they'll arrive in seoul on monday and tokyo on tuesday. the u.s.overnment imposed more sanctions against iran earlier this month. the move followed the u.n. security council's adoption of a resolution to impose further sanctions on iran due to its nuclear development. the u.n. sanctions mainly target foreign firms that have exported oil products to iran. the united states is also working on further sanctions against north korea following the march sinking of a south korean warship allegedly by the north. the sanctions are said to include freezing of assets of north korean entities and individuals in the u.s. the u.s. is expected to call on japan and south korea to follow suit. it aims to increase pressure on iran and north korea and make its sanctions more effective. >>> thai prime minister abhisit vejjajiva announced thursday that he has lifted the state of emergency in six more provinces. however, he added that the law remains in effect for the capital of bangkok, even though protests there ended over two months ago. the government imposed emerge

there are travels to seoul, south korea. on july 21, the secretaries will participate in talks at the republic of korea. it will be the first meeting of them and the talks will address the full range of security and allianz issues including the development of a new chance for implementation plan agreed by president obama agreed earlier this month as well as other enhancements to the military readiness. in the wake of the unprovoked

look out for those sharp showers as well. 29 degrees in beijing. 26 in seoul.going to be hot in chongqing. 35 for your daytime high. now, in north america the severe weather conditions such as thunderstorms, large hail, and possibly tornados will be forming along this frontal line, especially around the great lakes it's going to be very, very windy for you. all that is going to be heading into the eastern seaboard on your friday. but the heat wave conditions will be continuing up in the northeastern corner. 35 degrees in new york and 36 in washington, d.c. heat wave also prevailing across eastern and central europe as well. temperatures really hotting up due to the jet stream meandering all the way to the north, receiving all that hot air from the -- from north africa. so temperatures are boosting here. 28 degrees in stockholm. 33 in moscow. and way above average in berlin. 36 degrees as well. now, the heat wave conditions can turn deadly. and in major cities the air quality can become quite poor as well. due to the stack's atmospheric conditions. the heat wave

secretary of state hillary clinton announced the talks after talks with south korean leaders in seoul, following p'yongyang's alleged sinking of a naval vessel in march. it targets luxury items, and the sale or purchase of arms. . >> hillary clinton and robert gates in the demilitarized zone. it is a symbolic visit, one of a number of visits to show support for the south following the alleged attack on the south korean warship. gates used the opportunity to point out problems in the north. >> it is stunning how little has changed, and yet how much south korea has continued to grow. the north, by contrast, is in isolation. >> north korea's nuclear program is another stumbling block in its relationship with the outside world. clinton says she hopes the new sanctions will persuade p'yongyang to end efforts to build atomic weapons and to change its political course. >> north korea can stop its provocative behavior, it's stress, and belligerence toward its neighbors, take irreversible steps to fulfil its denuclearization commitment and comply with international law. if north korea chooses

what to washington and seoul think of that? >> there has been a cautious welcome as there would be for any statement from north korea that it is ready to come back to the negotiating table. i think the priority for washington and its ally is to prepare for a joint naval exercise which will begin this weekend. the visit of hillary clinton coincides with those preparations. this is a large-scale exercise involving 20 ships, 200 aircraft, 8000 personnel. the message is clear. sending a message of deterrence career.h towe further acts of aggression will not be tolerated. while any sort of a conciliatory statement will be welcomed, at the moment, the real focus is on sending a message of deterrence. >> a senior auditor at the united nations was -- launched a strong attack on ban ki-moon, accusing him of undermining efforts to combat corruption. the outgoing head of the internal oversight organization said under his leadership, the u.n. has entered a period of decay. there has been a dramatic rise in malnutrition. it is trying to inc

seoul would a didn't even the full force of what i could do. >> appearing to say she did not do everythingould to help a white farmer. the agriculture department with no time calling in regard to the band her resignation of this world development director in georgia. >> then the rest of the peach speech appeared to shrug it described our own father had been murdered by white supremacists and have the white farmer helped her overcome her own >> would with the shower rod has not said whether or not she will take this new position she is just for a couple of days to make up her mind. >> workers of state busy looking for oil in the gulf there still using a blend these are areas of the gulf try to get a good overview of where the oil is spreading. they're keeping a close watch on an experimental cap on the broken and oil well all of these efforts might have to be put on hold pending on the weather appeared a tropical storm could move into the gulf over the weekend that threat is already prompted bp to suspend drilling and on release well. secretary of state henry clinton has announced new sanct

