pyongyang was the place where this took place. serve as a deadly reminder on the wide spectrum of north koreas military threat. and the amount of threats that we all experienced in pyongyang, particularly military movements in very specific threats against south korean targets in the west see show that that threat remains. the title of the book is the last days of kim jong-il. i don't think that i'm giving away too much when i say that the last days were very similar to the first days and that not much has changed between father and son. again, the book is "the last days of kim jong-il." meaning that he is no less dangerous than his father and grandfather. some of the questions that pose in the book that we will address today, what kind of threat the north korean military post in the region. why has north korea stepped up its violent military provocations, and how have pyongyang's dealings affected stability. for those of you who know bruce, he is very soft-spoken, very timid in arriving at his conclusions and very hesitant to let

officials say they're supporting pyongyang's development of ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction. a treasury department announced on thursday that it's sanctioning daedong credit bank and its finance company. the front company's representative kim chol sam is also included. they're prohibited from conducting financial transactions with u.s. businesses and any assets in the u.s. will be frozen. the latest sanctions follow a u.s. ban in march on north korea's foreign exchange institution ftb, the foreign trade bank, from doing business with u.s. companies. treasury officials stress they will put more pressure on north korea through financial spngs they say pyongyang appears to be toning down its provocations but it's still engaged in missile development. >>> military commanders in egypt say they're ready for the worst. their troops are on stand by in case anti-government protests turn violent. opponents of president mohamed morsi are marking his first year in office by renewing their call for his resignation. the protesters believe morsi is to blame for the deteriorating economy an

. >>> officials in pyongyang and seoul have exchanged a flurry of messages throughout the day. as they work to reopen lines of communication. now south korean representatives have set a date and place for the first ministerial discussions between the neighbors in years. a number of issues will be on the table. including the reopening of the shared kaesong industrial complex. things started with an announcement on the state-run korean central news agency. the north koreans proposed the talks. they say they want to normalize operations at kaesong. work at the complex has been suspended since april. it's a key source of revenue for the north. authorities in pyongyang also offered to talk about restarting a shared tourism project at their resort which has been on hold since 2008. and they say representatives of nations can talk about humanitarian issues as well. this would include reunions of families separated during the korean war. the north koreans agreed to let their neighbors set the time and place for the meeting. south korean unification ministry chose june 12 in seoul. he s

this is all relative, but urban elite in pyongyang are beginning to not only understand how their owny is in a shambles but the rest of the world's economy particular of that nation to south is doing very well. that the rock under kim jong-un is fracturing. neil: would that worry you? if you are among elite in north korea, and are you trying to, forgive my crassness, play this crisis. you know people are abanninging your own currency in favor of almost any other currency. you want to get out of dodge, but you can't. but you don't want to do anything to go against the flow, right? >> not exactly. revolutions in these types of society don't happen -- great danger is that ruling elite, the military bureaucratic and political elite in pyongyang will get so sick of kim jong-un and his inner circle and they try to take control. neil: but what if they call the shots say, our country is a toilet bowl but if you could launch a few more missiles, we can get the peasant's minds off this other stuff. >> you are right. %-korea since 2009 when their black market economy began to collapse. you ave a

i think that pyongyang is really responding to international pressure now. >>> u.s. president barack obama and chinese president xi jinping are about to kick off a two-day summit. they'll meet at a resort near palm springs, california, on friday. the summit is the first since obama started his second term and since xi assumed his post in march. obama's expected to take up the issue of cyber attacks. >>> on the eve of summit, a bipartisan group of u.s. lawmakers proposed a bill for cyber attacks. it includes freezing assets held by foreign hackers in u.s. banks. the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee mike rodgers discussed the legislation on thursday. >> we offer today at least one step in what we think can be a broader effort to bring china to the realization that it is -- will no longer be profitable to steal american ingenuity to artificially compete against u.s. companies. >> rogers said some items now being manufactured in china may have used designs stolen from a major u.s. company. >>> now, to help us understand how the chinese leader might

