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. >> serbs from northern kosovo have rejected an agreement signed between serbia and kosovo intended to normalize relations. some described the agreement as an act of treason. the serbian prime minister, opening of the belgrade marathon, he was confronted by angry serbians not happy with the recent agreements. this man is asking the prime minister whether he sleeps calmly after signing that agreement. across the street, a banner says, you sold kosovo. these people are trying to pressure the government and parliament into not accepting the deal reached in brussels. they feel that serbian interests in kosovo have been di trade by their own leadership and regard the signing as an act of treason. >> the number of people gathered in belgrade center was not huge. but their voices are loud. >> our government does not respect our constitution. it is very simple. >> is illegal. it's not democratic. it's a treason. >> the feeling of being betrayed is much stronger among serbs from northern kosovo. they will decide on monday whether to accept the brussels deal and what their next steps will be.

because that kosovo is not a state by province of serbia so any. degree magic. can be achieved only against some other state but not against kosovo now if i may the deal is portrayed as a landmark agreement possibly putting an end to tensions between serbia and kosovo but serbian officials received death threats after it was signed i mean all the tensions really over perhaps they still persist this is just a process you know because. they get to know serbian good they are doing some great job but they are not doing it because you're betraying your country you will get to find any possible way to. made it real a victory so they rented a crowd of detritus people are sending to them because. we don't know what never going to happen it's just pride as i said if i may what why do you think the e.u. is still an alluring prospect for serbia given the tough times that block is enduring like what's happening in greece for example spain italy portugal. well. not because so-called prosperous future for serbia will never come all the problems that serbia had t

situation and announcement last week by lady ashton about serbia kosovo agreement we've seen bosnia and its neighbors go from a state of war to where the nation has been able to rebuild and the people have been able to move on so there are some examples there's no doubt syria is much more complex but i don't think that means that the international community should not try mike if i can say with you if assad left today what would change in syria well i think for one you wouldn't have a leader that deliberately attacks his own people possibly use chemical weapons against his own people i think what you would have is a vacuum that would need to quickly be filled by behind a by whom a transitional government by the transitional deborah by her backed up by whom. who this is going to have to be backed up by the united nations resolution u.n. peacekeeping forces and i also think a great component a great backer of this will have to be the arab league in fact just a step back i think that it's the arab league that is going to have to play a leading role in requesting u.n. assistance here th

situation and announcement last week by lady ashton about serbia kosovo agreement we've seen bosnia and its neighbors go from a state of war to where the nation has been able to rebuild and the people have been able to move on so there are some examples there's no doubt syria is much more complex but i don't think that means that the international community should not try mike if i can stay with you if assad left today what would change in syria well i think for one you wouldn't have a leader that deliberately attacks his own people possibly use chemical weapons against his own people i think what you would have is a vacuum that would need to quickly be filled by behind a by whom a transitional government by the transitional deborah by her backed up by whom. who this is going to have to be backed up by the united nations resolution u.n. peacekeeping forces and i also think a great component a great backer of this will have to be the arab league in fact just to step back i think that it's the arab league that is going to have to play a leading role in requesting u.n. assistance here

to reach agreement on issues including the rights of minority serbs in kosovo's north. the country's prime minister called the meeting a decisive moment for the region, raising hopes of breakthrough five years after kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence. serbia does not recognize the country's sovereignty. >> finally, it has been quite a comedown for mally the monkey. one minute, he is living it up with the world's biggest pop star, and the next, he is locked up with just a soft toy for company. >> that's the reality for justin bieber's pet monkey, seized at munich airport when the canadian singer led it without the proper paperwork. >> he has been given four weeks to come up with the paperwork. >> after all that excitement, it might be for the best anyway. >> the now world-famous captain monkey is being kept at this war -- at this animal shelter in munich. he made headlines when he was confiscated from his famous owner. shelter workers said they were asked by customs officers to care for the primate, but it took them four days to find out the animal belonged

