tore the two nations apart but at the same time saw them unite to retrieve medvedev and bronislaw komorowski are in small lands commemorating a year since a plane crash that killed poland's president many of the country's political elite on the anniversary of the captain massacre. he's in libya depends on the rebels as the african union suggests a resolution to the conflict colonel gadhafi has agreed to the union's proposal and says he's prepared to negotiate with the opposition the rebels say there will be no truce until the libyan leader is out. of trouble brewing in france has a law banning the burka goes into effect with many accusing the government of discrimination and racism against muslims at least two women wearing veils had already been arrested for taking part in an unauthorized protest against the bad friendship a new poll suggests some people think officials are deliberately stirring up racial tensions. the uprisings across the arab world have raised concerns in europe that a wave of refugees could flood the continent bringing with an islamic extremism but as a belgian foreign m

commemoration ceremonies that he'll be attending here today together with the polish president komorowski president made that it has chosen to fly into meaning that he did land these tibetan the airfield behind me which of course is the exact site that let each inskeep died a year ago the polish president komorowski has an instead chastened to come here by train now sunday april tenth that did mark the one year on of streets of the day that led kitchen ski died on board that ship rolled on five fulfilling the rules and it's a must go together with all ninety five passengers who were on board they included his wife potence first lady and chief of the polish our foods and the chief of its army and many leading polish and kings and historians now the tragic irony of all that is that the polish delegation was coming to swell lengths to mock the seventieth anniversary of the cantina massacre when a between two thousand poles were shot twice obit secret police of the soviet union had previously denied say that surveillance was being billed as a symbolic miles stone in the easing of a previously

plane that crashed one year ago today a polish president komorowski instead used to drive from moscow and of course to attend a special commemoration ceremonies now sunday april tenth that did mark the one year on the streets of the day that led kitchens he died on board that you called one five fulfill our people who sent you to moscow together with all ninety five passengers who were on board being created his wife posed as first lady and chief of the polish air foods and the chief of its army and many leading polish and peace and historians now the tragic irony of all the houses that the police delegation was coming to visit to mark the seventieth street of the canteen at moscow with a between the valves and holes in short supply soviet secrets police of the soviet union had previously denied see the accident was being billed as a symbolic milestone in the easing of a previously tense russia polish relations but since that tragic crash applications for a colons in russia have been very keen to stress that they all determined to keep the polish of russia's relationship on the cool s

plane that crashed one year ago today the polish president komorowski instead used to drive from moscow and both are here of course to attend special commemoration ceremonies now sunday april tenth that did mark the one year anniversary to the day that led kaczynski died on board the tupelo one fly full flying boozing to moscow together with all ninety five passengers who were on board they included his wife posted stress lady to the chief of the polish as foods and the chief of its army and many leading polish m.p.'s and historians know the tragic carine of all the houses that the polish delegation was coming to swell lands to mourn the seventieth anniversary of the canteen at moscow with a between two thousand poles were shot by soviet secret police of the soviet union had previously denied syntax events was being billed as a symbolic moyles stone in the easing of a previously tense russian polish relations but since that tragic crash our politicians for a code into russia have been very keen to stress to the all the time and to keep the polish brush relationship on cools now that he

visit april eleventh cathing the present president to mean to me appear there front and president komorowski it will be a next step on the way to this common celebration of this. come on tragedies common with historical events to the new future which is much more important of course but as i said before we have to have also educated people how it was and why and we have to learn to be to understand also that this evil time can never. be a threat again jr for a long time the relations between russia and poland have been poor because of the cat massacre issue it has influence through lesions negatively are there this agreement these agreements between the two countries this this catherine issue because there is an opinion that once we overcome caton everything's everything will be sunny and wonderful in our relations is it true. not. per cent of course because we have economy that's very small with we have to implement a law we should be more similar we have in common. i mean come in the europe. i think that you should be closer to europe but of course there are some things for the. public bec

president komorowski is there to learn the names of the ninety six victims of the trucks that were read out during set. in motion of the outpouring that one of these events last year that there were something of a warming between the two countries but it isn't jack's investigations for things just threatens to open up new divisions but today the hot seat belt commemorations of course as you can see had with these some pictures i will be crossing live to buy all sort of crash sites incidents throughout. the book. when the news is not enough. when something really crucial. what you want to get down to brass tacks we bring you our special coverage here on in a place already synonymous with tragedy the world witnessed another disaster that left the country devastate. the united nations in great. question more on the. girl two developments in libya now where the battle for the city rages on seen as the most serious push by gadhafi forces against the opposition since the beginning of international airstrikes for the rebels using the city with the way open to their main stronghold benghazi whe

beneath that image there live bronislaw komorowski are in smolinski today to pay their respects to the victims of that fatal plane crash that killed the polish president lech kaczynski a year ago sunday april tenth that marks one year exactly to the day that that steeple of one five crashed in the trees just behind me killing all ninety six on board those included the polish president his wife the chief of the air force and military chief making the situation even more poignant is the reason why that plane had taken off from warsaw and that was for the polish delegation to attend the seventieth anniversary of the canteen massacre when over twenty thousand poles were killed by soviet secret police something the soviet union had previously denied so the event was to be a real milestone in the symbolic easing of previously tense relations between poland and russia but since that plane crash we have seen a very public and very united to splay of grief from both poland and russia and today underlined up there with both presidents here together attending a small poignance and quiet ceremony

