french troops deployed in mali help government forces wrestled back control over the key city of qana after launching a series of aerial bombardments. and washington says its forces will shift to a support role in afghanistan sparking fears the u.s. military might linger beyond the withdrawal date. and broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is r.t. certainly glad to have you with us here at your top stories at least sixteen of police officers have been injured in the latest outbreak of loyalist clashes in northern ireland was triggered more than a month ago following the belfast council's decision to lower the union flag from the city hall except for eighteen days a year for a who is in the province reports on what's behind the tension. recreational rioting that's what some people are calling it. has been taking place all across the us in the past weeks many of them peaceful but in pockets violence breaking out in the process is on the other side many of them young their faces covered as police come under attack with rocks and petrol bombs mark easton's the director of the

the french military help small these forces clear militants from the town of qana by launching airstrikes on the area one french pilot is killed during the operation. and a major in the u.k. in local clothes manufacturers call on the prime minister and top brass by british . it's your pm here in moscow you live with us here on archie it's good to have you with us this afternoon president obama says that u.s. forces will and most combat operations in afghanistan by spring and switched to a support role that's the outcome of a meeting between president and afghan leader hamid karzai and was told to be the final chapter of america's military presence in the country but as you can reports of the u.s. troops could remain in afghanistan well beyond twenty fourteen. during his election campaign president obama may have sounded very resolute to leave afghanistan in two thousand and fourteen but the white house is now negotiating terms to stay there the president said if u.s. forces stayed their role will be different but critics argue it's an attempt to rebrand a military presence which both the

military helps mali holds an al qaida link drabble advance by launching airstrikes on the key town of qana. made in the u.k. local clothes manufacturers call on the prime minister and top brass to buy british . as one pm of the russian capital you're watching r.t. on marina joshua welcome to the program president obama says that u.s. forces will and most combat operations in afghanistan by spring and switch to a support role that's the outcome of a meeting between the president and afghan leader hamid karzai in what's thought to be the final chapter of america's military presence in the country but as r.t. has got it she can now reports. at a stand well beyond twenty fourteen. during his election campaign president obama may have sounded very resolute to leave afghanistan in two thousand and fourteen but the white house is now negotiating terms to stay there the president said if u.s. forces stayed their role would be different but critics argue it's an attempt to regroup and a military presence which both the majority of americans and afghans oppose want a solution to a president obama sa

collateral damage claiming the lives of innocent civilians two weeks ago french helicopter attacks and qana killed at least twelve residents of a nearby village francis faced accusations the campaign is actually a return to its colonial past to secure natural resources. despite being in a coma for seventy years ariel sharon the former israeli prime minister has shown significant signs of brain activity in a four year old was presumed to be in a vegetative state since suffering a massive stroke in two thousand and six but doctors say significant activity was observed during recent had scans his response was heightened after his scientists showed him pictures of his family and played him recordings of his children while their responses did not mean mr sure ron was likely to fully regain consciousness scientists say they are encouraging. over one hundred thousand people flooded the streets of paris in support of a bill allowing gay marriage and adoption by same sex couples demonstrators waved batter's proclaiming equality is not a threat the draft law dubbed marriage for everyone has been high

militants it comes after monday's government's troops are chased rebels out of the key central time of qana aided by the french military the u.n. security council called for a speedy deployment of international forces to battle the rebels and seize the north of the country last april and since made significant advances president alond on friday that the intervention in mali would last as long as necessary france a base independent journalism rather to harness i believe that french of foreign policy contradict itself. i think as long as the french people are to by the consequences of this sort of intervention they generally favorite has a great military tradition in france and they've grown accustomed to interfering other people's countries but if you if the minute it starts to get nasty i think you'll find they'll be a very quick a reversal of public opinion the sort of islamic extremists they're very tough soldiers and they've grown tougher over the last twenty years and if france starts to find these people have been armed as a result of the intervention in libya and all the arms of the s

