it's midnight now here in moscow welcome if you just joined us one is kevin owen in the main use the world's attention still focused on the earthquake disaster in japan of course and crews are now working tonight at the fukushima number one nuclear plants in the tsunami hit north to try to prevent a possible meltdown after a powerful blast at the facility earlier it said the explosion was caused by a failure of the cooling system while the reactor itself was unaffected by. you asians are underway over a twenty kilometer radius amid fears of contamination three patients at a local hospital just three kilometers from the plant we hear have tested positive for radiation exposure now crucially maybe they were already at the hospital when that blast occurred officials say they're showing no signs of illness though so far the u.n. nuclear watchdog says it's being told by japan that radiation levels near the plant have fallen in recent hours and that explosion comes after friday's eight point nine magnitude earthquake that triggered a massive tsunami that struck japan's coast and cause dest

hello this is artsy is eight pm now here in moscow my name is kevin owen under main news tonight just one story dominating the world's attention again that's the disaster in japan a blast has destroyed part of a nuclear facility now in the tsunami had north a twenty kilometer evacuation zone is in place but authorities say radiation levels there are now decreasing it's understood the explosion was caused by a failure of the cooling system of the reactor itself they say was unaffected but last struck the focus you know one nuclear plant lying some two hundred fifty kilometers north of tokyo the route from one of the care walls caved in leaving at least four workers injured. there's been reports that three people who were evacuated from the area have been exposed to radiation explosion follows friday's eight point nine magnitude earthquake good triggered a massive tsunami and caused scenes of devastation dozens of kilometers inland over seven hundred people are now confirmed dead that's the latest we know tonight but it's thought that number could sot dramatically as the hours and days

this is artsy for moscow very good evening if you just joined us money is kevin owen it's nine pm here on our top story russia's president as told he only has himself to blame for the current situation in libya to be treated better said the u.n. backed military intervention is a direct consequence of the behavior of libya's leaders and the crimes carried out against their own people but he was critical of the bombing in libya saying the no fly zone should be used only to protect civilians and bring about peace let's get the latest smarties peter all of it should we. meet the russian leader offered little reassurance for gadhafi did anybody hasn't but the campaign entirely even though. yes that's right president made get if said that although russia's initial response to the situation in libya had been to call for a peaceful solution that colonel gadhafi actions in persistently attacking his own people had forced the hand of the international community and that this was why russia had supported an arms embargo and asset freeze and why russia hadn't used its veto on the u.n. security cou

all the latest developments in libya when the news returns in full in thirty minutes time with me kevin owen now the rough on our travels next in the company of james brown reading a few hundred kilometers south of moscow to check out the historic city of thought on. room issues a russian city on the royals sitting in the ukrainian border in the country's southwest it's a regional capital with a thriving business community and student population. home to nearly one million people it's a place of innovation research and procession. in the last few years an influx of cash has completely modernize the city center and there are plenty of fashionable mutex and cafes standing alongside burnisher's grendel and locks. and turning over the moves the stunning enunciation cathedral the third largest church in russia finally reopened in two thousand and nine after eleven years of rebuilding with a brand new six term bell calling the city to worship and that was a pretty good advertisement for one local company. oh really the. reason to know that we're going to see what you make here yeah yeah so we have

news channel it's kevin owen here tonight with our top story update for you a fresh fire fights break out across libya as the country spirals towards civil war and company duffy's attempting to regain control of key oil rich areas in the east over two thousand people have reportedly been killed during more than a fortnight of fighting. others international calls to end the violence grow louder there's pressure concerned now over the mounting possibility of u.s. intervention washington is gathering naval and marine forces near the libyan border . the story from us today hillary clinton says the u.s. is fighting and losing an information war with global media outlets including us that r.t. the us state department wants billions of dollars from congress to step up its propaganda efforts against the digital onslaught. coming up next of the history of the car bomb our crew explores the origins of influence of this form of deadly terrorism in the second part of our special report for you here on out. no matter how many of these. homemade explosives slipped across the atlantic into the hands

i'm kevin owen thanks for being with the artsy international news channel tonight with the news in full in fifteen minutes twixt now and then units got the latest sports for you. great to have your company this is sports to be here in twenty four hour our c let's take a look at some of the stories we're covering this hour. south of the charts rubin moved to the russian premier league summit for a day at least after notching up at you know win over rivulets f.c. track. making a splash china live up to their billing out the world series of events in moscow talking all four goals are for grabs over the weekend. and cost glories thirty one years ago british olympians dealy thomson and holland wells came gold off the bus to games we catch up with the per us that retrace their winning steps. as a calling with russian football rubin who are the team looking down on the rest in the russian premier league currently the title contenders at beating to referee ross need to move top on sunday ritholtz was aiming for his first win in charge of chechnya are fit to record but things aren't looking girl

