. ♪ >> the communist party of china has lost control of a village in southern china.t started as a protest against corrupt officials selling farm land has ended in a small fishing village in open revolt. the last of the party officials fled on monday as thousands of people have blocked police from retaking the village. standing firm against tear gas and water cannons. here is our report from the village. >> this is what a rebellion looks like in china. they are locked in a bitter land dispute with authorities. but instead of being silenced, they have chosen to stand and fight. [chanting] >> party officials have fled and authorities have lost control of the village. but in china, such open defiance can be deadly. this video shows a brutal police crackdown in the village last week. if there are thousands of incidences of social unrest in china every month. often, when local officials confiscate the land to sell it to developers. >> but these disputes erode support for the communist party. one villager was negotiating with authorities to end the dispute. but he died in p

bbc news, southern china. >> extraordinary scenes. claims of electoral fraud, public protests and calls for him to step down has made this one of the most testing months of vladimir putin's political career, but today he came out fighting, speaking during his annual t.v. phone-in, russia's prime minister accepted demonstrations were lawful but accused organizers of trying to weaken the country at the behest of western powers. >> he entered the studio as confident as ever. he was russia's president for eight years and has now been prime minister for four, but this winter he is facing his biggest political crisis for a decade. and in the first few questions, he dealt with the controversial parliamentary election results head-on. >> i have no doubt that the results of this election reflects the real balance of power in the country. five days ago, tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest the same results. he said he is glad so many young people have become politically active but suggested that some of the opposition were

." >> the chinese communist party has lost control of a village in southern china. they are protesting against corrupt officials selling farm land in the small fishing village in open revolt. the last of the officials fled on monday and thousands of people have flocked police from retaking the village, standing firm against teargas and water cannons. >> this is what a rebellion looks like in china. these villagers are locked in a land dispute with the authorities. instead of being silenced, they have chosen to stand. party officials have fled and authorities have lost control on the village. in china, such defiance can be deadly. this video shows a brutal police crackdown in the village last week. there are thousands of incidents of social unrest in china every month. often, when local officials confiscate the land, they sell it to developers. these disputes support for the communist party. the villagers were negotiating with authorities to end this dispute. he died in police custody earlier this week. his family is preparing to barry m. heriot -- to bury him. she d

. >>> well the world's largest producer of electronic locomotives in southern china has launched its first superspeed train test. the train can travel up to 600 miles an hour. it's the latest addition to the china railway high speed series. it's completely different from mass produced commercial trains because its main function is to establish a testing platform for establishing a reliable system. >>> remembering felicia barns one year later. what's planned tonight in her honor. >> and child sex abuse scandals become one of the biggest stories in 2011. how the penn state scandal and other school scandals have now affecting the schools. >>> plus a huge retailer says the holidays didn't bring the customers they were expecting so now they'll be forced to close stores. how many and where, that's coming up on this wednesday, december 28th. let's head right over to justin for a check of this wednesday forecast. what is going on? >> all right. i'm checking out some stuff here. first off the almanac. we should be down to 26 degrees and a high of 42. it's going to feel a lot like winter but w

he has been spending time in a gambling enclave in southern china in exile from his homeland. and another said that the chinese put him under protection. >> kim jong un has a monumental task ahead. >> yes, he is unknown and not just to outside observers but to the north korean people as well. he was introduced to them a year or so ago when he was first given a post and the workers party. they are just beginning the process of introducing him and telling the people about him. >> thank you very much charles. al legal observers are visiting three more cities in syria as part of their mission to assess whether government forces are complying with a peace plan. one of those are in the city of daraa. others are in idlib and the city of hoama. our correspondent jim muir joins us from beirut, lebanon army. they are supposedly there to monitor cessation of violence. >> their job is not necessarily to track everything that's happening all over the place all the time. they are looking to see that all armed manifestations of pulled from the streets and that all detainees are freed. obviou

as for precipitation, some showers are still lingering across southern china, but to the east by this evening. for the korean peninsula, snowball continuing across the central sections. as for japan, a strong northwesterly flow will continue to create snow across the western half of the area. for the rest of japan, it will stay wet into friday. down towards the south, largely across the philippines, you may see scattered thunderstorms and the china peninsula, it will stay largely dry but vietnam is dealing with on going rain but other parts will get drier. temperaturewise, 7 degrees in tokyo, about ten degrees lower than yesterday and 11 in shanghai and 14 degrees in chong jing. in the americas, widespread snow and strong winds are affecting the northern rockies as well as the northern plains. the wet and snowy conditions will move southward. all over the next 24 hours more than ten centimeters of snow are possible across wyoming, colorado, as well as utah. we're expecting upwards of 30 centimeters across parts of wyomin inue tod.tszo and ill also beecd on aut across theasrnnd o awayo

authorities in southern china are reported to have made concessions to end protests that saw communist officials driven out of one village. more on our report from china. residents locked in a standoff with the government over land. protests have been simmering since september and escalated after the death of a village negotiator in police custody. for more now, let's go live to beijing. we are joined by martin. what concessions were made? >> the villagers had asked that the local authorities, the provincial authorities stepped in and resolve this dispute, which centered on land. the villagers said that the local authorities had confiscated their land and sold it to developers. the villagers were asking for that land to be returned. they also wanted an investigation into the death of a village protester. he was representing the village on behalf of the village with the authorities. he died in police custody last week. many villagers believe he was beaten to death. they say they will investigate that. there were also pushing for the release of four men who had been snatched from the vil

