and most european nations recognize kossovo but the russian foreign ministry backing the serbian position said the court intentionally avoided ruling on the legality of kossovo as an independent state moscow wants bilateral talks between serbia and kosovo to resolve their differences journalist and historian a bush criticized the court's decision as in that credible. it's pretty much a death sentence for international law this is a textbook case of. clear violation of both the un resolution twelve forty four and all the accepted norms of international law. honestly was expecting a more nuanced decision along the lines of it was illegal but it doesn't matter quite honestly didn't expect the world court to take such a directly pro-american position to be perfectly honest course of always much independent does munch equal or vichy france was in world war two it's a puppet state it suffers from and democrat option abuses of power its government structure can be best described as organized crime is not a state in any way shape or form just because the us state department says it is a doesn't m

a foreign policy at a serbian public t.v. thanks very much indeed for joining us now that the hague ruling has no legal power so just how important is this. well what happened in the hague today it was very interesting because the court actually decided that the scope of their decision is much narrower than we thought. we saw this question as a question on whether costs or can be a sovereign state or not or whether it can bridge the sovereignty of serbia and the court decided that they will only give their opinion advisory opinion on the piece of paper that was drafted by a group of people sitting in the assembly of course of zero and that piece of paper according to their ruling is breach of the international law now what authorities in belgrade now say and what we now expect is that they have left this decision. about whether course all can be a sovereign state or not an independent state is left for the general assembly of the united nations and indeed i think that it is certain that the serbian authorities will now ask th

, the disappointment was better. -- >> for the serbian people, the disappointment was bitter. they feel it was wrong for close vote to declare independence. >> it is not just perry how can they say that? kosovo was the heart of serbia. we made a mistake in bringing the case. >> serbia brought the case to court and belgrade had hoped for a different outcome. even though the ruling is non- binding, it has major political implications. it could pave the way for closer vote to be recognized by even more countries. >> the court considers that it contains no application of this. accordingly, concludes the declaration of independence on the 17th of february, 2008, does not violate international law. >> kovo's government is hoping to turn the page. >> i expect serbia to talk with us on many issues of mutual interest. >> the serbian government has said it will never recognize the independence of its former province. >>> the german foreign minister westerwelle has welcomed the ruling, calling for cooperation between serbia and kosovo, making the remarks on the fringes of the african uni

but does not want to rule cos of those residents boy in a burka issue of foreign policy editor at serbian national television says the pristina has avoided by lateral talks with belgrade in the past serbia can now bring the issue for discussion at the un general assembly. what thought it is in belgrade now say and what we now expect is that they have left this decision. about whether of course all can be a sovereign state or not an independent state is left to the general assembly of

since then, belgrade has been attempting to prosecute him on serbian soil. though world has been to focus on the other side. he has seen. he has been seen as a key figure to address that balance. the whole affair had very strange relations between bosnia and serbia, with the bosnian government say that he had only ever protected his country from serbian aggression. the moslem member of bosnia's tripod presidency passed whether the verdict would allow the relationship between the two countries improve. >> i am glad that the justice has been served. as for the relations, if we respect each other, then there will be good relations. >> serbia has pledged to launch an official appeal. this is the third tribunal that has cleared the former bosnian leader of these charges, but belgrade remains defiant in its pursuit of him. >> football authorities in argentina confirm that his country club be renewed. argentina is one of the favorites to win this month. in the u.k., a con man who claims he was selling the ritz hotel in london has been jailed for five years. anthony

serbian president boris tadic dismissed the court's verdict, saying his country would never recognize the unilaterally proclaimed independence of kosovo. ethnic albanians account for almost 90% of kosovo, where serbians live. >>> the governor of miyazaki prefecture in southern japan says he wants to lift the state of emergency declared for an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease as early as next tuesday. governor hideo higashikokubaru declared a prefecture-wide state of emergency in mid may. residents were required to carry out thorough disinfections and postpone social events. restrictions for most regions were eased after livestock at risk were destroyed. however, when symptoms of the disease were discovered at a farm in miyazaki city on july 4th, the prefecture asked nearby residents to stay on guard. areas around the farm are expected to be confirmed free of the foot-and-mouth virus next tuesday, allowing the resumption of livestock transport throughout the prefecture. the governor says even after the lifting of the state of emergency a disinfection system should remain in place unt

