president mohamed morsi said they would respond with utmost decisiveness. tax in pakistan, a militant attack on an army check post has killed at least 13 soldiers and tens of millions in the northwest of the country, and the taliban has claimed responsibility, saying it was in retaliation for a recent drone strike. reports in pakistan say more than 35,000 people have been killed as a result of terrorism since the september 11 attacks on the united states. in libya -- in india, five men have been indicted in that gang rape case that led to the death of a 23-year-old student. the men he not guilty to 13 charges of murder if convicted, they could face life sentences. the attack happened in december and sparked national outrage. russia is celebrating the anniversary of the battle of stalingrad, when the red army defeated nazi forces, claiming the lives of 2 million people, and changing the course of world war ii. president putin is due to attend a fireworks this play and concert and will host a reception for veterans in the capital. since beginning his third te

egypt's president mohamed morsi has called parliamentary elections for april struggling to calm the ongoing protests on street violence in gulf in the country and the opposition's accusing morsi of backtracking on reform promises of hijacking the revolution rights groups are reporting widespread police abuse and torture resulting in the death and detention of mine is true has been investigating ferrazzi. in his hometown of tanta the bill i'll give the points out where local youth have renamed to street after his son mohammed a twenty eight year old activist allegedly tortured to death by security forces two weeks ago after protesting on tyreese square in order to hold on for the first time i went to see mohammed in the hospital i didn't recognize him seriously his face was covered with wounds his skull fractured when i asked the doctors they told me this is mohammed going to be limited to declaw i know that one would be although mohammed's injuries points to torture his mother sammy says the official forensic report maintains he died after a car crash yet to be about the steps in what vehic

rights groups reporting with at least ten x. a judicial killings by security forces since president mohamed morsi to power the west divide it's often a cause in places like this infamous security directorate behind me which can be viewed from mohammed's own balcony however the most worrying trend activists say is the targeting of children in an impoverished district of alexandria on up to explains how her thirteen year old son abdullah rahman was detained for over two weeks for being a bystander i thought demonstration the police use violence against children my son has cuts and bruises all over his body they hante young children because he keeps contre away from them. and is always told us if anyone cries to contact their family or friends they would beat us despite the scenes like these the interior minister denies security forces use violence against protesters and refer. it's the torture is systemic in the police force instead the government says it will arm low ranking police officers sparking fears of other abuses human rights organizations and look it's are extremely concerned by the incre

rights groups reporting with at least ten x. a judicial killings by security forces since president mohamed morsi to power the west divide it's often a cause in places like this infamous security directorate behind me which can be big for mohammed's own balcony however the most worrying trend activists say is the targeting of children in an impoverished district of alexandria explains how her thirteen year old son up to rahman was detained for over two weeks for being a bystander i thought demonstration. the police use violence against children my son has caused some of the loses all over his body as a hound's young children because kids come from away from them or. if anyone cries to contact their family or friends they would beat us. despite scenes like these the interior minister denies security forces used violence against protesters and refutes that torture is systemic in the police force instead the government says it will arm low ranking police officers sparking fears of further abuse is back during egypt's revolution a key demand was police reform but people here say there is no evidence

violent crime downs by egyptian police in cairo protesters demanding the resignation of president mohamed morsi. his robe faces an international backlash over its alleged airstrike on a damascus research center in syria which reportedly killed at least two people. to do us political elites indorse new secretaries of state and defense with neither expected to train much on america's foreign policy. the latest news and the week's top stories this is all see with me thanks for joining us for us turmoil in egypt has entered a second a week with the opposition stepping up calls for president mohamed morsi to resign the latest wave of van and project so one person killed and more than five fifty injured in clashes near the presidential palace. brutal crackdowns by police on demonstrators and reports now for a lot of for us from cairo. i personally witnessed a lot of police brutality there's been a criticism of the place in the ministry of interior i'm off the footage was broadcast of a protester stripped beaten and trying to cross the tarmac i saw this with my own eyes it could just but i this balcon

rights groups reporting with at least ten x. a judicial killings by security forces since president mohamed morsi to power the worst divide it's often a chis in places like this infamous security directorate behind me which can be viewed through mohammed's kokanee however the most worrying trend activists say is the targeting of children in an impoverished district of alexandria explains how her thirteen year old son up to rahman was detained for over two. so being a bystander at a demonstration. the police use violence against children my son has caused some opposers all over his body a hundred young children because kids can't run away from them. and they've always told us if anyone cries to contact their family or friends they would beat us despite the scenes like these the interior minister denies security forces use violence.