. >> the chinese communist party has lost control of a village in southern china. was started as villagers protesting against corruption has ended with a small fishing village in open revolt. thousands of people have blocked army and police from retaking the village, standing firm against teargas and water cannons. our correspondent sent this report. >> this is what our rebellion looks like in china. a bitter land disputes. instead of being silenced, the chosen stand and fight. party officials have fled, and the authorities lost control of the village. in china, such open defiance can be deadly. given to us by locals, this video shows police crackdown in the village last week. there is evidence of social unrest in china every month, often when local officials confiscate land to sell it to developers. this dispute erode support for the communist party. the villagers are negotiating with authorities to end this dispute, but this man died in police custody earlier this week. his family and are preparing to bury him tomorrow, but his daughter is struggling to cope. she

. >>> a company in southern china has given a whole new meaning to doing the robot. they created a robot that can simulate the movements of a traditional chinese dancing lion. the robot costs more than $62,000 and took three years to contrive. creators say they can program the robot for various tasks and plan to implement the technology in other industries. >>> well, overseas in georgia one man's talent is rather magnetizing. realizing he could attract metals to his body, the ex-kickboxing coach set out to break the record for the most spoons balanced on his face but ended up balancing 50 around his chest instead. taking it further he later balanced a man weighing over 200 pounds on his chest for almost 30 seconds. >>> finally, one woman in new zealand got an unexpected house guest. she came home to find a baby seal just chilling out on her sofa. managing to cross a busy street, wander across the garden, get through a cat door and trudge up the stairs to find a comfy resting spot, it was appropriately nicknamed lucky. the pup was caught and later released back into t

moving to other news, villagers protesting against last month's problems in southern private -- in southern chinasay they are bombarded with phone calls warning them not to march. the villagers are angry about the death in custody of a protester and the arrest of three others. they want a full investigation into what they say are years of illegal land grabs the of cost many local farmers their livelihood. around 30 demonstrators have been detained in belarus for taking part in protests on the first anniversary of the re- election of president look yushchenko -- of the president. the u.s. and the eu issued a joint statement, calling for the release of all political prisoners in the country. a fire at a russian airport has brought down the roof of the terminal building and bad the damage to other facilities. fire crews managed to evacuate the airport. and there were no reports of injuries. the airport handles local flights, but is also the base for an emergency departments center. a possible cash boost for countries in the eurozone. >> a number of european countries have agreed to provide nearly $2

in southern china, a standoff between villagers and the authorities continue. the ongoing dispute centers over the land in a village that has been seized by the local government. police have blocked roads leading to the village. the latest wave of protests broke out several days ago after the death of a villager in police custody. now to the gulf of mexico were for the first time since the deep water rise and disaster, today, the u.s. government is auctioning off rights to drill offshore. it does not seem that the worst oil spill in u.s. history has diminished the interest. 20 oil companies bid for the rights to the tune of nearly $340 million. for more on the process and its significance, i spoke a short time ago with our reporter in los angeles who updated s. >> it is a good adventure, but it is expensive in terms of the environmental regulations that have been put in place that will be in force and are being enforced by the government. what it suggests, of course, is that companies still very much want to be part of the oil drilling in the gulf. the standard

another was born in southern china as well.she was the daughter of a wealthy landlord before the communists took over. so as was the custom back then, he had many hassles with three wives at one time. that was a custom that then. my mom was the youngest of the children of the youngest wife. and when the communists came, basically my grandfathers had come you know what, you can use my land. i'm going to take my family to hong kong. so my mom grew up primarily in hong kong he came to the u.s. for college where she studied fashion. c-span: did you know your grandparents? >> guest: i knew my grandmother's, both my grandmothers on both sides. and i knew briefly my mom's father, but i wasn't unfortunately lucky enough to have a grieving father taking me to the ice cream truck so to speak. c-span: your grandfather went to college where? >> guest: my father went to columbia university. a lot of my aunts and uncles at university of buffalo, so they stay local. i dad certified the patriots in the family and came down and was able to stud

heading further south it is going to stay on the warmer side showers starting to clear out of southern china here but it will be clinging on to that southeastern edge of indochina and continuing across the philippines as well. 17 degrees in hong kong. a little bit on the cool side for you this time of year. 18 in taipei. we have 11 in shanghai. just into the double digits there. that's a big drop for you, too. minus 13. in ulan bator. 4 in beijing. we are looking for 8 in tokyo. let's head no into north america. more winter weather here in north america. western canada, this will be bringing showers into coastal british columbia but bringing snow on the mountains, too. it is going to be a windy system bringing warmer air across central canada ahead of the system. temperatures rising to give you an idea. winnipeg's highs about minus 7 today, and as we head into friday, it's going to be above the freezing mark, up to about 2 degrees. still a very chilly day if you ask me. down into the four corners we have another winter system here. this one also a windy one. blowing snow, snowdrifts and low