serbia and its breakaway province of kosovo have reached an e.u. brokered deal on normalizing ties between the two countries belgrade which is striving for you membership agreed it to cede its control over northern kosovo but its police and appeal court will remain in the region the move has been condemned by the country's opposition which calls for the country's political neutrality and demands that the e.u. bid to be dropped kosovo unilaterally declared independence in two thousand and eight the region has been highly volatile for decades with years of ethnic violence along its nose in border serbia. and up next a decade after the u.s. led invasion of iraq we take you on a trip across the country baghdad taxi it's next here on our team. oh no lazy bureaucratic trivial censorship strikes again but. this time in russia a bill has been signed into law that will put fines on individuals and legal entities for using vulgar in the media one major flaw of many with this is that they really don't know which words are going to be considered vulgar i guess

kosovo have reached the e.u. brokered deal on normalizing ties between the two countries belgrade which is striving for membership agreed to cede its control over northern kosovo but its police and appeal court will remain in the region the move has been condemned by the country's opposition which calls for the country's political neutrality and demands the e.u. bid to be dropped kosovo unilaterally declared independence in two thousand and eight region has been highly volatile for decades with years of ethnic violence along its northern border with serbia. two people have been injured by gunshots fired out of marijuana celebration marking a counter-culture holiday in denver up to eighty thousand participants gathered in a park when shots were fired police are looking for up to two suspects celebration is the first colorado in washington made marijuana legal for recreational use. up next a decade after the u.s. led invasion of iraq we take you on a trip across the country baghdad taxi is next here on our team. oh

says the issue of kosovo's become a bargaining chip in exception talks. even though serbia wanted that also but not to become bargaining chip that was not what brussels had in mind the need in particular some major members of the european union like germany they clearly. had to belgrade that either you make a deal with cost of all or you will never. do your road towards the european union . the. union and they do not like. how they will deal with it remains to be seen but indeed european union is on solving that issue because they have. to call the will they vote for the security. like members of nato to secure its independence of course where they are not going to give up now. well while some countries buying on the dollar to get into the e.u. others of funding the memberships rules or drive them into desperate measures maybe they want to get out greece is up for grabs with the largest fire sale in history from pristine coastlines to ancient palaces just to keep its economy afloat coming up with. the next most of course put the head of a british investme

with its breakaway territory because of agreement has been met with fury among both in serbia and kosovo some of whom have branded it as treason it groans pristine as ethnic albanian leadership control over kosovo or serbia minorities will be granted autonomy is within the territory of more on this and are joined by boycotting but it sure the foreign affairs editor at serbian a public television and nice to see you today so thanks for joining us here on r t serbian officials have stressed that the deal does not imply a recognition of kosovo as independents while pristina insists that it does how do you read into it. well of fish and it does not even depend on the recognition of independence of course always specially because their leaders insist that in one of the article says that. serbia will. block membership of the way the international organization that article was changed to serbia will not block at the european integration process of course of it doesn't say international organization anymore so serbia many still continue to block off course along with its main main ally in the se

situation and announcement last week by lady ashton about serbia kosovo agreement we've seen bosnia and its neighbors go from a state of war to where the nation has been able to rebuild in the people have been able to move on so there are some examples there's no doubt syria is much more complex but i don't think that means that the international community should not try mike if i can stay with you if assad left today what would change in syria i think for one you wouldn't have a leader that deliberately attacks his own people possibly use chemical weapons against his own people i think what you would have is a vacuum that would need to quickly be filled by a boy a by whom he transitional government by the transitional devil by whom they backed up by whom. who this is going to have to be backed up by the united nations resolution u.n. peacekeeping forces and i also think a great component a great backer of this will have to be the arab league in fact just to step back i think that it's the arab league that is going to have to play a leading role in requesting u.n. assistance here th

