>> for all of his bravado, nicolas sarkozy knows that he faces a monumental task. the socialist is simply so far ahead in the polls. once written off as a genial not entity, he has gotten off to an impressive start. a successful campaign launched fixed him as a man that the french imagine one day as the president. the financial markets might not like his program, that is not an argument that will deter many voters. in the multi candidate first round of elections, there will be other players, notably the national front leader riding high on economic gloom and the euro skepticism. if he is to have any hope, nicolas sarkozy needs to take a big bite out of her electorate which well might mean that we see his campaign and the way veering towards the right. -- underway verring towards the right. >> taking a turn behind the camera. we sit down with angelina jolie to discuss her directorial debut. a quarter of the world's children are undernourished and hundreds are dying of hunger every hour. those are the figures from the 8 agency, save the children. they say that things

>> for all of his bravado, nicolas sarkozy knows that he faces a monumental task. the socialist is simply so far ahead in the polls. once written off as a genial not entity, he has gotten off to an impressive start. a successful campaign launched fixed him as a man that the french imagine one day as the president. the financial markets might not like his program, that is not an argument that will deter many voters. in the multi candidate first round of elections, there will be other players, notably the national front leader riding high on economic gloom and the euro skepticism. if he is to have any hope, nicolas sarkozy needs to take a big bite out of her electorate which well might mean that we see his campaign and the way veering towards the right. -- underway verring towards the right. >> taking a turn behind the camera. we sit down with angelina jolie to discuss her directorial debut. a quarter of the world's children are undernourished and hundreds are dying of hunger every hour. those are the figures from the 8 agency, save the children. they say that things

in france president nicolas sarkozy makes a campaign stop at a cheese factory in the french alps. in scotland a man is arrested outside the hotel where british prime minister david cameron gave a speech opposing scottish independence. and in germany, men known as bell shakers ring in the carnival season. hot shots, pictures coming in from around the world. >>> now we all have our favorite to die for foods but one restaurant is giving new meaning for that concept. here's our jeanne moos. >> reporter: irony at an eatery in las vegas. apparent heart attack at a place called the heart attack grill. >> one of the nurses came back to me and said, you know, dr. john, we've got a patient who's in trouble. >> reporter: but dr. john isn't really a doctor. he's just the owner wielding a stethoscope. and the nurses are just pate rests dressed up like nurses. so all they could do was call

the french president, nicolas sarkozy, is set to real -- we launch his campaign today. >> as part of the campaign, sarkozy just launched his personal twitter account and is expected to announce his bid on french television. >> sarkozy has been eyeing campaign mode for months, but has waited until now, less than 10 weeks to polling day, to officially confirm his candidacy. >> recent opinion polls showed the conservative sarkozy trailing socialist rivals by a big margin. a presidential rival contest takes place in two rounds in late april and early may. >> we are on the line now with clay, who was in paris for us. why has sarkozy waited so long to declare his candidacy? >> he has a weighted very long, and he -- initially, we expected him to announce candidacy even later. the reason being is the nicolas sarkozy wants to maintain a presidential or write until the last minute. he is eager to portray himself as a statesman negotiating with other leaders of the eurozone to solve the crisis hitting the eurozone today, and he has always insisted right until today that he is too busy saving th

this report does contain flash photography. >> nicolas sarkozy, impulsive, hyperactive. a president bubbly with ambition. facing an immense challenge if he is to win a second term. tonight, he chose a tv program to announce his bid for reelection. his pitch to the french people was that he was a tough realists in a time of unprecedented crisis. >> can you imagine a captain leave and his boat in the heart of the storm saying i am tired, i am quitting? >> no candidate has been so far behind in the polls so close to election and won and many of those who voted for him last time are disillusioned. >> it is shot him to see him in a luxury boat. -- thit is shocking to see him in a luxury boat. >> i am ok with his view of the economy. regarding the society, he is trading division. >> the president has called himself an outsider, a leader that would modernize the french economy, make it more like that of britain and the united states. the reforms have turned out to be modest. yes, pensions reform, but the economy stalled, businesses close, and employment rose, and france lost it

