my heart plays the reed pipe of mourning. in a place where he once said my mother will ask for me, now he cannot move his hands, now he cannot move his feet. i would see my child. the mother walked to the desolate place. she looked at the slain wild bull. she looked into its face. she said, my child, the face is yours. the spirit has fled. there is mourning in the house. there is grief in the inner chambers. the sister wandered about the city, weeping for her brother. gestanana wandered about the city, weeping for dimusi. oh, my brother, who is your sister? i am your sister. oh, dimusi, who is your mother? i am your mother. the day that dawns for you will also dawn for me. the day that you will see, i will also see. i would find my brother, i would comfort him, i would share his fate. when she saw the sister's grief, when anana saw the grief of gestana, she spoke to him gently. dimusi is no more. i would take you to him, but i do not know the place. then a fly appeared. the holy fly circled the air above anana's head and spok

s level as a city mourns and grieves the loss of their stars. the u.s. prepares to commemorate the september eleventh attacks the day that unleashed the war on terror but now feared by some to be an even bigger threat to global security . and a crowd of egyptians storms the israeli embassy in cairo enraged by the deaths of private gyptian border guards last month. eleven am in moscow i met très a good to have you with us here on r t our top story the families and fans of russia's lokomotiv ice hockey team gather at the home stadium where the players who died in the plane crash played their last game the sports world is in mourning after most of the locomotive jaroslava high saki team perished on wednesday our correspondent sean thomas has more from the ceremony. thousands of people are streaming it to the locomotive stadium here in europe to pay their final respects it is a cold day it is a rainy day and in many ways the weather echoes the feeling in the air the very sad a heavy and somber tone because this was a much beloved teen. there were three time

and we have all of the details of a city and a nation in mourning. the u.s. prepares to remember september eleventh a day that unleashed the war on terror now feared by some to be an even bigger threat to global security. than a crowd of egyptian storms the israeli embassy in cairo enraged by the killing of five egyptian border guards last month. ten am in moscow i'm at treasure good to have you with us here on r t our top story families and fans of russia's lokomotiv ice hockey team gathered at the home stadium where the players who died in the plane crash played their final game the sports world is mourning after most of the lokomotiv jaroslav team perished wednesday our correspondent sean thomas is following the ceremony he joins us live with more sean it is a somber morning and people have gathered to remember the team's last players tell us more about what's going on where you are. it is an incredibly sad day here mad as thousands of people are streaming to the locomotive stadium here to pay their final respects it is a cold day it is a rainy day and in

saturday marked the end of an official three day mourning period as thousands poured into the stadium to view fourteen coffins on display and say their final goodbyes. we have buried our friends people who brought us joy and played for our country this is an irreplaceable loss for the people of years level and over. the years level schon thomas r. t. . out of the forty five people on board thirty six were squad members coaches and team officials of look mighty of many of them were players of the european national teams along with the continental hockey league and memorial services have been held in several countries hundreds of mourners gathered in prague to honor the three czech hockey players who died in the yak forty two plane crash that deprived russia of one of its top clubs they laid flowers and candles in memory of the international sports stars in the meantime in slovakia fans have been paying their respects to the national team captain pavel demitra and team coaches who knew the players involved with the team were deeply moved by the news. i worked in your islam i had the bes

saturday marked the end of an official three day mourning period as thousands poured into the stadium to view fourteen coffins on display and say their final goodbyes. we have buried our friends the people who brought us joy and played for our country this is an irreplaceable loss for the people of us level and of our country. and yours level xan thomas r t. l and national hockey players from around the world are part of the locomotive yet us level team memorial services have been held in their native countries now in prague hundreds of people gathered to remember to check nationals who were among those killed there with candles and chanted the former world champions in slovakia they're coming to the heart to pay their respects to the national team captain. the leaving messages flowers national team coaches who knew the players and were volved the loss is immense. i worked in your islam i had the best time of my career that this past spring i flew with all those people by the same plane it is a huge shock for the team and also for this city pavel was a great person and a great hockey

