said south koreans don't make rockets, medicine they are north koreans. this is a big problem for israel. you can bet the israeli government has brought it up with either. the dprk also collaborates with an proliferates to the iranian republican guard corps, a state department designated terrorist organization but this relationship is long-standing and ongoing. this relationship is perhaps the most important because the irgc conducts with other governments that iran supplies and have a very close relationship north arenas come huge offices for the counterparts. so we have that. might assessment on countering dprk proliferation and support to terrorism is u.n. sanctions must be enforced not only by u.s. and key allies, but by other u.n. members. since 2009 is hasn't proved. renewed emphasis on security initiative is important to are now more than 96 member states in the proliferation security initiative. now that there are members they need to improve their trading during exercise and a member states, improve coordination and focus on following the money.

i haven't had any concrete reports yet of south koreans crossing back into south korea. but the word we're getting from the government here is that they're not expecting south koreans to stay beyond that thursday morning. no reason to put themselves at risk, they say. but they are looking for a way out of it. according to south korea, that is not a legal move. according to north korea, it is, because they say they consider the property up there to be abandoned. >> so could this affect tensions once again between the two koreas? >> it's a very confused picture at the moment, because we've had that diplomatic to'g and fro'g. we've had the meetings between north korean and u.s. representatives. it all looked to be moving a bit more quickly towards resuming six-party talks on north korea's nuclear armament. now we've had a little spat in the west city. we've also now had this agreement between north and south korea. it's very difficult at the moment to tell what the relations are. >> lucy williamson in seoul. thank you so much for that update. do you have news of trouble in

shells landed in the sea near the demarcation line in the south korean marines returned fire into the north's waters. the spokesperson denied the allegations in a statement saying construction work nearby province was using explosives and that the south fabricated the shelling. last november north korea launched an artillery attack killing four people including two civilians. in washington the u.s. state department called on north korea to exercise restraint. >>> representatives for the united states and south korea say they will agree to end a future request for bilateral dialogue from the north korean government. that's despite the fact that the north hasn't changed its stance on uranium enrichment. u.s. deputy secretary of state nicholas burns met wednesday in washington with south korean presidential secretary for foreign affairs and national security chun yung woo. they discussed north korea's nuclear program. burns explained that north korean representatives insisted in bilateral talks last month. their country enriches uranium to generate energy. he said the argued it shouldn't

it says it's going to take control of all south korean property at mount kumgang. the resort opened in 1988 as a joint tourism project. it is located within the borders of north korea. about a million people from south korea visited over a decade but the country stopped sending tour groups in 2008 after a north korean soldier shot and killed one of its citizens. the two neighbors resumed talks on the issue in june, but the discussions did not go anywhere. the north's official korean central news agency says its country maintains that south korean authorities totally abandon protection of their property and interests at mount kumgang. the north also ordered south korean staff to leave the resort. a spokesman says the government will respond by taking the matter to an international organization. >> translator: north korea's unilateral action cannot be tolerated. it is clear that all the responsibilities related to this should be borne by the north. >> north korea is apparently trying to shake up south korea with this latest move and at the same time it's working on im

in countries like south korea, going online seems to have become a necessity. >> [speaking korean] >> usually, i go online as soon as i wake up. on average, i use the internet for about 6 hours a day. >> in a unique experiment, the bbc has removed internet access from 2 families for a week, in this the most wired nation on earth. >> in other parts of the world, the digital superhighway still hasn't reached its destination. how many people here actually know what the internet is? [indistinct chattering] >> internet? anybody? now, though, we're going to be providing internet access to this village in northern nigeria. so, what happens when we turn the internet on here? >> and off here? [indistinct chattering] >> it's not exactly the information superhighway. [bleating] welcome to the village of gitata, 2 1/2 hours north of the nigerian capital abuja. what strikes you as you arrive in gitata is the fact that it seems so disconnected from even the rest of the country. it's not part of the national electricity grid, so most of the people here get their information through battery-powered r