towne bank, on thursday, -- from pyongyang, on thursday, came a very different message. ,> the resumption of talks humanitarian issues such as reunification of separated families and relatives will be discussed if necessary. >> the kaesong industrial zone has been idle since first north korea and then the south pulled their workers out in april, at the height of a particularly tense period in their relations. >> our government welcomes the north koreans. we hope the talks between the north and the south can be an opportunity to build trust between the two korea's, as our government has emphasized a number of times before. >> south korea's president park guen-hye. park they commemorated their fallen soldiers. >> north korea must give up its policies that are fueling its isolation and bravely except the hand of reconciliation being offered by south korea and the global community, and strive for mutual prosperity. >> she was elected in december. her first few months in office were -- mark the worst crisis -- north the worst crisis in korean and south korean relations in years. north korean's

officials in pyongyang proposed dialogue, and their counterparts in seoul accepted the offer. they're going to talk about reopening the shared kaesong industrial complex. it's a key source of revenue for the north. the state-run korean central news agency carried a statement on the offer to resume talks. north korean authorities proposed discussioned to, in their words, normalize operations at kaesong. work at the complex has been suspended since april. the north koreans also offered to talk about restarting a shared tourism project at their resort. the initiative has been on hold since 2008. authorities in pyongyang say representatives of both sides can talk about humanitarian issues as well. this would i

this comes after a senior north korean official said wednesday that leaders in pyongyang are ready to talk. north korea's first vice foreign minister met in beijing with his chinese counterpart. he said the north koreans are willing to have dialogue with all sides and attend any kind of meeting including six-party talks. chinese foreign ministry spokesperson ying urged officials to come to the negotiating table. >> translator: we heard all parties concerned will cease opportunity presented by changes on the korean peninsula and start working out conditions for restarting the six-party talks. >> a spokesperson added that a chinese leader will soon meet kim in beijing. >>> senior officials in japan, the u.s. and south korea say leaders in pyongyang should take the first steps towards deknew cle -- met with glen davies and security official, they agreed they need to see action from the leaders before the six-party talks can resume. >> translator: japan, the u.s. and south korea demand concrete actions from north korea if we are to realize a nuclear-free korean peninsula. >> the three dip

. >>> authorities in pyongyang have been showing almost daily they're taupe dialogue about the situation on the korean peninsula. their first vice foreign minister has met with a senior official in china and agreed restarting multinational talks would be effective. kim kye gwan had lunch in beijing with foreign minister wang yi. the pair discussed in details the stalled six-party talks on the north's nuclear program. the negotiations have been suspended since december 2008. kim has already said his country is ready to take part in any form of dialogue including the six-party talks. he later held meetings with chinese official in the zhongnanh zhongnanhai, the government's compound. >>> they are pushing for direct talks with the united states. their enjoy to the u.n. has repeated an offer to hold government level discussions, but there is a condition. the ambassador gave a rare news conference at u.n. headquarters in new york. >> they will never give up its nuclear deterrent unless the united states fundamentally and irreversible abandons its hostile policy. >> he says that the hostile po

pyongyang:, pyongyang 27 celsius. pyongyang 27 celsius. fine and john -- fine and dry for japan. lovely day, warm sunshine coming through. warm sunshine across southern parts of china. not as much rain as we have seen recently. the southeastern corner will see some downpours across towards taipei and taiwan. southern parts, could see some heavy rain. that could lead to further flooding. that rain making its way across the southernmost parts as we go through tuesday. hong kong comes through, temperatures around 31 degrees celsius. warmer than that across central and northern parts of india. the heatwave continues its reins to the south. the south.ns to >> welcome back. the top stories on al jazeera, protesters in turkey have tried to storm a government building in istanbul. police fired tear gas and water cannons in front. sunday was the third day of antigovernment protests across the country. has onceing in syria again spilled over into neighboring lebanon. one has the love fighter in several -- several syrian rebels were killed after the rebels try to set up rocket launchers nea

in april, pyongyang threat and to bomb the u.s. after it held a series of military exercises. at least 13 people have been killed in a series of attacks across iraq. a car bomb killed at least seven people. none month have also shot dead six policeman. sixunmen have also shot policeman. from the-- fighters nra have killed a dozen people in the mining town. villages retaliated, killing four of them. the central african republic has .ecome a refuge nelson mandela's health is improving. he is receiving treatment for a lung infection. addressing a crowd on father's day, he used an occasion to pay tribute to the former leader. >> that is one of those who played his part and delivered freedom. perhaps play the most permanent part. we are grateful that he continues to get better. i invite you to join me today in wishing him a very happy father's day. >> south africa is marking the date of the african child, when children were killed by police in anti-apartheid protests. young people are still facing major challenges. impact of hive infections and poverty on south africa's children. >

