they operated in benghazi, misrata. they were unarmed. their main role was to get some libyan units working to some sort of plan to save them being hit on acid by nato. -- hit by accident by nato. the poor record of these members led british officers to argue for people able to raise their performance. the u.n. resolution that authorized nato bombing specifically prohibited ground troops anywhere in libya. what about special forces we have learned that the national security council shortly after the bombings started, tasks military chiefs to look at the feasibility of a train and equip people to the caribbean rebels. -- train and equip the libyan rebels. >> we are very clear about the united nations resolution. they forbid any occupation, foreign occupation of any part of libya and we will absolutely stick to that. >> the road to sending british special forces back into libya was throughout qatar. the emirates had stake in -- had taken a strong stance against gaddafi from the outset. this led to a joint mission being established. special

without borders is wrapping up its mission in the libyan city of misrata claiming continued torture in the country's detention centers the group has been working in the city since august twentieth love and then say they've treated a total of one hundred fifteen detainees suffering from torture related words the organization says it has reported all the cases to misrata authorities but nothing has changed since january they claim several patients returned to the interrogation center were tortured again political analyst dan glazebrook says the n.t. c.n.n. western supporters are aware of the torture that i've done and have little desire to stop it. it started with the very beginning of the rebellion the very beginning of the insurrection the second day of the rebellion on eighteenth of february so if the african migrants were rounded up locked in a detention center and burnt to death by the rebels and this really set the tone and this kind of behavior by the rebels now the so-called government has continued ever since and the n.p.c. expressed support for this kind of behavior they've giv

the violence took place between an armed break from the capital and another from misrata.fficials in tripoli claim the group from misrata was trying to free prisoners held in the former intelligence services building. they have tried to integrate former rebel groups, but it is proving difficult. a second day of protest in nigeria after the fuel regulator dropped $8 billion of subsidies. the government says it can make better use of money elsewhere. trade union leaders have called for mass strikes in protest. you are watching "newsday." still to come, more on the republican caucuses, and who will come away from iowa one step closer to the white house. and the bbc speaks to a senegalese singer about his bid to become president. gales and storms across the u.k. have claimed at least two lives and caused power cuts to tens of thousands of people in scotland. more than 200 flights were canceled. >> the first big storm of the new year. in parts of scotland, the wind made it almost impossible to get about. the bad weather hit suddenly and packed a damaging punch. falling masonry

internationalists ringing the alarm doctors without borders has already pulled out of the city of misrata in protest of the atrocities. i wouldn't witnesses for the protests against the government signing of an international anti piracy designed to enforce intellectual property rights but activists on the streets say the agreement then is actor would infringe on the internet freedom and lead to online censorship. and iran considers banning oil sales to europe preempting the decision to stop importing oil from the country. but as war rhetoric against tehran escalates in the west border americans are voice their opposition to any possible military confrontation. but time for sports news now into making. another sport and thanks for joining us this hour and coming up in the boat. bouncing back to normal moscow recover from threshing the. baiting atlanta home eyes. sharapova russian and the russian will do battle for the australian open title and the winner will become the world number one. and mating worthy of a five. ton a rival roger federer in the last four. but first i talk away in the k

about it and he said well what happens to the people of the work is the business of the people of misrata no one else's business that was given the green light for the torture and execution that we're seeing now but actually has been continuous since the very start of the uprising. we've all been witnessing the last couple of days renewed clashes between n.c.c. forces and former regime supporters in libya now again these are new reports as well about these cases of abuse if they are true the idea of a united libya seems as far away as ever doesn't it. yeah absolutely and this is part of the strategy of the west you know divide and rule is the oldest imperial trick in the book and this is exactly what they're implying i mean if you look the destabilization strategy that they're employing is very precise and they followed it very precisely in afghan and afghanistan and iraq as well what do they do first of all they destroyed completely the existing state state operators produced ok orse and then now this is the interesting part they plan from the electoral process the biggest most popular a

questioned about it and he said well what happens to people to work is the business of the people of misrata no one else's business that was given the green light for the torture and execution that we're seeing now being this is part of the strategy of the west you know divide and rule is the oldest in korea trick in the book what do they do first of all they destroyed completely the existing state state operators right produced ok or so then now this is the interesting part they buy from the electoral process the biggest most popular and most organized political grouping in the country just recently the n.t.s.b. announced no doubt the fronting of his western paymasters that a new electoral role law would be that gadhafi loyalists so-called would be barred from taking part in in the elections so this is a clear recipe for civil war one person has been killed in a school in russia's volatile north caucasus security service say that there were no children at the school at the time of the incident the attackers have fled the scene our carcasses our correspondent minding our question of are has