presidential palace amid nationwide protests against the country's leader mohamed morsi. earlier this week the birthplace of the arab spring with similar scenes of. opposition figure. soon to be cia chief john brennan went through a confirmation hearing. but it's still hard to the architect of the targeted assassination program. in the u.s. missile defense shield. repelling any possible strike from iran. and russia countdown to the two thousand and fourteen winter olympics promising a grand spectacle. to be the most expensive in history with huge overspending already costing him his job. bringing you today's top news and a look at the week's stories this is art. egypt's opposition has called for more rallies and a friend to storm the presidential palace the protesters accuse mohamed morsi of not upholding the goals of the revolution that ousted hosni mubarak two years ago the turmoil has also been fulfilled fueled by via authorities decision to block the video sharing web site you tube in the country for more than a month over its anti islam content is are true reports th

violent crime down by egyptian police in cairo for the demanding the resignation of president mohamed morsi. it's read faces an international backlash over its alleged as try going to damascus research center in syria which reportedly killed at least two people. one former senator and white house hopeful john kerry takes over as u.s. secretary of state bringing with him expectations of more of the same. hello and welcome to the weekly here on r.c. i mean. that's got our first story now turmoil in egypt has entered a second week with the opposition stepping up calls for president mohamed morsi to resign the latest wave of violent protests so one person killed and more than fifty injured in clashes near the presidential palace well true saw brutal crackdowns by police and demonstrators and reports forty now from cairo. i personally witnessed a lot of police brutality there's been a criticism of the police in the ministry of interior off the british was broadcast all the proof of a protester. beaten and drugs across the tarmac i saw this with my own eyes it could just but i this balcony the ma

violent crackdowns by egyptian police in cairo on protesters demanding the resignation of president mohamed morsi. a sort of face of the international backlash over its alleged strike on a damascus research center in syria which reportedly killed at least two people. on the u.s. political elite indorse new secretaries full state and defense with neither expected to change much in america's foreign policy. the latest news and the week's top stories this is their weekly here on s.r.c. hello and welcome turmoil in egypt has ended a second week with the opposition stepping up calls for president mohamed morsi to resign that made this wave of violent protests so one person killed and more than fifty injured in clashes near the presidential palace and true so brutal crackdowns by police on demonstrators and reports now from cairo i personally witnessed a lot of police brutality there's been a criticism of the police in the ministry of interior i'm off the british broadcast of a protester. beaten and dragged across the tarmac i saw this with my own eyes it could just but i this balcony the man who did n

threatens to storm the presidential palace amid nationwide protests against the country's leader mohamed morsi. and earlier this week the birthplace of the arab spring tunisia witnessed a similar scenes of unrest as anti-government protests were sparked by the assassination of a prominent opposition figure. soon to be cia chief john brennan went through a confirmation hearing this week amid catcalls and protests but it's still hard to tell where the architect of the targeted assassination program will take america's spy bureau. plus concerns arise if the u.s. missile defense shield is fit to fulfill its announced goal repelling any possible strike from iran as classified studies unveiled serious flaws into the constantly system. russia countdown to the two thousand and fourteen winter olympics with moscow promising a grand spectacle the highly anticipated games are shaping up to be the most expensive in history with huge overspending already costing a key organizer his job. and live from our studios in moscow this is our team thomas certainly glad to have you with us egypt's opposition has cal

threatens to storm the presidential palace amid nationwide protests against the country's leader mohamed morsi. earlier this week the birthplace of the arab spring tunisia witnessed a similar scenes of unrest government protests that were sparked by the assassination of a prominent opposition figure. soon to be cia chief john brennan went through a confirmation hearing catcalls and protests but it's still hard to tell where the architect of the targeted assassination program will take america's spy bureau. plus concerns arise if the u.s. missile defense shield is to fulfill its announced a goal repelling any possible strike from iran as classified studies unveil serious flaws in the costly system. and russia counts down to the two thousand and four winter olympics with moscow promising a grand spectacle the highly anticipated games are shaping up to be the most expensive in history with huge overspending already costing a. lot for moscow recapping the week's top stories. to have you with us. egypt's opposition has called for more rallies and threatened to storm the presidential palace the prot

in egypt, there's growing opposition to president mohammed morsi and his muslim brotherhood. in syria the civil war continues and it's gotten more complex in the wake of israeli air strikes to keep damascus from shifting weapons to nearby lebanon. here to help explain recrenate vents is jon alterman the director of the mideast program at the center for strategic and international studies. sir, thank you for joining us. >> good to be with you. >> so let's start. in north africa we have recent events in tunisia and we have the french operations in mali which least initially appear successful and scattering the al-qaeda elements and separating them from the tuareg and insurgents. how's the united states need to deal with this in a broad way? does it need to be getting involved in both mali and more broadly in the region? what do we need to be doing? >> if you're talking about intervention mali it's a question of what you're trying to do. what are you trying to reach? there are a whole series of problems in mali some of which are likely soluble and some are likely insoluble. we w

violent crackdowns by egyptian police in cairo processes demanding the resignation of president mohamed morsi. his robe faces an international backlash over its alleged airstrike on a damascus research center in syria which reportedly killed at least two people. they do as political aides indorse new secretaries of state and defense with neither expected to trying to much on america's foreign policy. the latest news and the week's top stories this is all c with me thanks for joining us first time all in egypt has entered a second a week with the opposition stepping up calls for president mohamed morsi to resign the latest wave of violent crosshairs so one person killed and more than five fifty injured in clashes near the presidential palace but brutal crackdowns by police on demonstrators and reports now for a lot of for us from cairo. i personally witnessed a lot of police brutality there's been a criticism of the police in the ministry of interior off the footage was broadcast of a protester. beaten and trying to cross the tarmac i saw this with my own eyes it could just but i this balcony