authorities in pyongyang appear to be toning down the provocations and engijed in missile development. it's worse than first thought. in the ouiger autonomous region, it left 35 people dead. members of the ouiger minority have risen up against the majority in the past. they said riders started stabbing people on wednesday at police stations and a local government building in a construction site. it reports 24 police officers and civilians died. they'd said 11 riders are dead too. it's one of the worst since riots in 2009 in the capital. they said 200 people were killed then. they were angry over economic and social disparity with ethnic chinese and oppression of the religious activities. 16 of the civilians who died in the violence were ouigers. order has been restored, but they restricted foreign media from reporting in the area. military commanders said they are ready for the worst. the troops are on stand by in case anti-government protests turn violent. opponents of mohammad morsi are marking his first year in office are renewing a call for his resignation. the protesters believe

kim said pyongyang is willing to talk to all sides. he said officials will attend any kind of meeting, including the six-party talks on the country's nuclear development. the talks broke down in 2008. analysts are waiting to hear what north korea's foreign minister will say at the forum. u.s. secretary of state john kerry will also be there. >>> chinese activist has criticized china's human rights record. he is the first chinese human rights activist to address the legislaturer. known for exposing abuses in china. chen is known for exposing abuses in china, including forced abortion. he escaped house arrest in shandong province in april last year. he made headlines world when he flew to the united states after seeking refuge in the u.s. embassy in beijing. he has been visiting taiwan since sunday. chen took note of taiwan's successful transition to democracy, and criticized china's one-party rule. >> translator: the chinese communist party claims that democracy does not suit chinese society. but this is an excuse to hold on to power. >

pyongyang is proposing high level talks with washington to ease tensions.in 2011, pyongyang has carried out several long range rocket launches and underground nuclear tests. in april, the top commander in the pacific warned that north korea's missile and weapons programs pose a clear and direct threat to u.s. security. >>> iran has a new president, hassan rohani won more than 50% of the vote in friday's election. the 65-year-old moderate cleric has promised to improve iran's wilting economy and reduce unemployment, which tops 15%. in what could be a key overture to the west, he also promised to reduce international tensions over iran's controversial nuclear program. >>> for today's "faces of faith," we're talking about the boy scouts of america. last month the organization voted for gay teens to be members, but that decision outraged pastors across the country, who have now banned local boy scout troops from meeting inside their churches, including this one, the roswell street baptist church in marietta, georgia, just outside of atlanta. pastor earnest easl

pyongyang has reestablished communications with its neighbor. the red cross hotline was suspended following the february nuclear tests. official talks between both nations are to take place next week. in thenese president is united states this week for talks with president obama. the leaders are expected to discuss a range of issues including growing concerns about how to deal with north korea. the talks are being hailed as historic for the two countries as rob reynolds explains from los angeles. >> the informal summit meeting will be held in a luxurious estate east of los angeles. it is a chance for president obama and the chinese president to get to know one another better and perhaps chart a course for relations that may last well into the future. at choice of meeting place the family estate in palm springs is intended to allow the leaders to have wide-ranging talks in a relaxed atmosphere without the formal trappings and strict protocol of a formal state visit. for quiet a place diplomacy meetings to take place. >> the setting may be relaxed

officials that they think pyongyang has gotten the message that they need to reengage with south koreaat does not mean that they're ready to give up their nukes. there are no signs of progress on that front. but what we have heard is that in recent visits they were brought to task and they were told you need to bring this down here. they were told we need to speak one on one with the space walks group. the issue is that they're trying to break apart in alliance so they're more willing to engage and it's not the bottom line that the obama administration wants, which is give up their nukes and we can talk. >> the north koreas have quieted down from some of that high rhetoric. we don't know exactly. >> but they haven't sign tonight the phrase denuclearization which is what the chinese used. >> pelley: we'll take a break and come back in one minute to talk about other things. >> schieffer: we're back now with our panel, a jooef, senator mccain who was just in syria met with the the rebels put out a report this morning that he's heard from rebel leaders who say the situation in syria is mor

