now a brief look at some other international headlines this hour the hague war crimes tribunal has sent of former yugoslavian army chief. to twenty seven years in a prison he's guilty of crimes against humanity during the balkan wars of the nine hundred ninety s. including the siege of boston and capital sarajevo and the massacre of muslims. that is if he is one of many ethnic serbs fugitive military officials on trial in the hague with former president of serbia and yugoslavia slobodan milosevic having died in custody while the international criminal tribunal for former yugoslavia has been criticized for convicting serbs. and give a lot of their sentences to former boss and military officials. australian police are to go shaded with a man holding a child hostage outside a court in a sydney the surrounding area is sealed off and witnesses say the suspect claimed he was carrying a bomb in a backpack well according to some reports the captain may be the man's eleven year old daughter. scuffles broke out between protesters and police outside a courthouse in the car where the trial of forme

the hague war crimes tribunal of his sentence for part yugoslavian army chief. to twenty seven years in prison has guilty of crimes against humanity during the balkan wars in the one nine hundred ninety s. including the siege of bosnian capital sarajevo and the massacre of muslims. but is it was one of many ethnic serbs fugitive military officials on trial in behave with the former president of serbia and yugoslavia without milosevic having died in custody while the international criminal tribunal for former yugoslavia has been criticized for convicting serbs and giving miles of sentences to former military if their shows. well there's plenty more on our top stories that are dot com and you can look at what's one about the web site right now not exactly criminal behavior however a lawsuit out of chicago alleges six year old school kids were handcuffed simply for talking in class you can log on to argue dot com to find out more plus. we are there for the guinness book of records moscow celebrates its birthday with a spectacular for the light show and up to eight

war crimes tribunal in the hague has found a former chief of staff of the yugoslav army guilty of crimes against humanity in the bosnian and croatian wars of the 1990's. momcilo perisic was sentenced to 27 years in jail. now to afghanistan where it be a latest admission has suspended the transfer of detainees to jails following widespread allegations of torture and mistreatment of prisoners. the bbc has learned the accusations were made in a u.n. report which is yet to be finalized. prisoners were beaten and in some cases given electric shock. from kabul, we have this report. >> british troops handed over to afghan control. it should mean that these former soldiers are going home, but only if the afghans are ready, and that is in doubt. in some afghan prisons, detainees have been tortured and horribly mistreated. and no. were found handed over to international troops began the torture has been commonplace and systematic. some suffered sexual assault and others electric shock. they are held without charge. the international mission has suspended transfers in these areas. 5 were run by the

now in just a few minutes from now the war crimes tribunals. the hague starts this channel for an interview with former bosnian serb general right hand that is he's on trial for genocide when explained why. and. again with a rallying cry and so russia threatens and in course care is having trouble paying nationalize energy firm with russia's gas problems it's a bring costs down kremlin incest contracts come your eyes unilaterally and will stand its ground. reports. very harsh words are coming from both sides and right now the ukraine president b.p. amoco which is saying that his country is being humiliated in the course of negotiations over the gas price and also says that ukraine might take this whole negotiation process into international court in stockholm to try to have the two thousand and nine gas deals revised moscow's position is that it is ready to accept any legal action because it is completely confident that justice is on its side and it's ready to fight on course should this happen saying that until a proper commercial offer comes in the pri

building settlements and there will be conflict here in just a few minutes time the war crimes tribunals tuns. the hague. with former bosnian serb general came out it seems on trial for genocide thank. you cranes grumbly a gaspin again with a rally of the agreed price for the russia to end up in court he is having trouble paying but well nationalized energy found with russia's gas problem to bring costs down the kremlin insists the contract cannot be refined that shiny and will stand its ground and reports. very harsh words are coming from both sides and right now the ukraine president viktor yanukovych is saying that his country is being humiliated in the course of negotiations over the gas price and also says that. the ukraine might take this whole negotiation process into international court in stockholm to try to have the two thousand and nine gas deals revised moskos position is that it is ready to accept any legal action because it is completely confident that justice is on its side and it's ready to fight on the court should this happen saying that until a proper commercial offer comes in the pri

live here in moscow a few minutes from now of the war crimes tribunals. to r.t. . the hague sas this channel for an archive interview with former bosnian serb general recommend adage who's on trial for genocide we'll explain why. but first ukraine's rumbling over its gasper with a row over the agreed price with russia threatening to end up in court having trouble paying but won't merge its nationalized energy firm with russia's gazprom to bring costs down the kremlin says the contract cannot be revised unilaterally and will stand its ground artie's. reports. very harsh words are coming from both sides and right now the ukraine president viktor yanukovych is saying that his country is being humiliated in the course of negotiations over the gas price and also says that the ukraine might take this whole negotiation process into international court in stockholm to try to have the two thousand and nine gas deals ribeye moskos position is that it is ready to accept any legal action because it is completely confident that justice is on its side and it's ready to fight on in court s