bbc news, seoul. >> good to have you with us and "bbc world news." stay with us if you can. still to come -- is the world winning the battle against illegal logging? and you report suggests it is. first though, south asia's nuclear powers of india and pakistan have agreed to tentative measures to improve relations. this after a meeting between the two nations' foreign ministers. we have this report. >> the relationship between these nuclear powers is full of suspicion that often boils over into out and out loathing. they are trying not to show that today. the high level meetings were very cordial, and they went on much longer than planned. in the end, there were no headline-grabbing proposals. just talk of modest progress. >> these prolonged discussions were useful in creating and understanding how to move forward. >> there was mention of the need for confidence-building measures, but no details of what they might be. wrist metric from the chief guest. >> the measures that lay ahead and the promise that a good neighborly relationship between our two countries holds for our p

. >> hillary clinton came to vietnam from the south korean capital of seoul where she and robert gates laid flowers for those killed in war, and also in memory of the 46 out three and sailors who died in march and the sinking of zero warships, blamed on north korea in an international -- sinking of a north korean warship, -- sinking of a south korean warship, blamed on north korea an international investigation. joint u.s.-south korea and naval exercises are planned for this weekend, aimed at deterring any attacks from north korea. this was a south korean exercise in may, a response to the sinking of the warsaw -- warship. american said they strongly support the idea of south korea demonstrating that it can defend itself. china and north korea -- china, ally, hasea's main expressed concern. the mood is likely to become more intense. bbc news. >> authorities are said to reopen one-third of fishing grounds in the gulf of mexico. they say no crude-oil has been found since the middle of june. meanwhile, some ships being used and the cleanup are being called off. forecast -- forecasters wer

so quite hot and muggy. 27 for seoul and then 35 in tokyo.s going to be pretty steamy yet again across a lot of japan, especially central sections, looking at an expected high of 38, in gifu. 37 in kyoto. heat-related issues are going to be a major concern, so make sure to stay really well hide raiydr. over toward the americas. and in the caribbean we are watching a new storm system, tropical storm bonnie that just formed. this will be our second tropical storm of the atlantic hurricane season. it's now just south of the bahamas and expected to head in toward the gulf of mexico aiming for the lower mississippi valley, especially around louisiana. where likely it will make landfall. slow strengthening is expected in the next 48 hours, but already it's been bringing quite a bit of rain to the caribbean islands as well as the florida peninsula, and expect that to continue. and that rainy area will head northward. all of you in this area really need to watch out and keep updated with what your local reports are telling you. that's a look at your

and in seoul, the two americans held security talks with their south korean counterparts and announcedew sanctions against the north, which the u.s. says is pressing ahead with its nuclear weapons program. >> these measures are not directed at the people of north korea who have suffered too long due to the misguided and aligned priorities of the government. they are directed at the destabilizing illicit and provocative policies pursued by that government. >> brown: those provocations include the march 26th sinking of a south korean warship the cheonan in the yellow sea and 46 sailors on board were killed. after the ship was raised, an international investigation concluded that a north korean torpedo attack had sunk the ship. north korea denied any involvement, and its state t.v. broadcast images of protests against the u.s. and south korea. today's official visit was also part of a remembrance of the 60th anniversary of the start of the korean war that began with a surprise attack by at least 90,000 north korean troops with backing from the soviet union on june 25, 1950. >> high overhe