translator: the stalled talks represent the growing pains of creating new interkorean relations, pyongyang should show sincerity if it wants to move forward. >> another senior south korean official said his government now has no intention of renewing its offer. north korean authorities hinted through state-run media they would join the talks but the south koreans say two phone calls they made on wednesday over a hot line that links the countries went unanswered. if the meetings happen, both want to discuss a number of issues including the reopenly of a jointly run complex and tourism destination. >>> taliban militants are stepping up attacks in kabul. this week they targeted a key facility and supreme court staff. two separate incidents on consecutive days raised concerns that the taliban may be preparing further action targeting the afghan capital. >> a suicide car bombing on tuesday targeted buses carrying employees of the country's supreme court. local police say at least 15 people were killed and around 40 others were injured and the victims include children and female pedestrians. >>

pyongyang also said it would reopen a red cross communication line that was shut down in march. it comes ahead of a u.s.-china summit. >>> a day after a legal victory for a sick little girl there's a similar outcome for another child. the mother of an 11-year-old successfully sued to lift age restrictions and allowed him to apply for adult transplant. javier's family says without the operation, he has only months to live. this comes a day after a judge ruled in favor of a 10-year-old. her parents sued to suspend current rules that allow patients 12 and older to apply for a spot on the adult transplant list. a lawyer for both families says more lawsuits are pending. >>> a top irs official offering a mea culpa on the "star trek" parody video that went public. he also told a capitol hill hearing that no law breaking happened. it's one of three produced for more than $50,000 for a $4 million training conference in 2010 paid for with taxpayer money. current irs commissioner was responsible for that conference. he played dr. spock in the parody video. after representative issa grilled

korea's founder ki kill il-sung enformer leader kim jong-il wanted a nuclear free peninsula leaders in pyongyang showed little sign of going through. the other six party members demand those plans as a condition to resume talks. >>> protesters continue to flood the streets of cities in brazil. they say the money that's being spent preparing for next year's world cup soccer tournament and the 2016 olympics could be put to better use. nhk world's aiko sasa reports from sao paolo. ♪ >> reporter: thousands of protesters gathered in brazil's largest city sao paulo. they are angry at high taxes and the low quality of public services. and they are losing patience with the corruption and the inefficiency of the government and ruling party. the demonstrations were triggered by a hike in public transport fares. brazil has enjoyed a period of steady economic growth, but the recent devaluation of his currency has driven up the cost of living. the rise in food prices has been especially steep. in the last year, the price of tomatoes has doubled. potatoes are even more expensive. >> translator: i used to be a

. >>> now, authorities in pyongyang are trying to sbees overseas investors in an effort to inject some life into their stagnant economy. they passed allah allowing the creation of new commercial economic zones. the state-run news agency says foreign companies and individuals will be able to set up businesses in the zones. it says the law covers ventures in a number of sectors including manufacturing, agriculture and tourism. the agency says the north korean government will give investors preferential treatment regarding land use, employment and taxes. it says the law will protect investors' rights and assets. but the agency says it does not apply to existing economic zones such as the one in kaesong. >>> u.s. president barack obama has announced a shake-up of his foreign policy team. the move includes the nomination of susan rice as his new national security adviser. >> am extraordinarily proud to announce my new national security adviser. >> rice is currently ambassador to the united nations, a post she's held since 2009. she's known for her diplomatic skills and was obama's top choic

officials say he will call for authorities in pyongyang to follow u.n. security council resolutions. >>> the head of the united nations is painting a grim picture of life for children in conflict zones. ban ki-moon says children face unprecedented threats. the u.n. secretary-general releases an annual report on children and armed conflict. the latest says syrian government forces have made children walk in front of them as human shields and it says opposition fighters have forced children to fight alongside of them. the report says armed groups in northern mali have done the same thing, kidnapping boys and using them as soldiers. >> we would like to see parties take their responsibility to ensure that children are not paying such a high price. >> the report says children are more vulnerable in recent crises because there are no clear front lines and combatants are hard to identify. >>> turkish tayyip erdogan speech in the capital ankara on thursday. he said the government's patience is at an end. despite the prime minister's ultimatum, thousands of demon

