the security council jump into action. they imposed sanctions. dust dozen year they there were u.n. weapons councils going back and forth. there, the good, the bad, the neutral. i find it fascinating here we are in 2015 and still high on the agenda is iraq. i started with saddam hussein. he is long gone. we have major problems with iraq, isis, civil war in syria, and the major problems. wantis a little of what i to say about myself. on a lighter note, while we are discussing the role of the u.n., the around the world the u.n. has launched in celebration of the 70th anniversary, something blue. turn the world u.n. as we speak, the empire state building is in blue light. the great wall of china, the egyptian pyramid's, the leaning tower of peace, you name it. festive partythey atmosphere in terms of celebrating this event. i am pleased we have such distinguished speakers. author ofgin with an about the founding of the united nations. he is a lawyer by training. journalist with time magazine. he co-edited letters of his distinguished father. more recently, he headed up the world policy

security council resolution. forgot to mention that the republic of korea also requested the emergency meeting. so this was jointly requested by japan, united states, and republic of korea. thank you very much. >> ambassador, what are the measures that you're suggesting the double to take, to take in future, and in a new national capacity what will japan do? what will be the next move for japan? >> as i have said, our aim is to have swiftly a new resolution which has robust content. if we speak about further measures, we'll have to discuss with the other members. >> thank you. on just a pursuing it a little further, are you thinking of more sanctions? are you thinking of freezing bank accounts in macao or asking china to? what would be the next steps? thank you. >> certainly it is easy to speak on the political and there will be a series of measures that will be considered under chapter 7 measures. that is the wish to present, but we have to work with all the members of the government to have an agreement. we wan

so, this meant that the security council for the 45 years was not acting as an enforcement body, which it had been what the founders had dreamed the council would do. it was not until the fall of the berlin wall and the changeover in the soviet union to a country called russia that the body of the security council, for the first time, acted in unison and they all agreed there should be a force sent into kuwait to out the invading forces from iraq. for the first time, in 1989, the security council was fulfilling the goals the founding fathers and mothers thought about to stop aggression around the world. here is a good case of aggression, iraq invading in neighboring country. since then, i think that he would -- while being, obviously, happy this happened in 1991 with a joint action against iraq, he would have been disappointed that there have been fewer incidences of togetherness among the countries. obviously, the example is russia not liking the action in kosovo and, on the other hand, the sanctions on iran and the sanctions should be imposed against iran. it has been a case-by-case,

the security council has been telling me isil and al-nusra, that is what i've been hearing from the security council. yes. jewel i have two questions. many of my colleagues here and myself covered the second international conference on syria two years ago and at that time, we were working, now two years has gone by. the situation has worsened, so what do you think are the main obstacles against the establishment of peace in syria? my second question is what might we expect from the peace talks this time? thank you. >> well, these are far reaching and deep questions. i think as to the obstacles, it's mainly the lack of trust, and the lack of political will to respect that was always said, but has not been done yet. there is no military solution, only a political solution. in words, this was said, but de facto, this was not followed, so that's the main obstacle. we will verify whether this is in fact the truth or not, as to the remainder, we should expect the outcome of the conference. >> the saudis have declared you persona non-grata. >> i myself was very surprised to read that, to see what i

world's reporter reports from new york. >> reporter: ambassadors of the member countries of the security council had a closed-door emergency meeting at the request of the u.s., japan and south korea. after the meeting, its current president read out a press statement. he said the council members unanimously condemned the country's nuclear test, calling it a clear violation of security council's resolutions and pledged additional sanctions. >> the members of the security council will begin to work immediately on such measures in a new security council resolution. >> please raise their hands. >> reporter: the security council had already passed four resolutions imposing sanctions against the country. they demanded north korea abandon all nuclear weapons and its existing nuclear program. they also banned the country from purchasing or procuring materials and technology to develop weapons of mass destruction. nevertheless, leaders of the nation ignored international sanctions in their aggressive efforts to pursue nuclear weapons. the security council has been sharply divided in recent years over how

may be taken to help in obtaining the release of the american hostages. >> at the security council, the statement of the ambassador, the u.s. delegate to the united nations, was moderate, but firm. >> there is, in the united states, a unity of purpose, a disciplined sensitivity to the needs of peace. a determination to bring out a .ust conclusion also, a determination to do what must be done to protect our fellow citizens and the rule of law. that unity of purpose is shared by all americans. mr. president, the hostages must be freed. >> from the beginning of debate, there was an impressive display of unanimity among the delegates reflecting opinion throughout the world. the delegate from mauritius. >> flagrant violations of in -- of laws dating from time immemorial cannot, must not, will not be tolerated by the international community. >> while supporting the united states in its demand for release of the hostages, delegates were deeply concerned at the conduct of international affairs, the need to protect diplomatic status. the delegate from the federal republic of germany. >> the