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protecting civilians born out of ceasefire talk news one that we're getting through in the last with me kevin owen in fifteen minutes as the news continues between now and then it's sport union say right now it says thirty to forty six on the bottom like a nice touch at union and the match ever wanted to see the cricket world cups no reality what you got for us exactly right if i said you can win the favorites versus the champions it can only be india versus history we'll have a look at how they got to that stage and just attack. great to have your company this is sports three here and twenty four r c let's take a look at some of the stories we're covering this hour. south of the charts rubin moved to the russian premier league summit for a day at least after notching up at you know win over rivulets f.c. track. making china live up to their billing out the world series of events in moscow pocketing all four goals are for grabs over the weekend. and cost glories thirty one years ago british olympians daley thompson and alan wells came gold off the bus to games we catch up with the per especially t

this is our team from moscow is kevin owen here this hour bringing you up to date on the top stories the fuel rods that the second reactor at the fukushima nuclear power plant in japan have been fully exposed for over two hours now leading to fears of a meltdown but some reports that attempts to cool the reactor using seawater and resume. the human cost of the devastation in japan is being felt with almost two thousand people confirmed dead following friday's make a quake and tsunami rescue teams from several countries including russia are helping search for an estimated fifteen thousand people still missing. and in other news will get their fees force is suddenly regaining ground in the east of libya concerns grow over what's next if the leading contender for the global community takes over the country once again. more on the developing situation in japan tonight here on r.c. now though back to the other big news libya that the international community is debates on what measures to take next we sat down with haitham spokes person of the arab commission for human rights has been keep

really don't pay that is all your support from the world weather is coming up in just the taking kevin owen is here with all the news off the top of the hour. closure is that so much there for you to be sitting on. the battle for libya is a so-called humanitarian intervention there so noble and straightforward must intervene . coming. from. a. wealthy british song.

a very good evening this is r t it's ten pm here in moscow my name is kevin owen and we started libya where pro-government troops and pushed rebel forces out of the several recently captured territories after a heavy counter offensive becomes a sudden nato countries including the u.s. and france are suggesting there could be open to manning the rebels but there's been criticism that that would go beyond the terms of the u.n. resolution paula has more from tripoli. global fighters have now been pushed back to the city of ras lanuf we are hearing that this is strategically important oil city is firmly in the hands of gadhafi is made now there are numerous reasons being bandied about as to why the rebels are being forced to retreat and retreat so quickly part of it is because gadhafi forces are simply based organize they better trained or they have basically leadership and this is a person some real dilemmas to the international community in terms of what it should do next when it's becoming increasingly clear that these airstrikes are not that successful while the government here in tri

hello this is the r t news channel from moscow my name's kevin owen and these are all top stories tonight for you back out of iraq as the u.k. considers military intervention in libya some for the ongoing violence in november could trigger another disaster struck a russian as well as other foreign governments and said they are against this which involves the use of. international military force. u.s. foreign policy some americans question the country's ever changing political positions which they say regularly sees them supporting the bad guys with major shifts in power in parts of north africa and the middle east so americans for the rest will shake their country's global him for. his loss leader of the soviet union celebrates his eightieth birthday mikhail gorbachev was the cancellation of the state censorship and the promotion of free speech but some accuse him of paving the way for destructive and chaotic reforms. i don't see sophie shevardnadze spoke to the former soviet leader about his legacy that interview is coming right up for you . mr gorbachev it's so great to have you with us

for a good evening from moscow if you just joined us one is kevin owen it's nine pm now here and our top story the international criminal court an investigation into the actions of libyan leader moammar gadhafi and some of his supporters too for alleged crimes against humanity it's the first time the courts launched a probe into an ongoing event meanwhile the battle for the oil rich east continues today with reports of strikes over the town of breda rebels claim they took one hundred gadhafi supporters hostage during the fighting the country's witnessing the most deadly of all the arab revolts from over two thousand reportedly killed now during more than a fortnight of fun. the international community has condemned the harsh methods used to crack down on the opposition this comes as the u.s. deploys troops to two warships already approaching libyan show was a move that raised fears of foreign intervention and the un has warned of the growing humanitarian crisis on which it is in border where hundreds of thousands of stranded after fleeing libya are these policy reports night from che