first task of troops in mali was to help the government regain control of the key central town of qana neighbors of the west african states are also sending troops to help battle many of . the military operation in mali will continue for as long as necessary civil writer and journalist barry lando i spoke to him a little earlier he believes that france will have to negotiate with the rebels. if the country was really ready to come apart house the french seem to feel that perhaps it was i think the problem is that it's totally open ended the french have given no they probably don't know exactly what they're at your tips are what is there in how long is this going to go on you're talking about a country just north of our mallee which is twice the size of france how do you track down these rebels these different groups who know he's there is how do you deal with with a few hundred troops there is a way it's a potentially huge involvement a very long task in the end what they're going to want of doing this i mean to negotiate with these people that's the only way i think it's going to come

held areas meeting very little resistance really they are they go on there was an incident here in qana where in fact a french helicopter strike killed some civilians apart from that the french had been welcomed with with street parties and crowds coming out to greet the convoys as they arrived in each of these towns the islamist militants retreating not wanting to stand and fight many people thinking that they have been retreating further into the deserts in the north there's only one town of appreciable size left to capture after the fall of of timbuktu without nearly without a shot fired and then it seems that the next stage of the operation will be to try and hunt out islamist militants who have gone to hide in the desert and many observers think that it's possible a guerrilla war may result in the desert there after that there is also increased involvement from other countries and ecowas force of west african troops about seven thousand five hundred of them are coming into mali to take over some garrison duties and steadily take over the fighting role from the french there's also b

the government forces have driven out al qaeda linked militants from mali strategic town of qana with the help of the french air strikes on the area this after president francois hollande has confirmed that french military intervention in mali will go on as long as necessary the u.n. has also agreed to speed up the deployment of an african led force to the country as religions are looking to enforce strict sharia law in the region sparking fears it could become an al qaeda stronghold and eventually be used to threaten europe just steinberg senior editor of executive intelligence review says the crisis in mali is a result of the prolapse of the gadhafi regime something with france itself helped instigate. there's definitely an element of falling back on an old colonial controller molly was given its independence in one thousand nine hundred sixty but is still part of the francophone region of africa the rebel operations in northern mali have existed for quite some time but it was only in the aftermath of the overthrow of the khadafi government in libya which was promoted by france brit

conflict than anybody thought france has meanwhile helps the mahdi army retake the strategic towns of qana and from al qaeda linked militants conducting air strikes to support its troops on the ground the french contingent in the west african nation has now increased to eighteen hundred troops with more on the way french and you want to socials have admitted that most are better trained and equipped than initially anticipated prompting fears of a drawn out conflict nigeria has meanwhile agreed to up its military presence two thousand troops as part of west african led support forces the un meanwhile says that up to seven hundred thousand people could be displaced by the firing one hundred fifty thousand already having fled the country columbia university researcher dr yunus says that the french intervention is primarily sparked by the economic interests of the west. the economic crisis has shown that the western developed countries have. lost the economic competition against the new. players china russia south africa the great countries basically and now that tending to militarize this com

collateral damage claiming the lives of innocent civilians two weeks ago french helicopter attacks in qana killed at least twelve residents of a nearby village france has faced accusations the campaign is actually a return to its colonial past to secure a mali's natural resource. area for iran the former israeli prime minister has shown signs of brain activity after being in a coma for seven years the eighty four year old suffered a stroke in two thousand and six during recent scans his responses were heightened after being shown pictures of his family and hearing recordings of his son's however the responses don't indicate sharan is likely to fully recover and he remains in a deep coma. over one hundred thousand people flooded the streets of paris in support of a bill allowing gay marriage and adoption by same sex couples demonstrators waved banners proclaiming equality is not a threat draft law dubbed marriage for everyone has been high on president francois hollande janda ever since he is election the issue has bitterly divided the nation the french government will start debating. the b