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threatens to storm the presidential palace amid nationwide protests against the country's leader mohamed morsi. and earlier this week the birthplace of the arab spring tunisia witnessed a similar scenes of unrest as anti-government protests were sparked by the assassination of a prominent opposition figure. soon to be cia chief john brennan went through a confirmation hearing amid protests but it's still hard to tell where the architect of the targeted assassination program will take america. down to the two thousand and fourteen winter olympics games a promise to be the most expensive in history with huge overspending already costing a key organizer his job. and taking a look back at the news that shaped the headlines over the last seven days this is the weekly to have you with us. egypt's opposition has called for more rallies and threaten to storm the presidential palace the protesters accuse mohamed morsi of of whole not upholding the goals of the revolution that ousted hosni mubarak two years ago but turmoil has also been fueled by the authorities decision to block the video sharing web s

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thousands of opponents of the president of mohamed morsi there, hurling, saw the smoke there, rushing, molotov cocktails, setting off fireworks at the outer wall of the palace compound. at one point, a fire began burning at entrance. look at this. police have retaliated. they have fired water canons, tossing tear gas at these crowds that are growing larger and larger. i want to go straight to cairo to our senior international correspondent, ben wedeman who is there for us. jim clancy walk on in, i want you to be part of this discussion as well for me here. jim clancy and ben wedeman. ben, first to you, because, you know, i think two years ago there you were, we were talking about the protest toppling hosni mubarak. flash forward two years, thousands of people furious with the current president. what do they want? >> reporter: i think really it is a fundamental split between his opponents and his followers. they're divided over the specific constitution that was pushed through by mohamed morsi, written up and approved by more or less members of -- supporters of his political party, the

violent crime down by egyptian police in cairo for the demanding the resignation of president mohamed morsi. its world faces an international backlash over its alleged as try going to damascus research center in syria which reportedly killed at least two people. one former senator and white house hopeful john kerry takes over as u.s. secretary of state bringing with him expectations of more of the same. hello and welcome to the weekly here on our. let's go to our first story now turmoil in egypt has entered a second week with the opposition stepping up calls for president mohamed morsi to resign the latest wave of violent protests so one person killed and more than fifty injured in clashes near the presidential palace well truce or brutal crackdowns by police and demonstrators and reports forty now from cairo. i personally witnessed a lot of police brutality there's been a criticism of the place in the ministry of interior off the footage was broadcast all the proof of a protest a story beaten and trying to cross the tarmac i saw this with my own eyes it could just but i this balcony the ma

sense from the images that we saw on the anniversary, there is another revolution brewing against mohammed morsi? >> yes. and thousands were outside the presidential palace, throwing molotov cocktails. young people who have no leader. they don't believe in any political party. they just want change and morsi out. >> george: and the young people, who are the core, the foundation of the initial uprising, obviously they are not pleased with morsi and his tactics? >> no. and they believe their revolution was hijacked by the muslim brotherhood and they want democracy, not the islam's. >> george: and who knows who is waiting in the wings in case another revolution were to take place. >> well, i think this is the start of it. >> george: terrific. welcome back, someone who has a heart for egypt, gary lane, our chief international correspondents. thank you for that interview. >> wendy: an iranian judge sentenced pastor saeed abedini to eight years in prison. after a short trial, he convicted abedini for crimes against the state for his activity starting house churches. aabedini is iranian borne -borne, b

a large protest directed at president mohamed morsi. some of the protesters threw molotov cocktails into the compound at the height of it during what at least started as a peaceful demonstration. all of these big developments overseas playing out on a day when we got a new secretary of state. hillary clinton is now a private citizen, technically, anyway, for the first time in more than three decades. and john kerry no longer a senator from massachusetts, has been sworn in to replace her. our chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell, at the state department for us tonight. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. with egypt on fire and a suicide bomber attacking the u.s. embassy compound in turkey, there was no time to celebrate the changing of the guard at the state department. even on her last day as secretary of state, hillary clinton was calling the turkish foreign minister and the u.s. ambassador in ankara. >> of course, we live in very complex and even dangerous times as we saw again just today at our emb