seen other than the bombing campaigns of you see nato engaged in any types of humanitarian activities other than the red cross of course. while it's not up to the international committee of the red cross to comment on such issues for the concerned the biggest concern is that the tabulation of the humanitarian situation as well as the protection of civilians under the international humanitarian law and all parties to the conflict in libya today are. to respect their obligations under the international humanitarian law to respect the civilians and to spare civilians life a life story as much as possible understood now with claims of violence ongoing on both sides there are also reports that khadafi loyalists are using civilians as human shields is that the kind of tactic that you've heard about. for us again i mean we look for the protection of civilians and when it comes to discussing these issues the protection of civilians or any violations against international humanitarian law we do this bilaterally in a confidential manner with the authorities who. supposedly in charge of these things and what is of utmost importance for us is that the civilian lives be spared and

dodge the international committee of the red cross is worried about evacuees. the number is increasing rapidly. they are cooperating with the libyan red crescent. >> government forces have taken control of a suburb on the outskirts. they found a house that once belonged to gaddafi. they will offer the items for sale to raise money for reconstruction efforts at home. a little later in the program, we will be taking an in-depth look at one of the leading figures in the new military that appeared in that report. stay tuned for that. the nobel prize committee has announced the winners of this year's prize in physics. the committee honored three americans and their work for studying exploding stars. they discover that the universe is expanding faster than previously thought. >> to the explosion of a supernova. they have witnessed many such spectacles and their observations sent them to an astonishing discovery. the universe is not just expanding, but it is also speeding up. it could eventually completely freeze over, as the english in all life. -- extinguishing all l

the city's hospital has been captured by forces and medical staff on the international committee of the red cross are trying desperately to get to grips with the humanetarian situation there. from sirte, laura davis reports. >> the once lavish center in sirte. the kind of place where colonel gaddafi liked to spend his millions. now the complex is in ruins. damaged by a weak of intense fighting and vandalized by vengful fighters. also baring the scars of battle, the nearby central hospital. we found dozens of injured people in the wards and corridors. fighters and civilians. among them, two young boys, wounded by shrapnel and lucky to be alive. they'll now be stabilized and moved back from the front line by the international committee for the red cross. >> we do not discriminate. whomever is in need for treatment will be transferred out of the hospital to be taken to proper places where they can receive proper treatment. >> in dealing with urgent cases, the red cross might not distinguish between pro and anti-gaddafi supporters. they are concerned that the colonel's fighters might be trying the fl

of the national transitional council says his forces have a called a two day truce to let civilians leave but heavy rocket and mortar fire continued anyway meanwhile aid workers from the international committee of the red cross have brought medical supplies to the city rob lyons the deputy editor of the independent online magazine spiked says nato intervention in libya has turned things from bad to worse this is the never spoken of the thing things that i got rolling back in february you know the kind of half hearted intervention was always going to end up with last time by khadafi forces this is the kind of lost on that we expected in tripoli a few weeks ago that never happened clearly there's a lot on that and the thing about the role of the international community now i could be making things worse not simply by bombarding the city but boy actually having made such a fuss about civilians being a teacher or even by the hated healthy but by saying that if given the khadafi forces a real answer to keep keep the civilians in the city probably well i'm sure many of them would like to get out of the. affectively become a kind of shield by which the they can stay there for a high going for a bit longer dimitri m

of the national transitional council says his forces have called a two day truce to let civilians leave but heavy rocket and mortar fire continued anyway meanwhile aid workers from the international committee of the red cross have brought medical supplies to the city rob lyons deputy editor of the independent online magazine spiked says nato intervention in libya has turned things from bad to worse. and this is the very small consequence of the think things that i got rolling back in february the kind of half hearted intervention was always going to end up with last stand by gadhafi forces to fight is this is the kind of law that we expected in tripoli a few weeks ago that never happened and clearly there's a lot in this thing about the role of the international community no could be making things worse not simply by bombarding the city boy actually having made such a fuss about civilians not being a lot for hearts even though they clearly have the book i say that it's given because duffy forces a real incentive to keep keep the civilians in the city probably well i'm sure many of them would like to get out of there no. effect simply because we're trying to shield by which the they can they can stay there

of the national transitional council said his forces have called a two day truce to let civilians leave but still heavy rocket and mortar fire continued anyway meanwhile aid workers from the international committee of the red cross have brought medical supplies to the city robert lyons a deputy editor of the independent online magazine spikes says that nato intervention in libya has turned things from bad to worse. this is the there were consequences of the think things that i got rolling back in february the kind of half hearted intervention was always going to end up with last time by could have its forces if this is the kind of last stand that we expected in tripoli a few weeks ago that never happened clearly there's a lot in this thing about the rose leaves national community you know could be making things worse not simply by bombarding the city but boy actually having made such a fuss about civilians not being agents or even though they clearly have a book by saying that if even the khadafi forces a real incentive to keep keep their civilians in the city probably a good well i'm sure many of them would like to get out of there no. effect if we become a kind of shield by which the they can stay there for a

actions more on what's happening on the ground let's now cross live to tripoli and speak to give a fuck about the spokesperson for the international committee of the red cross i thank you for coming on the program today so you've just come back from so what is the situation in that perceived town from a humanitarian point of view. landings a national committee of the red cross is they seem to concerned about the situation of the civilians might still be called into beseeched part of the series as you know there is still a pot of soup that is under heavy fighting for the moment we don't know exactly if there are sincere billions present in that area and how many in case there are still in that's made it seem you concerned about the conditions inside the city if they are if they are inside now on the other side of course of their house because it is seen a hospital when we were there for the few times the situation was very difficult at the beginning and it was working under extremely difficult. missions we had to evacuate several patients we needed food and medical care in hospitals in tripoli we have activated so far twenty five wounded patients and t