pilots of a passenger ally now arriving from istanbul were dazzled by a possible green light that they have propped up by someone on the ground nothing but that some of them out from time before that deadly accident occurs. plus artes closer to meets the seniors say beery is one of the region's oldest cities helps its lonely elderly citizens. a friendship bound for gaza with aid has been stopped in crete it comes as the un is due to report on a raid on a previous humanitarian flotilla by israeli troops in may last year when nine turkish activists died after commandos stormed their vessel the incident continues to drive a wedge between israel and turkey explains. today thursday is the deadline that the united nations gave itself to submit a report into last may's patella incident in which knowing turkish citizens were killed while trying to break israel's blockade on gaza for the last few days this radiant turkish citizens have been meeting around the clock in new york to try and reach some kind of formula that is acceptable to both sides at the heart of the dispute is istanbul's insist

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for you here on out so you syrian opposition members have been holding meetings in damascus and istanbul to discuss ways of alstom president assad this comes after a massive nationwide protests rocked the country on friday leaving at least thirty two people dead hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators poured onto the streets of the capital and other cities before facing a crackdown by security forces the government has launched a national dialogue with protesters are demanding that president assad steps down. and as well as president hugo chavez is to return to cuba for more cancer treatment including chemotherapy recently asked the national assembly to authorize this trip as required by the constitution charges that return to venezuela after spending nearly a month in cuba where he had a cancerous tumor from his public region and removed his battle with cancer has raised doubts over his fitness to lead the country but officially he still plans to run for reelection next year. china has called on the united states to cancel a private meeting between president obama needs a

one the pilots of a passenger ally in a riving from istanbul were done as old by popple green light aimed at the aircraft by someone on the ground just minutes later and not that. lucky nothing what's wrong but yet it's only a matter of time before that that accident occurs to me we were going to during landing just a hundred meters above the ground when we were only a kilometer away from the runway as a result we were in danger of losing control the crew was dazzled in the catastrophe could have happened. in the worst case scenario pilots can land automatically but not whole aircraft in london or to pilot and even if they do those in the cold feet need to remain in control and be able to see. the effect of a laser beam on a pilot can be compared to that of lightning it blinds you. potentially lethal laser guns imported from china can be bought in russia for as little as one hundred dollars firing a laser beam as far as five kilometers they can burn through paper and even plastic in the u.s. sales of such devices are banned russian legislators are also considering outlawing them and tough

and reach some kind of formula that is acceptable to both sides at the heart of the dispute is istanbul's insistence that tel aviv apologize for its role in events but so far israel has refused to do those offering in state with great for the loss of life now the head of the commission jeffrey palmer has said regardless of whether or not both sides are able to reach some kind of quiet mutual agreement he is issuing that report today tuesday and this has been an impetus to both the israelis and tokes to try and on out their differences for reconsideration because most people do understand that if the report is issued with we can still be ation it will be much harder for the three consideration to be made at a later date now it is also widely understood that the report is likely to uphold israel's illegal right to impose a naval blockade on gaza but at the same time it is likely to charge the israelis with using excessive force now israel has so far indicated that it is prepared to pay compensation but as long as this doesn't create a precedent and open it up for food such illegal claims. w

pilots of a passenger ally now arriving from istanbul were dazzled by paul full green light aimed at the aircraft by someone on the ground but nothing but. time for at that accident occurred. russia's foreign minister has slammed nato for its cynical actions in libya in an interview with russian t.v. sergey lavrov said that the alliance is tactic of bombing the country until colonel gadhafi steps down has inflicted too many unjustified civilian deaths artie's appear all over has been following what lavrov had to say. we heard from a very vocal of today really criticizing what he sees as the essential mission creep of going outside intervention into the libyan situation now he. is between what's happening in libya the bombing of the former yugoslavia and fight saying that the bombing campaign by nato against colonel gadhafi has actually gone on far longer than the bombing campaign that was conducted against the former yugoslavia. it's obvious that as a cynical matter we hear from the western capitals that the bombing should go on until gadhafi backs off but the human cost of these pol