below this is artsy for moscow when it was kevin owen it's now eight pm here and it's six and leaving in tripoli the top story the u.s. is reportedly sending cia teams into libya to gather intelligence and set up links with the rebels but it comes as doubts grow about the exact makeup of the movement to oust colonel gadhafi that's prompted criticism of plans to arm them with nato officials themselves admitting they fear that al-qaeda fighters are among the rebels are to fall asleep is got the latest from tripoli. but they have been a strikes in the east and south eastern suburbs of tripoli at a military base there while the front line seems to have been pushed ever so further back it is now not far from the town of ajdabiya which is just seventy kilometers weights of the rebel stronghold of benghazi and have been a number of coalition air strikes in and around i just out here with which simply doesn't trace that the coalition is afraid that gadhafi forces are closing in on this town and also taking off once i drive your two for the gadhafi forces now the to rain. that a group of fight

very good evening for me kevin owen you're watching r t it's now eleven pm moscow time and our top story japan is dealing with the aftermath of a massive tsunami today. number killed is now three hundred seventy five and that is a figure sadly which is even optimistic estimates suggest will rise dramatically as huge wave was caused by the biggest earthquake in the country's history with your hand has now asked the u.n. to send rescue teams to help deal with the disaster another earthquake has also hit central japan in the past hours over there are no reports of damage from the latest aftershock item urgency situation meantime has been declared it will focus nuclear plants in the northeast of the country after it was damaged the pressure inside the reactor has been rising tonight raising fears of a radiation leak however japan's nuclear safety agency says to try and reduce the pressure on radio that through the very top may be released and that poses no risk to humans or the environment but. well just after the quake hit we had a chance to speak to an eyewitness who was in the capital tok

news channel my name is kevin owen and the situation at the fukushima nuclear plant in japan remains grave tonight with persistent fears that the second blast could follow causing a radiation leak this is the country declares a state of emergency this second atomic facility affected by friday's massive earthquake these other bennett is in the northeastern city of sendai near the epicenter of the quake and just an hour from the fukushima plant. well the worry there is concerning a second reactor at. number one but it was an explosion that yes there a concern now is that this second one has lost its cooling mechanism seawater around trying to react to down the temperature inside the reactor is growing very hot knows he is the reactor could start to melt which then leads to nuclear meltdown but the main theories of another explosion but the general wisdom here is concerning these reactors is that they wouldn't be an explosion on the scale of chernobyl twenty five years ago because these are and what is known as light water reactors however there is a serious chance of radiation leakage

my name is kevin owen here in moscow and one main story dominating the news tonight the northeast of japan has been slammed by a major tsunami following the biggest earthquake in its history at least ninety five people are reported dead but that figure appears very conservative the real number looks likely to be many many more for example police say hundreds of bodies have been found drowned in the city of sendai the capital of the worst hit region the eight point nine magnitude quake off the eastern coast unleashed ten metre high waves which reached miles inland causing huge damage aftershocks are continuing tonight in japan tokyo was brought to its. still paralyzing the capital's transit system meanwhile tsunami warnings have been lifted for some densely populated asia pacific countries like indonesia and taiwan they no longer appear to be at risk. just after the quake hit we had a chance to speak to an eyewitness who was in the capital tokyo. i was working at home and suddenly fell flat shocks i didn't know what to do sit at home all leave it there and i saw a message on the scree

russian capital you're watching we are two news channels now nine pm here in moscow my name is kevin owen and our top story the opposition in libya claims to have fought off an attack by colonel gadhafi forces in the eastern orange town of brega reports say fourteen people have been killed in the fighting meanwhile the u.n. has warned of the unfolding humanitarian crisis only to museum border where thousands have been fleeing the violence in libya artie's paula slater is in tunis with more. so far moving seventy five thousand people have fled shit she tunis from neighboring libya the situation on the border is chaotic its border guards the struggle to keep calm in his latest trip to the libyan people need a moment it just indicates to me we could intervene in this country if it should the united states or any other fine power trying to intervene thousands of libyans would die if it quote him that he was willing to fight if we lost man and if we lost women actual in his country he also said that he was not the president and therefore he could not sign he could not dissolve parliament and h