french president nicolas sarkozy was ridiculed in turkish newspapers.he turkish ambassador in paris was recalled, and military cooperation between the two countries was suspended. the turkish government sees the french court decision as a vindication and a way to normalise political and economic ties again. >> as far as i can judge at this time, the problems between france and turkey are settled. >> but the french government says it will try again with another draft of the law, which will likely make for more trouble between the two countries. >> and the u.s. republican front runner mitt romney won both of last night's primaries in michigan and arizona, holding up a strong challenge from his right-wing rival rick santorum. >> romney scored a big victory in arizona, but his home state of michigan was seen as the critical test. and there, he only scraped away. >> with 10 more states voting next week and a super tuesday, romney still has much work to do try to persuade republicans that he is the man to win the white house in november. >> mitt romney's vict

german chancellor angel merkel and french president nicolas sarkozy insist cuts must be made by february 15th, before allowing another loan. >>> overseas this morning, toyota reported a stronger than expected quarterly profit and raised its annual forecast. mining company xstrata and glencore agreed on an equal valued $90 billion. >>> yesterday, boeing fell 7%. netflix was surprisingly hire despite news red box and coin star will launch a rival video streaming service. >>> humana dropped 5% after weaker than expected earnings. yum brands positive sales at pizza hut chains but taco bell had another struggling quarter. disney weighs in with earnings later today as speculation swirls about a positive deal with univision to create an english speaking cable news channel for latinos. mcdonald's has apologized and pulled a radio ad that said eating its new chicken mcbites was less risky than petting a stray pit bull. finally, after eight rent-free months in a texas home, kevin robinson's luck has ran out. his website bragged about playing 1 fee. but bank of america was the new owner yesterday.

. >> there we have it, nicolas sarkozy, a president not known for his short answers, are responding tohat has been achieved today in a series of cooperation agreements, in particular, a nuclear deal, which will see half a billion pounds worth joint operations. is the one year anniversary of the overthrow of muammar gaddafi. also talking about syria, trying to get food aid into the worst hit towns by the violence and in syria. also talking about iran, the need to maintain sanctions on the iranian regime. it prefers, real breakthroughs. -- breakthroughs, real breakthroughs. we will bring you more as we wrap up the news conference a little bit later on. david cameron is still talking and for the time being. germany's president christian wolff has resigned following a steady stream of press allegations he received favors from powerful friends. his political ally, chancellor angela merkel said she regretted his resignation. >> happier days, president wolf is germany's head of state, the symbol of the nation. chancellor merkel is the political power and he represents the country itself. but

meanwhile, french president nicolas sarkozy and the german chancellor stressed urgency of the situation. >> translator: time is running out. it is just a matterdays. we need a conclusion. >>> romania's prime minister is stepping down. emil boc made the announcement today. he announced he was stepping down to ease political and social tension. romania imposed spending cuts as part of a deal for 20 billion euros in fiscal aid from the european union and other organizations. the government slashed public workers' wages and raised the sales tax from 19% to 24. public anger at the austerity measures triggered street protests. the row man yan president emil boc asked the former foreign minister to try to form a new government. >>> now let's check the markets. the nikkei is down to 8,920. the strong yen over the credit problems are cooling market sentiment. many invest ors are waiting to see if greece will accept the austerity measures. the u.s. dollar currently trading at 76.56. the euro against the yen is 100. 100.42. the look at the latest interest rates. this is the ten-year japanese gover