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why seeing the light could be deadly for air travelers pilots of a passenger allied arriving from istanbul were dazzled by paul green lights aimed at the aircraft by someone on the ground what they did nothing was wrong but it's b.s. it's only a matter of time before that deadly accident occurs. plus artes close up team meets the senior off side this new years of siberia as one of the region's oldest cities held its lonely elderly citizens. the un is due to report on the gaza aid flotilla raid by israeli troops in may last year nine activists died when commandos stormed a turkish ship delivering humanitarian supplies to a blockade of palestinians scheduled release comes as more aid vessels try and reach the arab territory but last year's incident continues to drive a wedge between israel and turkey s policy or explains. today thursday is the deadline that the united nations gave itself to submit a report into last may's patella incident in which nine turkish citizens were killed while trying to break israel's blockade on gaza for the last few days is radian took your citizens have been mee

for pilots of a passenger airliner arriving from istanbul were that the old by heart all green lights aimed at the aircraft by someone on the ground but did nothing back from back yards appeared at some of their maps of time before that accident occurred it's. a friendship for garza with a it has been stopped in crete it comes as the un is due to report on last year's israeli raid on a humanitarian for turner which killed nine activists reported being held back because of the raw between israel and turkey which followed the attack the other side could agree on the wording of an apology as they're now explains. well at heart of the dispute is the whole question of an apology and here is the bill is insisting that tel aviv apologize for its role in the baby's so called these raids have refused to do this the israeli foreign minister in particular avigdor lieberman insisting that israel will not apologize presumably because the israelis off fearful that it will open the floodgates for a whole foes of the legal claims to be made against the jewish state instead israel says it will express

pilots of a passenger airliner arriving from istanbul were done as old by popple green light that the aircraft by someone on the ground might be nothing but wrong but it's b.s. it's a matter of time before that like accident occurs. that story story come for you here in r.t. four people have been arrested in georgia suspected of spying among them high profile photographers including the president's personal slapper the country's opposition has described the arrest as a publicist and it follows the heavy sentences handed out there for spying earlier this week to a group of russians and georgians. reports now on what might be behind the arrests . here i started to late on a wednesday and went on until early thursday and some really high profile photographers have been detained including the personal photographer or president mikheil saakashvili the official photographer off the georgian foreign ministry and according to worst this man has gone on a hunger strike in protest to his detention also a photographer from the european total press agency was detained as well and one from the ass

pilots passenger ally now arriving from istanbul were dazzled by paul paul green light aimed at the aircraft by someone on the ground nothing but. time before that deadly accident occurs. still to come for you this hour but first rebel fighters in libya have blamed a lack of ammunition and a lack of nato support for their failure to advance towards the capital tripoli while nato claims it targets only military facilities dr franklin lamb a director of americans concerned for middle east peace told me earlier that that doesn't match what he's seen for himself in tripoli. but i can give you five examples one is the down's syndrome children center which was completely demolished by bombs that serves all over five hundred thousand children around this country their headquarters was bombed as you know secondly as you know the killing of eleven shakes up in breakdown of who were on a peace mission they were bombed the micro bus that was bombed two weeks ago that killed nine people you know they are hitting civilians we had a report this afternoon from a fellow from human rights watch who estimated

>> well, a very interesting shift in policy, secretary of state hillary clinton is in istanbul whereabout 20 or more countries right now. they're meeting there. and she made the announcement there saying that the united states recognizes now the rebels transitional council, which is based in benghazi as the legitimate authority and government of libya until another transitional government or entity takes place. now, this is very significant for the rebels themselves. because they're running out of cash. so there are frozen assets, more than $30 billion of libyan frozen assets in the united states, which could be unfrozen and could be given part of that could be given to the rebels. >> and then, hillary clinton, she's in turkey right now, she's been asked a number of things, whether it be about libya or even about things, whether it be about libya or about syria. and her comments most recently about syria and that president and his leadership being? >> very interesting, tensions have grown very much between washington and damascus during the past week or so. the u.s. ambassador visite