the serbian war crimes prosecutor and he told me that he was disappointed.bosnia is mainly seen as a victim of the balkan wars of the 1990's. this is not necessarily up held by the facts. serbia has been behind this case. the chief for crimes prosecutor has been in london to personally oversee proceedings. the reason for that runs deep. serbia feels that war crimes committed against the serbs had been largely forgotten but the world has been too focused on the other side. it seems that serbia's hopes of trying -- on serbian soil has been thwarted. >> in china, authorities are saying that flood waters will peak at the three gorges dam within the next 24 hours. there's torrential rains further up the river. more is expected in parts of southern china. the floods have left seven had 50 people dead. >> since sunday night, they have been pumping extra water into the dam. they need the lower water levels before the latest flood will hit. each night, the same images. these are roads turned into rivers. people struggling in the worst floods that have seen for years.

foreign affairs editor at serbian national television land book which says the next step is to sit with him bring the cost of the un general assembly. it will be the decision of the general assembly that will change more things than this ruling which isn't unimportant but it says less than we thought it would the fact of course of all albanians are now deciding about their own lives and it is their free will i'm not the spokes person of the government government but what i've heard from from our government seems to me as if serbia does not want to rule over . and decide about their lives it only wants a minimum of sovereignty over the territory recognize the sovereignty that does not imply serbian right to actually run the daily lives of course of all being aeons and serbia head in the past several different proposals on how to resolve this all of which were very quickly rejected by the big powers except for four for russia and china and there wasn't much room for for serbia to corporate or negotiate. your way we've got plenty more coming up later in the program putting life on ice. and

all he wants a minimum of sovereignty over the territory recognize the sovereignty does not imply serbian right to actually run the daily lives of course of all binion's and serbia head in the past several different proposals on how to resolve this all of which were very quickly rejected by the big powers except for four for russia and china and there wasn't much room for for serbia to corporator and you go see a. deal with r.t. and we've got plenty more coming up later in the program including putting life on ice. and ahead eight refrigerating get stored in this liquid nitrogen feels very crabby says it can't make any promises but this might just be a way to get to my mind. is it the only person in europe that claims to offer the possibility of life after death by freezing planes brains bodies. the us federal government has brought an eleventh hour those suit against the new immigration bill in arizona it says the door that said to come into force next week would violate the rights of immigrants and the to racial profiling measures would give the police the power to stop anyone they susp

ever since belgrade has been determined to try him on serbian soil. serbia felt war crimes committed against serbs have been forgotten and the world was too focused on the other side. he is seen as a key figure in the thames to redress that balance. this had strained relations between bosnia and serbia, with the government saying he only protect his country from protection. he was asked whether the verdict would allow the relationship to improve. >> i said i am glad justice has been served. as for relations, if we respect each other it then there will be good relations. >> serbia pledged to launch an official appeal. belgrade remains defiant in its attempt to pursue him in. >> [unintelligible] they are synonymous with spain, but on wednesday one region will decide whether to outlaw bullfighting. it will not just be a verdict on animal rights but also on the cultural community. he may find some of the report distressing. >> a moment of silence for the animals slaughtered in the bullring. animal rights activists will not hold up with traditionist over b

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lithuanians is of serbian -- lithuanians is observing the anniversary of a battle. a parade in re-enactment commemorated the event. it was at this event that the polish alliance prevailed. an open championship at st. andrews. there were two shots clear of the field. tiger woods is four shots off of the pace. he started at .67. it is an illicit trade, a major cause of deforestation, in the can wreck the chances of sustainable development -- and it can wreck the chances of sustainable development in the world's poorest countries. our environment correspondent richard black has details. >> this, too, and us sites across much of the developing world. -- two, and a site across much of the developing world. -- too common a sight. in the recent past more than half of the lumber harvested here was illegal. that is changing according to a report from chatham house in london, illegal logging is declining. worldwide, it has gone down by 60% in eight years. chatham house researchers estimate illegal logging has fallen in camera and by -- cameroon by 50%. that in a single decade