now the current president promised stuff komorowski is there and we will be crossing live through more saw and the site of the crafts inspired outs throughout the day here on out. and when the news is not enough. when something really crucial. what you want to get down to brass tacks we bring you auspicious coverage a year. in a place already seen all of us with tragedy the world witnessed another disaster that left a country devastated. and united two nations in a great. question more. to developments in libya now where the battle for the city of rages on it's seen as the most serious push by gadhafi forces against the opposition since the beginning of international airstrikes for the rebels losing the city would leave the way open to their main strongholds bengazi earlier sunday to rebel helicopters were shot down by colonel gadhafi forces in the city of break up and lots of questions aimed at nato all by opposition forces are apparently being allowed to ignore the un mandated no fly zone and some of the rebels themselves are becoming disillusioned at the level of nato is help and th

will be gathering besides the delegation will be headed by the current president's wife and the komorowski and very soon up for a flower laying ceremony and a religious service they will also visit because the new memorial some twenty kilometers from here now we should forget what was the purpose behind that beatle flight a year ago that was to commemorate something which carried huge emotional scars for the polish people because the massacre which were twenty two thousand polish officers were killed by stalin's secret police at the beginning of world war two now it is a side away of a double tragedy well ironically this plane crash this catastrophe how russia and poland relieve all tensions between the two nations now it's the side the double tragedy and what is also worth mentioning that moscow's dignified handling of the aftermath of the crash a year ago has been very well received by poles they were somehow taken aback by prime minister vladimir putin's decision to personally oversee investigational because. and these emotional heart of his counterpart. the wreckage of. at this site a

komorowski now we also heard of a service of a vigil held at the one wait of war souls v.i.p. airport that's that's where the presidential plane took off from and never returned we've seen some very colorful pictures from that ceremony as well now and what we can see here is life roll on caught emotions and this shows indeed how emotional the polls are when it comes to more of this tragedy with this great loss they suffered just a year ago but some experts say that too often nowadays in poland these emotions go into politics and some movements in particular the nationalist movement of the brother of the of the late president you've also got is using these emotions in the election complaints as it was used last year during the presidential runoff strong and side russian rhetoric a strong accusations and harsh statements in particular conspiracy theories that the death of the polish president was in fact i was bloated by a war so and mosco some. of course only five to seven percent of the poles do actually believe in the rest a regard this is nonsense but nonetheless some expert

pictures of the commemoration ceremony at the site of a massacre dimitri medvedev and bronislaw komorowski are in the smolensk region commemorating the year since the plane crash that killed polish president and many of the country's political elite on the anniversary of the nazi. peace in libya depends on the rebels as the african union suggests a resolution to the conflict colonel gadhafi has agreed to the union's proposal and says he's prepared to negotiate with the opposition the rebels say there will be no truce until the libyan leader is out of. trouble brewing in france as a law banning the burqa goes into effect with many accusing the government of discrimination and racism against muslims at least two women wearing veils have been arrested for taking part in unauthorized protests against the banned french opinion polls suggest some people think the officials are deliberately story about racial tension. fifty years ago yuri gagarin became the first man to shoot for the stars up next we take a look at that remarkable flight that catapulted mankind into space. march twenty seventh on

who are the two nations apart but at the same time saw them unite mitri medvedev and bronislaw komorowskito pay their respects to the victims of the fatal plane crash that killed poland's president and many of the country's political elite on the anniversaries of it touched a massive. piece in libya depends on the rebels as the african union suggests of resolution for the conflict colonel qadhafi is agreed to the union's proposal and says he's prepared to negotiate with the opposition the rebels say they'll be no truce until the libyan leader is out. of trouble brewing in france has a law banning the burka comes into effect with many accusing the government of discrimination and racism against muslims at least two women wearing veils have been arrested for taking part in an authorized protest against the ban the french opinion polls suggest some people think officials are deliberately stirring up racial tension. over the sports desk now arcade partridge joins us with the rest. hello and welcome to the sports news thank you for joining me here are the top stories. every setback defending c

easier headlines mitri medvedev needs his polish counterpart bronislaw komorowski for a commemoration ceremony mourning the victims of the tragic disaster the service is taking place at the very sight of the plane crash that killed poland's president and ninety five high ranking officials a year ago. african union putting their peace plan for libya to the rebels colonel gadhafi accepted the proposal after talks sunday but the stalemate unlikely to be resolved unless the libyan leader steps down. and france slammed for its discrimination policies towards muslims as a law banning the burka goes into effect it's being portrayed as a path toward integration but could instead have the opposite effect. next peter lavelle and his guest on cross talk to scott's whether foreign intervention in libya will pave the way for al qaeda to take root in the country that's coming your way next. can. stand. alone welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle opening the door to tear the al qaeda franchise has been largely absent from the arab awakening in north africa people appear to be embracing democracy a

president komorowski hands and even more prime minister tusk so i think there is a chance that the two sides will agree on this there which is going to be held way . now the cuts in months occur of the one nine hundred forty s. has always been a stumbling block you talked a little bit about how conflicts go back decades. are there any signs now that the two countries can move on and close the book on this tragedy sure there are signs and we have seen them since last year's ceremony and celebrations of the. of the quetta massacre back in ninety forty that's russia at ease and ready to talk about it more openly written to open its archives and read it and even even publish the documents related to the massacre on the official website of what it's like i can see so i think the reason there are reasons to believe that this issue will be overcome and will not be. as. it will not continue to torture of the two countries relations right points of russia's political commentator and to invest pollard thank you very much. over the next two days our crews will bring you special coverage of the co