pyongyang should show its sincerity if it wants to move forward. >> another senior south korean official said his government now has no intention of renewing its offer. north korean authorities hinted through state-run media they would join the talks, but the south koreans say two phone calls they made on wednesday over a hot line that links the countries went unanswered. if the meetings happen, both sidewa to scuss a number of isss,ludihe oping of aoint r destination. mnd a tourism >>> central bankers in the u.s. have been pumping money into the economy for years but they may be feeling it' time to step back. ai uchida joins us from the business desk. we've seen signs of a turnaround. >>> ti-government taliban what's happening now? >> we've seen some mixed economic indicators but investors are actually not crazy about the idea of a u.conomy without the central bank's help, in fact u.s. stock prices declined on wednesday as investors continued to be concerned that the federal reserve may soon wind down its stimulus measures. that's a loss of 0.8% and 995, posting three straight sessions

the north to send a top negotiator who is in charge of interkorean relations, but authorities in pyongyang refused. that's why the south koreans downgraded the level of their delegate. if the talks happen, both sides want to discuss a number of issues including the reopening of a jointly run industrial complex and a tourism destination. >>> japan's central bank policymakers have decided to make tan their bold monetary easing measures. their aim is unchanged. bank of japan board members made the unanimous decision at a two-day policy meeting that ended on tuesday. the officials also upgraded their economic assessment for the sixth month in a row. they say japan's exports have improved amid ongoing economic recovery in the u.s. and elsewhere. japanese consumer spending has remained resilient and corporate capital investment is bottoming out. policymakers are likely to have discussed how markets reacted to the monetary easing measures in april. long-term interest rates have surged and share prices in the valley of the yen have fluctuated. let's check out the markets. japan's nikkei fell after

officials say he will call for authorities in pyongyang to follow u.n. security council resolutions. >>> a group of farmers in the u.s. state of idaho are suing a biotech giant. they say genetically modified wheat developed by monsanto was found in the western state of oregon. no genetically-engineered wheat has been approved for u.s. farming. some imports were suspended after last month's discovery. japan is one of the largest importers of u.s. grain. the idaho farmers say the japanese restrictions are inflicting heavy losses on the u.s. wheat market. they say thousands of farmers have been affected. monsanto representatives told nhk the strain was only found on one farm and never entered the food chain. a consumer group and farmers in the states of washington and kansas have filed similar suits. >>> the government agency in charge of helping victims of the nuclear disaster in fukushima plans to punish one of its senior officials for making inappropriate remarks on twitter. the reconstruction agency says in march the official tweeted that a group of cit

diplomats concluded talks with their counterparts in china and they discussed resuming the talks on pyongyang's nuclear program. north korea's first advice foreign minister met -- >> translator: they had an in depth exchange of views on the korean peninsula. we'll announce the details of the talks later. >> the spokesperson said kim met china's representative for the six party talks. the negotiations have been suspended since december of 2008. chinese officials call the latest vice ministry meeting a strategic dialogue and used the same term to describe talks with the united states and south korea. the officials announce the itinerary of kim's trip, not usually done with an envoy visits. senior diplomats are meeting in washington to go over the north korean issue. they are involved in the six-party talks along with russia. >>> the director of the u.s. national security agency defended the secret surveillance programs run by the nas. the covert work helped prevent 50 possible terrorism attacks. alexander spoke before the house intelligence committee and justified the phone and internet monitorin

but officials in pyongyang refused. so the south koreans decide to send their dpult unification minister. the north koreans say that rank was not appropriate. a spokesperson for south korea's unification ministry says the response was absurd in terms of common sense and international standards. still, diplomats in seoul say the window for dialogue remains open. >>> members of the taliban have claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing outside afghanistan's supreme court. at least 15 people were killed. about 40 others wounded. a car filled with explosives approached mini buses carrying people who worked at the court. when it came up beside the buses, it exploded. police say the victims included women and children who were walking past. a statement from the taliban said the supreme court has infringed upon people's rights. it said there would be more attacks if the courts continued to hand down what the taliban calls unjust verdicts on their comrades. the attack was a second large scale assault on kabul in two days. on

pyongyang suggested the two koreas suggest a resumption of the kaesong complex. on friday, north korean officials proposed that the working-level meeting be held in kaesong on sunday. in a statement, they said they welcome the south's positive and immediate response to their proposals. north korea also said it's reinstating a hotline connection with south korea. the two