security council was hastily convened. ambassadors condemned north korea and said new action was needed. >> the members of the security council will begin to work immediately on such measures in the new security council resolution. >> reporter: japan which rejoined the security council just a you few days ago-- a few days was one of the countries most fearful of north korea and said those measures must be tough otherwise the credibility of the united nations will be at stake. >> reporter: so what else can the u.n. security council do? there is already a strict sanctions regime in place. what else is there in north korea to sanction? beyond that, everyone on the u.n. security council knows they need no tread carefully. they don't want to further provoke a leader who makes unpredictable, some would say rash, decisions and who has nuclear weapons, however primitive >>> south korea says the nuclear test is a grave violation of an agreement reached last august and says it will resume propaganda broadcasts. >> reporter: recommit

will begin to work immediately on security council resolution. >> japan, which rejoined the security council just a few days ago is one of the regional country's most fearful of north korea said those measures must be tough otherwise the credibility of the united nations will be at stake. what else can the u.n. security council do? there is already a strict regime in place. what is there in north korea to sanction? beyond that everyone on the u.n. security council knows they need to tread carefully. they don't want to further provoke a leader who makes unpredictable, and some would say rash decisions who may own nuclear weapons. >> we're live now from the south korean capital of seoul, and i mean, scott, south korea has expressed it's huge concern. what is it going to do next? what happens next? >> we know what is going to happen in the next two hours. the defense ministry here in seoul will hold a briefing. now we herds on wednesday they have ratcheted up alert innocence because of this pr provocation from north korea. we're going to see through and we'll see more detail in this bri

there have been efforts to reform the security council and withatest was in 2005 proposals thrown out, for countriesaybe having -- the four countries that are the most interested in being on the council as permanent members. brazil, india, japan, and ones that aree considered to have risen to a level of power and economic strength to the other same level , asrance and great britain the weaker members of the permanent membership. one of many different reforms suggested was to give the terms -- tenure 10-year terms. they would not have a veto. they would be on for 10 years and, in a sense, bring the council back into the position where it better reflects the power realities of the world. the problem is that i remember kofi about brazil designed to be the representative of latin america sayingxico, venezuela they want to be the country to make the decision. the point is that the regional area make itan difficult for any country to be brought onto the security council in a different configuration, rather than the two-year rotation. in africa, south africa or nigeria could be considered to

this position has been asked blamed repeatedly by the delegations at the security council. accordingly, the soviet delegation cooperating with the other members of the council has supported the statement of the president of the security council regarding the observance of the principles of immunity of the diplomatic staff and establishments and the immediate release of the american diplomatic personnel detained in iran. this position of ours remains one of principle and is immutable. >> then i say the following. firstly, the reaffirmation of the principal of the resolution of dispute i peaceful means and refraining from military threats or use of force in settling disputes among nations. second, for the principle of non-interference in domestic affairs of states and observance of the territorial integrity of all nations. third, the adherence to international law and to the rules that regulate diplomatic immunity. four, a call for immediate release of hostages on humanitarian and legal crowns. mr. president, iran is a party to the 1961 vienna convention. consequently, -- >> a

security council meeting takes place right now.ou getting any sense of where the ambassador, where the ministers want to take this? >> reporter: well, i think there will be strong condemnation, but how is that going to effect north korea? and what else can the u.n. security council do? what can they do with regard to sanctions? that's the normal step you take when a country has done something the international community doesn't like, but of course, north korea already has a very strict sanctions regime, there is a question mark whether there is anything left to sanction going towards north korea. it creates a big problem for the u.n. security council, and for the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon. worth reminding you that he was at the advanced stages of trying to make a trip to north korea, the first by the secretary general to start a new peace initiative. that clearly is not going to take place right now. ban ki-moon telling us reporters he is deeply concerned. >> this test, once again, violates numerous security council resolu

but what options are open for the security council? >> you're right, felicity, concern and condemnation and promise that there will be new measures. which begs the question what will those new measures going to be? the they don't really have the power to decide on exact measures. they have to go back to their capitals. they have to consult and decide what to do, and there is a very limited toolbox they have. normally what they do when a country disobeys rules of the international community they put sanctions in place. and there already are some of the stricters sanctions in north korea. having said that, notably one of the newest members who joined five days ago, japan, an important regional player and the one of the country's more fearful for north korea, they say they want extremely tough measures. >> we think if no further significant measures are taken by the security council, it is the authority and credibility of the security council will be put into question. therefore, the japanese government will be asking for new security cou