the french president nicolas sarkozy has ordered his military to adopt a new law about the armenian genocide. for more -- from wall street to london where the occupied movement has made its mark. but as of today, the campers outside the cathedral are no more. british police cleared the demonstrators to set up tents in the shadow of the icon landmark. >> st. paul's cathedral, a world-renowned place of worship, of four months' home to the occupied encampment, on high alert, expecting trouble. they stayed in overwhelming numbers. here they are to clear it out. scuffles, yes, but little real violence. after months of occupation and a long protracted legal battle, the tents are finally being cleared away. they are being loaded up in the dump trucks. the protesters insist they will remain. the message went out for all supporters to come and join the cause. the police cordons blocked the way. the court order was for the removal of tents and other structures, and the old bailey regretted sending in the bayless, but it had no choice. ultimately, the result was never in doubt. >> i think it is an oppo

german chancellor angela merkle and french president nicolas sarkozy insist cuts must be made before allowing another loan. >>> overseas this morning, toyota reported a stronger than expected quarterly profit and raised its annual forecast. >>> xstrata and glencore have agreed on a merger of equals at $90 million. >>> boeing fell after one report with a problem on its 787 dreamliner. >>> netflix was surprisingly higher despite news that red box will launch a rival video streaming service. >>> humana dropped 5% after weaker than expected earnings. >>> taco bell had another sluggish quarter. >>> toy maker hasbro said rough holiday sales hurt its quarterly revenue. >>> diz me that weighs in with earnings later today. >>> mcdonald's has apologized and pulled a radio ad that said eating its new chicken mcbites was less risky than petting a stray pit bull. >>> and finally, after eight rent-free months in a foreclosed texas home, kenneth robinson's luck has run out. yesterday a judge ruled bank of america the legal owner. that was just a matter of time. >>> coming up, the clippers win in ov

. >> i admired nicolas sarkozy's leadership, courage. he has achieved great things for his country. >> president sarkozy was in a generous mood. >> i speak from the heart when i say that i wish to pay tribute to the courage of the british prime minister. >> the prime minister, who was joined by members of the cabinet, said that britain and france enjoyed the closest relationship since world war ii with a new deals on nuclear power and military projects. the two leaders had been close allies over libya and david cameron gave president sarkozy a shell from that operation. the leaders expressed their frustration that they could not do more over syria. >> i am not satisfied that we're taking all of the action that we need to. >> the message to the syrian opposition is that if a united, it would be easier to help them. >> tell us how we can help you and that is what we will do. >> a meeting at the palace made clear that the conditions were not right for foreign intervention. the issue of course that complicates this relationship and occasional

the britain's david cameron and the french president nicolas sarkozy have agreed to work more closely on military operations and civil nuclear power. their partnership had come under scrutiny after the u.k. refused to join a european fiscal tax. mr. cameron said they had strong relationships based on strong interests. armed robbers stole up to 60 ancient artifacts from the greek museums. the greek culture minister has submitted his resignation over the raid. from a highest to an amazing counterfeit, italian police say seized fake u.s. treasury bonds worth six trillion dollars which equals half the entire u.s. national debt. they were hidden in false compartments in three safety boxes in the swiss city of zurich. >> they are calling this the largest ever seizure of its kind. fake u.s. treasury bonds worth a staggering six trillion dollars. and enough to endanger the stability of the international credit system. it has emerged that the bonds were found in the strongest in a warehouse in zurich back in january using information, the police helped their colleagues make this. this was a so

meanwhile, french president nicolas sarkozy and the german chancellor stressed urgency of the situation. >> it is a matter of days. we need a conclusion. >> romania is getting caught in the storm. the prime minister has resigned after weeks of protests against austerity measures. he announced he was stepping down to ease political and social tension. romania imposed spending cuts as part of a deal for 20 billion euros in fiscal aid from the european union and other organizations. the government slashed public workers' wages and raised the sales tax from 19% to 24. public anger at the austerity measures triggered street protests. the romanian president asked the former foreign minister to try to form a new government. >>> now let's check the markets. overnight the dow eed lower, weighed down by conrns of greece's on-going debt deal. to see how stocks are opening in tokyo, let's go to ramin mellegard at the tokyo stock exchange. ramin, looks like profit taking after last friday's gains from strong u.s. jobs numbers. how are stocks kicking off this tuesday morning? >> good morning to you,