as ice hockey stadium becomes a place of mourning with hundred thousand including prime minister paying tribute to the full. if your victims of wednesday's plane crash which claimed the lives of most of the team he stopped. a nation of god new security threats emerge on the eve of the tenth and about three of the nine eleven attacks which unleashed the war on terror and be a bystander out there an even bigger threat to the what. recent rocky relations between israel and egypt have been rather strained as protestors scolded israeli embassy in cairo has been bought so that almost all of the stone wall street the. international news live from moscow this is aussie with me you know of our thanks for joining us. arena two thousand the home stadium for the city's lokomotiv ice hockey team has become a pilgrimage site for those mourning the u. forty three victims on wednesday's plane tragedy which included most of the team and he still more than one hundred thousand people from all over russia including prime minister vladimir putin came to pay tribute to those who perished on board the yacht

the tanzanian region of zanzibar has begun three days of mourning for the victims of a ferry disaster that claimed as many as two hundred forty lives many more still missing after losing power in rough seas the ship began taking on water eventually capsizing survivors it was overloaded with both cargo and passengers many of whom were children meanwhile rescue teams have resume their search but hopes of finding more survivors are fading by the hour it's the country's worst maritime disaster in fifteen years. nature's reach mexico's gulf coast where officials of open shelters as a precaution forecasters say the girl force winds have been strengthened as expected and the chances of it becoming a hurricane were juicing meanwhile an intensified air and sea search failed to find ten oil rig workers who went missing and it was no word from a dozen fisherman who disappeared aboard two shrimping boats much of the u.s. east coast is still recovering from last week's hurricane irene which left more than fifty dead. with immigration rates reaching record highs experts warn the sense of national i

saturday marked the end of an official three day mourning period as thousands poured into the stadium to view fourteen coffins on display and say their final goodbyes to deposit it we have buried our friends the people who brought us joy and played for our country this is an irreplaceable loss for us the people of and the whole country. in years level sean thomas r.t. . still have for this hour here in our stalemate in libya. the resistance of gadhafi loyalists stands firm with a deadline to surrender ignored we have the latest on the fighting and the growing sense of fear in the capital. and israel vows to keep a peace agreement with egypt despite amnesty riots that led to the evacuation of diplomatic staff in cairo. russia plans to send a fact finding mission to syria to get firsthand information on the areas hit by violence the decision was announced after members of the syrian opposition visited moscow they accuse president bush of continuing a bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters and wants international help russia is urging both sides to start talking and avoid another

as the city continues to mourn one very dedicated group of young men have chosen to honor their heroes in a neat way by getting back on the ice with your mother because she told us that we should go on through the ice simply for all the guys say was a life in the spirit of the story he told us that when he learns. the story for these players practice in these special as it was from this area you know with the team from their state for the fans. in minnesota from six in september they're trying. sessions before mr morgan was confident and quite optimistic and determined all of them bring very high spirits for you. one courage working within the system was supposed to be on the front and the back working now and stands are still strong for those affected by this tragic loss i think it sets hard hearted go to court and all that but than the families of relatives or so i felt very serious to spend a drink to do. go on about my mum my bundle this with everybody as are the next generation of jaroslava lokomotiv hockey players it's not just about rebuilding the team for the future of the city

they are laid to rest so the people could pay their final respects as this three day mourning period starts coming to a close we know of one player who had just proposed to his girlfriend it was planning on getting married and this of course a very young team their lives tragically cut short we also know of another player who had said i've had enough of hockey but i'm going to play one more season just to get one more go and of course the first game of the season on their way to. the plane crash and of course ending his career and is a life one other story of a flight attendant on board three months ago just got married and was planning to retire from the aviation business she wasn't going to be a flight attendant anymore she was going to having children as well so a wide range of emotions here and jaroslav. celebration of the team and their lives also to the somber sad final goodbyes there's hope of moving forward from the investigation itself that the. getting the announcement that the engines of the plane were fine but there may have been some sort of problem with the fuel and som

the commode you get a lot of ice hockey stadium becomes a place of mourning with a hundred thousands including prime minister vladimir putin paid tribute to the forty three victims of wednesday's plane crash which claimed the lives of most of the team like a star. a nation god for new security threats emerge on the table the tenth anniversary of the nine eleven attacks which unleashed new born terror and now it by some to have been and even because threat to the world of. ricin truckie relations between israel and egypt but trained this protest this story today israeli embassy in cairo but the boss of that and almost all his staff forced to meet. and a very go go go for all of us here in moscow this is us he would need our thanks for joining it's the home arena or yaroslavl lokomotiv ice hockey team has become a pilgrimage site for those mourning most of its players and key stars who died in wednesday's plane tragedy more than one hundred thousand people from all over russia including reading of putin came to pay tribute to those who perished on board the forty two airliner which cra