since relations were tested last november when a deadly exchange of fire killed four people on a south korean island at the time both sides are quick to claim the other first being the first to pull the trigger with plucking claiming that south naval exercises had provoked a situation experts say the repercussions could stretch far beyond regional tensions. we've seen this history over the past decade or for the past twenty or thirty years where peace seems to get a little bit closer and something happens to make people pull back i think you're dealing with a point in which the united states is planning major military operations with south korea next month and generally these things that happen just iran those military exercises here you have one side shot a few rounds off on their side of the border the other side shot a few rounds on their side and everyone blows it up as being the edge of war but you do have one of the highest militarized regions in the world and we need to reduce that tension get to the bargaining table we have over twenty eight thousand troops still in south korea and th

is involved with getting the south koreans to build up their military make purchases and such and so the u.s. has not taken a leadership role in peace we could really look at the relationship and understand that a peace treaty ending the korean war would make all the difference. it's just gone ten minutes past the hour let's take a look at some other top news from around the world at least seven people including a child were killed in two explosions in the city of peshawar in northwest pakistan police suspect female suicide bombers carried out one of the attacks earlier a bomb exploded near a police van carrying officers to work pressure marlise near areas where taliban and al-qaeda militants operate bomb attacks mainly aimed at security forces have been on the rise since the killing of osama bin ladin in may. the u.s. is putting more pressure on the syrian government by imposing sanctions on its main bank and mobile phone operator measure comes after eighteen people were reportedly killed in homes and the continued crackdown on the opposition activists say the army used tanks and fi

welcome back it's eighteen minutes past the hour north korea claims the south korean military made a mistake thinking construction noise was in fact artillery fire however defense officials and marines returned fire after the north launch sounds into the waters near their maritime border it was the latest in a series of incidents since relations were attached said last november when exactly exchange of fire killed four people on a south korean island at the time both sides were quick to blame the other being the first to pull the trigger plank claiming the south's naval exercises had provoked the situation but experts say the repercussions could stretch far beyond regional tensions. we've seen this history over the past decade or for the past twenty or thirty years where peace seems to get a little bit closer and something happens to make people pull back i think you're dealing with a point in which the united states is planning major military operations with south korea next month and generally these things have happened just around those military exercises here you have one side sh

is involved with getting the south koreans to build up their military make purchases and such and so the u.s. has not taken a leadership role in peace we could really look at the relationship and understand that a peace treaty ending the korean war we make all the difference. let's take a look at some world news in brief for you this hour nato says five of its soldiers have been killed in a roadside bombing in southern afghanistan it comes a day after nato forces shot dead four afghan police officers after mistaking them for insurgents and a district that kandahar hundred fifty nato troops have been killed in afghanistan this month alone. at least seven people including a child were killed in two explosions in the city of peshawar in northwest pakistan police suspect female suicide bombers carried out one of the attacks earlier a bomb exploded at least around tare officers to work peshawar lines near areas where taliban and outside the militants operate bomb attacks mainly aimed at security forces have been on the prize says the killing of osama bin laden you know . the u.s. is putti

is involved with getting the south koreans to build up their military make purchases and such and so the us has not taken a leadership role in peace we could really look at the relationship and understand that a peace treaty ending the korean war would make all the difference. hence take a look at some of the top news from around the world this hour on our people have a quarter of the being killed after an explosion hit the outskirts of the lebanese capital beirut the blast is believed to have been targeted at a car belonging to a judge where this is report more injuries and security forces have swarmed the area they have been no targeted bombers have been in the past three years. at least seven people including a child were killed in two explosions in the city of peshawar in northwest pakistan police suspect seth ifill a female suicide bombers carried out one of the attacks earlier a bomb exploded near a police van carrying offices to walk past lives day areas where taliban and al-qaeda militants operate bomb attacks mainly aimed at security forces have been on the rise since the ki

is involved with speaking up to getting those getting the south koreans to build up their military make purchases and such and so the u.s. has not taken a leadership role in peace and so the united states unfortunately maintains this. presence there perhaps as your earlier story alluded to with an eye on china in the future maintain some instability there there's not been an incentive for peace but now why we're spending billions of dollars in that region the united states we could really look at the relationship and understand that a peace treaty ending the korean war with make all the difference very very briefly if you can looking towards the future of the last year we could be a succession of power. has suddenly hey he's being groomed will that make any difference well. it's what's going to make a difference is we're heading into two thousand and twelve we're going to get a new administration in south korea we're going to get the hundredth anniversary of the death of. kim il sung in north korea that is seen as a time for peace and prosperity there so we have the best perfect storm c