other news now, in serbia and its former province kosovo have reached a landmark reconciliation agreement after months of talks overseen by the european union. details of the deal remain undisclosed. cosimo declared independence back in 2008, but serbia still claims sovereignty over the region. well, what are the terms of this agreement? we put that question to our correspondent in brussels. >> well, we do not know the full terms. this is a fresh deal just demented. the two prime ministers walked away. they were heading from home when ashton pulled them back and said let's have another go. the point was to get serbia to recognize the independence of kosovo because its independence is jeopardize and the possible membership of eu for serbia. foreign ministers are due to formally approve the start of detailed associations for membership. this has been above the for five years or more. >> back to germany now, and the controversy surrounding the trial of a woman suspected of being part of a neo-nazi terror group. proceedings have been delayed because of problems surrounding the allocation of c

serbia and close above average stay landmark deal in brussels inand kosovo have reached a landmark dealwill have their own police after they broke away in 2008 while many countries recognized it independently but serbia did not. there havepopularity been proten guatemala after a judge suspended the trial of the former dictator. the 86-year-old is charged with genocide and crimes against humanity committed in the early 1980's. we go to guatemala city. the three17 years of decades-long silda -- civil war, these men and women are still demanding justice. among them, this woman, who was just 21 years old when the military surrounded her village, killing dozens including her brother . >> we have been asking for justice for years. we don't what what happens to was to happen to our children or future generations. >> the magic holds responsible for the killings is the former dictator. he ruled guatemala during the one of the bloodiest periods of the civil war. in march, he was put on trial for genocide but this week, the case was thrown into chaos and proceedings were suspended after judges fai

situation and announcement last week by lady ashton about serbia kosovo agreement we've seen bosnia and its neighbors go from a state of war to where the nation has been able to rebuild and the people have been able to move on so there are some examples there's no doubt syria is much more complex but i don't think that means that the international energy not try i can say with you if assad left today what would change in syria well i think for one no you wouldn't have a leader that deliberately attacks his own people possibly use chemical weapons against his own people i think what you would have is a vacuum that would need to quickly be filled by behind a by wholly transitional government by the transitional deborah by whom they backed up by whom. who this is going to have to be backed up by the united nations resolution u.n. peacekeeping forces and i also think a great component a great backer of this will have to be the arab league in fact just to step back i think that it's the arab league that is going to have to play a leading role in requesting u.n. assistance here this is go

serbia and its a breakaway province of kosovo have reached an e.u. brokered deal on a normalizing ties between the two countries belgrade is striving for membership agreed to cede its control over northern kosovo but its police and appeal court will remain in the region the move has been condemned by the country's opposition which calls for the country's political neutrality and demands. to be dropped because of oh you know laterally declared independence in two thousand and eight the region has been highly volatile for decades with years of ethnic violence along its northern border with serbia. well after the break r.t. takes a look at colombia's booming modern day gold rush. its technology innovation. developments around russia we. covered. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. to news a secret lover of taurine to mccurry was able

serbian government has approved a european union brokered agreement with its breakaway territory kosovo the deal grants kosovo's ethnic albanian leadership control over the area while serbia serbian minorities will receive autonomy is within course of the region declared independence from five years ago and although the declaration was recognized by around one hundred countries including the us and most e.u. states it was strongly rejected by belgrade this latest agreement is seen as a major concession from the you hope the motion will open up e.u. membership talks. a new unmanned rocket has successfully launched from masters space port on america's eastern seaboard rocket is a key milestone for the private u.s. company which was behind the launch that plans to begin regular cargo deliveries to the international space station the u.s. space agency stumped up two hundred eighty eight million dollars for the project. hundreds of people have rallied in the indian capital new delhi for a second day to show their anger at police conduct after the rape of a five year old girl be accused offic