david -- nicolas sarkozy said the differences had never been personal. >> it was not so long ago that the french president advised david cameron to shut up and called him obstinate. today's meeting was a time for smiles and compliments. david cameron began by wishing the man he called his friend all the best with his reelection campaign. >> i admire his leadership and courage. >> not quite an endorsement but president sarkozy was in a generous mood. >> i speak from the heart when i say i wish to pay tribute to the prime minister. >> the prime minister, who was joined by members of the cabinet, said that britain and france have enjoyed the closest relationship since world war ii. the two leaders had been close allies over libya and david camera does david cameron gave a warship shell from that operation. they expressed their frustration they cannot do more over syria. >> i am not satisfied that we're taking all of the action that we need to. >> the message was that if the united, it would be easier to help them. >> tell us how we can help you and that is what we will do. >> a meeting m

president nicolas sarkozy went on national television and said that she was safe but hours later, he retracted the comment. we're still not sure about the bodies of marie colvin and the other journalist that was killed last week. >> shep: other journalists are wake for the remains and not leaving until they get them. we'll be chatting more about those stories. >> go to foxnews.com/shep. click on the hunt link and jonathan hunt will jump out of the computer. >> israel could bomb iran to slow down their nuclear program. whether it's true we have absolutely no idea. but we are getting word if it does happen. israel's leaders will not give the white house a heads-up. details on that. and according to a new report from the pentagon, some of the people, some of the remains of people who died in the attacks of 9/11 ended up in a landfill. coming up the man who is taking responsibility. [ male announcer ] juice drink too watery? ♪ feel the power my young friend. mmm! [ male announcer ] for excellent fruit and veggie nutrition... v8 v-fusion, also refreshing plus tea. could've had a v8. >> sh

nicolas sarkozy may not be the favorite to win the french presidential election, but he seems to notave lost his taste for campaigning. he lost his reelection campaign on thursday. reforms have been put consistently in the league and he has also been on the campaign trail. >> his first official day on the campaign trail for an election that he is in danger of losing. he did not quite take tea with the voters, but he did visit a tea shop, joking that he should drink more of it. then there was the unlv party rally -- the u.n.p party rally. he promised at a referendum on state unemployment insurance and on immigration. it seems to have gone down well here at least. also on the stump was his main rival. he was ahead in the polls. >> to me, my project is youth. we know the situation they face, a crisis. it is painful. it is hard. how will we cope, by bringing about industrial recovery, by being productive. >> mr. sarkozy will also have to fight off a challenge from the leader of the national son and from a number of other candidates. it will be a campaign dominated by the economy with the

meanwhile, french president nicolas sarkozy and the german chancellor stressed urgency of the situation. >> it is a matter of days. we need a conclusion. >> romania is getting caught in the storm. the prime minister has resigned after weeks of protests against austerity measures. he announced he was stepping down to ease political and social tension. romania imposed spending cuts as part of a deal for 20 billion euros in fiscal aid from the european union and other organizations. the government slashed public workers' wages and raised the sales tax from 19% to 24. public anger at the austerity measures triggered street protests. the romanian president asked the former foreign minister to try to form a new government. >>> now let's check the markets. overnight the dow ended lower, weighed down by concerns of greece's on-going debt deal. to see how stocks are opening in tokyo, let's go to ramin mellegard at the tokyo stock exchange. ramin, looks like profit taking after last friday's gains from strong u.s. jobs numbers. how are stocks kicking off this tuesday morning? >> good morning to y