we expect a further security council meeting on saturday night and at which point, and official action may be obtained in the official release of the hostages. council, aecurity statement from a u.s. delegate to the united nations was moderate but firm. >> there is in the united states a unity of purpose, a disciplined sensitivity to the needs of peace, a determination to search out a peaceful means to bring this dispute to a just conclusion and a determination to do what must be done to protect our fellow citizens and the rule of law. unity of purpose is shared by all americans. mr. president, the hostages must be freed. >> from the beginning of the debate, there was an impressive display of unanimity reflecting opinions from around the world. >> fragrant violations of law and that it practice dating from times in memoriam cannot and must not and will not be tolerated by the international community. >> while supporting the united states in its demand for release of the hostages, delegates were deeply concerned with the conduct of international affairs, the need to protect diplomatic s

security council. there will be some moves to ramp up sanctions. but in the end i would be very surprised. one reason is the chinese, they are certain to be very, very upset about what has happened. they're going to be pretty cautious about sanctions that might really cripple the regime or inflict enough pain to really force a change in behavior. from the american point of view, it's also a very, very tough decision because there are already pretty stringent sanctions in place. if the u.s. really wanted to try to hurt north korea economically, it would need to target north korea's economic engagement with china, because there are chinese companies that are heavily involved in north korea, doing business in north korea, chinese banks dealing with north korea. but that would involve targeting chinese economic entities and that, of course, risks angering beijing. if those steps were taken it might really hurt the north korean economy, although it's enough to know whether it would prompt a change in behavi

be under pressure to sanction north korea again. >> this test, once again violates numerous security councilolutions despite the united call by the international community to cease such activities. it is also grave contravention of the international norm against nuclear testing. this act is profoundly destabilizing for regional security, and seriously undermines international non-proliferation efforts. i condemn it unequivocally. >> our diplomatic editor, james bayes is at the united nations now. the ambassadors and ministers have had something to say as they went in? >> reporter: yeah, i have just run up the stairs, the floor below us here in the united nations is where the security council chamber is, meeting is now underway. we tried to get comments from ambassadors as they were arriving for the meeting. i have to say most did not want to tell us very much ahead of their -- discussions. the chinese delegate said you are going to have to wait, that's why we are meeting and we'll tell you afterwards. the ambassador of japan, a very important regional player, japanese ambassador telling me t

>> it's up to security council now.council has taken very important resolution on december 18th last year, 2254. that was the unity and solidarity security council members particularly permanent members have shown their political will to see there must be a political solution. and if and when there is a political solution is established, then there will be naturally, much, much easier way for us to deliver humanitarian assistance. in that regard, i leave it to security council members to determine and take the necessary measures, actions on this war crimes, and when this meeting is held on january 15th, i think in addition to and in parallel to political negotiation is how to deliver the humanitarian assistance without any impediment should be discussed. this is a very important confidence building measures, which i have discussed yesterda yesterday. >> that was the undersecretary general ban ki-moon answers a question friday james bayes who asked him that he was going to refer the parties to the international criminal

security council said it will take action.n the past it said it would take significant measures for any future test. >> the members of the security council will begin to work immediately on such measures in a new security council resolution. >> he said the test was a clear violation of security council resolution and a threat to nuclear nonproliferation. north korea's long-time ally

security council meeting. in the last hour, that's been officially confirmed, so two hours from now, the diplomats of the security council will be around the table. i think two things they'll have to discuss in a meeting we understand will be closed. we won't see what's actually taking operation and won't hear their deliberations. first is what actually happened. the first thing they'll want to find out exactly what took place is was this a hydrogen bomb test, some of skeptical about that. in vienna, i'm not sure there will be reports there from the iaea, or the more important body in this particular circumstance, which is called the ctbto, the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty organization. they're the ones that have sensors all over the world, in every region of the world and will be carrying out scientific analysis. we've already heard from the head of that organization, their initial reports, but they haven't got a definitive reading of whether this was a hydrogen bomb at this stage or whether it was s