of instead of protest against the deal grants prettiness ethnic albanian leadership control of a kosovo while serbian minorities will be granted autonomy within the territory for affairs editor and serbian public t.v. says the issue of course opposed become a bargaining chip in session told. even those. wanted that because of what not to become bargaining chips that was not what brothel had in mind and needs in particular some major members of the european union like germany they clearly. belgrade that either you make a deal with cost of all or you will never. continue your road towards the european union they. call of all the roads today european union and some of them do not break. how they will deal with it remains to be seen but indeed european union is on solving that issue because they haven't invested much into cost of all the fault or secure like members of nato to secure its independence of course the way they're not going to give up now. for some countries buying on the door to get into the a year where there's a fine of the membership rules are driving them to desperate measu

weak actually i think they tony tony blair in particular had had been through let's not forget the kosovo war a war in which similar predictions of doom had been made by the liberal classes you know refugee columns hundreds of british dead you know regional destabilization and none of those predictions that come true so he thought that iraq would be like another kosovo he thought that this was a fairly easy and cheap thing that he and bush could do it would send a message to the bad guys sadam would be defeated fairly quickly the rescue people would welcome the invaders the invasion would be easy and quick he thought he could score another big kind of military victory and also win brownie points with george bush all of those things were the biggest miscalculations attorney place like what was the driving force was it was it the british side of the american side. it was the american side i think i mean how had the british been left to their own devices i don't think we'd have had a war in iraq but the failing on britain's side was they were only too willing to go along with a plainly absur

kosovo declared independence from serbia in 2008. a deal could clear the way for serbia to starnegoations toward e.u. membership. nicholas maduro was sworn in today as venezuela's new president. he was confirmed the winner in sunday's election by a slim majority, after which his main challenger, henrique capriles, demanded an audit. maduro's supporters wore red and lined the streets of caracas leading to the national assembly where he took the oath of office. the crowds also honored hugo chavez, who hand-picked maduro as his successor before he died. the federal aviation administration issued a statement today clearing all boeing 787 dreamliners to fly agaiby next week. the planes have been grounded for more than three months because of a battery system prone to overheating. boeing redesigned the system and the f.a.a. approved the changes. the grounding has cost boeing an estimated $600 million. the boy scouts of america said today they will ask their national council to vote on a proposal that would permit gay boy scouts but continu

the united states didn't own the problem in kosovo. we don't have to own the problem in syria. what we have to do is decide that it matters, what happens in syria. we have to decide that it has national security consequences. you know these millions of refugees who are going to hate the united states for the rest of their lives? >> and that's the anne marie slaughter piece. >> they're going to be a danger. we're talking about a few chechens who left chechnya did all of this damage in boston. we're going to have millions of angry syrians who felt the united states, with minimal risk and minimal cost, an air campaign is a minimal cost compared to iraq. nobody is proposing 150,000 troops, it's not even worth mentioning as an example, because nobody is proposing it. what people could have done for the last year and a half is study the option of standoff air campaigns. what message would that have sent to the syrian regime? what people could have done was stand off training of the syrian rebels. there's lots of things that the military has been able to study for a year and a half. i

recognizing kosovo in exchange for e.u. membership but very angry serbs are reading into the government's deal which may open serbia as long awaited accession talks now. under arrest warrants issued for the head of a british investment firm who's accused of illegally buying one hundred million dollars worth of gazprom shares in a bid to gain influence of the russian energy giant. ten months that's costing u.k. budget millions during their son tells our team why he sees no need to his state or an embassy and explains why he's pursuing a seat in the senate to. get even just after ten pm here in moscow this is our live from the center of a no internet and the developing news to tell you but is a big headlining there the surviving suspect in last week's boston terror attacks been issued with sealed charges in hospital it means the details are not officially know but a leaked charge sheet says it involves using a weapon of mass destruction that carries a death sentence or life in prison nineteen year old. guard in intensive care

i would like your comments on kosovo.t's ban long standing frustration of mine. >> congressman, thank you. when kosovo became invent in 2008 presented a challenge for us. we simply did not have a lot of indicators from the indicater companies. but 2008 we worked very closely with all the indicators agencies that provide us that administration. and today we have more information about closet -- kosovo than in the past. the only is [inaudible] able to get supplement information directly from them. worked with them closely to make sure what needed to be done. and the good news and the bad news, congressman, is they have graduated to the higher income bracket in the last two years. if they continue to make that progress, nay may not be eligible for a program. but we work with them and i'll be more than happy to work with you, congressman, with a we need to do in the future with cases like this one. >> thank you. i want to work closely with you on that. before i relinquish. i would like to just add my voice to mr. smith's comm

