that may be what he's doing sergey lavrov is a very, very difficult task. he he doesn't think this is an important deadline. other countries like iran say the real deadline is the end of june. in many ways, this deadline is here for u.s. reasons for u.s. domestic reasons because they know that the critics in congress are circling and they'd like to try to get something now before the threat of new sanctions when congress returns. >> is the feeling that they are actually going to get something now and by the end of tuesday? >> i really can't tell you the answer to that question. i think it's very finally balanced. i think they have achieved a great deal over the many months, and they feel they achieved a lot last week in the sunshine in lausanne. the weather's turned now the mood seems to have turned, because there are knows remaining sticking points. in a negotiation like this, those things that are at the end are the hardest among them lifting the sanctions and particularly the sanctions that the u.n. security council because those took such a long time to

russian foreign minister sergey lavrov, who sort offed in lausanne less than 24 hours earlier decided to leave again. he may be back close to the midnight deadline on tuesday. the break when the foreign minister of china went for a jog. are the talks going as well as your run? >> very well. >> reporter: later he told reports positions are narrowing, i'm cautiously optimistic we can reach a deal. >> reporter: in the high security of this lakeside hotel, the other for instances apart from sergey lavrov are left to reach a deal hours before the deadline. secretary of state john kerry and u.k. foreign secretary hammond took a walk presumably to discuss the sticking points. >> in negotiations of high complexity and high stakes it's not unnatural for brinksmanship to go on until the 11th hour. each is hoping the other will budge. the negotiators understand very clearly that they are running out of type. the process is no longer sustainable. >> reporter: talks are continuing on the main problem areas, the future of iran's nuclear research and development and the lifting of international sanc

. -- sergei lavrov. in geneva kerry met once again with the iranian foreign minister looking for a deal that would shut down the nuclear program. the talks with iran are the focus of benjamin netanyahu's trip to washington. the israeli prime minister will address a joint session of congress tomorrow. he is speaking at the initiation of house speaker john boehner, who did not consult with the white house. still, kerry insists there is no problem between the administration and israel. sec. kerry: i talked to the prime minister regularly including yesterday. we don't want to see this turned into some great political football. obviously, it was odd, if not unique, that we learned of it from the speaker of the house and the administration was not included in the process. alix: kerry says the u.s. and

sergei lavrov spoke about tangible signs of progress and the implementation of the minsk agreement and withdraw of heavy weaponry. john kerry was more guarded and spoke about cherry picking on the part of the armed separatists. they were withdrawing from some parts of the front line, their weapons. in other areas they were not allowing osce observers to see what was going on. he reiterated the possibility of the united states imposing further economic sanctions against russia if it felt the minsk agreement was not being closely followed in the coming days. >> for more on the u.n. human rights council in geneva let's now speak to kenneth rolf. thank you very much for being on al jazeera. we'll talk about the situation in eastern ukraine in a moment, but first i want to get your reaction on the comment made by john kerry the u.s. secretary of state today in geneva who accused the human u.n. human rights council of being obsessed with israeli abuses and saying that the u.s. would defend israel against efforts to isolated it. how much does this undermine the u.n. body? >> kerry said intere

reporter: one significant indicator is the foreign minister sergey lavrov now is not only reported foroming back for said he will come back and we are seeing allowed rob is taking part -- lavrov is taking part in a press conference and he things u.n. sanctions should be lifted after a deal is met. that's the one the sticking point that has held up an agreement between iran and the powers who are negotiating with them here in switzerland. we will see if that issue is going to be resolved. but we know after a session this morning among the so-called p5+1 powers of the german foreign minister told us there's still difficult -- difficulties and they have to work through it. francine: with or without a deal, what is it for president obama? indira: it is big. if he gets a deal he will be faced by a senator for congressional oversight on any deal. if he doesn't get a deal he will be met by congressional sanctions more sections on the run of not reaching a deal ends either way he goes, it'll be an uphill struggle with the political forces in washington whether he gets it or doesn't. firstly ba

one foreign minister's not been present here in lausanne because 24 hours ago, sergey lavrov decided to leave and go back to moscow. he said he'd come back here when he he thought there was a realistic chance of an agreement, now he in moscow a few hours ago said that he is on his way back and he is optimistic. >> i'm plan to go return to the talks and take part in the final session. i would say this round of negotiations that a good chance of success if the participants don't bring forward any new demands which may change the balance that now exists. >> sergey lavrov there his view on where we are. he's pretty optimistic. i have to say that's not necessarily what we're getting from some of the other did he dell allegations here. president obama had talked about a framework agreement. in recent days, we've heard about an understanding we're now possibly hearing just about a statement. will that be enough to satisfactory the critics of all this particularly those in congress who are threatening fresh sanctions. it will be interesting to see exactly what is released, if something is re

