ben khayal thanked japan for helping when his country experienced confusion after moammar gadhafi's government collapsed last year. gemba replied he hopes to form friendly ties with the new libya. he added that japan will continue to lend its expertise to help in libya's reconstruction. the two ministers signed an agreement pledging regular policy consultations between senior diplomats to boost bilateral relations. >>> japan's industry minister yukio edano expressed his intention to speed up economic cooperation with russia. edano attended the japan/russia investment forum in russia. the forum is open to representatives of the japanese and russian governments and industries to discuss joint investment projects. in the forum, six new projects were proposed and a memorandum was exchanged. the plan included the construction of wood processing plant in siberia and improvement of electric power infrastructure in the far east. >> translator: we will support japanese firms doing business in the emerging russian market. >>> ties between japan and russia have gotten stronger as total trade between the

has made racist remarks about whiets, pledged never to salute the american flag and described moammar gadhafis "my hero." another powerful latin endorsement for the president. talk show host christina, often called the hispanic oprah. robert redford says democrats suffer from a failure to communicate. redford explains the democratic party has a good story to tell, but they don't know how to tell it, and the other side has no story to tell and they tell it loud and clear. finally, pretty co reports andy cohen got president obama to play his celebrity tv game plead the fifth at sarah jessica parker's fundraiser. out of three questions, you get to plead the fifth and not answer one. which one did he duck? choose an outfit that michelle wears that you don't like. when the first lady demanded to know, the president said no way, i'm not crazy. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> president obama's new immigration policy has already made for lots of talk on the campaign trail. last night on the edge show, congressman luis gutierrez shot down the claim that he has done nothing for immi

to justify military intervention another example was libya where in this place the fact that moammar gadhafi was supposedly gassed his people democratic aspirations was used as a pretext for later intervention we're seeing somewhat the same thing in syria nowadays are you concerned that some of the scenarios that the combination of these scenarios can be applied to your own country. again that's something we have always been saying democracy cannot be imposed through violence military intervention or occupation those who have use these tactics have admitted later that they had other girls in mind and there are plenty of stories to prove this point those who will confide of ghana's stand under various pretexts later confessed that before stood and supported terrorist networks those york if i do rog saying it had weapons of mass destruction later confessed that they had actually been the main patrons are saddam hussein in particular when saddam hussein waged in a war against iran they conceded that they stood behind iraq and helped it in every way possible none of them were able to give a help

at the time we were assisting the libyan people's legitimate rights in their struggle against moammar gadhafi. and that was oh, it's probably al qaeda. we don't know who they are. probably al qaeda. we don't know who they are. the united states shouldn't be involved. we should be involved. we should be involved. and yes there's going to be rocky times in these countries. the latest election in egypt brings great uncertainties as to our future. but they had a free and fair election. generally free and fair election. and they have elected a new president. and are on the path to democracy. this is what we want to happen in syria. tunisia has huge problems, but they have a freely elected government. all i'm saying is the united states should assist, help, but not dictate. when the united states starts dictating with people, that's when the resentment rises. so i'm overall optimistic. but there will be ups and downs. i would like to remind you after the berlin wall fell and the collapse of the soviet union, many of these former iron curtain countries had their ups and downs. we look back now and i

common as the country is still awash with weapons seized by rebels during the uprising against moammar gadhafi. government morsi has been sworn in as the new egyptian president after taking the offer that the short oath of office it's so he's the country's first ever elected leader and the first civilian head of state since the toppling of hosni mubarak which was followed by more than a year over nationwide and rest of the country remains partly controlled by the army which has also declared itself the main legislative power massive protests in recent days supported the new president and demanded a complete power hundred over by the military. the u.s. is facing a growing problem with almost a third of its population classed as overweight so it's called the highest rate of obesity in the world despite more awareness than ever of the harmful effects of unhealthy eating and the we harvest in new york asking what needs to be done to help people to slim down and shape up. as the world's knowledge of science and medicine continues to grow so do our waistlines why this week let's talk about that most

sentence for a russian man as libya convicted over twenty people for allegedly helping next leader moammar gadhafi but they insist they were saying they were working as an engineer. resident billionaire. planning a big party a political one that is after securing the six million votes in russia's presidential election discover more details of our teeth dot com. protests have gone into their third night in a row in egypt over hosni mubarak sentence the country's ousted leader and his former interior minister are serving life for complicity in the killing of eight hundred fifty protesters during last year's uprising mubarak's two songs and six security officials have been acquitted dumbarton reports from the egyptian capital . protesters are occupying terrorist square in central cairo calling for a second revolution to change the situation in egypt initial happiness but former president hosni mubarak was given a life sentence turned to anger as other senior security officials were acquitted of involvement in the deaths of hundreds of protesters last year mohamed morsi the muslim brotherhood's candid