we did not lose a single person in haiti, or a single soldier or airman in kosovo. or bosnia.out 20 international interventions since 1989, of which produced enduring peace. most of those took no casualties and spent their little money. -- spent very little money. >> sometimes we make too much of this notion of special skills required to do these kinds of operations. especially at the small unit level. a well-trained military unit can do these kinds of operations. with this ongoing focus on lessons learned, figuring out what we did wrong tactically, it takes the important attention away from what is most important in these kinds of wars. it is not the tactics of doing them. this idea of special skills. it is what ambassador dobbins said. at the beginning of these wars wars, the strategy and the policy that puts them and lace in the first place. -- in place in the first place. that is what iraq and afghanistan has turned on. not whether or not the army didn't have the right manual in 2003 than in 2006. >> we will open up the questions to the audience. ask in the form of a quest

i want your comments on kosovo.en a long extending frustration of mine. >> congressman, thank you. when kosovo became independent in 2008 it presented a different challenge for uses. we simply did not have a lot of indicators from the indicator companies. but since 2008, we worked very closely with all the indicator agencies that provide us with that information. and today, we have more information about kosovo than we ever had in the past. the only agency not providing us information is the united nations but we've been able to get supplemental information directly from them. we've been actively engaged. one of my best economists was sent to that last year. they passed only eight out of the 20 indicators. having said that, we worked with them very closely to make sure they understand what needs to be done. good news and bad news is that they have graduated to the higher income bracket the last two years. if they continue to make that progress, they may not be eligible for our program, but we work with them and i'll

we did not lose a single person in haiti, or a single soldier or airman in kosovo. or bosnia. about 20 international interventions since 1989, eckstein of which produced which g peace.-- 16 of produced enduring peace. most of those took no casualties and spent their little money. >> sometimes we make too much of this notion of special skills required to do these kinds of operations. especially at the small unit level. a well-trained military unit can do these kinds of operations. with this ongoing focus on lessons learned, figuring out what we did wrong tactically, it takes the important attention away from what is most important in these kinds of wars. it is not the tactics of doing them. this idea of special skills. it is what ambassador dobbins said. at the beginning of these wars come the strategy and the policy that puts them and lace in the first place. that is what iraq and afghanistan has turned on. not whether or not the army didn't have the right manual in 2003 than in 2006. >> we will open up the questions to the audience. ask in the form of a question and give your

recognizing kosovo in exchange for e.u. membership that's what many angry serbs are reading into the government's deal which may open serbia as long awaited accession talks. and arrest warrants issued for the head of a british investment firm who's accused of illegally buying one hundred million dollars worth of gazprom shares in a bid to get influence the russian energy giant. ten months that's costing u.k. budget millions giuditta sarge tells r t why he sees no nearer end to his state. and explains why he's pursuing a seat you spray the incentive. for it even just after nine pm here in moscow this is r.t. very good to have you company. the surviving suspect in last week's boston terror attacks reportedly awake and responding in raw.

relationsormalise between kosovo's and another. at stake is being membership bid. both sides have to agree on who has authority. kuntsevo declared independence from serbia into thousand eight, declared independence. to kick-start the failing economy, this. -- the supreme government was looking for reforms. one involves lifting a ban on casinos. >> it is a gamble, but according to the president, casinos like this in the turkish north of cyprus could help solve -- their broken economy. the president plans to lift the ban on casinos to bring in the foreign currency as part of the plan to deal with the crippling conditions of the e.u. bailout. willing so, the president risk the wrath of the orthodox christian church. he attended mourning service on monday, marking the country's national day. the president is due to travel to athens, with local media reported he will be asking for $2.50 billion in aid from greece, a report that the president down plays. it is not the duty of greece. they owe nothing to us. on some streets, where the people are having to come to terms wi