washington says pyongyang first has to show it will comply with u.n.ecurity council resolutions but the surprise invitation from the north says there will be no preconditions nor demands to give up its nuclear assets unless the u.s. does the same. >>> and now to the vatican where hundreds of bikers found themselves in hog heaven. the tattooed leather clad harley-davidson riders celebrating the 110th anniversary of the harley in rome yesterday. well, pope francis blessed them in st. peter's square even though engines were still roaring when he began the open air mass. >> the pope does it all. >>> russia's president is denying reports that he stole a super bowl ring from new england patriots owner robert kraft but vladimir putin says he'd be willing to buy kraft another ring as a gift. the simmering international dispute. >> reporter: availabvladimir pua lot of thing, judo master, thrill seeker. what he's not, the kremlin says, is a theft. they're denying he stole a ring from robert kraft. the two met in 2005. both sides agree that kraft showed him his s

after told proposed by the north were called off just a day before they were set to begin solana pyongyang has been trading accusations since then over who was responsible for the cancellation negotiations intended to reopen a joint industrial zone seen as a symbol of the last few remnants of cooperation between the rivals joanne's offer to sit down with the south came as a surprise of the soul of the us held military drills earlier this year. the european central bank and the buddha's bank have clashed in a legal battle over the controversial unlimited bond buying program and while the e.c.b. hales it is a plan to save the euro the germans are brought the issue to the constitutional court they argue that the plan to buy out the debt of the stricken e.u. members is beyond the e.c.b. mandate and it's too risky analysis now from artie's peter all of a. germany's constitutional court the highest court in the land has been hearing arguments for and against the european security mechanism or e.s.m. now what this would mean is this the european central bank would be allowed to buy bonds belongin

earlier this year, pyongyang threatened war against the south and the u.s. and conducted long-range missile and nuclear tests. the white house insists that north korea must abide by united nations security council resolutions and that talks must be credible. north korea has a history of offering deals and then violating them. iran electing a new president. hassan rohani replaces hardliner mahmoud ahmadinejad, who steps down in august, creating hope that a more moderate cleric will lead the country and ease tensions between iran and the west. ahmadinejad's presidency has been defined by ratcheting up uranium enrichment, rhetoric calling for the destruction of israel, and training militants in iraq to kill u.s. soldiers. the white house says it sees rohani's election as a potentially helpful sign. however, as positive a sign as rohani's election may be, in iran, the supreme leader ayatollah khomeini has the final word. it's been over a week since former national security agency contractor edward snowden identified himself as the leaker of top-secret documents

after talks proposed by the north were called off just a day before they were set to start seoul and pyongyang have been trading accusations since then over who was responsible for the cancellation negotiations intended to reopen a joint industrial zone that scene is a symbol of the last remaining remnants of cooperation between the rivals young yang's offer to sit down with the south came as a surprise after seoul said the u.s. after seoul and the us held military drills earlier this year. up next we'll look at the cost of the two thousand and eight financial crisis by left thousands of homeowners homeless in the u.s. our king takes a look. into his secret lover a tour to mccurry was able to build a new most sophisticated robot which all unfortunately doesn't give a darn about anything tim's mission to teach music creation why it should care about humans and world this is why you should care only on the r.-g. dot com. is he. i would rather i asked questions for people in positions of power instead of speak on their behalf. and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on our c

washington is demanding pyongyang to arise a shunt is the starting point but critics suspect america is not really that cain on easing the tension on the pinning sure that's coming up in a couple of minutes time as well as europe's gas guzzlers hounded by high fuel prices and inefficient motors drivers they're looking for a cheaper way to get from a to b. we're back after a quick break. wealthy british style. market. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's culture the no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to the report. we speak your language. the. news programs and documentaries in spanish what matters to you. is a little tonnage of angola's stories. here. the spanish to find out more visit actuality. again the u.s. government has released a list of forty six current guantanamo bay prisoners who can forget about freedom officials say they can't be prosecuted even though some of them were recommended for trial but they can't be released either because the government considers them too dangerous to be left khalid shaikh moha