saturday marked the end of an official three day mourning period as thousands poured into the stadium to view fourteen conference on display and say their final goodbyes. we have buried our friends at people who brought us joy and played for our country this is an irreplaceable loss for the people of us level and of our country. thomas r.t. and still to come for you this hour theory in the middle east find out why a modern cairo to the israeli embassy by storm leading to the evacuation of its diplomats from the country. twenty seven people are reported to have been killed by syrian security forces backed by troops in several towns across the country now this comes as the arab league announced its real agreement with president bashar al assad on the long promised reforms the plan to outline his proposals to bring an end to the bloodshed release prisoners and hold elections within three years the u.s. will have imposed sanctions on syria and are calling for the u.n. security council to condemn the violence in the country the united nations says more than two thousand have died of the up

zanzibar president has declared a three day mourning period. as tropical storm named to heads its way towards the mexican coast the search is on for several missing oil workers and a dozen fisherman a commercial vessel and two fishing boats were lost a jury ninety's approach and no sign of a cruise has been found while coastal areas brace themselves for the storm air and sea rescue teams are continuing their search despite worsening conditions. what a mile and slick likely to elect a former military general as president in hope of bringing order to the country auto paris molina is favorite worrying leftist groups and human rights organizations still hoping to prosecute members of the country's former dictatorship but the key election issues for guatemalans appear to be high crime rate and poverty which have been golfs the country. while the brings us up to date here in r t a quick recap of our top stories in just a few moments coming your way stay with us. to terrorist attacks that became synonymous. street people. of vision. to me to be true.

and this is the third official day of mourning here in the city. and over the past three days we've spoken to many fans and friends of the players and emotions have run from. grief and even celebration of the team as fans gathered here throughout the past days chanting slogans of the team but shock disbelief grief somber attitudes all the entire gamut of emotions here. as people here prepare to say goodbye and even though the team has been devastated by this tragedy it looks as though its spirit will live on how strong is the determination to rebuild after this. well it's very interesting yesterday we had the opportunity to go to a hockey rink where the. team practiced in fact the very rake that the team had their final practice and the youth movement or the used teams that are playing the next level down if you well they're already back on the ice they're already practicing and they have a sense of determination they really want to rebuild this team because jaroslav all and hockey go hand in hand this was a championship team three time championshi

saturday marked the end of an official three day mourning period as thousands poured into the stadium to view fourteen coffins on display and say their final goodbyes. we have buried our friends people who brought us joy and played for our country this is an irreplaceable loss for the people of us level and over. the years level sean thomas r t coming up to fifteen minutes past the hour here still to come. fury in the middle east. karo took the israeli embassy by storm leading to the evacuation of its diplomats from the country. and also still to come this hour we look back seventy years to the start of the leningrad blocking one of the darkest chapters. but first twenty seven people are reported to been killed by syrian security forces backed by troops in several towns across the country and this comes as the arab league announced it's reached an agreement with president bashar al assad promised reforms the plan outlines proposals to bring an end to the bloodshed release prisoners and hold elections within three years the u.s. and e.u. and post sanctions on syria according to the u.n

saturday marked the end of an official three day mourning period as thousands poured into the stadium to view fourteen coffins on display and say their final goodbyes we should because we have buried our friends the people who brought us joy and played for our country this is an irreplaceable loss for the people of years level and of our country. in years level sean thomas r.t. . and later this hour the disunited kingdom. the drive for independence in wales followed by a break from london that's later. twelve people have been killed over the weekend and yet more violence in syria that's according to opposition supporters this comes as the arab league announced states reached an agreement with president bashar al assad to open dialogue with the opposition and bring the violence to. plan also outlines proposals to release prisoners and hold elections within three years you know well then you are suddenly you have impose more sanctions on syria and are calling for the united nations security council to condemn the assad regime for its violent quieted down. the two thousand two hundred ha