with rival groups as the country is full of weapons seized by citizens journey uprising against moammar gadhafi. and his northern desert region have destroyed holy sites in the city of timbuktu it comes amid conflicting conflicts between competing rebel groups in the west african nation is most fighters with ties to al qaeda say they're in control of the northern half of the country after driving up ethnic separatists on thursday twenty one people were killed in clashes. mohamed morsi has been sworn in as the new president of egypt after taking the official oath of office is egypt's first elected leader since the fall of hosni mubarak and friday he rallied crowds in caro's tahrir square and promised to stand up against the ruling military council huge protests have been demanding a complete power handover by the military since the toppling of the mubarak regime . well the r.t. in-depth interview is coming your way in just a couple of minutes from now but first i'll be back with a recap of our top stories so stay with us live this is our team in moscow. most of the coolness the magic of transfor

common as the country is still awash with weapons seized by rebels during the uprising against moammar gadhafi. police use tear gas as crowds protested against new austerity measures in the sudanese capital khartoum khartoum demonstrators showed their anger will rescind subsidy can't send rising prices for basic goods and fuel so in last year's breakaway of were south sudan overall nearly one thousand people have been detained and hundreds injured in clashes with police in the last two weeks of student led anti-government protests. in the rules he has been sworn in as the new gyptian president after taking the official of office that is the country's first ever elected leader and the first civilian head of state since the toppling of hosni mubarak which was followed by more than a year of nationwide unrest in the country remains partly controlled by the army which has also declared itself the main legislative power might have protests in recent days supporters of the new president and demanded a complete power handover by the military. the u.s. is facing a growing problem with almost a third o

leader moammar gadhafi but the people charged insist their work is engineers of the story it's online right now. and russian billionaire tycoon mikhail prokhorov playing a big party a political one that is tough to securing six million votes in russia's presidential election more details about that too online. around the clock protests are continuing in cairo's tahrir square as demonstrators divonne the death penalty for president hosni mubarak his interior minister was sentenced to life in prison for their role in the deaths of protesters in last year's uprising although other mubarak associates were cleared of the charges are reports from the egyptian capital. protesters are occupying tiris square in central cairo they're calling for a second revolution to change the situation in egypt initial happiness but former president hosni mubarak was given a life sentence turn to anger as other senior security officials were acquitted of involvement in the deaths of hundreds of protesters last year mohamed morsi the muslim brotherhood's candidate in the upcoming presidential elections second

was the last prime minister of moammar gadhafi and is facing charges of crimes against the libyan people the extradition comes as international observers cast doubt on whether khadafi son saif al islam can receive a fair trial in libya. at least twenty four people in thirteen different countries have been arrested in a u.s. led investigation targeting online financial fraud the operation tracked those buying and selling personal data online through an f.b.i. run for him the two year sting was the largest crackdown against criminals who specialize in stealing and trafficking credit card information on the internet officials say the investigations protected more than four hundred thousand potential victims and ultimately prevented around two hundred five million dollars worth of. ron is urging the e.u. to reconsider an iranian oil embargo which is set to take effect on the first of july the country's foreign minister to avoid actions that may jeopardize its future fuel supplies the e.u. says more pressure could be applied if iran continues to ignore demands to limit its nuclear program ira

live sound to a russian man of libya conflicts over twenty people for allegedly helping leader moammar gadhafi but they insist they were working as engineers. and russian billionaire nuclear programs planning a big party a political one that is never securing the six million votes and russians presidential election over the details and much more at r t. around the clock protests are continuing in cairo's tahrir square as demonstrators demand the death penalty for ousted president hosni mubarak he and his interior minister were sentenced to life in prison for their role in the deaths of protesters in last year's uprising although other mubarak associates were cleared of charges tom barton reports now from the egyptian capital. protesters are occupying risk where in central cairo they're calling for a second revolution to change the situation in egypt initial happiness that former president hosni mubarak was given a life sentence turned to anger as other senior security officials were acquitted of involvement in the deaths of hundreds of protesters last year mohamed morsi the muslim brotherhood'

weapons in libya have intensified following last year's uprising and the death of former leader moammar gadhafi. a former kenyan vice president has been killed with six other people in a helicopter crash near nairobi george side thought he was serving as the country's internal security minister and plan to run for the presidency next year aircraft burst into flames as it hit the ground the police are investigating the cause of the accident. and tens of thousands of people are gathered in georgia second largest city of could easy in support of one of the country's major coalition groups the georgian dream party has been set up by a local billionaire and the main challenger to president mikhail saakashvili the party's previous gathering in the capital tbilisi two weeks ago attracted around one hundred thousand people afghan president hamid karzai has condemned a nato air strike in which eighteen civilians were killed most of them women and children he warned that if it happens again it will be considered a violation of his country's pact with washington the u.s. commander of nato forces in the co

