your political foreign policy can now be justified through to ridicule action in this international criminal court simply by seeing and and that i think that's a very new and troubling precedence in international jurisprudence that when you talk about the geo political agenda here let's talk about gadhafi saying that he says he will make he will never go quietly he's been taunting the allied intervention military saying i'm in a place where you can't reach me but do you think you think with these now charges of crimes against their own people does this mean that this will be the opening stages to an an affable ground operation on getting soldiers on the ground that you think. well i think that's exactly the point of this latest maneuver and that was demonstrated amply enough within hours of this arrest warrant being asked for by the prosecutor we have the head of the british armed forces general thirty with richards coming out and saying that now suddenly he and nato forces are justified in killing khadafi if they can and in even bombing the infrastructure of libya and so the ludicrous nature of t

native tongue] >> translator: the most important thing and political sanctions is the international criminal court. >> translator: -- [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: violators of human rights should be referred to the international court. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: in order to be able to try and violators of human rights in this court we have to strengthen the court. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: all the european countries have ratified the international criminal court conventions. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: approximately 90 countries have ratified up to now. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: the international criminal court has a few serious enemies that stop its progress. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: israel, america, china and russia. [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: i want to ask you, the progressive citizens of the united states, to put pressure on your government to ratify the international criminal court convention. the ratification of the united states will strengthen this co

welcomed the international criminal court prosecutors plans to request three arrest warrants for alleged criminal crimes alleged crimes against humanity committed in libya since february fifteenth they hate prosecutor did not specify who these three people are pretty stone that the international criminal court has been investigating colonel gadhafi some of his sons and aides over what the prosecutor called a predetermined plan to attack protesters he said now is the time to start planning on how to implement those possible rest warrants and that's the interesting part carrying out those arrests will require foreign forces on the ground to actually do that the issue of him forcing any future accord or it is expected to be discussed

it would be easy to dismiss the international criminal court's appeal for a an arrest warrant for his crimes against humanity as that is something of a farce especially considering that the international criminal courts the prosecutor's office now admits that not a single member of that office actually bothered to step foot in looking at some investigate behind against humanities with which he was charged but i think this is actually that's a very troubling precedence in the realm of international jurisprudence where we see the idea that for all intents and purposes and you know geo political foreign policy can now be justified through juridical action in this international criminal court simply by fiat to crete and so the ludicrous nature of the entire operation is exposed and announced for all to see in that here is a humanitarian intervention that is now literally going to be bombing infrastructure for the libyan people on the basis of a human three intervention that's supposed to help the populace again it makes no sense on its face unless it's understood that this is simply an at

target colonel gadhafi which does smack of regime change of course we've also seen the international criminal courts request court judges to issue arrest warrants to three people one of them is of course colonel gadhafi himself the other another one is his second eldest son who of course was educated in london and housewifely been seen as the best chance for a negotiated peace with colonel gadhafi regime and the other man is to see who is a good brother in law and the head of the intelligence services now the chief prosecutor is alleging in a statement that he made that these people were directly involved in attacking civilians shooting at demonstrators and shelling various things among them funeral processions and what's going to happen now is that the judge is going to evaluate that evidence that we think that's going to take around four weeks and they're going to decide whether to confirm these charges and issue international arrest warrants which would put his son and his brother in law on the international wanted list simple time is to got debate in parliament there will be a protest held outsi

criminal court has a history of being biased. i'd be very interested to see how the international criminal court reacts to this i wouldn't be at all surprised if the allegation is true but what strikes me mostly about the international criminal court is that as ever it proves itself it has shown itself it is showing itself to be the handmaidens of western policy the international criminal court prosecutor has been in new york this we can only guess to date he confirmed what again i have long suspected namely that he intends to launch a prosecution against colonel gadhafi and other libyan leaders in other words he is marked string in lockstep with the western powers just as he did over iraq he received hundreds and hundreds of applications to prosecute members of the anti saddam coalition over the iraq war and from two thousand and three onwards he didn't take any notice of a single one of them and as you know there's never been any investigation into iraq at all and my suspicion is that the same thing will be true of libya in other words that he will launch a prosecution against libya against the libyan leadership but not against