with two months to go until the french presidential election nicolas sarkozy has held his first major campaign speech in the port city of mayor say the president was met by thousands of cheering supporters have the latest opinion polls place him behind socialist rival and current front runner francois hollande france is now facing an unemployment rate ten percent and has been forced to cut spending raise taxes. in just two weeks russia will be electing a new president and candidates are putting all their effort into winning voters support heated discussions controversial t.v. adverts and posters artie's diapers cover reports on how the contenders contenders are attracting the electorate. we watched this is the video that's caused the most uproar so far in the presidential campaigns underway in russia in it one of the candidates version of famously his showmanship and occasional fist fights with fellow parliamentarians claims mcgann other times when russia's symbol was a traditional troika with three diary horses and jingle bells this little mantra donkey has become a symbol of our cou

with two months to go until the french presidential election nicolas sarkozy has held his first major campaign speech. the president was met by thousands of cheering supporters this is the latest opinion polls. socialist rival and current front runner. france is now facing an unemployment rate nearly ten percent thanks to spending. taxes. whitney houston is being laid to rest at a private ceremony in new jersey the star was buried next to her father who died in two thousand and three comes a day after an emotional farewell service attended by some of the biggest names in music at the church where bruce and sang in the choir as a child six time grammy award winner was found dead in a bar at a beverly hills hotel last. moscow's opposition protesters have taken their calls for fair elections to the capital central highways hundreds of motorists brandished banners as well as decorating their cars with white ribbons and balloons the color of the movement the country store several mass rallies off the last december's parliamentary elections which protesters claim were rigged. has been follo

german chancellor angela merkel and french president nicolas sarkozy insist cuts must be made by februaryh, before allowing another loan. >>> overseas this morning, toyota reported a stronger than expected quarterly profit and raised its annual forecast. mining company xstrata and glencore agreed on an equal merger valued $90 billion. >>> yesterday, boeing fell 7%. netflix was surprisingly higher despite news red box and coin star will launch a rival video streaming service. >>> humana dropped 5% after weaker than expected earnings. yum brands positive sales at pizza hut chains but taco bell had another struggling quarter. hasbro says rough sales hurt its revenue. disney weighs in with earnings later today as speculation swirls about a positive deal with univision to create an english speaking cable news channel for latinos. mcdonald's has apologized and pulled a radio ad that said eating its new chicken mcbites was less risky than petting a stray pit bull. finally, after eight rent-free months in a texas home, kevin robinson's luck has ran out. his website bragged about playing a 16 doll

practical help to syrian rebels which could involve giving the military advice david cameron nicolas sarkozy will hold a summit in paris to talk about what more can be done to a syrian army also some good deal which would see the two nations work more closely in civil nuclear technology. gunman from the radical islamist sect burkle her have stormed the nigerian prison freeing one hundred nineteen mates one guard was killed in syria gunfight to the group last through the prison gates using explosives authorities have recaptured around twenty five of the escaped prisoners the sect has been blamed for killing almost three hundred people here alone as it points to establish a real door in the area. and leaders from pakistan iran and afghanistan are meeting in islamabad to try and find a way to end a decade long war with china that afghan president hamid karzai is seeking pakistan's help of organizing talks with the group and the nato secretary general or direct approach to news putting military pressure on the target and encourage them to negotiate when they tell the u.s. are racing to train a t

french president nicolas sarkozy has gone even further, saying that "enough is enough, that syrians shouldave the right to freely choose their destiny, and the journalist deaths showed that the assad regime must go." the journalists were killed during a government attack on the city of homs. >> a witness points to the house one was a french photographer remi ochlik. the other, american war reporters marie colvin. >> of the trellis work for the sunday times. the bodies are still here. the shelling continues. we need a ceasefire to rescue those still alive. >> 11 others were reported wounded in the shelling. the french foreign minister said he would probe the incident. >> i will try to find out the exact circumstances of this murder. it is another sign of how the situation in syria is worsening and repression is becoming increasingly intolerable. >> syrian human rights groups now the number of those killed since the uprising began in march at 7600. this unverified internet video claims to show so -- the soldiers who have defected to the rebels. president assad may be losing support, but he i