just go back to sergey lavrov, the russian foreign minister considering leaving. do you think that is a reality or is he kind of playing his hand? >> well, it's difficult to say. remember, that although he is there with the p5 plus one with all these national players is he talking about leaving because he doesn't see anything coming anytime soon? is he he talking about leaving because that's what sometimes you do when you're in a high stakes negotiation? you threaten to walk away, or is there even some sort of problem between him and some of those that he's supposed to be on the same side of? one of the sticking points, we believe is u.n. sanctions and how they would be removed. we know the u.s. have this idea of a new u.n. security council resolution with what they say are and this is the phrase, snap back provisions, that you write this resolution, saying we're lifting the sanctions but you if iran was not going to comply automatically in this resolution, then the sanctions would come back. russia guards it's status as one of the permanent members of the securit

sergey lavrov arrived less than 24 hours ago and decided to leave again. the chinese foreign minister wang yee went for a jog beside lake geneva. later he told reporters positions are narrowing i'm cautiouslycautiously optimistic we can reach a deal. the other foreign ministers aside from mr. lavrov met to try work out a deal. kerry and hamed took a walk. hammond took a walk. >> it is not unusual for brinksmanship to continue. i think the negotiators understand very clearly that they are running out of time and this process is no longer sustainable. >> reporter: talks are continuing on the main problem areas, the future of iran's nuclear research and development and the lifting of international sanctions but time ahead of that deadline is fast running out. james bays. al jazeera lausanne. >> nigerians are waiting result of the weekend's election. the apology polling passed rather uneventfully. in a moment we'll be live in the nigerian capital with the latest on the vote count but first here's a report from haru mutasa. >> reporter: grace worries about the

. >> sergey lavrov met earlier with u.s. secretary of state john kerry. he said he told the russian foreign minister there would be consequences for russia if the minsk accord isn't fully implemented. >> i reiterated the urgency of russia's leaders and separatists that they back the implementing the full measure of the commitments under the minsk agreements everywhere, including debaltseve outside mariupol and other key strategic areas. i underscored this morning that if that does not happen, if there continue to be these broad swaths of non-compliance or there continues to be a cherry picking as to where heavy equipment will be moved back from without knowing where it's been moved to, or if the o oh sce is not adequately able to gain the access necessary, then there would be inevitably further consequences that will place added strain on russia's already troubled economy. >> barnaby phillips joins us live from geneva. the relationship between sergey lavrov and john kerry has been strained because of the crisis in ukraine and both continue to interpret th

sergey lavrov said there has been progress, but kiev needs to do more. >> one killed in egypt in cairo according to state media. the blast happened near the high court building in the center of the city. 11 of wounded. >> let's go to our top story now, the iraqi army's defensive on tikrit. let's talk to the director of the house of iraqi expertise foundation live from london. how significant is this offensive on tikrit and why is it happening now, do you think? >> well, actually, what's happening during these two or three days is magnificent way of collaboration between the sunni trials, with the army, and the shiite militia against isis. which means it's a new way to solve problems in iraq. which is supposed to be added for successful attempts on a political way more sharing in power, more going forward but at the same time, we must say there are facts happened in these two days. the attack happened from the south, from the east south and from the west, which means that until now they didn't treat the heart of tikrit. they reached the university, which means its needs more strong effo

. >> russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov, who arrived in lausanne 24 hours earlier decided to leave. he may be back close to the deadline on tuesday. a break from negotiations in the middle of the day. chinese foreign minister wang ye wept for a jug. are the talks going well. >> very well. >> reporter: later he told reporters positions are narrowing, i'm cautiously optimistic we can reach a deal. >> in the high security of the lakeside hotel the other foreign ministers, apart from mr sergey lavrov are left to reach a deal with a matter of hours before the deadline. secretary of state john kerry and the u.k. foreign secretary philip hammond took a walk presumably discussing the remaining sticking points. >> in negotiations of such complexity and high stakes it's not nrl for brinksmanship to go on until the last minute. it is hoped they'll budge at the last minute. i think the negotiators understand clearly that they are running out of time and the process is no longer sustainable. >> talks continue on the main problem areas, the future of iran's nuclear research and development, and