defense minister kim tae young secretary of state hillary clinton and defense secretary robert gates in seoul on wednesday. the ministers are expected to reaffirm efforts to strengthen coordination to counter north korean threats. on tuesday the two countries announce add that they will conduct joint military drills in waters off the korean peninsula from sunday through wednesday. some 20 vessels will take part, including a nuclear aircraft carrier, the "uss george washington," and south korean destroyers and submarines. the exercises are a response to the sinking of the south korean warship in march. south korea blames the north for the incident. now, the two sides are also expected to discuss whether the u.s. should impose financial sanctions on north korea. >>> welcome back to "newsline" business. u.s. housing starts fell for the second month in a row in june. the department of commerce said on tuesday that housing starts dropped 5% on an annualized basis from the previous month to 549,000 units. housing starts have been on the decline since a government tax incentive for home buyers expir

the same as they did with the winner in the seventy fourth minute them their return leg is at lima seoul next thursday the fifth of august. meanwhile european heavyweights liverpool and event us now have lots in common after disastrous seasons new managers at the helm and in the early start to their europa league campaigns however the newly appointed coach of the mess is side as as he has played with a result of the match where a boy of macedonia were beaten to nail with a brace from david gold. they were very satisfied i think it was. over again which could have been very difficult force within the field the crowd of the fantastic. four were very very supportive the team quite good at least twelve were good. it's . the summer well it was played today or used to play for the prequel did with fish too much. but i was really pleased with the way it will want to build their business will you please do. that we can go back to our crew with. a margin of victory which you do very well is to be a little bit more comfortable there than how we lost your door here today. and that was a fast compet

wants on how these rumors are testing nations between moscow and seoul. the sounds of this crash were heard around the world when the plane carrying polish president lech kaczynski came down and smolensk region killing on board russian poland united in mourning moscow showed it was willing to go out of their way to make sure investigation went openly and swiftly but some took the tragedy a lot more personally than others the progress of the investigation is to say the least minimal it is stalled polish investigators have received important documents was happen for mushy it this situation causes suspicion however specialists in flight safety see no flaw with the conduct of the investigation it didn't have to cut any corners because really the causes for this accident were very straightforward by which i mean that it's the kind of accident which has happened many many times in the history of aviation it is the most common type of fatal accident in aviation history i think possibly. some polish people would have said look accident investigations take two yea

clinton came to hanoi from seoul, where she announced new u.s. sanctions against north korea. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," stocks in asia were mostly mixed this morning. ashley morrison is here in new york with the latest on that. good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you, betty. asian markets had a shaky start following wall street's declines. japan's nikkei lost 0.5% while hong kong agency hang seng was mostly lower. today wall street gets the latest on the housing market and a look at the weekly jobless claim numbers. wednesday stocks sputtered after ben bernanke told congress the economy remains fragile and the outlook uncertain. the dow lost 109 points while the nasdaq gave back 35. >>> government watchdogs say a $50 billion program to help people avoid foreclosure isn't even making a dent. a special inspector general found mortgage companies have too much leeway to decide who qualifies for reduced balances and payments. mortgage debt collectors don't have much incentive to help because they usually make more money on a foreclosure. >>> b

once came to the studio and was sitting where you're sitting right now he said he had been told in seoul breaks made by bosch and other foreign made components in which case had been promised there would be no problem certificate why is it he said he wanted to use only russian parts no one would say he fired they told him is there anything like that innovation. yeah you. know i don't see anything like that all you need is a sufficient amount of skills and experience because you can certified almost anything but will if you certify something that was never certified before you have to realize that their certification cycle will take a lot of time we must make products that will come to the market within rather a brief time frame of course there's no question of protectionism oh no. so there is no direct protectionism is another question it's more of a political nature but you are the right person to ask about it the bulk of the soviet military transport aircraft industry was left in ukraine as i understand well one tonfa was the main manufacturer in this class so what's your plan will you

secretary of state hillary clinton announced the measures during a visit to seoul, south korea, this morning. the sanctions include the purchase and sale of arms and freezing the assets of individuals. clinton says the sanctions are aimed at the north korean government, not its people. >>> bp is denying a report that chief executive tony hayward will resign. "the times" of london says he could step down as early as next month. hayward has come under intense criticism for his handling of the gulf oil spill. a bp spokesman says hayward, quote, remains very much in charge. >>> in the gulf, government officials say the containment cap on the leaking well is holding up so far. five leaks have been discovered around the well machinery, but they're described as very small drips. bp has been given another 24 hours to keep the 75-ton cap in place. the company is considering trying to plug the leak with the so-called static kill, which means pumping mud and cement into the well. >>> it was over in a matter of seconds. severe turbulence suddenly struck a united airlines jet throwing passengers