security council resolutions. it may have been a calculated provocation. >> with kim jong-un's birthday coming up and the first congress in north korea in 30 years coming up -- william: not to mention the final year of the obama presidency. some experts expect pyongyang is holding washington will offer concessions to defuse the situation. >> the history of north korea's nuclear tests is typically aligned with the american electoral cycle. towards the end of a presidency, most u.s. presidents are interested in having foreign-policy successes, so it would not be surprising if this was actually quite deliberately timed to get the attention of the obama administration, to get them back to the negotiating table and get some concessions before the obama presidency ends. william: but has north korea overplayed his hand? the white house said the u.s. will not accept north korea as a nuclear state. -- already has all said it will consider pursuing u.n. sanctions against the north. catherine: he went -- that u.n. n.curity c

security council. now, this test was announced on north korean television. >> translation: we will not give up a nuclear program as long as u.s. man obtains its stance of aggression >>> adrian brown is in beijing and has this report >> reporter: a short time ago the foreign ministry here in beijing gave a briefing to foreign news journalists and it was quite interesting, the rebuke they issued to north korea was actually quite mild. they anticipated to north korea to assess its provocative action and urged north korea to return to the six-party talks. now, china, of course, is about the only friend that north korea has right now. they have, in the past been idea logical allies, but there have been deep strains in that relationship during the past few years, mainly because of north korea's nuclear program. xhin ain the past has supported sanctions against north korea and, of course, it could be in that position once again if that is what the united nations decides to do >>> there has been swift internat

security council was hastily convened. ambassadors condemned north korea and said new action was need. >> the members of the security council will begin to work immediately on such measures in the new security council resolution. >> japan which rejoined the security council just a few days ago, and is one of the regional countries most fearful of north korea, says those measures must be tough, otherwise the credibility of the united nations will be at stake. so what else can the u.n. security council do? there's already a strict sanctions regime in place. what else is there in north korea to sanction? and beyond that, everyone on the u.n. security council knows they need to tread carefully, they don't want to further provoke a leader who makes unpredictable some would say rash decisions and who has nuclear weapons however primitive. james bays, al jazeera at the united nations. >> qatar has been the latest country to side with saudi arabia in its dispute with iran. jordan, joobt an just a djibout. today iranian officials a

security council was hastily convened. ambassadors condemned north korea and said more action was needed. >> the members of the security council will begin to work immediately on such measures in a new security council resolution. >> reporter: japan which rejoined the security council just a few days ago and is one of the regional country's most fearful of north korea said those measures must be tough otherwise the credibility of the united nations will be at stake. >> reporter: so what else can the u.n. security council do? there is already a strict sanctions regime in place. what is there in north korea to sanction and beyond that everyone on the u.n. security council knows they need to tread carefully. they don't want to further provoke a leader who makes unpredictable, some would say rash, decisions and who has nuclear weapons, however primitive >>> at least 250,000 people have died since the syrian conflict began almost five years ago. millions have been forced to seek refuge in neighboring countries. the severe cold

security council. the test was announced on north korean television. >> translation: we will not give up the nuclear program as long as the u.s. maintained its stance of aggression >>> we can speak now who is the spokesman for the japanese p.m. he joins us on the line. if this is confirmed, that, indeed, a hydrogen bomb has been tested, how significant a development is it? >> i think we would like to say that the test conducted today is totally unacceptable. it poses great threats and we oppose that >>> as i mentioned before, if this, indeed, the testing of a hydrogen bomb as opposed to the three previous occasions thought to have been atomic bombs, how significant a development would this be? >> well, it's difficult to tell at this moment. we have been collecting a lot of information by ourselves and with our relevant countries like united states and south korea. we are still in the process of evaluating the situation. so at this moment i would rather not comment on whether it is a hydrogen bomb or no

security council. a lot of people who follow burundi and a.u.airs will tell you that the heads of state will be reluctant to [ inaudible ]. burundi is a sovereign country. it has an elected government and elected president, even if those elections are contested. so perhaps what the heads of state will do is call for all-inclusive talks, a political dialogue that will be able to move the country forward. lobby groups and human rights groups as well, are calling for targeted sanctions, perhaps suspension from the a.u., and suspension from certain bodies. it will be very interesting to see what kind of positions come from this meeting. >>> burundian security forces have been accused of killing dozens of people last month and then burying them in mass graves. amnesty international releasing these pictures. they say locals also told them about police and other officials taking bodies to undisclosed locations. joining us in the studio from amnesty is joanne mariner. when you say there may be other places you haven't found yet. have you got any idea ho