the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov said talks over iran's nuclear future has a good chance ofeds. at this time mats are working hours before the self-imposed deadline. >>> one of the also of the leaders was nuclear talks is to row voice limits to prevents iran for action making a nuclear bam. several sanctions have targeted the key energy and financial sectors, crippling its economy. sanction relief should come in phases, with restrictions on imports of nuclear-related technology remaining for years. the u.s. and its european allies also want any suspended u.n. sanctions to be reinstated quickly if iran goes back on any deal. a journalist, also a commentary at the international newspaper in teheran he explained why so many people in iran want the deal. >> the people have been paying a huge cost over the past 12 years or so as you just mentioned in your report. we have been under the sanctions for such a long time and people want a way out. they all welcome the dip people is a. even the conservatives are apparently favor diplomacy because they want to say that we are siding wit

secretary of state, john kerry, and his russian counterparts sergey lavrov meet in geneva. conflict in ukraine high on their agenda. in fact it's the first time the two have met since kerry accused moscow of lying about its role in the conflict. just a few moments ago, sergey lavrov said heavy artillery is being withdrawn from the front lines in the east. >> we have seen tangible results today in the achievement of the implementation of the measures agreed in minsk. the cease-fire is being consolidated. heavy weapons are being withdrawn under oece monitoring. those who attempt to disregard this and who call for increasing arms supplies to ukraine bear a heavy responsibility of disrupting the peace settlement. they are driven by concerns of various natures, perhaps, but not the interest of the ukrainian people. >> you know that in ukraine, a fragile cease-fire is in theory, in place, but still the people of mariupol in the southeast are bracing themselves at the moment for a possible attack by pro-russian separatists. rupert wingfield-hayes has been to one of the city's main

so, of course, when sergey lavrov and john kerry got up to talk to the u.n.ights council, these were speeches in public. they then gave their public accounts of ukraine. and as you will hear and see now, what they chose to focus on was rather different. we'll start with what sergey lavrov had to say. >> translator: the grave humanitarian situation in the donbass should be given the highest priority. to ensure the fundamental rights of its people the ukrainian government must immediately lift the de facto blockade of this region restore economic ties payment of social benefits banking services and the freedom of movement between the donbass and other parts of the country. >> do not allow yourselves to be misled. in crimea and in the separatist controlled areas of eastern ukraine, men, women, and children are being killed. they're being tortured. they're being raped and sexually assaulted. detained arbitrarily, abducted for ransom forced into labor, prosecuted and persecuted because of who they are and where they worship. and that is what is happening. and it's

russian foreign minister sergey lavrov decided to leave again arriving less than 24 hours before. the break from negotiations in the middle of the day the chinese foreign minister wang yee went for a jog. later he told reporters positions are narrowing, i'm cautiously optimistic we can reach a deal. in the high security of this lake side hotel the other foreign ministers apart from mr. lavrov are left to make a deal just hours before the deadline. secretary kerry and the u.k. foreign secretary phillip hammond took a walk discussing supposedly the remaining stickingsticking points. >> with a deal with such high stakes, it is not unusual for brinksmanship, going on until the last hour. each side is hoping the other will bumming. the foreign ministers understand very clearly that they are running out of time and this process is no longer sustainable. >> talks are remaining on the main problem areas the future on iran's nuclear research and development and the lifting of international sanctions but time ahead of that deadline is fast running out. james bays, al jazeera lausanne. >> fo

russian foreign minister sergey lavrov who arrived in lausanne less than 24 hours earlier decided tove again. the chinese foreign minister wang yee went for a jog beside lake geneva. later he told reporters positions are narrowing i'm cautiously optimistic we can reach a deal. in the high security of this lake side hotel the other foreign ministers apart from mr. lavrov left to try and reach a deal with just a matter of hours to go before the deadline. secretary kerry and the u.k. foreign secretary phillip hammond took a walk reportedly discussing the remaining sticking points. >> reporter: in negotiations with such complexity and with such high stakes it is not unparticularly for brinksmanship to go until the last minute, each is hoping the other will budge at the last minute. the negotiators understand very clearly that they are running out of time and this process is no longer sustainable. >> talks are continuing on the main problem areas the future of iran's research and development and the lifting of international sanction he but the time on that deadline is fast running out. ja