and coming up a city and a nation mourns the. u.s. prepares to remember september eleventh a day that unleashed the war on terror now if you're by some to be an even bigger threat to global security. and hundreds of egyptians storm the israeli embassy in cairo in a rage by the killing of five egyptian border guards last month. nine am in moscow i met trends are going to have you with us here on r t our top story the families and fans of russia's looking mostly of ice hockey team are honoring the victims of the plane crash on the ice of their home stadium the sports world is in mourning after nearly the entire locomotive jaroslaw team perished on. our correspondent sean thomas is in front of the stage with more. so it must be a very somber morning there. will certainly matt and i don't know if you can tell but it is raining right now and this heavy rain is very symbolic of the feeling that is in the air very heavy very somber people paying their last respects in fact streaming by the thousands into the stadium behind me where the locom

attacks on american soil -- families mourn >>> 10 years after the terror attacks on american soil, families mourn their losses at a new memorial. >> my father, who i never met, because i was in my mom's belly. i love you, father. >> reporter: a ceremony at the pentagon for the 184 people who died there. >> : a parent should not bury a child. >> reporter: and bells ring for the brave passengers who storm the cockpit on united flight 93 that crashed in pennsylvania. >> good evening. at this hour, the annual tribute is limb newing the -- whom naturing the light's sky. two beams of light. randall is near the memorial with a wrap of today's events, a day to remember, and a day to reflect. >> reporter: the cameras were focused on the dedication of the new 9/11 memorial park, but right outside side the camera range were people who came here to pay their respects and to reflect on the profound impact of september 11, 2001 on america. >>> two beams of light illuminate the skyline filling the void with the twin tours stood a decade ago. it capped off a day of remembrance at the transformed ground zer

sean thomas witnessed a city in mourning. waves of emotion poor through jaroslav as residents realize the full weight of the tragedy that country or the lives of some of the city's brightest stars but ended up with the fans of this team for many years a whole family including a little child that went to all their gayness harasses their operable loss but it's like losing a family member. i knew one of the players he was my neighbor and he was a great person he's got two little kids left how could this happen when we saw the news on t.v. i just burst into tears. at just after four in the afternoon on wednesday the charter plane carrying almost the entire jaroslava locomotive k h l hockey team crashed shortly after takeoff bursting into a ball of flame after clipping a runway antenna forty three of the forty five on board perished i'm sure you look at mostly we heard the plane takeoff so we told our granddaughter look there's going to be an airplane then i heard a bang and my daughter told me mom it's falling down to the side th

saturday more to the end of an official three day mourning period as thousands poured into the stadium to view fourteen coffins on display and say their final goodbyes. we have buried our friends people who brought us joy and played for our country this is an irreplaceable loss for the people of years level and over. the years level sean thomas r t. this hour tensions boiling over in greece angry protesters respond with fire bombs and stones to the greek prime minister's speech on the state of the country's economy with war staring he's on the way. and also look back seventy years to this start of the leningrad located one of the deadliest in darkest chapters and. twelve people have been killed over the weekend and yet more violence in syria and that's according to opposition supporters this comes as the arab league announced it's reached an agreement with president bashar al assad to open dialogue with the opposition and bring the violence to a close the plan also outlines proposals to release prisoners and hold elections within three years meanwhile the u.s. and e.u. have opposed mor

saturday marked the end of an official three day mourning period as thousands poured into the stadium to view fourteen coffins on display and say their final goodbyes we soon it was an idea that we have buried our friends the people who brought us joy and played for our country this is an irreplaceable loss for the people of years level and. years level sean thomas r t. twenty seven people are reported to have been killed by syrian security forces backed by troops in several towns across the country this comes as the arab league announced it's reached an agreement with president bashar al assad promised. reforms the plan outlines proposals to bring an end to the bloodshed release prisoners and hold elections within three years the us and e.u. have imposed sanctions on syria and calling for the un security council to condemn violence in the country united nations says more than two thousand died in the uprising since mid march on authorities in damascus plane. rest. meanwhile russia researching both sides to start talking to avoid another libya style conflict moscow plans to send a fac