of weapons in libya have intensified following versus uprising on the death of former leader moammar gadhafi. tear gas and pepper sprays been used against protesters in canada as hundreds marched in montreal around a dozen demonstrators were arrested after the clashes with police there people took to the streets as part of protests against university tuition hikes as well as the city's hosting of a grand prix race students been protesting for months now demanding a jewish should feel free. to form a union vice president's been killed with six other people in a helicopter crash near nairobi ga toti was serving as the country's internal security minister and plan to run for the presidency next year burst into flames of the hit the ground police are investigating the cause of what went wrong. the pretrial hearings have begun for the soldier accused of america's biggest leak of classified data in history twenty four year old bradley manning is charged with aiding the enemy by passing materials related to the war in iraq to the whistle blowing web site wiki leaks now manning's lawyers fear the tr

tribal clashes in libya tensions have been running high since last year's uprising which toppled moammar gadhafi with the interim government failing to stop the violence artie's middle east correspondent paula slayer reports. there are many who say that a nother civil war in libya is on the cards this coming as you say off to the interim government announces that a week of classes southwest of the capital city of tripoli have left one hundred and five people killed and more than five hundred people injured this to happen just days after authorities called for an immediate cease fire and declared civil mountain of cities in the west of the country a military zone now we do know that a national audience brigade has been deployed between the warring factions there heavy and light with is being used that since monday the situation has been calm but this doesn't attract farm live very real volatility that we're seeing there in the region we hope in this case also reporting that at the same forty two ambulances and dozens of doctors to evacuate people and at the same time to bring in emergency supplie

american citizens that an african-american president would not have backed the assassination of moammar gadhafi an american president an african-american or black president would not have. had a attorney general come out and say that the united states government can assassinate americans anywhere in the world and the reason is because a black president would have come into the office with a historical understanding for example of the f.b.i. counterintelligence program a black president would understand how the united states government infiltrated the civil rights organizations. in the sixty's and undermined the efforts of the civil rights organization he would understand how the government has been used over time to undermine efforts for civil rights and civil liberties by african-american organizations so a having that historic understanding he would be less inclined to to support legislation or or support ideas that would enable the government to engage in those types of behaviors today do you think that he doesn't have a historical an understanding of what has happened in the civil rights an

libyan officials have denied claims that the last prime minister to serve under moammar gadhafi was abused in jail on sunday two newsier extradited. back to libya human rights groups say he faces a very real risk of being tortured and as president was against the extradition worried that libya's new regime offered no guarantees of a fair hearing. just a moment on dimitri in the business for now though the london olympics are exactly one month away but the city's security operations are already under attack while fighter jets and drones are guarding the skies and big brother watching every move skeptics believe that won't help those inside the olympic park because basic security there isn't up to scratch as artie's laura smith investigates. london two thousand and twelve is almost upon us and with just one month to go it's not just the athletes who are going up a massive security operation is also getting into gear we've got battleships on the river thames with. we've got pilotless drones with. missile batteries dotted around the city personnel with untold numbers of firearms are you've got

of weapons in libya has intensified after last year's uprising and the death of former leader moammar gadhafi to gas some pepper spray used against protesters in canada hundreds marched in montreal and other dozen demonstrators were arrested after the clashes with police people in taking to the streets there was part of protests against the rising costs of a university education as well as the city's hosting a grand prix race students were protesting for months now demanding a. full mechanic kenyan vice president's been killed with six other people in the helicopter crash and in nairobi george saitoti was serving as the country's internal security minister and planned to run for the presidency next year the aircraft was traveling in burst into flames as it hit the ground police are investigating the cause of the accident. afghan president hamid karzai has condemned a nato air strike in which eighteen civilians were killed most of them women and children he warned that if it happens again it'll be considered a violation of his country's pact with washington the u.s. commander of nato forces in

weapons in libya has intensified following last year's uprising and the death of former leader moammar gadhafi. a plane carrying parachutists as crash near the ukrainian capital kiev killing five people fifteen more suffered injuries some of them serious the aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing after encountering a heavy rain storm with high winds and investigations been opened into the cause of the crash. tear gas and pepper spray have been used against protesters in canada as hundreds marched in montreal around a dozen demonstrators were arrested after the clashes with police people took to the streets as part of protests against the rising cost of a university education as one of the city's hosting of a grand prix race students have been protesting for months demanding a to wish and feel for reasons. the image of the u.s. army has been hugely damaged lately by overseas campaigns and revelations of the ways these wars a wage but helping to repair that reputation the hollywood blockbusters which often promote patriotism and show the military in a heroic light well that kind of cov

going on in libya the tensions have been running high since last year's uprising which toppled moammar gadhafi but the interim government at the moment failing to stop the violence that's cause live to our middle east correspondent paul us we're standing by paula how serious could this be it may seem a bit dramatic but some are saying could libya be on the brink of civil war just months after the revolution. well i'm certainly hearing that kind of analysis in the region there are many who say that a nother civil war in libya is on the cards this coming as you say off to the interim government announces that a week of classes southwest of the capital city of tripoli have left one hundred and five people killed and more than five hundred people injured this to happen just days after authorities called for an immediate cease fire and declared civil mountain of cities in the west of the country a military zone now we do know that a national audience brigade has been in the corridor between the warring factions that heavy and light with is being used that since monday the situation has been calm bu