we spoke yesterday about russia, sergey lavrov, the foreign minister leaving. is he back at the negotiating table? >> he headed off he went back to moscow, said he had business and said when there was something that was looking realistic in terms of an agreement, he would be back. well he has now decided he's going to come back here in lausanne. he gave a press conference before he left moscow and he he sounded optimistic. >> i'm plan to go return to the talks and take part in the final session. i would say this round of negotiations has a good chance of success if the participants don't bring forward any new demands which may change the balance that now exists. >> the words of sergey lavrov, the russian foreign minister who we believe now is on his way back here to lausanne. no agreement will be announced clearly until he's here. there is still work going on. some of the words we're getting from some more optimistic than others. it's going to be played out i think until very close to the end. as we say that deadline still over 10 hours away. >> ok, al jazeera'

negotiators but who's not actually at the talks at the moment is the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov. he said on monday that he was going back to moscow and would come back here when he felt this there was a realistic chance of an agreement. well he's on his way back. he spoke in moscow before he left and sounded optimistic. >> i'm plan to go return to the talks and take part in the final session. i would say this round of negotiations has a good chance of success if the participants don't bring forward any new demands which may change the balance that now exists. >> mr. lavrov sounding optimistic. i have to say that others aren't quite so optimistic. seven delegations negotiating here. i think even if they get a deal, it will have to be examined extremely closely how substantial is any deal, huh public is the information that they give out because the big test of this is congress. congress comes back from recess in two weeks time and they, we though are critical of what's going on here, and the administration will be hoping that they have something that is substantial enough to show

long, when so much is at stake one possible tactic is to threaten to walk away foreign minister sergey lavrov, doesn't really think this is the important deadline possibly. there are other countries including iran says this is isn't the real deadline, the real deadline is in june. the deadline is for u.s. domestic reasons because they know that the critics in congress are circling and they'd like to try to get something now before the threat of new sanctions, when congress returns. >> james bays in lausanne. >>> israel's leader is reporting his warning over the nuclear talks. prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the p-5 plus one delegates should not truss iran when making a deal -- trust iran when making a deal, continuing to conquer more land in yemen. we will continue to act against every threat in every generation certainly in this generation. >>> at least 15 people are reported dead in yemen after saudi led air strikes reportedly hit a camp for displaced people air strikes have been targeted houthis across the country and the saudis say they're in complete control of yemen's ports. vict

the latest to arrive, the russian foreign minister, sergey lavrov and the u.s. secretary phillip hammonds. >> it is in everybody's best interests that a deal does get done, but it has to put the bomb beyond iran's reach there can't be any compromise. if we're going to do this in the next couple of hours iran has got to take a deep breath and ensure that those red lines can be met. i'm very much hopeful we'll have success over the next coming hours. >> future revenue and development on its nuclear technology by iran, beyond the ten year deal that's proposed by the united states and also the lifting of sanctions particularly u.n. security council sanctions. the german foreign minister frank walter steinmeier says the negotiations will be difficult but he believes that those negotiations can be sur plownted. surmounted. >> we need flexibility in negotiations from iran. there has not been enough of that so far and it must be negotiated. we're doing unthat very seriously. i must say i have the impression that iran is also negotiating with the will to reaching a concl

russian foreign minister sergei lavrov said u.n. nctions against iran should be lifted if a nuclear deal is reached. mr. lavrov: i think sanctions should be lifted if a deal is completed. there are different ways. in practice, it should mean that sanctions should be lifted. it should not interfere with legal trade and economic activity between iran and foreign partners. amy: meanwhile, congress has vowed to impose additional sanctions if negotiators fail to reach a preliminary deal. well, for more we go to lausanne, switzerland, where we are joined by trita parsi, founder and president of the national iranian american council. he has been following the negotiatons closely. his book is a "a single roll of the dice -- obama's diplomacy with iran." welcome back to democracy now! can you talk about the agreement that has been worked out just now? trita: actually, no one can, because the details have not been released. all we know is there will be a statement of understanding, and the reason for that is the iranians will not agree to a tw

russian foreign minister sergey lavrov who arrived in lausanne less than 24 hours earlier decided to leave again. he may be back close to the midnight time on tuesday. the break from negotiations in the middle of the day chinese foreign minister wang yee went for a jog near lake geneva. >> are the talks going well? >> it's too soon. >> later he told the media positions are narrowing and cautiously optimistic we can reach a deal. lavrov left just within hours of reaching deal. discussing the remaining sticking points. >> in negotiations of such complement and with such -- complexity each is hoping the other will budge at the last minute. the negotiators understand very clearly they are running out of time and this process is no longer sustainable. >> talks remain on the future of iran's nuclear development and the lifting of international sanction he but the time ahead of that deadline is fast running out. james bays, al jazeera lausanne. >> nigerians are waiting for result of the weekend's closely fought presidential election. the poll passed relatively smoothly in the country of 170