hello this is our team from moscow i'm kevin owen it's now eleven pm here and it's nine in the tripoli the top story the u.s. is reportedly sending cia teams to libya to gather intelligence and set up links with the rebels it comes as doubts grow about the exact makeup of the movement to oust colonel gadhafi and that's prompted criticism of plans to them with nato officials themselves admitting they fear that al qaeda fighters are among the rebels. as the latest from tripoli. well there have been airstrikes in the east and south eastern suburbs of tripoli at a military base there for a while the front line seems to have been pushed it was so further back it is now not far from the town of ajdabiya which is just seventy kilometers west of the rebel stronghold of benghazi there have been and number of coalition air strikes in and around here would switch certainly does suggest that the coalition is afraid there could have his forces are closing in on this town and also they can offer i just got here two for gadhafi forces and now the terrain that the rebel fighters are fighting on is wor

from moscow with me kevin owen we will keep you updated with the latest news coming out of japan throughout the evening and night you can also find the latest about. the next headline update on this channel just under ten minutes from now. they're impossible. to needs be they are the best and the leader radium ended in an intensive no number of both of our vehicles is sprayed into. the most dangerous. radiation that they exist in the nature. of our cars because in the vicinity of known differentiated so that produces so much heat and genetic changes including pantsuit leukemia. and why being out of the immune system. you don't have to have a college degree going to have to meet for an education to understand it if you spread radioactive materials all over somebody's backyard if you've got a problem.

if you can hear me said just checking the communications with you first of all mr goes and it's kevin owen in the r.t. studio in moscow can you hear me. mr ghosn you're live on air on r.t. can you hear me. to be sure goes if you just met with nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen were there any agreements reached. basically weeks august where you bug you about human chast there are nato russia council is now they seem to find common ground on such an important issue yes creating a european missile defense system i told the nato secretary general that russian president dmitry medvedev has authorized me as your special representative and we can talk about specific steps. but you just attendees will have a meeting between defense ministers of nato countries. where nato defense ministers. are going to make a decision on the configuration of the european missile defense system. will you eat april there will be ministerial meeting of the russian eater council including foreign ministers of all those countries and in june after the meeting between the presidents of our two countries. there

this is r t very good evening my name is kevin owen it's now eight pm here in moscow our top story tonight for you fierce battles are reportedly raging across libya between opposition and gadhafi forces with dozens said to have been killed in the town of zawiya west of the capital in the capital itself tripoli security forces have used tear gas and live ammunition to disperse hundreds of protesters who poured out onto the streets after prayers witnesses say the largest oil rich port rustler an officer under attack from heavy artillery tonight and in the town of bint ghazi thousands have gathered demanding gadhafi is removal on the so-called day of rage interpol's issued an international alert for the libyan leader and some members of his family in a move to help him for some. against his regime of the developments thing u.s. and u.k. are becoming more isolated as they refuse to rule out intervention in libya germany has joined international voices opposing any foreign military action washington bassinets forces off the libyan coast claims it's keeping all options open to others ready to st

international news channel my name is kevin owen and the situation at the fukushima nuclear plant in japan remains grave tonight with persistent fears that the second blast could follow causing a radiation leak and this is the country declares a state of emergency the second atomic facility affected by friday's massive earthquake and police fear more than ten thousand people may have died in what japan's prime minister says is the worst crisis to hit the country since world war two he's either bennett's in the northeastern city of sendai near the epicenter of that quake and just an hour from the fukushima nuclear plant. well the worry there is concerning a second reactor at the fukushima number one where there was an explosion that yes there the concern now is that the second one has lost its cooling mechanism being seawater around to try and cool the reactor down the temperature inside the reactor is growing very hot knows he is that they actually start to melt which then leads to nuclear meltdown so the fear the main theories of another explosion but the general wisdom here is conc

hello this is r t the global news broadcaster from moscow thanks for choosing us money kevin owen and these are all top stories tonight followed intervention in troubled libya gets closer as the u.s. troop positions its naval forces in the region while the u.k. refuses to move using military assets against gadhafi. meantime fresh satellite images of the rest of the. western claims of gadhafi military or civilian protesters. day one of much heralded overhaul of russia's police to try to boost public trust in the force but many say the revamp is only skin deep. twenty three thirty moscow time thanks for being with us next. but look at the impact the turmoil of the arab world is having on the u.s. economy right now cause a report coming up for you in just a sec. max kaiser and welcome to the kaiser report you know money printing by these central banks causing all the trouble there's ever yes max is causing revolutions all over the world but you might ask once again to hit america other than these union protests happening in madison wisconsin what's going on in the u.s. well let's talk ab