the announcement came after merkel was in paris for talks with nicolas sarkozy. two leaders have been working closely for months to prevent a greek the fault. >> a guard of honor for a special guest at the palace. this year's franco-german cabinet meeting has been overshadowed by the euro debt crisis. aside from dealing with a single currency troubles, president sarkozy is hoping that chancellor merkel's visit will give his reelection campaign a boost. both leaders are to be interviewed later on monday on television. with just three months to go before voters make their choices, 's has been criticized for using the crisis for political gain. both leaders were quick to play down the criticism. >> i believe we are working very closely together as governments. it is quite normal in europe and for parties that belong to the same political family to support each other. >> i admire angela merkel. she governs the country with a population of 82 million people. we're cooperating closely with each other in a friendly manner. >> on the subject of greece, the german chancel

with two months to go until the french presidential election nicolas sarkozy has held his first major campaign speech in the port city of march say the president has met my thousands of cheering supporters this was the latest opinion polls place as the latest opinion polls excuse me placing behind socials rival and current front runner francoise france is now facing him unemployment rate here and ten percent has been forced to cut spending and raise taxes. on just two weeks russia will be electing a new president and candidates are putting all of their efforts into winning voter support with heated discussion controversial t.v. adverts and posters contenders are trying to attract every section of the electorate as archie's diary pushed over the reports. we were starving this is the video that schools would most often brought so far in the presidential campaigns underway in russia in it one of the candidates version of famously his showmanship and occasional fist fights with hello paul an experience claims mcgann other times when russia's symbol was a traditional troika with three day

in practical help for syria which could involve giving the miniature advice david cameron and nicolas sarkozy will hold a summit in paris to talk about what more can be done to aid the free syrian army and also signed a major deal which would see the two nations work more closely in civil nuclear technology. the gunman from the radical islamist sect boko haram have stormed the nigerian prison freeing one hundred nineteen inmates one guard was killed in the ensuing gun fight the group lost through the prison again using explosives authorities have recaptured around twenty one of the escaped prisoners a sect has been blamed for killing almost three hundred people this year alone as it fights to establish a looming large area. and nato secretary general anders rasmussen vowed to continue putting a military pressure on the town about negotiating and the decade long conflict the u.s. and afghan.

policy of rapprochement with syria you know and some of america's allies like the french president nicolas sarkozy paid more than one visit to syria the i am then was to decouple syria from the resistance axis of particularly from iran you know by communication by dialogue by incentives when syria made it clear that it would not be decoupled from the resistance axis and from the iranian led axis there now we have this new approach of trying to decouple syria by changing its regime and by changing it to his regime in this way so we hope by thing that into consideration i think the solution to syria will come more as part of a more broader regional solution for example when the u.s. and iran reach some kind of draw a grand bargain when there is some kind of a midway agreement reached between the u.s. and iran if that is possible then i think you'll see a whole to all in agreement great regarding syria so when we speak about this syrian file you can speak of it as a separate issue from the board broader region i think you have to speak about it as an issue related to iran to hezbollah more broader is

with two months to go until the french presidential election nicolas sarkozy has held his first major campaign speech in the port city of mass site the president was met by thousands of cheering supporters this as the latest opinion polls place in behind socialist rival and current front runner francois hollande france is now facing an unemployment rate nearing ten percent and has been forced to cut spending and raise taxes. but doesn't for me this hour be back with an update on the latest developments and the week's top stories in just a few moments stay with our team. any match one split is bound. to burn for ever more eternal fire is on think about what possible future. do we old wants to see this on forever. and welcome back you are watching our team with the latest news of the week's top stories now let's get right to those have iran that stops will sales to british and french companies to head off you sanctions aimed at curbing iran's atomic program saudi arabia has stepped in by saying it is prepared to supply the blog with extra oil if needed. u.n. general assembly votes to co