. -- they will meet in istanbul. >> what can germany due to support the rebels? >> germany's part is important in building up the civil society. this has started already in benghazi. we have already seen this in the report. they have to learn what is the meaning of democracy, what is the meaning of being able to have the human rights and that is an important role for germany to have in benghazi. >> thank you for joining us. >> your welcome. >> thank you for joining us this hour on "the journal."

the announcement came in a meeting in istanbul. they are committed to removing colonel gaddafi.t means that several billion dollars in libyan state assets frozen by foreign durrance can now begin to be released to the rebels. -- by foreign banks can now begin to be released to the rebels. there is demand that police officers suspected of killing activists during the uprising be put on trial and then assailant president hugo chavez says -- venezuelan president hugo chavez says he will be returning. he has spent less than two weeks back in venezuela after an absence of almost a month. >> in the less than two weeks that he has been back in venezuela, it has been back to business for president hugo job as. on friday, he greeted -- human javahugo chavez. he still needs further treatment for cancer that was discovered by doctors in cuba last month. [speaking spanish] >> i shall not continue the path to that long and difficult return. for that, as continue fulfilling the strict plan designed by life doctors to in what i call the path back to on this. >> he will return back to havana to

. >> the foreign minister is due to meet his turkish counterpart in istanbul on friday, support for the libyan rebels is sure to be on the agenda for their talks. >> a united nations court has issued arrest warrants with the assassination of the former lebanese prime and stir. he was killed in february of 2005 when his motorcade was hit by a car bomb in beirut. members of hezbollah are expected in involvement of the assassination. >> it has been more than six years since hariri 's assassination. now the u.n. tribunal has turned over indictments to lebanese authorities which include a west warrants for four people suspected in the car bombing. -- include our arrest warrants for four people suspected in the car bombing. lebanon is request, the tribunal set up by u.n. security council resolution four years later. this is the firirst wld court with jurisdiction over the crime of terrorism. this presents a test for the newly formed government in lebanon. the prime minister avoided spelling out how he would handle the issue or whether arrests would follow. >> we will deal responsibly and real

the announcement came from istanbul where secretary of state hillary clinton is meeting with other membersf the group. for more on the potential impact of the move, i am joined by our state department correspondent. how significant is the announcement? what does it mean? >> it is quite significant. it will give the transitional council a much-needed diplomatic and credibility boost beyond what they have received so far. it means they will be able to get access to money. those $30 billion of frozen assets of the libyan government, some of that money is badly needed by the libyan opposition groups. they are in charge of territories in libya and elsewhere. they need to be able to function in authorities. they need to be able to pay services, from the municipalities, and so on. the move today will allow united states and others to start and freezing the assets and give them money. but why has it taken the u.s. so long to come up with the wording? >> when the crisis started, no one knew who the rebels were. there was some hesitation in terms of how fast to give them legitimacy. it has been an i

the announcement came from istanbul, where secretary of state hillary clinton is meeting with other leadersfor more on the potential impact of this move, i spoke with the bbc state department correspondent. what exactly does this mean? >> it is quite significant. it will give the transitional council of libya, the libyan opposition group, a much-needed diplomatic and identity boost beyond what they have received so far. but crucial to that is they will be able to receive the frozen assets of the libyan government. some of that money is badly needed by the libyan opposition groups because they are in charge of territory in libya and they need to be able to be a functioning authority there. there need to be services with the municipalities and so on. that will enable countries like the united states to start unfreezing some of those assets and start giving them money. >> why has it taken the u.s. so long to come up with this particular wording? >> when this crisis started, nobody knew with the rebels were. -- who the rebels were. there was some hesitation over how fast we give them legitimacy