. >> reporter: he moved to the states as a refugee during the war in kosovo. then he's mastered just with anything he's tried his hand at. >> the fact that i got to live life, i was not going to make god regret that so i live it to the fullest. >> reporter: right now he is kicking my butt at pool. >> i have been hustled. >> reporter: ever the teacher he showed me a few of his tricks. >> hit it right here. remember, line up your chin. >> that's fantastic! that was great! >> reporter: in the off season, he runs dance studios and is devoted to his wife and three kids. his son was recently diagnosed with autism. >> he looks at the world in such a beautiful way. i think every child should introduce their kids to an autistic kid. it changes their life. it makes them so much more aware of the beauty of a person and the uniqueness. >> reporter: but after 14 seasons of dancing, the mirror ball still evade him until this perfect score with melissa store the show. >> winning as a dad was the best thing for my kids. i left it at the kitchen table for three days. it was th

we didn't lose a single soldier or airman in kosovo. we didn't lose a single soldier in bosnia. i told you about 20 international interventions since 1989, most of those took no casualties and spent very little money. >> just a quick bit to what rajiv said, i think sometimes, too, we make too much of this notion of special skills required to do these kinds of operations, um, especially at the small unit level. because they really -- a well-trained military unit can do these kinds of operations, but with this ongoing focus on lessons learned, figuring out what we did wrong tactically in iraq or afghanistan, it takes the important attention away from what's most important in these kinds of wars, and it's not the tactics of doing them, this idea of special skills and special generals, it's what ambassador dobbins said especially at the beginning of these wars, the strategy and the policy that puts them into place in the first place. that's what iraq and afghanistan, in my view, has turned on. and not whether or not the army didn't have field manual 3-24 in 2003 if iraq instead of 2

went into kosovo without the sanction of the u.n. security council so there are you know the question is where this is two questions one is the violation such that it. becomes a war crime the second question is how do you draw the line about war crimes when franklin roosevelt did rescue the jews in the second world war is that a war crime when obama is not intervening in syria is that a war crime i mean it's a very very much he said look when talking about the violation of international law international criminal court we're looking at law established international criminal court will will of eventually be the arbiter of these kind of issues but this is something that it is going to take some time to make clear what how how you define it ivan eland how you define it which defined. well i think you know i think we often in the united states define terrorism and war crimes and all this other stuff too to. you know alleviate our own government of some blame of course you know you know in the in the terror bombings in world war two we al

cheryl received an emmy nomination for her 6-part series on the children of kosovo, she was selected by the league of women voters as one of the six women who could be president. ladies and gentlemen, cheryl jennings. >> i wanted to let you know that i got to see the bully movie yesterday with mr. caranza and 800 kids and melinda who was wearing her stop bullying tee shirt, so cute. it was an amazing experience and that video is in my head and the tears are in my heart for everybody that's lost a child. we're going to see a video right now that will set the tone of this panel. it will affect you. i saw it this morning so it would be appreciate in my head. you are going to meet the father who is featured in this video so i ask you to put down your electronic devices, your i pads and c phones please and pay attention to this and just be in the moment. if we can roll that dvd, please. (inaudible) funny, most of the times bossy. she would be over at their house, guys, let's not watch tv, let's go do something because i only have two hours before i have to go home and i want to do somethi

cheryl received an emmy nomination for her 6-part series on the children of kosovo, she was selected by the league of women voters as one of the six women who could be president. ladies and gentlemen, cheryl jennings. >> i wanted to let you know that i got to see the bully movie yesterday with mr. caranza and 800 kids and melinda who was wearing her stop bullying tee shirt, so cute. it was an amazing experience and that video is in my head and the tears are in my heart for everybody that's lost a child. we're going to see a video right now that will set the tone of this panel. it will affect you. i saw it this morning so