with two months to go until the french presidential election nicolas sarkozy has held his first major campaign speech in the port city of say the president was met by thousands of cheering supporters today says the latest opinion polls place him behind socialist rival the current front runner francois. france is now facing an unemployment rate ten percent has been forced to cut spending. and i will be back with an update of the latest developments and this week's top stories in just a few moments. from. back to you are watching our team with the latest news and the week's top stories. iran . stops oil sales to british and french companies to head off the e.u. sanctions aimed at curbing tehran's automatic atomic program saudi arabia has stepped down by saying it is prepared to supply blood with extra oil we've needed. the u.n. general assembly voted. to condemn of the assad regime or for the violence in syria while russia and china continue their efforts to broker peace and through negotiations this comes amid reports of escalating violence in the country while damascus promises reform

with two months to go until the french presidential election nicolas sarkozy has held his first major campaign speech in the port city of moore saying the president was met by thousands of cheering supporters this is the latest opinion polls place him behind socialist rival and current front runner hollande france is now facing an unemployment rate nearing ten percent and has been forced to cut spending and raise taxes. on whitney houston is being laid to rest in a private ceremony in new jersey the star was buried next to her father who died in two thousand and three comes a day after an emotional farewell service attend by by some of the biggest names in music at the church where he stood sang in the choir as a child six time grammy award winner was found dead in the bar for the beverly hills hotel last week. twenty eight minutes past the hour now here in the russian capital i'll be back with a recap of our top stories when just a few minutes in fact two minutes from now they go away. resistance politics but a culture. this could. suffering on its own. cultures of resistance on the

french president nicolas sarkozy has officially declared he will run for a second term in the forthcoming presidential election april it is the public with his reluctance to declare his reelection bid for months sarkozy's announcement has come as france struggles with a deepening debt crisis and he's already announced a plan for the future to give the french people a voice through a referendum on further economic reforms. up next on talks to middle east expert tariq ali on the turbulent situation in syria and the implications it could have for the entire region. i'm talking to tariq ali who's a historian and author and writes mainly on subjects to do with the middle east of course we're talking about events in syria tariq ali thanks very much for talking to us now president assad seems to be clinging on to power in syria do you think there's any chance of him stepping down in the near future well it looks unlikely is if he'll step. of its own accord i think he has to be pushed out the syrian people are of course doing their best in the country. what is more dangerous is the pressure of be

practical help for syrian rebels which could involve giving the military advice david cameron nicolas sarkozy will hold a summit in paris to talk about what more can be done to aid the free syrian army and also sign a major deal which would see the two nations work closely with civil nuclear technology. gunmen from the radical islamists who. are in prison freeing a hundred nineteen inmates one guard was killed in the ensuing gun fight.

it's quite ironic on this very day we also have the president nicolas sarkozy explain why we the european people are not going to be allowed to vote ourselves on the fiscal treaty he says it's too hard for us to understand so the e.u. which is claimed to be in favor of democracy is actually working against it. interesting a bit of news coming out as well about the opposition national syrian council reports of a split inside and there some members even leaving to create another group is the news we're hearing that if any of them came to power in syria how can they keep the country stable if they can't even agree on a way forward between themselves it begs the obvious question doesn't it or they wouldn't keep the country stable i mean many have to look at what happened in iraq when the west into the in their in iraq talk of the secular regime and we had nine years of civil war with terrible outrages going on on almost daily basis in libya. gadhafi regime and i so you know that's why the majority of syrians are very very worried the majority of series as i said before when their party suppor