she met with the country's prime minister, foreign minister and archbishop of istanbul. the secretary praised turkey as an example of progress in a turbulent region, but he criticized the country over free speech and internet restrictions. >> now, syria's future is up to the syrian people, but, of course, the efforts by the opposition to come together to organize to be able to articulate an agenda are an important part of political reform. >> turkey has joined the u.s. and other countries in shunning lickian le i libyan leader moammar gadhafi. >>> in santa cruz, a church was closed after being vandalized. a piece of history was stolen and vandalized from holy cross church. police spotted a man carrying a piece of wood near a church on friday and they arrested him after he allegedly admitted to breaking the statue in piecing and stealing it from the chapel. it is considered priceless. 54-year-old lee wilson was booked in county jail for felony vandal iveism and grand theft. >>> and coming up next -- >> did you see all that? you see the kids? they are a lot. >> we'll show

the secretary of state is participating in these talks in istanbul, turkey. i suspect that money will start flowing to the rebels fairly soon. they should not anticipate any u.s. funds coming to libya right now, but releasing some of those frozen libyan assets iblg is going to be happening fairly soon. meanwhile after round of deadly violence in syria today. lisa sylvester sr. monitoring that situation. some of the other stories making news here in "the situation room." >> a human rights group says government security forces open fired on demonstrators today, killing 12 people and leaving dozens of others injured. syrian state tv is reporting that armed groups fired on government horses and citizens in a damascus neighborhood. this is the fifth month of anti-government demonstrations in syria. the man who shot and killed afghan president hamid karzai's half brother had been working as a guard with the international security assistance forces against the taliban. the provencial government received training from the isaf and was one of the most trusted commande

promised not to take sides last week washington changed its mind at an international conference in istanbul you can recognize the levy is transitional national council is the country's government until an interim authority is in place you know that state will recognize that t.n.c. as the legitimate governing authority for libya and we will deal with it on that basis in contrast the united states used the gadhafi regime as no longer happening within the authority in libya more than thirty nations for would suit now the diplomatic recognition the u.s. will usually be able to fund the garci based opposition it can use some of the thirty billion used dollars of guff the regime assets frozen in american banks russia has condemned in merican decision to a couple of those behind the recognition are fully siding with one political force in the libyan civil war on this again means that those who took this decision are pursuing a policy of isolation in this case they solution of tripoli still in a typical. russia maintains contact with bold tripoli and being guarded urging both sides to get around th

. >> in turkey, istanbul is now preparing for this type of earthquakes. but of course we had to get some experience. and this disaster is good share for all countries. >> reporter: at the end of the discussions, a professor joined those students and said the research would be beneficial for not only japan's northeast, but for their own countries as well. >> very serious damages, serious situation. but in the research field, it can be kind of the opportunity for the research. many researchers. so i think we can prevent the next very well than before. >> reporter: he and his fellow students are planning to visit the disaster area soon to see for themselves just how much damage a magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami can cause. with that knowledge, they hope to eventually come up with ways to make cities, buildings, and transportation systems more resistant to any future natural disasters. nhk world, tokyo. >>> "newsline" is launching a new segment this friday, and you won't want to miss it. the road ahead will examine the impact of the march 11th earthquake an

uprising began in march meanwhile syrian opposition members are holding meetings in damascus and istanbul to discuss ways of ousted president. bashar assad attempted to hold a national dialogue to quell the protests which was boycotted by seeing a physician figures in. a prison riot in northern mexico has seen a fifty nine. seven die in the violence more than half of those who escaped are drug trafficking convicts or gang members five guards are also missing the thought of helped the plot to break out the security forces have now brought the prison back under control it's the second job break in the past year one hundred fifty one prisoners escaped from the facility last december. china wants to you know. states to cancel a private meeting between president obama and the tibetan spiritual leader the dalai lama chinese officials say it could interfere with the country's internal affairs and harming china u.s. relations leaders are expected to discuss the dalai lama of tibet autonomous but stay within china. some pretty dramatic footage right here have a look from the netherlands a giant br