in a few minutes from now the war crimes tribunals turns to us the hague last this channel for all kind of interview with former bosnian serb general recommend that it is on trial for genocide explaining why as adults. and sort of come young people are abandoning the remote places where they grew up in search of a better future leaving behind deserted towns and villages. but first ukraine's crumbling over its gas bill again with a row over the agreed price with russia threatening to end up in court having trouble paying but merges nationalize energy firm with russia's gazprom to bring costs down the crime and the contract cannot be revised you know naturally and will stand its ground. as this report. very harsh words are coming from both sides and right now the ukraine president viktor yanukovych is saying that his country is being humiliated in the course of negotiations over the gas price and also says that the ukraine might take this whole negotiation process into international court in stockholm to try to have the two thousand and nine gas deals revised moscow's position is that it

hague tribunal has surprised you missed an important piece of evidence in the case against war crimes suspect right coma let it show it's now lost all our teeth for a copy of an archive interview with the former bosnian serb general and just a few weeks ago when the channel was recorded shortly after the alleged massacre in srebrenica ninety ninety five in futures markets making serious allegations against u.n. peacekeepers in bosnia. artes and he said now he has the details. well it was an archive that never before seen video footage of that interview before r t published it summit two weeks ago very serious claims there and really that's what makes it so shocking that the tribunals missed this what could be very important evidence in the trial archie of course will fully cooperate and hand over that video footage to help with the ongoing proceedings in the hague i just want to give you an idea of what exactly was said in that interview one of the strongest statements as we see it and i'm quoting here is instead of disarming the muslim formations as they had committed themselves to d

just a few minutes from now all the war crimes tribunals turns to altie the hague this channel for an all kind of interview with general well paid luggage. the genocide will explain one. hundred making ends meet in the year of the warning this is the deepening dead crisis continues to snowball monetary union that might be. ukraine's grumbling a gas bill again with the agreed price with russia threatening to end up in court kids having trouble paying but merges nationalize energy firm with russia's gazprom to bring costs down the kremlin insists the contracts can't be revised and that surely will stand its ground that if the reports. very harsh words are coming from both sides and right now the ukraine president viktor yanukovych is saying that his country is being humiliated in the course of negotiations over the gas price and also says that the ukraine might take this whole negotiation process into international court in stockholm to try to have the two thousand and nine gas deals revised moscow's position is that it is ready to accept any legal action because it is completely confid

the hague tribunal has sentenced a former yugoslav army general to twenty seven years in prison for war crimes war crimes. convicted of abetting atrocities during the balkan war in the east including the massacre of seven thousand muslims in every meet so he is one of many ethnic serbs military officials all trial in the hague ex-president of serbia and yugoslavia slobodan milosevic died while in custody while the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia has been repeatedly criticized for jailing serbs all giving dollar sentences to boston officials. former executives from news international says james murdoch knew about the phone hacking which brought down the news of the world tabloid the son of media mogul rupert murdoch runs the business and has always denied knowledge of illegal phone interception of the paper was shot in july after it emerged that the voice mails were half of a murdered schoolgirl war veterans and senior politicians dozens of news international employees have been arrested over the scandal while senior police have quit over collusion. the danish royal fa

violations and break the country or impunity the hague tribunal has sentenced a former yugoslav army general to twenty seven years in prison for war crimes. was convicted of a better cross that is during the bulk of the one nine hundred ninety s. we clued in the massacre of seven thousand muslims in the program that is one of several ethnic military officials on trial in the hague balkans political expert mark of gas it told me the west wants serbians to feel guilty for the whole yugoslavia war. well we know how those trials are going to go because the script for those trials has been written in advance but i think we need to look actually take the look at the real picture here of what parachute was accused of doing because he was accused in effect of crossing. illegally declared all the borders that had been declared by the fears by the diktats of western governments particularly germany running the e.c. at the time and subsequently by the us over these these governments declared that yugoslavia on board of no longer exists i would be replaced by borders smaller of the secession so this was at the expense of yugoslavia's largest people

general parasite says they'll appeal the verdict of the hague tribunal is after the military leader was said to twenty seven years in prison for war crimes paris which was convicted of abetting atrocities during the balkans war in the ninety's including the massacre of eight thousand muslims in srebrenica as one of several ethnic serbs military officials on the hague political expert marco gas which believes the west wants serbians to feel guilty for the whole of the yugoslavia war. well we know how those trials are going to go because the script for those trials has been written in advance but i think we need to look actually take a look at the real picture here of what parish which was accused of doing because he was accused in effect of crossing. illegally declared all the borders that had been declared by the spirit by the dictates of western governments particularly germany running the e.c. at the time and subsequently by the us of eight these these governments declared that you could start in border that no longer exist i would be replaced by borders smaller of the secession so this was at the expense of yugoslavia's largest people