welcomed the international criminal court prosecutors plans to request three arrest warrants for alleged crimes against humanity committed in libya since february fifteenth they hate prosecutor did not specify who these people are but it's known that the international criminal court has been investigating colonel gadhafi some of his sons and aides over what the prosecutor called predetermined plan to attack protesters he said now is the time to start planning on how to implement those possible arrest warrants and that's the interesting part carrying out those arrests will require foreign forces on the ground to actually do that the issue of enforcing any future court warrants is expected to be discussed at the meeting of the coalition countries in rome on thursday from what we know now coalition forces are really edging towards sending in ground troops the problem is the u.n. resolution that allowed the military into here in order to protect civilians does not allow foreign troops on the ground and the nato spokesperson has recently made it clear that they do want a mandate to send troop

or the material being used in some of these bombing campaigns there's a request for the international criminal court to look into allegations that the coalition is using banned weapons such as a pleated uranium shells what's your take on that. i'd be very interested to see how the international criminal court reacts to this i wouldn't be at all surprised if the allegation is true certainly depleted uranium was used in yugoslavia as you suggest in your question but what strikes me mostly about the international criminal court is that as ever it proves itself it has shown itself it is showing itself to be the handmaidens of western policy the international criminal court prosecutor has been in new york this we can only guess today he confirmed what we can have long suspected namely that he intends to launch a prosecution against colonel gadhafi and other libyan leaders in other words he is mark in lockstep with the western powers just as he did over iraq he received hundreds and hundreds of applications to prosecute members of the anti saddam coalition over to iraq war from two thousand and three on m

why do you say live from the heart of moscow this is art now the international criminal court is expected to issue arrest warrants for three libyan leaders including colonel gadhafi be charged with crimes against humanity now it comes as britain's military chief calls on the nato led coalition to start bombing a broader range of targets in libya general david richards even suggested killing khadafi in an air strike would be quote within the rules after his lore and it has more from what. it's not clear how it's going to be justified but from what we've seen so far by this sort of extension and mangling of this u.n. security council resolution they certainly if everybody agrees with general david richards they will they will find a way of making this fit in what we're seeing in libya at the moment is that essentially a stalemate we've heard around about two thousand five hundred strikes in the last two months by nato forces and really from a from our perspective nothing has really been gained from the perspective of the british people and many m.p.'s in the british parliament as well and s

now the international criminal court is expected to issue arrest warrants for three libyan leaders including colonel gadhafi but we charged with crimes against humanity now it comes as britain's military chief calls on the nato led coalition to start bombing a broader range of targets in libya general david which once even suggested killing khadafi in an air strike would be quote within the rules are his law and i was waiting for us live and let the let's get more details on this right now and laura hi so the coalition has already said that it actually needs to step down but now they're making his death an acceptable option how is this being justified considering the original u.n. resolution call for a humanitarian mission and a simple no fly zone. well it's not clear how it's going to be justified but from what we've seen so far by this sort of extension and mangling of this u.n. security council resolution they certainly if everybody agrees with general david richards they will they will find a way of making this fit in what we're seeing in libya at the moment is that essentially a stalema

we move on to libya with a government has dismissed evidence gathered by the international criminal courtn a report to the u.n. security council. the deputy foreign minister says the evidence against president gaddafi is tempered and based on and verify information. the chief prosecutor for the international criminal court says that there are regional grants to charge some with crimes against humanity. in business, portugal is reached agreement for a bailout from the union -- european union and the international monetary fund. the three-year loan at is an agreement that the fence portugal. it will be asking for and then -- for financial assistance with 78 billion euros. officials from the european central bank in the imf have been working on the deal for the past three weeks. economist an assistant professor at the university of madeira's says that the debt needs restructuring. >> there needs to be changes and the way the to do government. but one element to growth is really that restructuring. one alternative would be dead tree best critique that reconstruction and that the bailout packa

over the course of a few weeks, the chief prosecutor at the international criminal court has gathered enough evidence against the libyan leader to submit a request for an arrest warrant. >> the evidence shows that muammar qaddafi personally ordered attacks on unarmed libyan civilians. his forces attacking civilians at home and in the public space. >> the charges include ordering systematic rape and the use of cluster bombs and snipers against the civilian population. prosecutors have also issued warrants for qaddafi's son and the intelligence chief on charges against humanity. >> we want to strengthen the rule of law. you can't say whether an arrest warrant will mean a leader like this will actually end up in court. >> the i.c.c. prosecutor says that if the court issues the arrest warrant against qaddafi, seen here in file footage, it would be up to libyans to implement it, not the international community. the unrest in syria is continuing. journalists aren't allowed in the country but refugees are reporting heavy bombing by government troops. they say the situation is very serious an