sergey lavrov who arrived less than 24 hours earlier decided to leave again. he may be back close to the deadline on tuesday. chinese prime minister wang yee went for a jog near lake geneva. >> how are the talks going? >> well, well. later he told the reporters i'm cautiouslycautiously optimistic we can reach a deal. in the lake side hotel the other foreign minister outside of mr. lavrov are left to reach deal with hours to go before the deadline. >> secretary kerry and u.k. secretary phillip hammond took walk probably discussing the talks. >> there is no undoubted lir the negotiators understand very clearly they are running out of time and this is no longer sustainable. >> we know the sticking points ali, the research and development of nuclear facilities this iran and also the lifting of international sanctions and in particular those u.n. county security council sanctions. time is running out. remember the deadline is midnight here in lausanne on tuesday, that's 7:00 p.m. eastern time. >> less than 24 hours, thank you, james bays in lausanne, switzerland. m

. >> reporter: at a lake side hotel in geneva, another round of talks between john kerry and sergey lavrov. two men who know each other very well but yet they seem to have a dialogue of the deaf. minsk agreement was beginning to have a positive impact on eastern ukraine according to lavrov. >> those who are calling for weapons deliveries for ukraine will bear a heavy responsibility for breaking the peace process. >> reporter: but john kerry said the minsk agreement was being selectively implemented and threatened more sanctions against russia. >> if there continue to be broad swaths of noncompliance or cherry picking then there will be inevitably further consequences that will place added strain on russia's already troubled economy. >> dabilitiesdebaltseve is one of several places that fighting continued after the minsk agreement. john kerry said lack of clarity as to what should happen this this strategic town. the u.n.'s latest report on this area paints obleak picture of the humanitarian situation. it speaks of the credible accounts of heavy weaponry and foreign fighters are continuing

what can we read into the fact that sergei lavrov has left? >> reporter: he was quoted when he arrived yesterday when asked whether he was optimistic. he said, well, i'm not paid to be optimistic. john kerry standing beside him said, well at least you're not paid enough. there is a russian delegation here. sergei lavrov had his meetings last night and this morning. he was at the first key meeting today between the six world powers. there's still a lot of technical detail to go through. of course, all of it is profoundly political. they are very, very close. closer than they have ever been in what's been a 12-year standoff over iran's nuclear program. as is the nature of these kinds of negotiations, when you're coming down to the wire the posturing starts, the positions start hardening before they come to the last stretch and really indicate whether a deal can be made. that's where we are at this phase. >> what are the key differences right now? >> reporter: well there are many key differences. this is a highly technical document. it's all abou

genie: that is russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov. a targeted assassination connected to her prosecution, a sus act capital of can follow during the 2010 world cup finals. a dozen people accused of organizing the attack that killed close to 80. the attacks were claimed by the islamist somalian rebel group al-shabaab. turkey has been hit by a major blackout across the nation. the massive power cut caused chaos, shutting down metro networks in istanbul and the capital. the outage affected at least two dozen cities were telephone and internet lines were also mostly down. the government seven outside attack on the system has not been ruled out in turkey's worst blackout in 15 years. and u.s. public and in indiana are pledging to clarify a new religious freedom law. similar proposal stalled in north carolina and georgia after business activists said such measures could be used to discriminate against gay people. arkansas lawmakers, however, had acknowledged they will move forward with her law even after indiana was rebuked by companies and

russian foreign minister sergey lavrov who arrived in lausanne 24 hours earlier decided to leave again. he may be back close to the deadline on tuesday. the chinese foreign minister wang yee went for a jog beside lake geneva. >> are the talks going well? >> too long too long. >> later he told rrming the group, i'm cautious we can reach a deal. >> left to try and reach a deal with just a matter of hours to go before the deadline. secretary kerry and the u.k. foreign secretary phillip hammond took a walk presumably discussing the remaining sticking points. >> in negotiations of such complexity and such high stakes it is not unnatural for brinksmanship to go on until the last minute until the 11th hour because each party is hoping the other will budge at the last minute. but i think the negotiators understand very clearly they are running out of time and this process is no longer sustainable. >> talks are continuing on the main areas the future of iran's research and development and the lifting of international sanctions but the time behind that deadline is fast running out. james bays, a