january pan important regional player, only just on the security council, fifth day on the security councilaying they needed a strong response. but i think interesting comments coming from the russian ambassador, the longest-serving ambassador on the security council, nearly ten years on the council, following all sorts of international developments, but also the north korean file. he said we need cool heads and a proportionate response. what that will be is not clear, because already there are extremely strict sanctions on north korea. what do you do beyond sanctions? the only other tool, really, the security council has beyond sanctions authorizing some sort of military action, and no one wants to do that, when you are dealing with a leader who takes rash actions and has some sort of, we're debating it now, depending on what the test was, but some sort of nuclear capability. >> and there are so many soldiers posted on the border. we also heard from ban ki-moon earlier today. >> reporter: yeah, he had been hoping to start a new peace initiative with north korea, he had even been planning t

the security council unanimously agreed. it authorised a political mission consisting of unarmed observers. they will monitor a ceasefire and laying down of arms. >> translation: this concrete mandate of the security council will build confidence in a country determined to overcome the aftermath of a long conflict that caused too much suffering for generations. we see our future with hope in our capacity for reconciliation which is essential in renewing our society. >> reporter: colombian president launched the peace process hoping to bring an end to a half century of conflict with the rebels. march 23 of this year is the deadline for an agreement. the peace deal is yet to be signed, but with the world mired in conflict, the prospect of resolving this one through negotiations was seen as a victory for many u.n. ambassadors >> this is exactly the sort of role the united nations should be playing, supporting conflict prevention and conflict resolution at the national level. >> reporter: the council instructed the secretary gen

security council has unanimously condemned north korea's claims that it tested a hydrogen bomb. the council is promising to take measures to punish the regime, after seismic activity near the korean peninsula indicated a test. the 5.1 magnitude tremor centered on a nuclear facility northeast of the capital. experts say data suggests detonation of a device less powerful than an h bomb. >> residents of p'yongyang celebrated as news of the nuclear test was broadcast on state-run television, the nations' fourth nuclear test. >> as of today, january 2016, at 10:00 a.m., north korea's first hydrogen bomb test was successfully tested. >> tremors from the man-made seismic event could be felt in china. the magnitude 5.1 quake captured on this roadside camera. the detonation comes two days before leader kim jong un's birthday, seen by the west as a serious provocation by the communist regime. governments were quick to condemn the test. >> the north korean nuclear program and nuclear tests are serious threats to peace and stability on the korean peninsula. they are an attack on the worldwid

security council.y want to condemn this, and stop this sort of action by north korea, but they don't want to do anything that is counterproductive and further provokes the north korean regime. >> thank you very much. we are joined by a specialist on north korean affairs. good to have you here. what does this tell us about the leadership in north korea? >> it tells us a number of things. like anybody [ inaudible ] defiance of the world. you have testing, you have technical progress that is credible, and secondly, in a quite different sphere it tells you [ inaudible ] son of his father and the grandson of his grandfather. [ inaudible ] the whole regime is geared to loyalty to [ inaudible ] grandfather who founded the regime, they went down the nuclear path and also decided [ inaudible ] and so you have got to be loyal. you have got to be faithful. you can have the imagination or courage to choose a different path [ inaudible ] it's really politically impossible [ inaudible ]. >> if one accepts that it do

security council do? there's already a strict sanctions regime in place, and what else is there in north korea to sanction? beyond that, everyone on the council knows that they need to tread carefully. a leader who makes unpredictable and some would say rash decisions, and has nuclear weapons. aljazeera, united nations. >> it comes less than four weeks before voting begins in the u.s. presidential campaigns. and they demonstrated their policy chops. the republicans seized the opportunity to label the test as an example of failed leadership by president obama and hilliary clinton. ted cruz, republican candidate, accused the last two administrations of looking the other way with kim jong un and the north korean regime. >> north korea has a nuclear weapon today because of the clinton administration. he led the world in relaxing sanctions against north korea. they used the billion dollars of dollars that knowles into north korea to develop the weapons. and now we're facing a megalamaniacal maniac with the pote

security council has repeatedly said that humanitarian access should not be subject to negotiation, it's a basic right of the syrian people governed by international humanitarian law and the security council's resolutions and yet in the coming days you are going to have parties who have been using starvation as a weapon of war and mr. staffan de mistura is going to be negotiating with them about humanitarian access, do you have any uneasy about that? >> a lot of uneasy about the fact that siege and denial of access is a tactic of war in syria. i have a lot of uneasy about that as do all of us and this is what we try everyday to try and make a dent on by trying to go to these places and reach the people and try to make even if a small difference as we have been able to do in resent weeks i'm sure you followed that quite closely. the securityouncil has been helpful to some extent, security council resolution 2165 allowed us to reach more people across border because since july 2014 the u.n. was not able to do so and that resolution helped us to reach millions of people across border. have