this is art's a very good evening from kevin owen it's eight pm thursday night in moscow and our top story for a fifth night explosions and gunfire have shaken tripoli and other libyan cities as coalition forces conduct more of strikes while the allies debates over who will take command of the operation from the u.s. fighting between gadhafi troops and the opposition is intensifying in the west of the country. as the latest tonight from tripoli. what are you noticing more and more is that the momentum for this operation in libya remains in the balance it's literally hanging in the balance because on the international front we're seeing the coalition forces are now says not agreeing in terms of how to move forward here on the ground the rebel groups themselves are divided in terms of how they want to move forward and even now here in the capital city of tripoli which is traditionally the stronghold of moammar gadhafi we are hearing from him in every reports of some of his former supporters starting to meet in secret now from the coalition is trying to inform the coalition community we

hello are you watching r t at midnight moscow time my name is kevin owen and our top story the u.s. has started repositioning its heavy hitting warships in the mediterranean triggering speculation of foreign invasion of libya britain is vowing to set up a no fly zone in the region and is threatening to use military forces against colonel gadhafi his regime. in london with the latest. the strongest saw in among several strong signs that they are ramping up this pressure is this repositioning of the u.s. is warships in the region we've seen the aircraft carrier u.s.s. enterprise which is literally bristling with choice of planes. from pirate patrolling for pirates off the coast of somalia down now to the mouth to do as suicide canal which is within a flying distance of libya and there's talk that it might be moved even closer but we've also heard u.k. prime minister david cameron talk about setting up a no fly zone in libya that essentially means that any aircraft that takes off inside libya will potentially be able to be shot down by u.k. and allied forces under the assumption that a

news channel with me kevin owen and first coalition strikes on libya is showing no signs of easing today with more than three hundred war plane flights reported on the fourth night a french aircraft carrier is moving to the region and more fighter jets are arriving in crete despite the pentagon chief pledged to ease the intensity of the strikes i think paul asli is following developments in the capital tripoli. colonel gadhafi spoke on state television on tuesday night in what we're being told is a night of address from his compound bab al aziziya now that compound was hit some two days ago by iraq allied is striking he was incredibly angry and incredibly defiant he called this a crusader war and said that he would not have down that the libyan control would make a mockery of these airstrikes he said that libya was leading international efforts in the international war against imperialism and this past he also said that this was a blatant aggression by fascists not speaking to people here in the capital city of tripoli what they say it's particularly frightening is that he stated that th

it's eleven pm sunday night here in moscow my name's kevin owen and in the last few hours the libyan army has been ordered to observe an immediate cease fire in their fight against rebels it comes on the second day of an international aerial campaign against the troops of colonel gadhafi it's now been criticized by the arab league following reports the dozens of civilians have been killed but coalition forces say they're acting in line with the u.n. resolution which should receive widespread arab support artie's paula slayer joins us now live from the libyan capital with the latest developments poor evening to you so a second ceasefire now there has just been called the first one of course was breached within hours what is the latest situation in tripoli just now i heard. gunfire over your shoulder. well kevin that's right as i'm talking to you there is and he thought the gunfire happening just a short distance behind me this is the second time in as many hours that we're witnessing this over the capital city of tripoli it's not quite clear why the government is firing we have seen n

leaving from moscow it's ten pm here now this is the arctic international news channel my name is kevin owen and first turkish television has quoted the country's foreign minister as saying that nato will take command of the operation in libya this comes as coalition forces have launched air strikes on the country for almost a week now with explosions and gunfire shaking tripoli and other libyan cities. fighting between colonel gadhafi troops and the opposition is intensifying in the west of the country. tripoli. what are you noticing more and more is that the main support this operation in libya remains in the balance it's literally hanging in the balance because on the international front we are seeing that coalition forces are now so not to be agreeing in terms of how to move forward one of the towns that the coalition gets according to him was the town of misrata and they insisting that they've managed to stem the government schools advancement there but we are hearing conflicting reports some of those reports suggesting that for days now the town has been unable to have access to water

a very good evening from moscow kevin owen you're watching r.t. it's now eight pm and we start in libya again this where rebel forces claim to have fought off an attack by colonel gadhafi forces in the eastern oil rich town reports say fourteen people have been killed meanwhile the libyan leader himself. a bloody war in the death of thousands if foreign powers enter the country this comes amid speculation that the u.s. and u.k. are preparing for military intervention london's telegraph newspaper reporting that british special forces already in libya might be called in to secure tons of chemical weapons thought to be stockpiled there the u.k. is already in our. plans to look into and forcing a no fly zone over the north african country meantime the u.s. is flexing its international muscle moving its warships closer to libya via the series can now russia together with a growing number of international governments publicly opposed the use of external military force parties lorimer reports on what an intervention from abroad could mean for libya.