comes after power is helps the government drive out al qaeda linked militants from the cape town of qana a french helicopter pilot was killed along with more than one hundred militants and at least ten civilians including three children and west african forces are now set to join the efforts with its troops due to arrive in the country by monday the u.k. also agreed to help transport foreign troops without sending any soldiers of their own the african contingent is expected to draw around five hundred soldiers. final so cynical and while the french president francois hollande said on saturday that military support will go on for as long as necessary france based independent journalist are all but harness believes french foreign policy is contradictory to be made yet. first and again i think that as long as the french people are to gaza by the consequences of this sort of intervention they generally favorite this as a great military tradition in france and they've grown accustomed to interfering other people's countries but if you if the minute it starts to get nasty i think you'll find t

defensive has led to a number of civilian deaths reports are emerging of a french helicopter attack in qana that killed at least twelve villagers including children french president francois hollande says the intervention will continue for as long as necessary. the deadly fire in a brazil nightclub which killed more than two hundred thirty people police have arrested the club's owners and members of the band who were performing at the time the blaze broke out a firework led by the band allegedly started the fire when it when it hit insulation foam in the ceiling witnesses say the flames swept through the packed venue in a flash victims died of smoke inhalation or were crushed as a panicking crowd stampeded to the only exit which reports claim security guards attempted to keep closed. hundreds of protesters have gathered and dozens of cities across canada marking a global day of action and members of idle no more have demanded protection of indigenous sovereignty and opposed environmental law changes the protests calm ask navy m.p.'s return to work after their winter break participants stage

continues its air offensive after al-qaeda rebels made advances moving further south to the city of qana earlier mali's government troops with the help of the french military succeeded in chasing rebels from the city according to reports over one hundred militants and at least ten civilians including three children have been killed in the days fighting the un security council called for a swift a deployment of foreign troops to battle the rebels who had seized in the north of the country last april and have since made significant advances far inland on friday french president francois hollande said france would only help in mali within a un framework ransome based independent journalist robert harneys believes that french foreign policy contradicts itself with a double dippers document i think as long as the french people are to buy the consequences of this sort of intervention they generally favorite because there's a great military tradition in france and they've grown accustomed to interfering other people's countries but if you if the mini state starts to get nasty i think you'll fin

mali's government says it's regain control over the key central town of qana with the help of french military air strikes that of the president announced that french troops are helping mali battlement militants on its territory and that the intervention would last as long as necessary the un security council called for a speedy deployment of international forces to that's all the rebels would seize the north of the country last april and since a made significant advances a number of governments voiced concerns over mali potentially becoming a terrorist stronghold which could threaten its neighbors as well as you are the senior editor of executive intelligence review says the french have helped create the region's instability which they're now trying to get rid of. there's definitely an element of falling back on an old colonial controller molly was given its independence in one thousand nine hundred sixty but is still part of the francophone region of africa the rebel operations in northern mali have existed for quite some time but it was only in the aftermath of the overthrow. gadha

the first task of troops in mali was to help the government regained control of the central town of qana the neighbors of the west african states are also sending troops to help battle militants for all and said the military operation in mali will continue for as long as necessary for france based independent journalist robert honeys says that the country's foreign policy contradicts itself i think as long as the french people aren't too bothered by the consequences of this sort of intervention they generally favorite because there's a great military tradition in france and they've grown accustomed to interfering other people's countries but if you if the minute it starts to get nasty i think you'll find they'll be a very quick a reversal of public opinion the sort of islamic extremists they're very tough soldiers and they've grown tougher over the last twenty years and if france starts to find that these people have been armed as a result of the intervention in libya and all the arms of the swilling about in the in the sahara as a result of their intervention ironically instigated by fr

islamist militants it comes after monday's government troops chase rebels out of the key central time of qana aided by the french military let's not talk a more i know with this is the step later with independent journalist or rather tired as he is in strasbourg my son is all we've seen the french casualty and the intervention only began on friday does this action have the support of the wider french public. i think as long as the french people aren't too bothered by the consequences of this sort of intervention they generally favorite because there's a great military tradition in france and they've grown accustomed to interfering other people's countries but if you if the minute it starts to get nasty i think you'll find they'll be a very quick a reversal of public opinion i think the it's not just a pilot being killed what is interesting is there is a report that two helicopters were lost and we all know what that means in terms of fighting these sort of islamic extremists they're very tough soldiers and they've grown tougher over the last twenty years and if france starts to find that thes