security council resolutions. north korea's neighbour had this to say. >> translation: as we all know north korea's provocation is a violation of resolutions and a challenges to our stability. united states, japan, china and officer will follow a superior officer's directions and consider countermeasures. >> let's look at what a hydrogen bomb is. it is a powerful bomb. 2,000 times more disruptive than the bombs dropped on japan. >> unlike atomic bombs, a hydrogen bomb derides force from nuclear fusion. >> now, a blast from a hydrogen bomb can cause fire storms and white light that can induce blindness. >> we can talk to the china national association of international studies. affiliated to the ministry of foreign affairs, joivening us from budget -- joining us from beijing. >> what do you make from this show of force, show of defiance coming from pyongyang? >> well, i would say this doet onation. nuclear device, what is called a hydrogen bomb is a major development in the korean peninsula with a negative impact on

secretary general. >> this test once again violates numerous security council resolutions despite thed call by the international community to cease such activities. it is also grave contravention of the international norm against nuclear testing. this act is a profoundly destabilizing for regional security, and seriously undermines nation non-proliferation effort. i condemn it unequivocally. >> reporter: those are the comments from ban ki-moon. ahead of the security council meeting, which continues right now, as they consider what course of action. i think worth pointing out to you, del, that even if they decide to have even more sanctions that is not going to happen right now. that takes a process of negotiating security council resolution may well take days or weeks. >> james thank you very much. >>> the republican controlled house is voting again today to do away with obamacare and defund planned parenthood. unlike the 61 other bills that the g.o.p. has drafted to try to throw out the affordable care act, or obamacare, this one is expected to make it to the participate's desk, and

the un security council is holding an emergency meeting this friday. amid repeated reports on seizures in towns across syria, leaving people with nothing to eat. ban ki-moon says that by deliberately starving civilians, both the syrian government and rebels are committing war crimes. jessica is there following developments for us and joins us now. at whose request is that meeting being held for? unitedr: france and the kingdom requested this meeting with the backing of the united states. essentially to call the world's attention to a dire situation. over hundred thousand civilians stuck in besieged towns earlier this week. this is a all up -- follow-up to that. we expect to hear about inditions of civilians several towns in syria. reports from unicef officials that have been able to make it in with aide c onvoys. one official says that at a clinic, unicef officials watched fromyear-old roboy die malnutrition right in front of their eyes. towards --rd reap reports that parents have been so desperate to alleviate the suffering of their children. they hav

, members of the security council have just been given a briefing from stephen o'brien, and jafari flatly refuting any suggestions that the syrian government is starving people within certain areas in madaya, he says those who are doing the starving are the terrorists who are controlling these towns. using these civilians as human shields, that aid has been delivered enough aid he says, athe peoplathe people in controd stolen that aid and had moved it on for their own end. consumexcuse me. the subject of one of the attacks, one floor above that position now, diplomatic editor james bays. jafari, the ambassador for united nations, such stations as al jazeera and el jafaria are responsible for showing pictures of children gaunt and terrified, he says this has nothing whatsoever to do with his people. the terrorists steal the food and the syrian government will not starve its own people. what did you make of that? >> reporter: well, it's interesting because there seem to be two different arguments coming from the ambassador for president assad who still holds the syrian seethe at the

security council. >> the bosses in the security council say you shall never have the powers that we haves permanent members. >> he got a standing ovation. many are waiting for a decision regarding burundi. it will set a precedent. >> we need to find a way in which transitions offer political space for various actors. prior to that, we do need to find a succession and panel that makes it easier for leaders to contemplate. >> all particular interests where the opposition has been aking him to illegally run for a third time. the president hasn't declared intentions but cracking down. >> this is an election year for the au as well. the counsel members of the peace and security council have ended. at a time commission, zuma and later in the year. the new union chairperson has replaced president robert mugabe in his inaugural speech. he had no illusions about the task ahead in tackling the many problems afflicting africa. catherine soi, al jazeera. >> south sudan has an abundance of oil but it is actually making a loss from producing it. the country has been paying sudan from which it separate

security council. the test was announced on north korean television. >> translation: we will not give up our nuclear program as long as u.s. maintains its stance of aggression >>> let's go live to beijing and our correspondent adrian brown. the first reports were that there was a large earthquake. >> reporter: yes. that's right. i've been looking at some pictures on state television showing people running in the streets on the border of north korea. people there had thought there had been an earthquake. they're very close to north korea. i was in that area just three months ago. it's quite a tense border area, actually. so, yes, china really felt the impact of what it was that north korea tested. a short time ago the foreign ministry here gave a briefing to foreign news journalists. the rebuk they issued to north korea was actually quite mild. they urged north korea to return to the six-party talks. china, of course, is about the only friend that north korea has right now. they have in the past been al