. >> the prosecutor of the international criminal court said he asked judges to issue international arrestarrants for colonel gaddafi for crimes against humanity. the city of mizraha is at the cent oaf the report. our reporter traveled there and is the only western television journalist in the besieged city. she sent us this report. -- he sent us this report. >> a slow boat to trouble. we hitched a ride with libya's rebels. it's the only way into the besieged city. nato warships, a reassuring presence. we approach the harbor cautiously. colonel gaddafi's forces mined the area repeatedly and shelled the docks. but today it's eerily quiet. the suffering here has been spectacular. on every street, the evidence of two brutal months under siege. but now a amid the ruins, a moment of celebration. civilians finally emerging from their homes to mark an unlikely victory. gaddafi's forces have been driven back from the area, at least for now. the remains of his aerial bombardment on display as a monument to one man's cruelty. >> we decided the best way to make it is by long distance shelling. my fat

international criminal court wants to arrest colonel gadhafi for alleged crimes against humanity last speculation mounts that coalition forces only stepped in libya when discovering its leader was trying to get the dollar unoiled straight. at a russian space rocket gets rolled onto a european launch pad as part of an ambitious joint project the move is to check that everything's in order at a summer launch meant to open a new chapter of space exploration. with the situation in libya far from resolved we speak with a french musician and broader about nato's role in the country and just what's fueling both it and france's interest in the campaign. an independent journalist a member of the americans against war coalition mistake of thanks for speaking with you see the bombing of libya as a continuation of the western powers colonial ambition. their motives are simply there to exploit democratic movements and political turmoil exploited so that they can guarantee that they do commodities and oil purchasing favorable to their terms which often means unfavorable to the local economies in li

international criminal court wants to arrest colonel gadhafi for alleged war crimes against libyan civilians and meanwhile coalition forces are accused of intervening in north african country to stop its leader from jumping off the greenback in oil trading. a russian rocket gets rolled onto a european launchpad as part of an ambitious spacefaring joint project the move is to make sure everything is in order ahead of a summer launch meant to turn a new page in outer space exploration. but the situation in libya far from resolved we talked to a blogger a musician an independent journalist about nato's role in the country and what's fueling its interest in the campaign. plus ego is an independent journalist a member of the americans against war coalition thanks for speaking with ulti you see the bombing of libya as a continuation of the powers colonial ambitions well their motives first of all are simply there to exploit democratic movements and political turmoil to exclude it so that they can guarantee that they do commodities and oil purchasing favorable to their terms which often means unfav

the chief prosecutor at the international criminal court told the bbc arrest warrants have been requested for three people in connection with the war in libya although he declined to name the suspects. >> the crimes we are alleging committed are against humanity, murder and persecution, shooting in public laces and arresting illegal legally, torturing people in areas outside of the zone. >> but that won't change the immediate future of those left behind in misrata. the only safe way out of the city is by sea and there just wasn't enough room on the ship for everyone. >> syrian security forces have arrested thousands of people across the country as they intensify their crackdown on anti-government protests. the u.s. state department has described it as a barbaric use of collective punishment. our correspondent reports from amman in neighboring jordan. >> it's as those campaigning for reform in syria have lost all sense of fear. hundreds of unarmed protesters have been killed in recent days, but still they come out on to the streets demanding change. these latest pictures which we can't ver

in the next couple of hours, the international criminal court could say it wants an arrest warrant for moammar gadhafi on suspicion of committing war crimes. >>> a national disaster devastating floods for thousands of people in the u.s. to abandon their homes. >>> space shuttle "endeavour" is preparing for its last mission. >>> although he is one of the most powerful men in finance, but today, the head of the international monetary fund will appear in court to answer charges of attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment. right now, come niece straus-khan is accused of committing rape. the married 62-year-old denies the charges and has agreed to undergo a medical and physical examination. this is the hotel where the alleged attack took place. police say the maid ran to the front desk for help. by the time they arrived, the imf chief had already left for the airport. susan candiotti brings us the latest. >> reporter: it was an extraordinary day of waiting. all day long and night long at this courthouse, waiting for the very first court appearance by the defendant in this case. ahead of the