clear proliferation secretary of state hillary clinton announced the new measures during a visit to seoul on wednesday tensions heightened after the sinking of a south korean warship in march which an international report concluded pyongyang was responsible for an accusation it denies. the u.s. senate has passed a bill to help america's jobless they voted to restore state handouts to millions of americans who have been out of work for over half a year benefits have lapsed at the end of may with democrats and republicans deeply divided on the issue the move will cost thirty four billion dollars. in chad of sad sudanese president omar al bashir will not be arrested during his visit to the african country the international criminal court is calling for attention on charges of genocide and war crimes committed during the conflict and therefore it's his first visit to a country which recognizes the i.c.c. since his indictment last year last year denies the charges. southern china is bracing for its second typhoon in a week as the country continues to balance worst floods in over a decade typho

from around the wall sounds like real how developed can mean we saw with a range of them diplomacy seoul says it's capable of reaching one of north korea's nuclear facilities tensions between the two countries have supplied the south north of sinking a korean warship killing forty six same as the christmas holiday also how the potential to enter the territories of russia china. the installation of the surface is just stuff as missiles along the border with north korea will stall based here. b.p. says there are no signs of leakage from his ruptured oil well in the gulf of mexico off to the latest attempt to page three valves have been sheltered stopping the flow for the first time since april however engineers all still searching for all of undiscovered leaks america's worst environmental disaster has seen around seven hundred million liters of oil spill into the good ship ok do stay with us after a short break kareen is up next the latest business. for the. we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news maker. hello and welcome to business good to have you wit

korea's has been high since the sinking of the south korean naval vessel in march both washington and seoul claim the war games to curb aggression forbidden war. with the tourist season at. it's hard many beachgoers flocked to the black sea coast for some summer fun but alongside the hotels and restaurants one ukrainian resort has a marquee tourist site adesa has become a thriving hub for the sex slave industry as a strategic port its location makes it all hot spot for human trafficking to and from the region as alexei ownership ski reports. it is fun in the sun in the caribbean port city of odessa hundreds of thousands come here during the height to season. but for this woman from central africa it became a living nightmare with her identity concealed she told us how she was turned into a sex life. i met a man who told me he'd marry me and take care of me he brought me here when he locked me in a hotel room some men came every day and raped me sometimes there were three of them one later the man said he only to turkey but i managed to find help. she managed to escape from the man who hadn'

who are interested in seoul and russia chinese relations it's no secret that basically a russia wants chinese american relations to do so and the united states wants russian chinese relations. basically russia will be very cautious in any diplomatic moves on this issue. what chinese authorities are sort of to for russian diplomats and officials but obviously there is a lot of discontent in russia and the russian government. environmental disasters to their spiel into russian territory from china and this is just one more such a guru and let's hope that the problem will be resolved and the chinese government will share with our small brokerage informational dimitri let's talk about the fact that. this is not the first time that this is happening does this an industrial incidence of this kind in china causing environmental problems for its neighbors seem to be something that happens fairly frequently why is it not learning from its problems mistakes in mending its way. well because unfortunately china is not a very democratic country everyone knows there are usually a loft when i read t

deep division on how the incident is to be described in the organization's security statement with seoul and the u. was wanting tough condemnation opposed by china and pyongyang which denies responsibility speculation from russian diplomatic sources suggests the north may consider returning to six party talks about its nuclear program to bypass the warship. now i'll be back in ten minutes with the headlines update next on r.t. though our detox in journalism after jonathan cook about middle east politics and why israel could actually be benefiting from instability in the region that's coming up. with now have jonathan cook a freelance journalist and author of three books mr cook thank you very much for joining us here on r.t. you are the only western journalist to be based here in nazareth the largest arab town in israel what kind of different insight does this give you to the conflict as opposed to most foreign journalists who are based in the centers of tel of a of jerusalem and ramallah that location in itself. tends to select the focus of your work tends to prejudge what the issues ma

