activist moments in recent court history. just don't think justice kennedy once that to be his legacy. >> very quickly, has the naacp taken a position on assata has been theba, president -- the fbi has just put her on the most-wanted list, the first woman to be placed on it, and increase the bounty for her to $2 billion. >> this is -- frankly, all of the political prisoner cases from the 1960's are a concern. the unsolved lynchings are something we're still working on. it makes you wonder if the country isn't coming to a place where we need some sort of truth and reconciliation commission

secrecy has to stop. tpp is going wrong way, but if the obama administration were able to get fast track they can do what other administrations have done, which is basically steam roller the normal function both for the public and of congress. >> hello. can you please -- how was the resumption of fast track authorities -- [inaudible] proposed trade agreements? >> so, the administration is under a lot of pressure right now from congress, both about the tpp, whether where they're tote -- come totally ignored. barney frank was ignored on financial rest racing, henry racks boundary ignored on medicine, and food safety you name it, someone is getting ignored on issues they have won in congress that would be undone by this agreement. so what would happen if fast track war in effect is congress would lose its leverage. right now the administration can't sign this agreement until come authorize him to. that's the big thing with fast track. if there's no fast track, congress has to prove the agreement which means

>> however -- i think for the most part it has been, however, the reality is by doing what it has doneis taken away the pressure of washington to actually find any kind of deal on the budget quickly. >> rose: they don't have many tools left, do they? >> to stimulate the my? >> yes. >> they can keep buying more assets, i mean, mortgage bonds into is that a wise thing to do? >> i think at the moment, if they want to keep things stable and if they have faith that the politicians are going to act in a situation where the economy is on the bottom, certainly is. >> rose: i will ask you this, what do you worry about the most? >> what i worry about the most is the danger of another financial crisis down the road. >> rose: another buckle. >> another bubble. >> rose: where might it come from? >> it might come from lease money, my biggest fear. >> rose: what is loose money mean? too much money out there. >> too much money out there. >> china shock. >> rose: china shock, what is that. >> sudden china slowdown or some sign of instability in china, so much of the global economy, including america is

a video has come out on youtube.there has been no official confirmation from the egyptian government about these videos. havezeera's sources verified it for us. we are not showing the full faces. we have pixelated it out of respect for the hostages and their families. nor are we playing the audio. the men say -- all seven men give their name and their age. one of the men's beaks on behalf of the group. he says that they cannot take it any longer, they cannot take this torture. we do not actually see signs of torture or of them having been tortured in the video. he goes into detail talking about and posing the question, are we valuable? as the israeli soldier do lot surely, captured and released in a hostage deal between hamas and gaza, israel. he talks about that and appeals to the egyptian government and the defense minister to release them. lex still to come, the funeral of a murdered opposition officer is held in pakistan. the british government are being blamed. walking a tightrope. the u.s. gears up for a meetin

however, maybe something has changed. rallied an amazing 59% since the beginning of the year at $9 and change, i think it's poise food breakthrough the $10 barrier. the reason the company has been slowly step by step turning itself around t. margins are on the rise. the balance sheet looks good. they finally have a pipeline with some exciting prospects. that is why we have the revenues now. certainly in theç future. the company is going into a bunch of new areas. they bought a company called asth matics. they're telling subcutaneous implantable defibrillators that go right in under the skin rather than needing to be placed right next to the heart. the transcatheter aortic valve replacements, where a new heart valve is delivered via catheter. they are working on a closure device, which is implanted in the heart. they have a minimally invasive device via a process renal denervation. they have a deep intran stimulation device that helps with the number of neurological problems. all these new areas together are expected to p