the south koreans still enjoyed this performance. >> i think that we will be reunited soon. it would be nice for north and south koreans to witness this together at some time. >> the message likely resounded across the border of the near and yet so this that north korea. >> there is more news just ahead. >> welcome back. belgian politicians remain unable to resolve their differences that have left the country without a government. with no decisive winner in the last election and the flemish as the strongest political force, a new government is farther away than ever. they're seeking advantages for their own respective regions. the flemish though closer to the dutch and they identify more with the french. the differences are also reflected in the media landscape. get one magazine with a couple of additions. >> movies and television, music and art. this is how the belgian magazine sells itself. this caters to a couple of belgian lifestyles, one name on a couple of different covers. flemish on the left. this is a normal state of affairs. these are the editors of the same magazi

the audience, all south korean, read their own political messages into it. >> peaceful unification is our wish. i am thankful through the expression of this through music rather than words. >> the conductor said he was not doing this to win the favor of the general public, like politicians do. he said he did not have the power to bring peace or solve conflict, but music can create dialogue. >> when i am sure the musical experience, sometimes it makes dialogue a little bit easier. >> cents the founding of the orchestra in 1999, it has played to audiences all over the world, including the gaza strip. the concert marks the end of the orchestra's first north asian tour, the less of a series of concerts in shanghai, beijing, and salt. the audience was one-sided. no north korean music lovers attended. one day, they would like to play to an audience of north koreans -- of all koreans, north, south, east, and west. bbc news, seoul. >> you have been watching " newsday" from the bbc. >> a reminder of our main news. nicolas sarkozy and angela merkle are preparing for a crucial meeting to discuss

denuclearizing the korean peninsula but it will only reimpose its moratorium on production and testing of nuclear weapons once those six party talks begin the rest of the six party talks members like south korea japan the united states they all want the north korean leader to implement the moratorium first and then have north korea return to the six party talks which have been stalled since two thousand and eight the north korean leader still wants to do it his way but still his announcement is a very big deal there were several signs pointing to the possibility of such a breakthrough even when kim jong il began his journey usually the very secretive north korean leader travels completely incognito in the international community finds out about his travels post factum or even not at all this time the entire world knew as soon as kim jong il crossed the russian border on his specially designed armored train and that of course led many to speculate that the meeting also publicized with the russian president dmitri the video would bring about some definite breakthrough and we know that there have been further developments in the plans for a gas pipeline that will go from russia to south ko

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twenty percent of south korean population clustered up in seoul so the referee caution should be very serious however we have to remember that there have been clashes in this area for a long time been clashes around this rich crab fishing area there been clashes because of naval facilities that both sides have near the northern limit line clashes because of disagreements over where the line goes as you said but was this gift of any kind to one of the schizophrenia approach is there a real will their own both sides to try and sort out some long lasting peace because we've heard the rhetoric we've seen the to ing and fro ing for many many years that this situation doesn't really seem to progress does it does it need a regime change to bring his son in isn't he shortly that that's what the reports say is that we will see the change maybe. perhaps you know two thousand and twelve is a big year south korean elections will take place it's also the year that's the hundredth anniversary of kim il sung the founder of north korea it's your birthday so people expect the two thousand and twelve w

countries have been unstable since an artillery exchange in november last year south korea began firing into waters near the north korean shore while the north responded by shelling one of the south's islands. the syrian president bashar assad has but he will not ease the response to mass protests across the country this comes after he met with the turkish foreign minister in damascus you pressed him to end the crackdown on demonstrators meanwhile the united states called on tuesday for more international sanctions against syria more than seven hundred people have reportedly been killed in the country since the uprising began in march. an american drone attack in pakistan near the afghan border has killed twenty people pakistani officials say most of the dead were afghan militants belonging to an insurgent group is them about it repeatedly called for the u.s. to stop the strikes a violation of the country's sovereignty the drone attacks reportedly killed hundreds of people in pakistan over the past few years. russia's high court will reopen the case of a suspected paedophile today who walked away free after his first tr