it was america's first seoul satellite tracking station and supported every space shuttle mission. >> those activities were in many ways the eyes and ears of the nation which let us do things to help keep america safe. so know what other people were doing around the world. >> the work was done inside a nine storey tall windowless building. it actually only has four floors and miles and miles of cables and wires connected to computers. at one time 5,000 people worked in this facility. >> this is a passing of the birth of space because this is where the birth of operational space was. it was the only place that was the birth of operational space. it is the end of a really significant era. >> reporter: it started out as the sunnyvale air force station. but it was then changed to an astronaut who was killed. it brought about the demise of this facility but there are good remedies. >> you went home every night with the sense of feeling that you were doing something for your country, the men and women that were in harm's way. you were giving them the latest information so that they could be

it was america's first seoul satellite tracking station and supported every space shuttle mission. >>hose activities were in many ways the eyes and ears of the nation which let us do things to help keep america safe. so know what other people were doing around the world. >> the work was done inside a nine storey tall windowless building. it actually only has four floors and miles and miles of cables and wires connected to computers. at one time 5,000 people worked in this facility. >> this is a passing of the birth of space because this is where the birth of operational space was. it was the only place that was the birth of operational space. it is the end of a really significant era. >> reporter: it started out as the sunnyvale air force station. but it was then changed to an astronaut who was killed. it brought about the demise of this facility but there are good remedies. >> you went home every night with the sense of feeling that you were doing something for your country, the men and women that were in harm's way. you were giving them the latest information so that they could be s

whether it's shanghai or seoul, jakarta or kuala lumpur.ngs are always cheesy. ♪ >> reporter: the dance moves dodgy. the outfits skimpy. ♪ >> reporter: and the performers almost always are filipino. >> where are you from? >> philippines! >> reporter: 27-year-old anna lisa in western beijing has been singing her way across asia for years. >> india, malaysia, and then china, shanghai, here. taiwan. >> reporter: the philippines, it seems, is the world's leading supplier of lounge singers. and it's not exactly a surprise when you consider that singing is practically a national sport here. this is the homeland of the new lead singer of journey, discovered on youtube. ♪ i'm forever yours faithfully ♪ >> reporter: it can be soul or rock or pop. good or bad or just plain ugly. ♪ >> reporter: but someone here is always singing. ♪ >> i think that's because filipinos really, really love to sing. >> reporter: for many aspiring stars it all starts here. we've arrived at the center for pop here, which claims it can bring out the star in you. i'm seriousl

will demonstrate once again through our military exercises as we did when bob gates and i visited in seoul together two days ago that the united states stands in firm support of the defense of south korea. >> sreenivasan: the u.s.-south korean exercises this weekend come four months after a south korean warship was sunk. international investigators found a north korean submarine torpedoed the ship. the north koreans have denied it. long-time reporter and commentator daniel schorr died today at a washington hospital. he spent 23 years with cbs news, and in the 1970s, his reporting on the watergate scandal landed him on president nixon's "enemies list." in 2001, he spoke with terry smith on "the newshour", and recalled learning about the list at the senate watergate hearings. >> you know, i was handed a copy, live on the air. i had never seen it before. read it. there it was, from john dean to h.r. hadderman, subject on screwing our political enemies. this is a priority list of 20, and i read down the list, at 17 came to my own name with the notation next to it, a real media enemy. i read it

there are travels to seoul, south korea. on july 21, the secretaries will participate in talks at the republic of korea. it will be the first meeting of them and the talks will address the full range of security and allianz issues including the development of a new chance for implementation plan agreed by president obama agreed earlier this month as well as other enhancements to the military readiness. in the wake of the unprovoked attack of north korea in march, president obama directed this department to further strengthen its cooperation with the republic of korea. we have engaged in high-level close confrontations to a fis different ways that to those clients capabilities and improve alliance state of it -- stability. we are working with the several people regarding combined military exercises including new naval and air exercises at the sea of japan and the yellow sea. we cannot announce precise details of the exercises. they have a long range of assets and will be initiated in the near future. they have planned bilater