it's now nine pm sunday night here in moscow my name is kevin owen and the top story the arab league criticize international strikes against targets in libya following reports of dozens of civilian deaths the organization was key to gaining international support for the u.n. but no fly zone but now says the military actions gone too far america's is us now large forces have now to hold certain offensive by colonel gadhafi forces against rebels in benghazi but fighting still being reported elsewhere tonight paul asli has the latest from the capital tripoli. we are hearing reports of new airstrikes that are being carried out on the ground we're also hearing reports that military planes all been loaded with weapons at american bases in is unique and that british planes are on their way to libya now the american army has come through and that it dropped some conventional bombs from the two stealth bombers not yet clear what was the exact target of those bombs but certainly amongst there was libyan air fields we're also being told that wasted the coniston satellites out firmly keeping an

it's ten pm friday night here in moscow my name is kevin owen you're most welcome to the program our top story fierce battles have broken out between libya across libya between opposition and gadhafi forces on the so-called day of rage dozens are said to have been killed in the fighting today meanwhile more updates the u.s. and u.k. are becoming more isolated as they refused to rule out intervention in libya. as i said just now is on the news in the libyan border will be crossing the shortly as soon as we get a line through here on r t tonight should be bringing us up to date with the very latest well another news lines of this something else has come out today the director of a top u.k. university's quits over the institution's links to duffy's regime it comes after revelations that the london school of economics accepted libyan donations worth millions of dollars is the latest scan live a string of reports of dirty money infiltrating the u.k. from dictatorships in the arab world and starting reports next london p.r. firms are cashing in on the rest. as the influence of p.r. compani

international news channel my name is kevin owen here in moscow and the main story dominating the news tonight the northeast of japan has been swamped by a major tsunami following the biggest earthquake in its history at least three hundred fifty people are reported dead but that figure appears very conservative tonight the real number looks likely to be many many more for example police say hundreds of bodies have been found drowned in the city of sendai the capital of the worst head region in the eight point nine magnitude quake off the eastern coast unleashed ten metre high waves which reached miles inland causing huge damage large after she. continuing in northeast. meanwhile there are worrying reports of a possible radiation leak at the fukushima nuclear power plant them urgency situation has been declared at the facility after the malfunction of a cooling system there around the plant's been evacuated as of now authorities say the reactor is not leaking radiation and just go immediately danger to the public it's being watched closely. or just after the quake hit we had a chance t

this is our team from moscow a very good evening for me kevin owen it's now eight pm on the top story this hour russia's president told colonel gadhafi he only has him self to blame for the current situation in libya meantime advent of said the un backed military intervention is a direct consequence of the behavior of libya's leaders and the crimes carried out against their own people but he was critical of the bombing in libya saying the no fly zone should be used only to protect civilians and bring about peace let's get the latest from artie's people. tell us a bit more about the russian leaders reaction if you would. have said that negotiations and diplomatic channels should be used not violence to bring about. peace in libya he also called on the international community to quarter nates. and cooperate in their efforts to try and bring about this case full resolution said that he hoped all of the international partners wanted the same goal as russia russia's goal being peace and stability in libya he said the only person that colonel gadhafi as he said has to blame is himself that

news channel my name is kevin owen and this situation at the fukushima nuclear plant remains grave tonight with fears that a second blast could follow this is the country declares a state of emergency the second facility in the northeast that is either bennett is a guy the term affected by the tsunami or even to new york just now is train ride away from the fukushima nuclear plant what is the latest on the situation there. renewed fears now of nuclear meltdown maybe because what prompted those fears was earlier. a second nuclear reactor. number one it's lost its ability to cool the the actual nuclear reactor that's now malfunctioning and what happens there is that inside the core the reactions keep still happening energy is produced and the temperatures is going out. there is that the it gets so hot. you know fortunately. please do bear with us we've lost the signal to over there as you can imagine communications are very difficult from to kind of the moment we've got a top quality satellite phone there obviously that doesn't seem to be working very well at the moment either maybe too much