into a two man showdown between a local high flyer looks on the show again and but i look of the serbianteam and even though the serb have the most spectacular donk of all the hometown boy was more consistent and left home with the title at fourteen russia their final against dystonia was a predictably tougher contest than the previous ones but once again smart play and taking advantages of the mismatches got the job done for the hosts eighteen thirteen wash of the final score with chaotic sound of name the tournament and v.p. the host keep the trophy home for the third time in four years the media was before . moscow. and there's been more sports most of it is at the luzhniki on saturday as part of the international sports forum taking place here in the capital and among courses reports. russia is truly a country of sport especially in the summertime when the weather is just perfect and everyone wants to be outside so without any further ado sit back relax enjoy and let the counting russian style. thank you. thank you. thank you thank you. thanks. that's like the sports for that day wit

population of casa were tensions remain high the province you know laterally declared in pan's from serbian family already two thousand and eight after un brokered negotiations failed balkans experts we should govern a lot of it says it is an important test case. but it is the very little that can do against the powers. that have made this secession from and from the federal republic of yugoslavia are possible but if the international court of justice requests with it as the legal and we have all these countries filled with. recognition of the situation i'm talking about most of the european union countries and above all the united states will mean might is right. very serious situation that we are not in a position to resolve international issues legally. that was one of the experts on the balkans mission ever large the. twenty four hours a day with many more stories and videos so let's take a quick look at what's on right now. some ossified to getting their us rails from a to even more dangerous than bungee jumping so log on to our website to see more of this latest grades. find out why m

and just another rather troll since it's one of the most impressive architectural monuments of the serbian era it's ground breathtaking and it is billed as a visual proof of the socialist states. ok that is the way the news that. he didn't go away all the latest now with kareena. hello and welcome to our business program good to have you with us well gary and russia our society details agreement on the south stream gas pipeline project late on friday the deal is effectively a road map of how the two countries will move forward the next step will be to set up a joint company to study the visibility of the project which would provide the details of a legally blind contract binding contract now gas problem is developing south stream to provide an alternative route for russian gas to europe its main partners in the venture italian energy giant amy and france e.t.f. . and for more on the story we're joined in the studio by oil and gas analysts from if the mystical hello victor thanks for joining now and tell me how important is paul gary of south stream at the moment. i say quite important beca

all he wants a minimum of sovereignty over that area three recognize the sovereignty does not imply serbian right to actually run the daily lives of course of all binion's and serbia head in the past several different proposals on how to resolve this all of which were very quickly rejected by the big powers except for four for russia and china and there wasn't much room for for serbia to cooperate there and you go see. it is nearly ten minutes past the hour here in the russian capital you are with r t now a court hearing has taken place in the u.s. state of arizona over the new immigration law that set to come into force there next week the u.s. government is trying to block the bill saying it would lead to racial profiling no ruling has been made so far the new measures would allow the police to stop anyone they suspect of being an illegal immigrant human rights activist reverend a great. radio host attorney katz clashed on the issue in artie's washington d.c. studio. every conversation about the law not being humane is a red herring it should not be discussed it's an embarrassment as b te

he wants a minimum of sovereignty over that area thirty recognize the sovereignty does not imply serbian right to actually run the daily lives of course of all being aeons and serbia head in the past several different proposals on how to resolve this all of which were very quickly rejected by the big powers except for four for russia and china and there wasn't much room for for serbia to cooperate or in you go see a. we are approaching the ten minute mark of the hour here in the russian capital you're with r.t. thank you for joining us now milan as the center of opera and fashion it's a fitting setting for talks on cultural ties between russia and italy key on the agenda for dmitri medvedev and silvio berlusconi will be two thousand and eleven as a mutual year of culture to be held in both countries european security russia e.u. and russia nato relations as well as iran and afghanistan to be discussed after the meeting russian president and the italian prime minister are expected to give a news conference which we will cover live. but with the tourist season at its height many beachgoers