and more than thirty other countries recognize them on friday at a diplomatic meeting in istanbul the alliance of western and arab nations working on the crisis said it would deal with the opposition until an interim authority is in place the recognition also gives the rebels access to billions of dollars of gadhafi is frozen assets in u.s. banks the high level of knowledge may bolster opposition spirit but it's a different story in combat fierce fighting for a key eastern oil town has ended up with petty casualties all among the insurgents and as artie's it daniel bushell to france is now trying to talk with the libyan regime after failing to deliver a knockout punch to. books is lloyd brigade will destroy the report they're off to the wrong and gets a surprise. french foreign minister should pay boosted france would we need libya in quotes days weeks it was into a fourth month and the final round in saw it. because the with his with the now lawyers seem short little opponents pointing back well it's not just an embarrassment for sarkozy it's embarrassing for all nato for the whole w

today in our world update the syrian opposition members have been holding meetings in damascus in istanbul to discuss ways of president assad this comes after a massive nationwide protest rocked the country on friday leaving at least thirty two people dead hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators poured onto the streets of the capital and other cities before facing a crackdown by security forces the government has launched a national dialogue that protesters are demanding president assad steps down. in vienna thousands of mourners have joined the imperial style funeral of the last heir to the hunger an empire people gathered to pay tribute to crown prince otto von byrd the son of austria last emperor european world some political leaders were in attendance prince died earlier this month at the age of ninety eight and will be buried in the imperial crypt. but one of president hugo chavez is to return to cuba for more cancer treatment including chemotherapy he recently asked the national assembly to authorize his trip as required by the constitution his return to venezuela afte

when the pilots of a tupolev passenger ally in a arriving from istanbul were dazzled by popple green lights aimed at the aircraft by some out of the ground just plates and not a problem. but nothing but b.s. it's only a matter of time before that accident occurs. despite the huge danger pilots are attached with the most powerful and far reaching green lasers and during the most risky stage of a flight landing. it was around two in the morning we were at eight hundred meters above the ground when i spotted that a green beam of light was talking about our cockpit if it was thicker it would have closed the landing strip to us to avoid risk we learned it automatically. but not all are crossed and learned on autopilot and even if they do those in the course the need to remain in control and be able to see. the effect of a laser beam on a pilot can be compared to that of lightning a blind. potentially lethal laser guns imported from china can be bought in russia for as little as one hundred dollars firing a laser beam as far as five kilometers they can burn through paper and even plastic .

and more than thirty other countries recognize them on friday at a diplomatic meeting in istanbul the alliance of western and arab nations working on the crisis announced it would deal with the opposition until an interim authority is in place the recognition by the contact group also gives the rebels access to billions of dollars of cauchy's frozen assets in u.s. banks but political commentator ted rall says the money and status won't change the situation on the ground. this is really a radical shift from an international student the united states usually doesn't extend diplomatic recognition to a regime that is not in accountable that isn't in power and doesn't even seem likely to be able to achieve power anytime soon but you can look at the situation in afghanistan during the one nine hundred ninety six to two thousand and one civil conflict there which in the taleban in the northern alliance the northern alliance were the former regime that had cover in kabul and the joint diplomatic relations with the west even though the taleban controlled ninety five percent of the country it's

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you in brief in our world update syrian opposition members have been holding meetings in damascus istanbul to discuss ways of al think president assad has come to a massive nationwide protest rocked the country on friday at least thirty two people hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators quarter of the streets of the capital and other cities before facing a crackdown by security forces. the government rather is more straight national dialogue protesters are demanding that president assad steps down. a gunman wearing an army uniform has shot dead a nato soldier in the south of afghanistan he then fled leaving questions over whether he was a member of the afghan army or and relatives in disguise there have been over twenty incidents of this kind over the last two years the shooting comes as nato led forces prepared to hand over control of some security operations to local troops. will get it done as well and president hugo chavez is to return to cuba for more cancer treatment including chemotherapy he recently asked the national assembly to authorize his trip as required by the