after former rebels based in tripoli arrested fighters who belong to a rival group in the city of misrata of this happening on new year's eve witnesses say the tripoli militia arrested six men brought them into a council building beat them up and detained them the resulting intense battle on tuesday involved machine guns rocket propelled grenades and anti aircraft guns an eight month civil war in libya did end in october but there are concerns of a growing hostility between rival tribal groups. the arab league has called an emergency meeting to discuss whether to withdraw its observers from syria france is voicing doubts over the effectiveness of the league's monitors in the country amid concerns that forces are still killing antigovernment protesters in the most recent wave of trouble a gas pipeline exploded in homs province which the government has blamed on terrorists five thousand people have been killed in syria since the uprising began last march. thirteen people have died in three separate bomb blasts in the afghan city of kandahar in the first day motorbike bomber detonated explos

international is ringing the alarm and doctors without borders has already pulled out of the city of misrata in protest at the atrocities. poland witnessed this further protest against the government's signing of an international anti-piracy pact designed to enforce intellectual property rights but activists on the streets say the agreement known as aka well infringe on their internet freedom and lead to online censorship. and iran considers banning oil sales in europe reacting the e.u. is decision to stop importing oil from the country in july but as war rhetoric against tehran escalates in the west ordinary americans voice their opposition to any possible military confrontation. up next for you the latest edition of moscow today with an italian twist. absolutely beautiful welcome to florence and the famous party vacuo bridge on this week's program we'll be continuing our exploration of russian culture and influence abroad from famous people who live here to current russians who live and work in italy and who wouldn't be happy here with glorious swing to sun sensational food and often cultu

after former rebels based in tripoli arrested fighters who belong strobes rival you from the city of misrata. witnesses say the tripoli militia arrested six men brought them inside a council building and beat them out and detained them resulting in tears battle choosing vote machine guns rocket propelled grenades and anti aircraft guns mounted holding the bear and an october there are concerns of a growing hostility between rival tribes of. the arab league has called an emergency meeting to discuss whether to withdraw its a service from syria crisis voice doubt over the definition of the marches of the country and it concerns that first is that still coming on to government protesters . this is where the trouble a gas pipeline exploded in khost province which the government has blamed on terrorists five thousand people have been killed in syria since the uprising began . last march. thirteen people have died in three separate bomb blasts in the afghan city of kandahar in the first a motorbike ball that detonated explosives at a police checkpoint killing four civilians and one police officer

international medical charity doctors without borders the suspending its mission in the libyan city of misrata because of torture curried out had to turn to centers that they say they repeatedly treated patients who'd been suffering under interrogation while also the u.n. is concerned about the conditions in which. eight thousand five hundred people are being held in the country where several detainees are reportedly died it's up to speed on this and talked to political analyst glazebrook get his thoughts he's joining us live from london there hi dan they've only officials have repeatedly promised suddenly to tackle the abuses which is said to be stating libya's record of abuse surely not the new page that many had been hoping for in a new country is it. well actually is new is new really because people have an image sometimes of his regime of this horrible kind of. torture and killings but i've actually been scouring through the human rights watch reports of the five years leading up to the rebellion october last year and that whole five year period there was a three possible death in custody

in the libyan city of misrata saying it was asked to care for prisoners who were being tortured. the group medical team said they treated fractures and tissue bones from electric shocks and kidney failures to beatings to see them go back for further detention. >>> the united nations got unexpected delivery earlier this month. 35 pounds of cocaine. the narcotics stuffed inside a hollowed out textbook were intercepted at the u.n. mail room inside four pouches with no return address. u.n. officials say the packages originated in mexico city. >>> there were some tense moments for australian prime minister when she was dragged by security guards from a protest that turned violent. dozens of riot police and one swift-handed bodyguard came to the prime minister's rescue as she stumbled on to the way of her awaiting car. >>> a 20-story building collapsed and crumbled taking down two more buildings with it. rescuers have pulled at least six bodies from the rubble. more than a dozen people are still missing. >>> finally. this week's spectacular light show continues in northern europe. look

in the libyan city of misrata, saying it was being asked to care for prisoners who were being tortured. they say they treated bone fractures, tissue burns, and kidney failure from beatings only to see detainees sent back for further interpretation. the governing transitional council will investigate. >>> the united nations got an unexpected delivery this month, 35 pounds of cocaine. the narcotics stuffed inside a hallowed out textbook were intercepted at the u.n. mail room inside forged diplomatic pounchs with no return address. u.n. officials say the packages originated in mexico city. >>> there were some tense moments for the australian prime minister yesterday when she was dragged by security guards from a protest that turned violent. dozens of riot police and one swift-handed bodyguard came to her rescue as she stumbled on the way to her waiting car. >>> tragedy struck rio late wednesday night when a 20-story building spontaneously collapsed and crumbled, taking down two more buildings with it. rescuers have pulled at least six bodies from the rubble. more than a dozen people are s