when you say that the seoul government should be different and have a different test -- that the civil government should be different and have a different test, i disagree. i want my government to be the best of our moral and ethical standards. i want the government to be a reflection of my values, not distant from my values. i disagree. as i listen to the panel -- what are we talking about? we talk about god in these terms. one member said, we give money to the hispanic congregations. that means i am not a bad person. ladies and gentleman, why do we always focus the immigration of -- the issue of immigration and the latino community when we know that 40% of the undocumented workers in this country came here legally. there are students that are going to graduate, hopefully not from liberty university, but there are students who are going to graduate and never return to their country of origin. there are millions of undocumented workers to cross illegally. when we talk about securing the borders, let's be careful about the message we're sending. this is not a fight between the united st

. -- in seoul. they want to send a clear message to north korea.hose are some of the latest headlines from c-span radio. >> c-span is now available in over 100 million homes. a direct link to a public affairs, politics, history, and nonfiction books all as a public service greeted by america's kit companies. -- cable companies. the senate judiciary committee will vote today on the nomination of elena kagan on c- span3. you can learn more about the supreme court on -- in c-span's new book, "the supreme court." it is available in hardcover and as an e-book. host: the senate today is expected to extend jobless benefits. it is the headline in many newspapers this morning. we want to hear from you in the last 30 minutes of today's washington journal whether or not they should be extending the jobless benefits. joining us on the phone is ryan avent, an on-line economics editor for "the economist." when can viewers expect to see this vote? guest: it should take place this afternoon around 2:15 p.m. or so. they will take a business to swear in the replacem

in seoul and south korea and other places there, the vitality and the entrepreneurial spirit, the sparkle so alive. in pyongyang, where we visited, the capital of north korea, there was a poverty of spirit, a dullness, the propaganda machine network. what we saw in our hotel room or films, newsreels -- were films, newsreels of american soldiers in north korea. that is what they showed the north korean people over and over again, americans in north korea appeared that was their excuse for not having enough food for the people because the americans could be coming anytime so they had to keep the food for the military and their people are starving. leader mcconnell referenced the difference between freedom and communism and it is very clear there, as clear as that overhead picture. others have mentioned, it's on the korean war memorial, our nation honors her sons and daughters who answered the call to defend the country they never knew and people they'd never met. this same spirit of duty and devotion to the cause of freedom of lives in the service of service members and veterans to this day

what the secretary was doing in her visit to seoul, south korea, when she went to the dmz with secretary gates, what they were doing is they are showing strong support for south korea after the sinking of the ship which was blamed on the north koreans. host: as far as going back to the threat, how does the state department view that, as a threat or more? guest: the north koreans are famous for using bombastic rhetoric and not following up, but they are capable of inflicting damage, as we saw with the sinking of the ship in march. i think the threat of using its nuclear deterrent, i am not sure that people are taking that seriously. host: here is a little bit of the secretary of state talking about the role the u.s. has. >> we regret and condemn the actions of north korea, the belligerence, a provocation, the sinking of the south korean ship, the destabilizing effect that that has in northeast asia. host: what was the reception in the room when she made those statements? guest: that was in south korea, so it was fine. that was a welcome statement. the north koreans, however, reacted with

in seoul and south korea and other places there, the vitality and the entrepreneurial spirit, the sparkleen are so alive. in pyongyang, where we visited, the capital of north korea, there was a poverty of spirit, a dullness, the propaganda machine network. what we saw in our hotel room or films, newsreels -- were films, newsreels of american soldiers in north korea. that is what they showed the north korean people over and over again, americans in north korea appeared that was their excuse for not having enough food for the people because the americans could be coming anytime so they had to keep the food for the military and their people are starving. leader mcconnell referenced the difference between freedom and communism and it is very clear there, as clear as that overhead picture. others have mentioned, it's on the korean war memorial, our nation honors her sons and daughters who answered the call to defend the country they never knew and people they'd never met. this same spirit of duty and devotion to the cause of freedom of lives in the service of service members and veterans to th