international criminal court wants to arrest colonel gaddafi for alleged crimes against humanity meanwhile speculation mounts the coalition forces only took action in libya when discovering a leader was trying to ditch the dollar in oil trading. a russian rocket gets rolled onto a european launch pad as part of an ambitious joint project the move will check if everything's in order the head of a summer launch meant to open a new chapter in space exploration. put all the latest sports for managers stay with us you're on our team. hello there welcome to the sporting this is what is coming up over the next few years. the delight munched united russia shall go to reach the champions league final. blog russia close to god but god confirms his side will play cameroon in their next friendly. problem world number one rafael nadal starts the defense of his madrid open title in stark. united will play barcelona in the final of the champions league after cruising past him inside. trafford so alex ferguson rested several key plays but his side still won four one on the night to go through six one an a

does the international criminal court even stand a chance?e to the list of high-profile people who admit to having affairs. former california governor arnold schwarzenegger says he fathered a child more than a decade ago with a long-time member of his household staff. joining us to talk about powerful people who cheat, and the challenges of monogamy, clinical psychologist and author jeff gardere. jeff, thanks for joining us here. first of all, i think a lot of people are asking the question, do powerful men or even women have more afairs than those who are not as powerful? are they more likely to cheat? >> i think they may be more likely to cheat if they have had issues with impulse control right from the beginning, before they became powerful, before they became famous or wealthy. the extra stress of being in those very powerful positions, and almost thinking that everyone is equal but that they're more equal because they have earned this power, and therefore they can act out, maybe, a little bit more. >> do you think these are the folks who

. >> by the hague, you mean the international criminal court? >> yeah. think we who believe the rule of law should be the foundation of a society, if there was any way we could have taken bin laden to the hague, it would have been a far better outcome than killi ining him. >> all right, steven, you have written about the law of war. do you agree that it would have been both preferable to do that, to use the international criminal court as the means of prosecuting him? or do you think it was morally appropriate -- the premise is the seals wept in there with a shoot to kill order. how do you assess this? >> well, nirs of a first of all agree with chris without being in the room, it's hard to give advice. but i would say this, president obama in his ohno bell prize address in 2009 said that a great nation's actions should be judged by the just war tradition. and in the just war tradition there. >> es a difference between someone dying in battle and setting out to kill a person person. it can be justified to do it, but it's a different kind of act. we have t

. >>> the international criminal court' chief prosecutor has issued an arrest warrant for moammar gadhafi for authorizing the killing of civilians. meanwhile nato strikes hit two government buildings in tripoli. >>> massachusetts senator john kerry said officials in pakistan have agreed to take several specific steps to improve strained ties with the u.s. among those steps, returning the tail of the u.s. military helicopter that was damaged in the raid that killed osama bin laden. >>> queen elizabeth arrives in ireland today, becoming the first english monarch to visit there in nearly a century. security is on high alert. yesterday ira dissident groups issued a bomb threat in london while earlier today police detonated an improvised explosive device west of dublin. >>> and scientists say they've spotted the first planet outside our solar system that meets key requirements for sustaining life. the planet's climate is warm enough to have oceans, clouds and rainfall. but don't pack your bags yet. it would take 300,000 years to get there. so we're good. >>> now here's an early look at one of

has been a bad week for colonel gaddafi with more nato bombardment and a call from the international criminal court arrest. the leader shows no sign of stepping aside. many are asking if the nato campaign is faltering. >> as his campaign enters its third month, nato is setting its sights on at the navy of libya, trying to loosen the grip of colonel gaddafi on power. they are launching 19 raids on three ports, including one here in the aaa. this was the same ship in daylight -- tripoli. this is the same ship in daylight, it has been punctured. at least five ships have been destroyed by a fairly accurate strikes. what is not clear is how these ships are being used, and what a threat they are posing. nato says these ships were used to lay mines and are threats to its own vessels and civilians. libyan officials who took us to the scene say most of the ship's nato hit were coast guard patrol boats. when were the four smaller ships hit last june last out of port, and what were they used for? when was the largest ship out of port? the ship have not been out to sea since late march. he says these are docum

the chief prosecution of the international criminal court said he has asked judges to issue arrest warrants for colonel gaddafi for crimes against humanity. the heart of the allegations reports that hundreds of civilians have been killed. our co3 way into the city of misrata. nato war ships, a reassuring presence. we approached the harbor cautiously. gaddafi's forces have mined the area and shelled the docks, but today, it's quiet. misrata's suffering has been spectacular. the evidence of two brutal months under siege. but now, amid the ruins, a moment of celebration. civilians emerging from their homes to mark an unlikely victory. gaddafi's forces have been driven back from misrata, at least for now. the remains on display as a monument to one man's cruelty. >> we decided that the best way to make misrata. my father's house was destroyed and tried to get my cousin out. >> today, like everyone else here, he is digest ing the news that colonel gaddafi may be indicted for international war crimes. he has particular reason to care. on friday, a missile landed in his children's bedroom and lost