. >> this incident occurred because of a dispute between fighters from misrata. unfortunately, this dispute has led to the killing of four people. >> this militia has been taking control of the streets. the death of this young man shows how tough the challenge is. >> this happened after the revolution, not before. they said there would be a government. 23 fighters came to claim territory. they killed young boys. >> this is what the government wants to see more of -- a police presence is a rarity in the streets of a country dominated by weapons. more than two months after colonel gaddafi was captured and killed, power resides with the militias that ousted them. a police force is yet to be formed and the national army is still in its infancy. the city council has set a deadline for malicious to return to their homes but it was ignored -- militias to return to their homes but it was ignored. >> can meditation reduce stress and chronic pain? on tuesday, we sort -- sought our correspondent learning to meditate. what would a brain scan showed? >> it, breed, watch your

the abuse is not confined to the city of misrata. this is a student from a town south of trivia. clashed -- the student is from a town south of tripoli. >> they tore to be with chains, metal pipes. even when they lost consciousness -- even when i lost consciousness, they kept on beating me. >> more than 20 men were captured and they spoke of similar treatment. one man died of his injuries. he had been tortured with electric shocks to his body. this kind of treatment is creating resentment and anger. the victims are accused of loyalty to the regime colonel gaddafi. if the government said that they were worried by the reports of tortured but the perpetrators were former fighters to operate largely beyond their control. the transitional council is asking a revolutionary brigade to disarm. while the malicious operate with impunity, -- while the militias operate with him kennedy, they are reluctant to give up their arms. >> three bodies have been pulled from the rubble of a building which collapsed overnight in rio de janeiro. rescue workers say that it is unlikely that anyone will be

international as well namely alarm and doctors without borders has already pulled out of the city of misrata in protest at the atrocities. in poland witnesses further protest against the government's signing of an entity an international anti-piracy proxy designed to enforce. intellectual property rights but activists on the streets say the agreement known as octo will infringe on their internet freedom and lead to online censors. but the wrong considers banning oil reacting the e.u. decision to stop importing oil from the country in july but is more rhetoric against tehran as collates in the west ordinary americans voice their opposition to any possible military confrontation. time now for supporting me to be here on arts . for the sport or not good company again coming up in the program. sharapova versus russian and the russian who will do so for those fairly open title and the winner will become world number one. plus the meeting was that of a final run from the eternal rival roger federer in the last four. recover from my threshing defeat. plantain home watching the show. so let's start

international who's running the doctors without borders doesn't really pulled out of the city of misrata in protest at the atrocities. poland witnesses heard the protests against the government signing a. a national piracy act designed to force into the property rights but activists on the streets say the agreements known as an actor range on an internet freedom into online censorship. under iran considers banning oil sales to europe preempting the decision to stop importing oil from the country in july but as war rhetoric against tehran this escalates west marine americans want to stay in a position to any possible military confrontation. well time now for sports with to mature. hello there sports on artsy thanks for joining us this hour coming up in the boats are. sharp of the. russian and fellow russian will do but so full the australian open title and the winner will become the world's number one. was made saying worthy of a final. eternal rival called the federal in the last four. bouncing bags and a lot more still recovering from my freshman defeat at scarred by beating up lots of

of torture and abuse in detention centers but the song sung front ca is of spending its mission in misrata saying it's repeatedly treating patients for injuries sustained during interrogation with thousands of gadhafi loyalists still behind bars is raising questions about the people nato health bring to power as are reports.

international is ringing the alarm and doctors without borders has already pulled out of the city of misrata in protest cities. poland witnesses protests against the government signing of an international. design to enforce intellectual property rights but activists on the streets say to agreement on this act but infringe on the internet freedom lead to online censorship. and iran considers banning oil sales to europe preempting the ease decision to stop importing oil from the country. but as war rhetoric against tehran escalates in the west ordering americans voice their opposition to any possible military confrontation. dimitris here now all the data sports news. sports thanks for joining us of a shower coming up in the program. bouncing back to school rick crushing defeat by beating up on. a russian russian who will go battle for those three open title and the winner will become the world number one. and seeing all the final rafael nadal beats a tunnel at rival border in the last four. but the way the kontinental hockey league dunam up bounced back after a five one defeat by scott is the