practical help for syrian rebels which could involve giving them military advice david cameron nicolas sarkozy will hold a summit in paris to talk about what more can be done to aid the free syrian army also sign a major deal which would see the two nations work more closely in civil nuclear technology. armed gunman the from the radical islamist sect boko haram have stormed the nigerian prison freeing one hundred nineteen inmates one guard was killed in the ensuing gun fight off the group youngsters through the prison gate using explosives authorities have recaptured around twenty five of the scape prisoners the sect blamed for killing around three hundred people this year alone as it fights to establish sharia law in nigeria. there secretary general anders rasmussen has vowed to continue putting a victory pressure on a town about to make a share today of the decade long conflict in afghanistan the u.s. and afghan governments have already begun three way meetings with the taliban in coach peace talks later in the u.s. racing to train three hundred fifty thousand police and soldiers to take ove

he is now running against current president nicolas sarkozy. >> if you're heading to the super bowl thisday, congratulations. hope you have a good time. super bowl 46. one devoted fan will be in the stands arrest as the giants taken to patriots. >> he has never missed a super bowl. if he looks familiar, you may have seen him in a visa credit card commercial that ran last year. he is from maine is actually a patriot fan. >> you knew he wasn't going to miss this one. >> this is a big one for him. >> doctors are seeing a big spike in people suffering from aling allergies. december was the sixth warmest month on record. the pollen count and mold spores are still well above average. >> i believe that the mold spores are one of the reasons people are having symptoms. >> lots of sneezing. >> looks like allergy sufferers will get little to no relief. the mild weather expected to stick around for a little while. >> it is amazing, in my neighborhood, i'm noticing some of the trees are already blossoming in the beginning of february. so strange. >> daffodils and tulips. they are blooming and growin

to stress the majority of the italian popular opinion including labor unions which accepted -- nicolas sarkozy could not believe we had it without people in the streets for weeks, fracture reform. then we proceeded in the month of january to repackage -- this would be the politically most difficult but we would see in the next few weeks, we will bring home the conversion by the parliament with a minimum changes to the package to really introduce much more competition, opening up in areas ranging from the liberal professions to a topic that one gentleman has been following the very closely with a high degree of responsible awareness. about the bonding between the gas generation and gas distribution systems. so all things going in the direction of more competition than open this, which i believe could only be done through a very strange government like the present one, which as many of you will know, does not enjoy a majority of the coalition of parties but enjoys or has so far enjoyed the support in parliament of parties which hardly speak to each other, coming as they do from a highly belliger

. >>> nicolas sarkozy and angela merkel holding a joint interview in paris yesterday. angela merkel, she was very clear, ireland is doing it, portugal is doing it, everybody's playing their part except for greece. greece has to step up. germany clear on what it wants greece to do. >> it's 20 years to the day since the ground work of the emergence of the entire european union's single currency was laid out in the dutch city of maastricht. i'll be asking what's all gone wrong and what do we do about it to resolve the issues? >>> from cnn london, i'm nina dos santos. >> i'm andrew stevens in cnn hong kong. welcome back. you're watching "world business today." >>> let's see what's going on here in europe. the markets are about 90 minutes into today's trading session. here's where we stand at the moment. a number of markets enjoying a downbeat day. the heaviest declines coming from the likes of the frankfurt dax which is down by 07.66%. let's start out with the good news, bp reporting better than expected earnings here in the united kingdom. one of the reasons the ftse isn'

. >> bret: british prime minister david cameron and french president nicolas sarkozy are calling for syria's opposition to unite and for greater initial support. heavy shelling reported in homs. activists say at least 13 people were killed. another kaz ballty of the conflict, the "new york times" correspondent anthony shadid. the two-time pulitzer prize winner died thursday of apparent asthma attack in syria. he was traveling with smugglers from syria to turkey when he collapsed. he was 43. >>> many muslims in belgium are livid over a political campaign featuring a woman in a bikini wearing a burqa. senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot has the picture and explanation. >> meet 20-year-old. he is lives in belgium and is the -- she is lives in the belgium and is the poster child. part of the upcoming campaign, women against islamization, she poses in a open burqa wearing nothing more than bikini. her slogans read freedom or islam, you choose. >> only way it hit the medi media -- >> her father is believed to head a party. along with other parties are anti-immigrant and anti-i