he faces a domestic trial for alleged corruption and another at the international criminal court for lleged war crimes. the fighting on the front lines was dramatic. but amnesty international says it was civilians, not soldiers, who bore the brunt of the violence. it calls for an end to impunity on all sides. mark doyle, bbc news. >> there's been intense fighting in the yemeni capital between the security forces and the country's biggest tribe, which has joined the uprising against the president. gunfire has been heard in the streets throughout the day. at least 38 people have been killed according to reports. >> fierce gunfire has rattled through the streets of the yemeni capital for the last 48 hours. the tribal fighters determined to force the president to step down. he is determined not to. the president has been under pressure to resign for months. mass protests of anti-government demonstrators have been held nationwide, calling for him to leave office immediately. but they've had little influence on the yemeni leader, who's been in power for 32 years. on sunday he was supposed t

the chief prosecutor for the international criminal court says he believes he has reasonable grounds to charge libya leaders would charges against humanity. he intends to apply for the first arrest warrant within the next few weeks. a war crimes trial against leaders of combo based rebel movement has begun. -- leaders of a congo-based rebel movement has begun. it is the first such trial that allows foreign prosecution for crimes committed abroad. the company that operates the power plant in japan has released new pictures showing the no. 1 reactor. the video captured by robots confirms electricity cables are safe and there are no water leaks inside the reactor. although radiation levels were found to be higher than expected. from westminster abbey to washington, d.c., it has been a very busy week for prince charles. after serving as the father of the groom, he then traveled to the west u.s. we have all of the details. >[applause] >> cheers for the man who gained a daughter five days ago. they welcomed him to georgetown university. >> these are the first engagements by the prince of w

. >> the prosecutor of the international criminal court is trying to get an arrest warrant for colonel gaddafi on charges of crimes against humanity. at the heart of the allegations are the city of mitrati. andrew harding is the only foreign television journalist currently in that city. >> a slow boat to trouble. we have hitched a ride with libya's rebels. it is the only way into the besieged city. nato warships, a reassuring presence. we approach the harbor cautiously. colonel gaddafi's forces have mined the area and shelled the docks. today, it is quiet. this city's suffering has been spectacular. on every street, the evidence of two will tell months under siege. but now, amid the ruins, a moment of celebration. civilians finally emerging from their homes to mark an unlikely victory. gaddafi's forces have been driven back. at least for now. the remains of his aerial bombardment on display. >> we decided the best way to make -- was by long-distance shelling. >> today, like everyone else here, this man is digesting the news that colonel gaddafi might be indicted for international war c

the international criminal court wants to arrest program here for alleged war crimes against libyan civilians while the coalition forces accused of intervening in the north african country to stop its leader from jumping off the greenback an oil trade. when nuclear weapons were first used in one nine hundred forty five it changed the world forever up next we are asking the children of armageddon if such a tragedy will ever be repeated the documentary coming up. here. in. the nuclear age is sixty years ten cars down as far east peace is concerned soon to the last atomic bomb sometimes very similar to gun. perhaps in less than twenty or thirty yes or so that it's i would like to pass on my grandmother still radiated to the younger generations pokus tonight my dream is to not let it die. how great is the threat of nuclear war today. nuclear weapons have become the current your power. how do you explain that the five permanent members of the security council and they are the ones who have the nuclear weapons. over the five most powerful states in the world. united states russia britain france chi

the chief prosecutor for the international criminal court says he believes he has reasonable grounds to charge libya leaders would charges against humanity. he intends to apply for the first arrest warrant within the next few weeks. a war crimes trial against leaders of combo based rebel movement has begun. -- leaders of a congo-based rebel movement has begun. it is the first such trial that allows foreign prosecution for crimes committed abroad. the company that operates the power plant in japan has released new pictures showing the no. 1 reactor. the video captured by robots confirms electricity cables are safe and there are no water leaks inside the reactor. although radiation levels were found to be higher than expected. from westminster abbey to washington, d.c., it has been a very busy week for prince charles. after serving as the father of the groom, he then traveled to the west u.s. we have all of the details. >[applause] >> cheers for the man who gained a daughter five days ago. they welcomed him to georgetown university. >> these are the first engagements by the prince of w