defensive house calls a number of civilian deaths as reports are merging of a french helicopter attack in qana they killed at least twelve villagers including children french president francois long said that the intervention in mali will continue for as long as necessary. brazil has declared three days of national mourning for the two hundred and thirty three people killed in the night of fire in the southern city of santa maria police have arrested the club's owner and members of the band whose fireworks show allegedly caused the tragedy and they accidentally set fire to insulation foam in the ceiling with flames spreading in a matter of minutes throughout the packed venue there was only one exit and panic spread as people tried to get out and witnesses claim that security guards attempted to keep the club's only exit shut until they were overpowered. rounds a step closer to a manned space flight after successfully sending a monkey into space and safely returning it the u.s. says tehran space program is a cover to develop its long range missile capabilities it all comes amid the ongoing disp

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first task of troops him on it was to help the government we gain control of the key central town of qana the neighbors of the west african states are also sending troops to help battle militants and so on and said that the military operation in mali will continue for as long as necessary well for more on this let's now talk live to political writer genovese barry landau he joins me live in paris why is mali so important to france parry i think it's also part of you know. it's colonial past it's great past. in west. asia and the french and. i think that's very much part of it also of course the economic. terms of the largest city anywhere is on the outskirts of her. to move here and it's interventions are they justified. are they justified i mean it depends who you ask in my opinion it's. it's a very tough question if the country was really ready to come apart has the french seemed to feel that perhaps it was i think the problem is that it's totally over open and the french have given no they probably don't know exactly what their object is are what is their aim how long is this going to

offensive has caused a number of civilian deaths as reports are emerging of a french helicopter attack in qana that killed at least twelve villages including children french president francois hollande said the intervention in mali will continue for as long as necessary. brazil has declared three days of national mourning for the two hundred thirty three people killed in a nightclub fire in the southern city of santa maria police have arrested the club's owner and members of the benches fireworks show allegedly caused the tragedy the accidentally set fire to an installation float in the ceiling of the flame spreading in a matter of minutes through the packed venue there was only one exit and panic spread as people try to get out and witnesses claim that security guards attempted to keep the club's only exit shut until they were overpowered. economists in the u.k. have warned that recent heavy snowfall has heightening the risk of britain heading into a triple dip recession and with the country's independent retailers under constant pressure from supermarket chains are going to see how one small

mali as comes after paris held the government drive out al-qaeda linked militants from the city of qana a french helicopter pilot was killed along with more than one hundred militants and at least ten civilians including three children and west african forces are now set to join their efforts with their first troops due to arrive in the country today the u.k. has also agreed to help transport for increased without sending any soldiers of their own the african contingent is expected to draw around five hundred soldiers each from burkina faso nisha and cynical while french president nicholas france arline said our saturday their military support will go on for as long as necessary and strasburg based independent journalists are all the time it believes france's foreign policy is contradictory. think that as long as the french people aren't too bothered by the consequences of this sort of intervention they generally favorite this as a great military tradition in france and they've grown accustomed to fearing other people's countries and if you. need it starts to get nasty i think you'll fi

not i disagree actually or that since the several are judged on our world it's been four years to qana me in the whole world sure you may be losing a few businesses but the ones that come in no i'm sorry that's not a game is it is it is fairly gentlemen there are several studies done by texas public policy foundation where they have showed texas made on many many small businesses have left california and of god to other friendlier small business states like nevada california arizona of talk about the issue that's going on which is when we have a government that does its job which is to make sure that its bills get paid and it looks to have no correct in washington but in california and we had it under bill clinton administration and i'm not speaking as a democrat or republican but as a business woman if you have sources of income in citizens how much money does a person need if they're earning twenty million dollars a year why not tax more and you have to bail it out on that point we'll come back we will survive to argue another day in fact in the coming up more and tonight's big pictu