is involved with getting the south koreans to build up their military make purchases and such and so the u.s. has not taken a leadership role in peace we could really look at the relationship and understand that a peace treaty ending the korean war would make all the difference. for more on what's happening on the korean peninsula head to r.t. dot com there's a lot more stories like yours online as well of course few by a lot of different subjects like these an arms race in asia as china refits a soviet warship for its own fleet with taiwan meantime flexing its own military muscle by brandishing a new missile dubbed an aircraft carrier. and pictures of a diving expedition of putin to russia is that lantus it's the sun could land in the south of the country got the video online fear of the whole trip to the premiere also discovered some ancient trophies to log on to r.t. dot com to find out more about that journey. joined us from international news in brief eleven people have reportedly been killed after syrian security forces opened fire residents in the flashpoint protest city of ho

is involved with getting the south koreans to build up their military make purchases and such and so the u.s. has not taken a leadership role in peace we could really look at the relationship and understand that a peace treaty ending the korean war would make all the difference but if want to find out more about what's happening on the korean peninsula take a look at our web site and while you're there as a whole host of other stories and. interviews take a look at as well a chance to have your say too of course a quick look at what we've got online. and i was raised in asia has china if it's a soviet warship for its own fleet thai wall now flexes its old military muscle by brandishing a new. ad craft carrier killer that's going down well. also the diving into positions of putin to russia's of atlantis a sunken land to the south of the country we've got a video of that on our web site most of the trip. was videoed uploaded to the premier also discovered some ancient trophies as well as want to find out more catch some more sights and sounds of don't go home. midnight fifty moscow tim

is involved with getting the south koreans to build up their military make purchases and such and so the u.s. has not taken a leadership role in peace we could really look at the relationship and understand that a peace treaty ending the korean war would make all the difference. we got more background on what's happening on the korean peninsula our web site r t dot com while you're there plenty of the stories as well of course of eye catching views for you too like these. an arms race in asia as china retreats to solve your board ship for its own fleet with taiwan we time flexing its own military muscle by brandishing a new. aircraft carrier killer got laid still battle right on the diving expedition of putin to russia's atlantis sunken land in the south of the country got video of the whole trip the premier also discovered some ancient trophies as well he's carrying well there is and lot of our t. dot com to find out. to some other international news in brief eleven people have reportedly been killed up to syrian security forces opened fire on residents in the flashpoint protest cit

is involved with getting the south koreans to build up their military make purchases and such and so the u.s. has not taken a leadership role in peace we could really look at the relationship and understand there are peace treaty ending the korean war we make all the difference. if you like to find out more about what's happening in the korean peninsula head towards legal com our web site where you'll find a lot more stories and eye catching videos online feeds well it's quick taste of some others and our arms race in eight years child or if it's a soviet warship for its fleet with taiwan flexing its military muscle by brandishing a new missile aircraft carrier killer more details about that on the other diving expedition of blood even put into brushes atlantis it's a sudden can land in the south of the country we've got video diaries of the trip on our website the premier also discovering some of the trophies that are going to find out more about that dot com. and some other international news and grief now this hour and syrian tanks and armored vehicles have stalled several north w

south koreans see dokdo as an matter of interpretation of history. they argued that japan took over the islets during its colonial rule. >>> president lee also spoke about north korea on monday. he stressed the country must take concrete steps toward nuclear disarmament. >> translator: it is important for north korea to take responsible moves in order to build mutual trust. >> the six-party talks on north korea's nuclear program have been suspended since 2009. last month the two koreas held denuclearization discussions for the first time in more than 2 1/2 years. that was followed by bilateral talks between north korea and the united states. north korean officials are refusing demands to stop their country's uranium enrichment program. they revealed its existence last year. they say its purpose is to help generate power. >>> the japanese government endorsed a plan to set up a new nuclear watchdog under the environment ministry. the government wants to ensure it doesn't have any ties with the power industry. the plan approved by the cabinet on monday