the security council met last night. no decision was taken. there was an extended meeting today. we're yet to hear what the outcome is going to be. it's not surprising that given the complexity of the issue and given the fact that the president himself rejected the communique of december last year where the security council decided to sends in a peace keeping force, and it's very clear also as we speak that there's no consensus at the security council, so we have to wait for the assembly of heads of states to sty on what's going to happen in burundi >>> burundi isn't the only country which is facing constitutional changes in the issue of i president running for a third term. can you talk about what the other countries there will be discussing? >> i mean, the other key country, i guess, in the context of burundi and the question of third term is, obviously, the democratic republic of congo next-door. there are countries in the central african republic, rwanda, we saw the decision there and also another, so it's coming up and up against the question of a third term. i think it rais

security council said it will take action. in the past it said it would take significant measures for any future test. >> the members of the security council will begin to work immediately on such measures in a new security council resolution. >> he said the test was a clear violation of security council resolution and a threat to nuclear nonproliferation. north korea's long-time ally china joined the rest of the members in their response. a successful hydrogen bomb test would increase the nuclear threat from north korea. the weapon is far more powerful than an atomic bomb but experts and countries around the world question the country's claim. south korea's national intelligence service is one group doubting its credibility. officials of the agency gave a briefing at an emergency meeting wednesday. according to lawmakers who attended, the test had a strength of six kilotons. they explained that a miniature hydrogen bomb detonation would have a strength of 50 to 60 kilotons. the intelligence officials said the strength of the

that's basic live the mandate that i've been assigned to by this security council. security council is also 2254 urging me to bring the broadest possible spectrum of the opposition. now, due to the intense agreements, frankly and different opinions on who should be on the list, the actual beginning of the talks which was meant to be today, 25 january, have been delayed. today, therefore, instead of announcing the beginning of the talks, i am in a position of still announcing to you the date in which in my opinion we will be in a position to send invitations tomorrow. the date which we will aiming at having the beginning of the i want tray syrian talks, 29 of january. the invitation will be should based on the criteria of inclusiveness, substantive weight. the agenda will be the one set by the 2254, the invitations will clearly want to be also addressed to women and civil society. i made a point and the secretary has been extremely clear on that, whatever list of various delegations want to come, we will make sure that there is a substantial presence of women to advi

security council was hastily convinced. ambassadors condemned north korea and said new action was needed. >> the members of the security council will begin to working immediately on such members as the resolution. >> japan, which joined the security council just a few days ago said those measures must be tough otherwise the credibility of the united nations will be at stake. >> what can the u.n. security council do? it already has regimes in place. what else is there in north korea to sanction? beyond that everyone on the u.n. security council knows that they need to tread carefully. they don't want to revoke a leader who makes unpredictable and rash decisions and who has nuclear weapons, no matter how primitive. >> now to our white house correspondent patty culhane. tell us more about obama administration's reaction to this test. >> the white house has condemned the act pretty quick in the early morning hours here in washington. and they have down played the fact that this was a hydrogen explosion. we saw the spokes penal

in a statement overnight, a un security council spokesperson saying we condemn any violation of security resolutions. the security council will be meeting on this today. we will bring in new information as we get it. emily: right now, we are expecting new information after a discovery on the side of the massachusetts highway. sources tell 5 investigates a man' s body found in auburn is suspicious. the body was found in the woods released. globe" tries debacle. the paper now bringing back its handle about half of the delivery routes. they will work with the new papers to thousands of subscribers for more than a week. john henry is taking to the pages of the paper, writing in part, many of the people who support journalism in this region have been slapped in the face simply trying to get their daily newspaper. mr. trump: it is no good, it is no fair, and they are not going to screw around with the second amendment. emily: donald trump slamming president obama' s new executive order on gun control. criticism and threats of legal challenges from republicans yesterday. the president' s 10 poi

ban ki-moon i demand the dprk seize any further nuclear activities the un security council holding an emergency meeting- today- after the televised claims- that a 5.1 magnitude earthquake near north korea's facilty- was cause d by a hydrogen bomb- ? a weapon- that can be about 10-thousand times more powerful than atomic bombs - like those dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki in world war ii. nat the u-s immediately launched so-called "nuclear sniffer" planes to determine - whether the claims are true... josh earnest - the initial analysis is not consistent with nk claim of a successful hydrogen bomb test if the claim is later confirmed- this would be the north korea's fourth time testing a nuclear weapon since 2006 - but the first time testing a thermo- but experts- are explosive results were too small to be from even a failed hydrogyen bomb test? expert they are bragging and puffing themselves up.. they don't actually have the capability to obliterate koran peninsular.. the bad news is that they are trying? tag- with north korea already heavily sanctioned, the un security council hasn't