saturday marked the end of an official three day mourning period as thousands poured into the stadium to view fourteen coffins on display and say their final goodbyes we did it we have buried our friends the people who brought us joy and played for our country this is an irreplaceable loss for the people of years level and the country . and us level sean thomas r.t. . talk a challen national hockey players from around the world are part of the locomotive team memorial services have been held in their native countries in prague hundreds of people gathered to remember three czech nationals who were among those killed they lit candles and chanted the names of the former world champions in slovakia fans have been coming to the hockey stadiums to pay their respects to national team captain pavel demitra they have been leaving messages and laying flowers national team coaches who knew of the players and were involved with the team said the loss is a man's. i worked in your islam i had the best done of my career there base past spring i flew with all those people by the same plane it is a hu

locomotive gets louder try the stadium becomes a place of mourning for the hundred thousand including prime minister vladimir putin paying tribute to the fourth of three victims of one of the things plane crash which claimed the lives of most of the team and he starts. a nation god new security threats emerge on the eve of the tenth anniversary of the nine eleven attacks which unleashed the war on terror and now did by some to help in an even bigger threat to the world. recent rocky relations between israel and egypt have been rather strange as protesters stormed these radio and in cairo down basset hound almost all sunday. and a very warm welcome from all of us here and also this is also you with me you know should provide our thanks for joining us here us love as a rino two thousand homes stadium for the city's locomotive i hope eighteen have become a pilgrimage side for those mourning the forty three victims of wednesday's plane tragedy which included most of the team ninety start more than one hundred thousand people from all over russia including prime minister vladimir putin cam

the american tourists love the i hope the stadium becomes a place of mourning with hundreds of thousands including prime minister vladimir putin paying tribute to the poor three victims of wednesday's plane crash which claimed the lives of most of the team and key staff. a nation gone new security threats emerge on the eve of the terrifying about three of the nine eleven attacks ocean lege the war on terror right now feared by some to have been an even bigger threat to the world. and recent rocky relations between israel and egypt but by the train that protests there's still movies radio on the scene cairo with ambassador and almost all his star wars t.v. . news so russia and around the world this is also here with me you national thanks for joining us the home arena for yaroslavl lokomotiv ice hockey team has become the program which side for those in mourning most of its players and key stars who died in wednesday's plane tragedy well one hundred thousand people from all over russia including lodging a patron came to pay tribute to those who perished on board the yacht forty two airlin

a city mourns and grieves for the loss of their stars. also a nation on guard new security threats emerge on the eve of the tenth anniversary of nine eleven because some fear that the u.s. war on terror is creating more enemies than it's destroyed. us tel aviv in cairo struck a new sour note in relations as an angry mob in the egyptian capital storms the israeli embassy forcing its stuff to flee the country. it's the second time in one week that in his radio battle to a muslim country has been expelled join me pull its name in a few moments and i'll bring you more. welcome this is r.t. it's now eight pm here in moscow. and first the stadium where russia's lokomotiv ice hockey team played their last game has been transformed into a venue of mourning in tears today more than one hundred thousand people attended the ceremony in memory of the team and all the others that perished on board the yacht forty two in a crash last wednesday our correspondent sean thomas witnessed the city's creek. it's only inside the stadium where the the locomotiv

her grief is very different to william's mourning. >> william didn't know simon. he knows of him and knows of him as his dad. and so it's almost like his grief is about the loss of not having a father. >> this is the memorial at ground zero. for 3,000 children who lost a parent now have somewhere to mourn the irreplaceable. >> you've been watching "newsday" from the bbc. i'm julianna in singapore. >> we've got time to bring you a reminder of our main news, that president obama has challenged his opponents to back his plan to create american jobs and to stop what he called the political circus. in a speech to a rare joint session of congress, the president promised more jobs for construction workers, teachers, veterans and the long-term unemployed along with some tax cuts. much more, of course, on that story on our website, but for now from long don, and from singapore, thanks for watching bbc "newsday." >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own