the south defense ministry said artillery fire was heard five times in waters west of the korean peninsula on wednesday. the ministry said that the south fired back twice. residents of the south korean island say they evacuated to shelters after hearing shell fire, but returned home because the north made no further moves. the ministry says the firing was part of a routine north korean military exercise, but is investigatinto determine if the north intentionally fired a shell near the border. north korea does not recognize the border, and claims that waters around the island are its territory. north korean artillery attacks on the island last november killed four people, including two civilians. south korea then beefed up defense in the area. >>> china is testing out the latest piece of hardware in its growing military apparatus. its newly refurbished aircraft carrier has left on a trial voyage. the former soviet union built the ship and china bought it from the ukraine 13 years ago. the navy carrier left a northeastern port on wednesday. it says the sea trial will be short, and that the c

the south defense ministry said artillery fire was heard five times in waters west of the korean peninsula on wednesday. the ministry said that the south fired back twice. residents of the south korean island say they evacuated to shelters after hearing shell fire, but returned home because the north made no further moves. the ministry says the firing was part of a routine north korean military exercise, but is investigating to determine if the north intentionally fired a shell near the border. north korea does not recognize the border, and claims that waters around the island are its territory. north korean artillery attacks on the island last november killed four people, including two civilians. south korea then beefed up defense in the area. >>> china is testing out the latest piece of hardware in its growing military apparatus. its newly refurbished aircraft carrier has left on a trial voyage. the former soviet union built the ship and china bought it from the ukraine 13 years ago. the navy carrier left a northeastern port on wednesday. it says the sea trial will be short, and that the

on thursday, a german court ruled that the south korean firm could not sell its galaxy task in germany. >> shares in bank of america soared by as much as 26% in early trading thursday after billionaire warren buffett announced he was investing $5 billion in the struggling financial institution. he is stepping in to help the bank and the same way he helped prop up goldman sachs and general electric. the move bolsters confident and the banking sector. in recent days, shares in bank of america have plunged amid rumors that it was having major liquidity problems. several european countries have extended a ban on short-selling stocks until the end of september. two weeks ago, market regulators in belgium, france, greece, italy, spain intervened to prohibit traders from speculating on a decline in and a share's price. short-selling is a trade in which the investor shares borrowed cells without owning them in the hope of buying them back later at a lower price. on thursday, germany denied speculation that it would extend a ban on naked short-selling, a variation in which traders agreed to sel

. >>> a south korean academic says north korea offered to freeze its nuclear tests in exchange for u.s. food aid last month. the professor published a commentary in which he says he got the information from an american source. moon refers to a meeting. it says that according to his source, north korea was ready to freeze its nuclear test launches if the u.s. resumed its food aid. he says kim suggested it might abandon its uranium enrichment program. moon also says kim proposed north korea and the u.s. hold a summit. the u.s. is not likely to have accepted the proposals but did announce emergency aid to help the north cope with flood damage. also washington looks set to resume talks on the remains of u.s. soldiers who went missing in the korean war. >>> japan has urged syria to immediately stop using force against antigovernment demonstrators. japanese foreign minister matsumoto summoned the ambassador on friday. matsumoto reiterated that syria start fundamental reforms towards democracy. he said japan condemns the crackdown that's resulted in dozens of civilian casualties. matsumoto sa

artillery fire between north korea and south korea near a disputed border island, the south says it responded after north korean shells landed in the waters off yong pe yong island. south korea officials accused the north of bombarding that island killing two south korean marines and civilians. >>> markets across the globe roaring back into the green follows a wild day on wall street. the dow was up and then down, way up picking up 430 points after a historic move by the federal reserve. the fed promising to keep interest rates exceptionally low for two more years. the reason for this historic move, in its statement the fed confirming what so many americans already know, the recovery is taking longer than expected. and on last night's "piers morgan tonight" economist diane swonk explained why the fed's decision sparked a big rally. >> ben bernanke said we could do things with our balance sheet. we're still not done. we're not out of bullets yet. when all was said and done and financial markets digested this massive amount of news and unprecedented statement by the fed, they said you know what, maybe that means