time has come to start cooperating and stop looking back at ideological differences yet again that misrata could russia switch supply east to china if brussels keeps up its hostility was there listen as it were to your level men's of which is in a situation where it could ship gas to china and all of asia and europe i hope russia never has to make a choice the russian government is evidently pro. european but europe cannot keep pushing russia away it hurts russians pride and we have to keep in mind that while russia has the alternative of shipping to asia europe has no such alternative and europe's geopolitical position will only improve if it manages to enter a tiny heartless ship with russia on and at the same time grant all u.s. session to turkey that would be a sound strategy aimed into the future the rest is yesterday's debate unless and is guess that if russia does decide to go east could that mean the gas shortfall for europe now does vitter sneak know that low not happen russia was an exceptionally reliable supplier during soviet times so no one has to worry about that junction i w

didn't ghazi zintan misrata these libyan c.d.'s one after another rose against gadhafi is regime . their militias now represent and the real axis of power in the country as their various and their legacy and agendas as this tribes on the only base new tricolor the prospect of civil war in libya is always there and it has a hole which has been there but has been effectively mastered by the very strong centralized rule of the gadhafi regime but of course now that that has been the stabilized we see this all of the tensions there in the fabric of libyan society coming to the fore another militia commander in charge of tripoli rebels is preparing for an interview it's been a month since he changed his military fatigues for a business suit bob dylan maker is now trying to transform rebels under his command into a political force a laptop has replaced their rival as his main tool internet is his new front line of the armed assistant at his door is a sign that political process is still in its very early stages. we've seen many examples in the past when people's revolutions were stolen an

brutal outside tripoli they tell not to run to god the gadhafi forces used to launch attacks against misrata is still a ghost town many of its former residents live in refugee camps and even their extraordinary renditions by militia are common. this man says he was tortured for several days before finally being released. to you until you confess to things you haven't committed like entering homes or looting it's a grueling dilemma many of these mothers and wives have to confront to pray for their loved ones to be rotting in a prison with torture being officially acknowledged and you hope for their death children need their fathers and women need their husbands the government isn't doing anything to find them if they're dead that we want to know where they are more than a month since his capture the most prisoners still doesn't have access to a lawyer and while many dollars say full islam's ability to have a fair trial he still appears to be better off than many of his country mad at least thanks to the limelight he's not running a risk of being executed like his father while many still are.

and killing detainees by a humanitarian aid organization medicine sounds here it's pulling out of misrata after seeing evidence of gross abuses of detainees raising questions among human rights groups about the people nato helped bring to power. plus cyber uproar thousands gather outside the polish presidential palace in the country seventh day of protests against an international web anti-piracy pact which activists say threaten internet freedom and which warsaw has signed up to their french and he has also quit over the so-called calling the controversial treaty pressure raids. next heavyweight conversations of the presidential campaign debate within the republican party and lots more you know our team is big picture that's with tom hartman from our washington studios.

queues to torture and abuse in detention centers most on some fronts here suspending its mission in misrata saying it's repeatedly treating patients for injuries sustained during interrogation with thousands of gadhafi loyalists is raising key questions about the people nato helped bring to power as that is where financial reports. doctors without borders known for going do their job in the most dangerous and notorious places around the globe but in n t c run libya the group has encountered a formidable obstacle they couldn't overcome burns through electric shocks and cigarettes heavy bruising and renal failure all this evidence of the continued to cheer of prisoners say the doctors and now after two inmates died from beatings the international group has stopped its mission in protest. patients were brought to us in the middle of interrogation for medical care in order to make them fit for further interrogation this is an acceptable our rule is to provide medical care to war casualties and sick detainees not to repeatedly treat the same patients between torture sessions the news comes amids

international medical aid group doctors without borders is suspending its mission in the libyan city of misrata because of torture carried out in detention centers they say they repeatedly treated patients who had been interrogated also the u.n. is concerned about the conditions in which some eight thousand five hundred people are being held in the country several detainees have reportedly died most of them a huge supporter of the toppled the regime. and it's home to mutiny in new guinea has been put down a group of around twenty soldiers put the defense chief and house arrest and demanded the reinstatement of the former prime minister he was displaced while abroad for medical treatment the man who replaced him said the crisis is making the country a joke amongst the international community it's the latest development in a power struggle between the two men both claiming to be the country's rightful beat. two high rise buildings have collapsed in the center of rio de janeiro three people have died at least twenty one are still investing emergency teams are now working to find survivors in the r

internationalists ringing the alarm and doctors without borders has already pulled out of the city of misrata in protest cities. poland witnesses further protests against the government signing of an international piracy act designed to enforce internet or property rights but activists on the street say the agreement known as an actor. would infringe on the internet freedom and lead to online censorship. and iran considers oil sales to europe preemptively use decision to stop importing oil from the country in july as a war against tehran escalates in the west border americans voice their opposition to any possible military confrontation. now people are valid is cross-talk guests debate what's in store for the new libya that's next.