the hague tribunal has sentenced a former yugoslav army general to twenty seven years in prison for war crimes. he was convicted of abetting atrocities during the balkan war in the one nine hundred ninety s. including the massacre of seven thousand muslims in srebrenica he's one of many ethnic military officials on trial in the hague the ex president of serbia and yugoslavia slobodan milosevic died while in custody balkans political expert michael gast which gives us more perspective on the relevance of that with him there are marco could see it and i know the court said no this is the first conviction for war crimes committed in bosnia and herzegovina if he was an army leader does this give us an indication of how the other high profile trials will conclude i'm thinking of bosnian serb leader radovan care of it and its army chief what's your take on it. well we know how those trials are going to go because the scripts for those trials are being written in advance but i think we need to look actually take a look at the real picture here of what was accused of doing because he was accused fates

brought to light two years serbian war crimes suspect of the trial of the genocide speaks out of the sixteen year old interview that was missed by the hague tribunal . the russian president says economic support an investment of what's needed to bring stability to afghanistan and we put him in that it is a central asian summit meeting with the leaders all of us. could stand on security ties between the nations the high only agenda that in the gradual is in the bay following the developments. a more investments and not military operations that's how presently very have described today the best possible remedy for the region fraught with drugs sure and economic instability but russia central asia is of course traditional sphere of interests and it has always been very sensitive to stability which the worst in the region islamic radicalism and drug trafficking stemming from again it's done in pakistan in particular are the main security threats that russia's seldom proved and the essence of what nature of that is said today at the summit could be what it differently as seen courseware that is to prosper economically to survive the region should rely

hague but the fact that they missed this very important piece of evidence is shocking. well indeed and also in that particular interview accuse the international war crimes tribunal of bias against serbs which they're fairly widespread allegations on critics isn't it. right and this is just going to play right into that criticism you have the harshest critics saying things like that they try to you know is a political show not a court of law and the fact that they missed this piece of material that is just going to play into those claims another thing that those critics base their facts on is that seventy percent of the indictments that the tribe you know has issued has been against serbs so a lot of critics say that it's not fair that it's one sided and that this latest news that archie will have provide a never before seen interview that somehow got buried in the archives is going to help those critics in their claims that the war tried you know is biased in fact let it plays out not so great for the serbian side. all right elise thanks very much indeed for bringing us the details on this and he's now reporting there. russia is marking the painful anniversary of a best

war crimes tribunal asks r.t. to hand over an interview with former bosnian serb general brock a lot of from nine hundred ninety five they asked army chief standing trial in the hague over alleged crimes of genocide. the u.s. congress is considering a republican bill to cut off american funding to any united nations by that recognizes a palestinian statehood this comes just weeks before the vote over intervention is passed. on next we report on how the anti-war movement that emerged in the u.s. during the vietnam war changed the course of history. tour viet. minh a black soldier you know he had a gap you had a special handshake you could even go to the pool you could even chill what part of the the country he was from because everybody had their distinctive the debt ratio and you definitely can tell if you want your code because everybody knew everybody knew what. you know. i don't know of knowing this fact that. we can't know we got something. like. this really this where the first is. and then go down this way like a sony always do this with you know like a break from god you around. there you go. back to the national marine corps the bloods i was just going to b

balkans war the war crimes tribunals copy of a unique interview i r t in which not it's made serious allegations against u.n. peacekeepers during the conflict on his knees and now reports the hague might have overlooked an important piece of evidence in the case. what was an archive never before seen video footage of that interview for our t.v. published it summit two weeks ago very serious claims there and really that's what makes it so shocking that the tribunals missed this what could be very important evidence in the trial archie of course will fully cooperate and hand over that video footage to help with the ongoing proceedings in the hague i just want to give you an idea of what exactly was said in that interview one of the strongest statements as we see it and i'm quoting here is instead of disarming the muslim formations as they had committed themselves to doing the united nations forces turned those safe areas into terrorists and fundamentalists bases from where our villages and towns were attacked now malott it also goes on to say that he believes the u.n. was smuggling weapons into demilitarized zone so you can see the severity of these claims and how they could possi

war crimes tribunal asks r.t. to hand over a unique interview with former bosnian serb general rock and wattage from nine hundred ninety five as army chief is standing trial in the hague over alleged crimes of genocide. on more news is coming your way in about thirty minutes time before the add though we bring you pitiful belle's debate show crossed up. can. you. please. logan and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle reasons for optimism for more uncertainty and violence with the end of the khadafi regime what are the possible futures of libya can the country move from civil war to stable and democratic society or would follow down the path of another afghanistan or iraq pledge. to take the stand. to cross-talk libya after gadhafi i'm joined by lindsey german in london she is a national conveyor of stop the war coalition and denver we cross to daniel wagner he is c.e.o. of country wrists aleutians and in toronto we go to eric margolis he is an award winning journalist and author of war at the top of the world the struggle for afghanistan and asia all right folks this is cross talk means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it but first let's l