besides secretary of state john kerry, russia's sergei lavrov has also announced the human rights council in geneva. he spoke of the killing of the opposition leader calling it a heinous crime which will be fully investigated. on sunday, thousands took to the streets of moscow to pay tribute to the kremlin critic. the 55-year-old was gunned down friday night walking home unabridged just outside the kremlin. we have a report on new video footage that allegedly shows the shooting. >> a russian state owned t.v. channel broadcasts footage it claims shows the moment he was shot dead. inside the circle, the opposition politician and his companion can be seen crossing a moscow bridge. a minute later, i gunman fires at least four fatal shots. one passerby says he saw what happened next. >> i saw him from the ground and i saw a man leaving. he got in the car that looked like it was waiting for him. >> the video appears to show a person running towards and climbing into a getaway car which drives away. the grainy footage don't on a closed-circuit television camera -- the grainy footage filmed on a

. >> well, sergei lavrov fired back saying ukraine must do nor to pursue a course towards peace peace. >> the grave you man tearan situation should be given the highest priority to insure the fund mental rights of has people. the ukrainian government must remove the blockade of this region restore social benefits, banking and movement towards the other parts of the country. these were set out in the minsk agreement, and the implementation must not be delayed. >> al jazeera's barnaby phillips has more now from geneva. >> we saw yet again from geneva how differently the united states and russia interpret the conflict in eastern ukraine. really from diametriccally from opposite opposition. but there were glimmers of progress in the remarks. there was talk of the withdraw of heavy weaponry. john kerry was more guarded and spoke about cherry picking on the parts of the separatists. they were withdrawing on some parts, their weapons and some areas they were not allowing osce observers to see what is going on. and he reiterated the possibility of the united states imposing further economic s

russian foreign minister sergei lavrov backed that view.e said there has been tangible progress with the cease-fire. but u.s. secretary of state john kerry expressed his concerns. he said separatists haven't given details about where the weapons are. and he said monitors from the organization for security and cooperation in europe have not been allowed to do their work. >> i reiterated the urgency of russia's leaders and the separatists that they back implementing the full measure of the commitments under the minsk agreements and to implement them everywhere. >> kerry said he warned lavrov that russia will face more sanctions if the cease-fire breaks down. >>> japan's prime minister says he'll try to help facilitate a peaceful solution to the crisis. shinzo abe met with ukraine's foreign minister paf lowe clinkin in tokyo. the two spoke about the continuing clashes between government forces and pro-russian separatists. abe said all parties must comply with the cease-fire agreement that is in place. and he stressed the sovereignty and territ

it seems that sergey lavrov is heading back to switzerland which is a positive sign for those lookingl to be struck on the nuclear program. manus: join us all on twitter. we are all there. running title, that is jay-z, beyonce they are all there. mark: up next, you had better misted. find out after the break. mark: what is 2015's top-performing asset class? let's whiz through the asset class. the first is the world index. it includes developed and emerging markets. it has risen by 2.7%. the most in 2014. digging within the index, asian stocks are heading for their best quarterly advance since the beginning of 2013. they gained almost 7%. the standout region for the quarter, europe. the stoxx 600 rising by 7%. that is the best quarter since the third quarter of 2009. in local currencies denmark, copenhagen, it topped the charts. in dollar terms, the stock market is number one this quarter. followed by argentina and china. denmark is number four in dollar terms. the worst in dollar terms ukraine's equity index. peru, lima general index has fallen by 60%. let's move on to currencies when

russian foreign minister sergei lavrov who arrived in lausanne less than 24 hours earlier decided togain he may be back close to the midnight deadline on tuesday. in a break from negotiations in the middle of the day the chinese foreign minister went for a jog beside lake geneva. are you talks going as well? later told reporters positions are narrowing and cautiously optimistic we can reach a deal. in the high security of this lake side hotel the other foreign ministers apart from mr. lavrov are left to try to reach a deal with just a matter of hours to go before the deadline. secretary kerry and the u.k. foreign secretary fill up hammond took a walk presumably discussing the remaining sticking points. >> in negotiations of such complexity and such high stakes it's not unnatural for brink man ship to go until the 11th hour, each party is hoping the other will budge at the last minute. i think the negotiators understand very clearly that they are running out of time and this process is no longer sustainable. >> reporter: hawks are continuing on the remaining problem areas, the lifting