the things that are not as obvious as the cake and cookies. >> the un security council getting ready for an emergency claims from north korea. the government there claiming to have successfully tested a powerful hydrogen bomb. cindy: it is cold out there again this morning. sunshine and a southwesterly wind going to warm us up today. how long that lasts ahead. take a look at what you can expect this morning. single digits in nashua and >> good morning, eyeopener! randy: good morning to you. good morning to all of our friends in overlake -- silver lake and kingston. all right. good morning. emily: fantastic. we would love to see your school pride. go to the front page of wcvb.com and upload your video. cindy: you see 14 on our thermometer there. everything is so relative. even 40 degrees this afternoon is going to feel only. -- balmy. how time has changed from just a week ago. a milder finish today. we have more clouds overall. look at the clear skies and a fresh snow pack across southeastern massachusetts. 10, hyannis. you get the idea. massachusetts. in boston, we were 8 yesterday m

security council, saying they have conditions before they come here.y say they cannot negotiate here in geneva about peace when they are still being bombarded on the ground, when civilians are still being besieged and they want some of the basic provisions in the u.n. security council resolution passed at the end of last year, resolution 2254. they want those actually to be respected before they are going to come here. we have got talk that perhaps they will be on their way to geneva, but the latest information, and it has been a confusing picture all day is that that plane has not taken off yet. >> and that means presumably the u.n. is not concerned about the arrival of that block. because the negotiatation simply can't happen without them. >> reporter: absolutely, but there is also the idea from the united nations and those supporting this process, the international support group, and that's one of the main things that is different from the talks that failed two years ago, is you have all of the regional and international players who say they are emb

the united nations security council imposes new measures against norco korea -- north korea.ver happened was a violation of united nations resolutions. pyongyang said it was to protect itself from the united states and other him and he's. -- otherhim and he's enemies. there is david. again, total of 15 minutes. st circuit in, fir breaker triggered. then it stopped trading for the day. 637 billion u.s. dollars was wiped out in that span of 15 minutes. just to show you how quickly and volatile it was. today for somer of my friends watching from the pub. each and every sector in the red at the moment. selling pressure has transferred here to hong kong. a lot of people can't touch their positions anymore. a shares taking the brunt of it. four times what we are used to seeing this time of day. down for the hang seng index. tie one down 1%, closer to 2%. taiwan down 1%, closer to 2%. that's the trading day in shanghai. that is 5%. we are done for the day. more than 10% down from the december peak. we are in a correction. it does not have any chance of coming up today. nikkei 225 ju

security council spokesman said quote, we condemn any violation of un security council resolutions and again call on north korea to abide by its again, the security council will meet on this today. we' ll bring you new information as we get it. emily: other stories we' re following right now, sources tell 5 investigates the death of a man, whose body was found on the side of the highway, is suspicious. sky 5 over the scene yesterday on interstate 290. the body was found in the woods between the highway and the auburn park offices. the man' s identity has not been released. randy: police in several towns are searching for these thieves. officers say the men are going into local gyms, and stealing people' s car keys. they then use the remote to find whatever' s inside. this video shows them cashing-in at the target store in stoughton. anyone with information is asked to contact police. emily: right now, the mother of a little girl, found dead on deer island, is preparing to go back to court. it' the eye' s todd kazakiewich is in boston with what we can expect todd rachelle bond is expect

security council to make a decision? everyone is just saying oh, this is so bad they did this. thing. what happens now? >> i think that definitely united states may tell russia, china, of course south korea are going to be engaged in deliberations and there will be a lot of dim mack missions -- diplomatic missions. >> south korea must be on edge today? >> absolutely. the south korean defense ministry and the south korean foreign affairs minute tree are meetings. this is such a dangerous situation for all the neighbors of north korea. >> absolutely. thank you for coming in today. >> thank you. >> very much. >>> hundreds of american troops are receiving medals of honor. the pentagon may order the military to review more than 1100 medals issued since 9/11. it is the country's highest award issued for valor and combat. if approved, the sweeping review would represent one of the most significant steps in decades to honor troops. if even a fraction of the medals under review are upgraded it's possible that dozens more troops w