talks later this week and saw the new south korean president says he wants to reestablish trust with pyongyang after months of growing tensions on the north says it's looking to kick start joint commercial links in the border patrol closed off the country was hit with u.n. sanctions. now you should think twice before you tweet nancy advice from police and media experts in the wake of a number of arrests in the u.k. for posting offensive messages on twitter a london correspondent sara firth reports on how british police are playing catch up when it comes to laying down the law and how to counter abusive online comments . we trust our officers with a baton we trust some of the c.i. sprit and yet for some reason we can't trust them with a twitter account in the wake of the recent willet murder a number of arrests were made across the country after police responded to tweets it was the latest clear sign that police are in placing seychelle media in a way they never have before twitter might be new police territory but their actions tread a fine line already someone familiar with the legal ramifica

salute do you use the situation now why now why is a pyongyang offering these talks after a chain ofevents where there's been war mongering and saber rattling why is the timing now for these talks. well i mean we had the. great increase in tension during march and april joined the american south korean exercises and we know this year the americans really up the ante increasing the threat to be choosing cetera et cetera no i think basically that was to. stop the new government in south korea to me also carrying out to election promise to to reengage state the north so we saw a lot of a lot of tension there and that naturally die down with the end of the exercise is that without that was predictable now we've had to know what it was the. overture from the north to the south to start negotiations fortunately for reasons which are not merely very clear have fallen over. and i guess it's americans i think we have to remember the point from the north koreans side is to force the american into negotiating peaceful coexistence that's what is really all about from their point of view now do y

talks later this week in seoul the new south korean president says he wants to reestablish with pyongyang after months of growing tensions while the north says it's looking to kick start joint commercial links along the border which were closed after the country was hit with more u.n. sanctions hitty to the head of libya's military has reportedly resigned after thirty one people were killed in clashes between protesters and militia in benghazi the crowds demanded the government sanctioned armed groups to be immediately disbanded two years after the fall of moammar gadhafi militias are still dominate parts of libya and have increasingly tried to shape the country's politics africa affairs expert aiyar johnson has says people have every reason to be afraid of the gunmen the militias seem to be controlling the ground they are dictating the pace of reforms and and of course they look like excessive pressure on the government to carry arms have relied on the militia some of them at least provoke their ranks and short their positions so out this just shows that the militias are not trusted by t

production came to a halt in april the closure left tens of thousands of people without work as pyongyang pulled all stuff from the area seen as one of the last symbols of cooperation between the north and south the date of all the talks has yet to be announced. the united nations human rights agency is reportedly working on a plan to compensate palestinians by israeli settlers in the west bank and this follows an increase of violence recently with attacks resulting in injuries and damage to property and a new un plan could help offset the apparent by is of israeli low concerning settlers and palestinians policy has more on the story. in the wild west bank gunslinging israelis and palestinians do not stand equal before the law they never did but even less so now a settler and a palestinian living side by side who commit the same crime put their entirely different legal systems the settlers have when they fight to have the so-called gloomy law apply in the west bank shai dromi was an israeli farmer who in an act of self-defense shot and killed a trespasser and wounded thirteen others he wa

north korea must meet its un obligations first tensions between both sides have been high after pyongyang that latest missile tests led to more sanctions being imposed. a man's been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in the u.k. city of birmingham after four people were stabbed at a local mosque the thirty two year old reportedly attacked a worshipper with a machete one policeman was also injured trying to arrest the man all the victims are said to be in a stable condition in hospital journalists are said bay told us the roots of attacks like this lie within britain's policies. you can blame the people that carry out the attacks but also there's a climate of hatred that's been created over the years by politicians in this country and even the media allow for islamophobia to take root in the physical act the violent act is only the last step before that there's the kind of ideological attacks that take place there's a language of hatred that's become mainstream and i think that the first the government has to acknowledge is that there was in iraq and afghanistan have radicalized peo

now the closure left tens of thousands of people without a job as pyongyang pulled from an area seen as a symbol of the last remnants of cooperation between the north and south and the timing and agenda of new talks will be announced at a later date. in the worst floods in a decade continue to deluge parts of central europe thousands of people have been forced from their homes cities declaring states of emergency fifteen people killed at least nine more missing the latest city to brace itself for the worst is dresden germany. up to ten rockets were launched from syria into lebanon hitting the eastern city of baalbeck that's according to reports another three missiles were launched into a hezbollah controlled area of the same city of coding to local sources of syrian rebels are outraged that hezbollah is fighting on the side of president assad's forces and helping to helping him i should say ultimately taking back their strategic town of qusayr they have threatened to fight the militant group inside lebanon the arab league also condemning hezbollah as intervention. and up next here on