sergey lavrov sounded optimistic. >> i believe the prospects are very good and promising.an never be sure with anything 100%. if no one makes the stakes too high and tries to get advantages at the last moment instead of finding equilibrium, i believe the prospects are good. olivia: the sticking point, the pace of sanction relief. there's also the question of how to reimpose sanctions if iran violates the agreement. breaking news from virginia. live pictures. police outside washington, d.c. have closed the roads around a hospital after a prisoner escaped. police called the man armed and dangerous. in nigeria, the ruler has taken a leave in the presidential election with half of the states reporting results that muhammadu buhari has a lead over goodluck jonathan. brendan: indiana, pressure building to make changes to the new law that will lead to discrimination against gays. the reputation is at stake and half steps will not undo the damage. leaders are willing to amend the law to make sure it does not allow discrimination. tesla state -- tesla shares rose after tesla announ

they were all here, russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov departed. he clearly felt that they were not ready to get an agreement. they're clearly still sticking points. one of those sticking points, the expert on all this at the international crisis group. first the issue of research and development. why is that a sticking point? >> research and development is very important for iran because it's what iran has built its entire narrative of scientific progress around nuclear program on it. and it is very important for the p5+1 because if iran can master very powerful centerfuges it shortens the path towards a nuclear weapon. it insists that it wants to start the research and development in the near future, and they insist that should happen only towards the end of the agreement. >> we talk about the end of the agreement. the timeline of this agreement how long it's going to run for. that's another sticking point isn't it. >> every time line runs through out all of these different issues determining the sequence of will be lift: we have to remember that

and sergey lavrov has left the nuclear talks, and he says he will only return with a realistic understandingf the deal. there is tomorrow's self-imposed deadline. >> we are here because we believe in hell can be done. it is in everybody's interest that a deal does get done, but it has to be a deal that could bomb behind the reach of iran. there cannot be any compromise on that, so if we're going to get done, iran has to take a deep breath and make some tough decisions to ensure that those red lines can be met. cory: how fast to roll back sanctions and dispose of the already enriched iranian uranium and falling short on a deal with u.s. officials to clear up items after a bank was accused of laundering money while doing business with terrorist regimes. bank performs and the pace of change being cited as an adequate, according to two people familiar with the report. well, the music streaming service, tidal, was launched by jay-z. he bought it for millions in january. the latest entrant into the crowded main business. there are artists that owns stakes in it. and the national football league an

sergei lavrov, who arrived in lausanne 4 hours earlier decided to leave again. he may be back close to the deadline on tuesday. the break of negotiations in the middle of the day with chinese foreign minister went for a jog along lake gentlemen geneva. later he told reporters positions are narrowing. i'm cautiously optimistic we can reach a deal. it's just a matter of hours to go before the deadline. secretary kerry took a walk discussing the remaining sticking points. >> in the negotiations of such complexity and such high stakes it is not unnatural for brinksmanship to go on until the last minute, until the 11th hour. each party is hoping that the other will budge at the last minute. but i think the negotiators understand very clearly that they're running out of time, and this process is no longer sustainable. >> talks are continuing on the main problem areas of the future of iran's nuclear research and development and the lifting of international sanctions. time ahead of that deadline is fast running out. james bays, al jazeera, lausanne. >> we're joined now

sergey lavrov and phil up hammond. >> it's in everybody's interest that a deal does bet done but it has to be a deal that puts the bomb beyond iran's reach there can be no compromise over that. if we're going to get this done in the next couple of hours iran has got to make tough decisions to ensure that those red lines will be met. i'm very much hopeful that we will have a good result. >> beyond the initial ten year deal which is proposed by the united states, and also the lifting of sanctions particularly u.n. security council sanctions. the german form minister, frank walter steinmar, says the negotiations are difficult but he believes those negotiations can be surmounted. >> translator: there are some individual elements missing that are necessary for our security. so we need flexibility in negotiations from iran. there has not been enough of that so far. they must be negotiated. we are doing that very seriously. but i must say i have the impression that iran is also negotiating with the will towards reaching a conclusion. >> reporter: there are difficult negotiations, the weather h

the latest to arrive the foreign minister sergey lavrov and philip hammond from britain. >> we are here because we believe a deal can be done in etch's interest. it has to -- everyone's interest. it has to put the bomb beyond iran's reach. there can't be compromise on that. if we get it done iran has to make deep decisions and ensure the red lines are met. i hope we have success. >> reporter: the main stumbling blocks are known to be future research and development on nuclear technology by iran beyond the 10-year deal proposed by the united states and the lifting of sanctions. particularly u.n. security council sanctions. the german frirn says firn says negotiations will be difficult, but believes it can be sur mounted. >> there are individual elements missing, necessary for our security. we need flexibility and negotiations for iran. there's not been enough. it must be negotiated. we are doing it seriously. i have the impression that iran is also negotiating with a will to reaching a conclusion. >> there are likely to be tough, difficult negotiations. the weather now here in lausanne t