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and this is the third official day of mourning here in the city. and over the past three days we've spoken to many fans and friends of the players and the emotions have run from. the celebration of the team as fans gathered here throughout the past days chanting slogans of the team. shock disbelief grief somber attitudes all the entire gamut of emotions here in the city of. people here. and even though the team has been devastated by this tragedy it looks as though its spirit will live on how strong is the determination to rebuild after this. yesterday we had the opportunity to go to a hockey rink. too . because. this was a championship. and they don't want to lose that tradition so the coaches getting. to make sure that they rebuild. is. so that they can continue this tradition. it's. these people really take this to heart another thing moving forward if you will the investigation about them. not to get. the fuel that was put into the plane. this is what. it is my favorite team and number eight because it's strong and it's. going to games recently

people streaming into the stadium where the locomotive played i'm sure thomas jaroslav all as a city mourns and grieved the loss of their stars. a nation on guard a new security threats emerge on the eve of the tenth anniversary of nine eleven some fear that the u.s. war on terror has created more enemies than it's destroyed. plus television a caro's strike a new sour note in relations as an angry mob in the egyptian capital storms the israeli embassy forcing its staff to leave the country. it's just after seven pm here in moscow you're watching r.t. it's have you with us now the studio where russians lokomotiv ice hockey team play their last game has been transformed into a venue of mourning and tears more than one hundred thousand people have attended the ceremony in memory of the team and all others the parish on board the yak forty two in a crash on wednesday our correspondent sean thomas is missing the city's grief. the tone inside the stadium where the locomotive players played their games is very somber and quiet and respectful as thousands of people from all over russia and the city

where russia's lokomotiv ice hockey team play their last game has been transformed into a venue of mourning and tears more than one hundred thousand people have attended the ceremony in memory of the team and all others that perished on board the yak forty two in a crash on wednesday our correspondent sean thomas is witnessing the city's grief. the tone inside the stadium where the. players played their games is very somber and quiet as thousands of people from all over russia and the city come to say their last goodbyes as this three day mourning period. we've been hearing some of the personal stories of the players who lives were tragically cut short we know of one player who just before this flight had proposed to his girlfriend and was hoping to start a family. has declared that this was his final season and he wanted to give up hockey so that he could spend more time with his family of course losing his wife on the way to his first game of his last season also a flight attendant twenty nine years old just got married three months ago and was planning to leave the aviation industry so t

of the stories of the people who were part of this team have come to light as these three days of mourning have been passed one team member supposed to his girlfriend just before this crash took place and was looking forward to starting a family another woman twenty nine years old and she was some flight attendant on the plane and had just gotten married three months prior to the crash and was planning on leaving the aviation industry service should start a family with her new husband who also know of one team player who had decided to leave hockey that this was going to be his last season and of course unfortunately passing away on the way to the first game of his final season one of the tragedies of this entire incident is that this team was so young the youngest person being only twenty years old many lives cut short in such a tragic event and now the community looks to move forward to rebuild if you will there is some comfort in the fact that the investigation is starting to brew juice some answers we have been told it through the investigative committee that the engines were working f

live from moscow this is with me here national thanks for joining us and our top story russia is mourning the forty three victims of the plane crash that almost entirely wiped out one of the country's leading hockey teams it's been called the nation's sporting disaster and we can now see pictures from the ceremony at the stadium in minsk where the locomotive team was heading to participate in the continental hockey league season opener thousands gathered to remember those who perished in the fatal plane crash just minutes after takeoff and during the ceremony. it would have been like opponents symbolically scored only goals as a mark of respect could be seen holding banners and scarves bearing the names of those who died in the crotch thomas monish to speak to the player who didn't. light . the famous bells of jaroslav ring out for a community grieving a chilling reminder of the tragedy that cut short the minds of some of the city's brightest stars. i knew many of the boys personally what can i say there were scenes i can say this about many of them they were joyful people they loved life

s level as a city mourns any grieves the loss of their stars. the u.s. prepares to remember september eleventh the day that it reached the war on terror now feared by some to have been on the go threat to the world. and egypt declares a state of alert after a crowd strong the israeli embassy in cairo enraged by the killing of five egyptian border guards last march. it's just after three pm here in the russian capital and this is r t for the families and fans of russia's lokomotiv ice hockey team gather at the home stadium where the players who died of wednesday's plane crash claimed their lasting russian a prime minister vladimir putin also attended to pay his respects to the team our correspondent sean thomas is witnessing the city's grief. very somber day here in slidell as of thousands of people came to pay their final respects to the team members of the locomotive yes level team today's events saw thousands of people from around russia from around the city of jaroslav all different teams that from around the country as well coming to say their last g