. >> at a lake side hotel in geneva, another round of talks between john kerry and sergey lavrov. they know each other well but they seem to be having a dialogue of the death. mr. lavrov says the minsk agreement is starting to have a positive influence in ukraine. >> translator: the ceasefire is starting to take hold. those calling for weapons deliveries to ukraine will bear a heavy responsibilities for breaking the peace process. >> john kerry says the minsk disagreement was being selectively implemented and threatened more economic sanctions against russia. >> if there continue to be these broad swaths of noncompliance or there continues to be a cherry picking as to where heavy equipment will be moved back from, without knowing where it's been moved to, then there would be inevitably further consequences, that will place added strain on russia's already troubled economy. >> debaltseve is one of several places where fighting continue ed after the minsk agreement. john kerry was critical of what he called a lack of clarity in the agreement as to what should happen in the strategic

sergei laugh rohr has been playing it down. his -- lavrov has been playing it down, saying it was merely a question of his work schedule. we're hearing he could be returning later today if there's a positive sign. that's what the foreign ministry says, if there are positive developments in switzerland, sergei lavrov will go back in the next hour. the russian foreign minister expected to give a news conference. he's been meeting with the foreign minister of vanuatu, the island state recently hit by that tropical cyclone. and it's during that news conference, as i say, in the next hour that we're expected to hear whether or not he will be heading back to switzerland to finish off these negotiations with the rest of the security council members, germany and of course the iranians. >> we'll be watching that closely. now, there was a suggestion that iran could ship its nuclear material abroad. that enriched uranium, perhaps to russia. something iran isn't interested in. is moscow a willing recipient there, and what exactly is moscow's role here?

. >> russian foreign minister sergei lavrov left the talks a day after arriving to return to moscow for a scheduled meeting. his spokeswoman told reporters that he will return tuesday if there is a realistic chance of a deal. >> we have all the same concerns. first of closing a deal. second closing a good deal, and a deal that cannot make it possible for iran to have nuclear weapon. >> iran denies it's trying to build a bomb. but the u.s. and other countries want a guarantee. they say that sanctions should stay in place until iran has proved its peaceful intentions. but iran said that the sanctions should be lifted when tehran accepts restrictions on its nuclear program for at least ten years. >> the iran. s are saying that it's not going to turn into our oslo. the americans are insisting that we're going to start lifting the sanctions. it will have to be based on your performance. it will have to be based on performance. the iranians are saying no, lift the sanctions immediately. >> mike viqueira is in washington tonight. mike if a preliminary deal is reached in time how is the white h

many charged putin bears at least some blame for his death but foreign minister sergei lavrov rejectedtoday. >> ( translated ): the attempt to use the heinous killing of boris nemtsov for political purposes is despicable. this is a heinous crime which will be fully investigated within the full framework of the law to ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice. president putin immediately handed down all instructions and is ensuring special control over this investigation. >> ifill: a woman who was with nemtsov when he was shot, said today she did not see the gunman. secretary of state john kerry held a tense hour-plus meeting with russian foreign minister lavrov today, in geneva. kerry complained last week that russians have lied to his face about their actions in ukraine. today's meeting came as the u.n. human rights office announced more than 6,000 people have been killed in eastern ukraine since april. back in this country, fatal police shootings are drawing new attention today. cell phone video showed los angeles officers wrestling a homeless man to the ground before shooting h

the latest to arrive the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov, and british foreign secretary philip ham onward. -- hammond. >> we are here because we believe a deal can be done, but it must put the bomb beyond iran's reach. if we are to get it done iran has to take a deep breath and make tough decisions to ensure the red lines can be met. i hope we'll have success over the coming hours. >> the main stumbling blocks are future research and development on the nuclear technology by iran beyond the initial 10-year deal proposed by the united states and the lifting of sanctions, u.n. security council sanctions. the german foreign minister frank walter stipe mier says negotiations -- stein mire says messages will be difficult but believes they can be sur mounted. >> there are individual elements missing that are necessary for our security. we need flexibility in negotiations from iran. there's not been enough of that so far. it must be negotiated. we are doing it seriously, and i must say iran is negotiating with a bid to reach a conclusion. >> reporter: the weather in lausanne has turned