and very chilly for many of you in the east asian continent here from mongolia down in towards southern china going to be seeing icy blast of air. now, while the temperatures are not going to get too cold down towards the south, still down to about 16 degrees in hong kong. which is a little bit chilly for you there. we'll be looking at the rest of the temperatures in just a second. drying out here in the eastern coast of china. just a few lingering showers here clinging to the southeast coast. as for japan and the korean peninsula, some areas of heavier rain here, too, we'll be seeing snow out towards the north of japan. but as one system pulls away, the pacific edge should be drying out for friday. where we see some heavier rain is going to be taiwan in toward the philippines and we see the lingering showers for parts of vietnam, as well as laos and cambodia. 17 in hong kong and taipei. just 7 in shanghai. 0 in seoul, 1 in beijing. a chilly day in the capital. minus 12 for the high in ulan bator. let's take a look in north america. many of you seeing clear sunny skies, it will be very chilly

a major standoff appears to be developing between villagers and the authorities in southern china. roads have been sealed off to the village of wukan in the province of guangdong, where local people have held a series of rallies in protest over land rights. the latest unrest was sparked by the reported death of one villager in police custody two days ago. our correspondent, michael bristow, is in beijing. perhaps you can fill us in a bit, michael, on how this has all come to such a head. >> there's a longstanding village there, and it's a simple argument. the villagers say that over many years the authorities have taken bit by bit, land from around the village and used it, sold it off to developers, used it for redevelopment, earned money, and not given the villagers their proper compensation they deserve. that's the heart of this dispute. in september, just a few months ago, the villagers there staged a protest and went on the rampage, destroying some government offices. and this latest wave of protest have been going on over the last few days of the mass rally , perhaps thousands

chinese riot police fired tear gas to break up the mast protests in a small town in southern china is the fourth day of rallies against the construction of a new power station after its also say an existing coal fired power plant has contributed to a recent rise in cancer cases as well as heavy police to see the crowd demanding authorities release a number of demonstrators was locked in a standoff with police at this point five people have been detained. in the city of christchurch in new zealand who suffered a series of us with the strongest reaching a magnitude five point eight have a look at this footage right here for the showing some people screaming and running out of the supermarket in ship panic the quake rattled buildings and prompted a mass evacuations despite its strength no casualties should be reported no tsunami warning issued by the city though is still recovering from an earlier quake in february that killed one hundred eighty and caused billions of dollars in damage. you with a little bit later on here on the program santa claus coming to. moscow out seem take a look

chinese riot police have fired tear gas to break up massed protests in a small town in southern china it's the fourth day of rallies against the construction of a new power station activists also think an existing coal fired power plant has contributed to a rise in cancer cases as well as pollution a crowd demanding authorities release a number of demonstrators was locked in a standoff with police five people have been detained. while the special a new year's edition of technology up data coming your way in less than ten minutes time we're in the first though it's katie like i said the business. hello welcome to the business here in r.t. russia has cut its key interest rate as inflation drops to the lowest levels in decades the rate has been cut by a quarter of a percentage point eight percent the government hopes cheaper loans will help business grow amid instability in the global economy so let's have a look at the markets and today all is heading for its biggest weekly gain in two months but it's off to us second hour of calls indicated that growth of the world's largest crude cons

chinese riot police fired tear gas to break up mass protests in a small town in southern china it's the fourth day of rallies against the construction of a new power station activists also say any existing coal fired power plant has contributed to a recent rise in cancer rates as well as heavy sea pollution the crowd demanding authorities release a number of demonstrators was a locked in a standoff with police five people so far detained. but in a few moments is there a glimmer of hope for a shattered iraq after the u.s. withdrawal just one of the questions raised in today's cross talk with peter lavelle first though the business news with katie. welcome to the business program. interest rate as information drops to the lowest level in decades the races in cut by a quarter of a percentage point eight percent the government hopes cheaper loans will help business grow amid instability in the global economy a. look at the markets european stocks on the days are coming from the. head of the christmas and on the russian markets closed lower. just to no. end to the point seven percent. of the

chinese riot police have fired tear gas to break up mass protests in a small town in southern china it's the fourth day of rallies against the construction of a new power station activists also say an existing coal fired power plant has contributed to a recent rise in cancer cases as well as heavy sea pollution in area the crowd demanding authorities release a number of their fellow demonstrators was locked in a standoff with police five people so far detained. and a little later on santa claus is coming to town our moscow team takes a look at the final preparations for christmas in the russian capital but first katie's up with the business update. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations rule the day. welcome to the business program. interest rate as information drops to the lowest level in decades the rising cut by a quarter of a percentage point eight percent the government hopes cheap alliance will help business grow amid instability in the global economy a. look at the markets euro

chinese riot police have fired tear gas to break up a mass protests in a small town in southern chinait is the fourth day of rallies against the construction of a new power station activists also say that existing coal fired power plant has contributed to a recent rise in cancer cases as well as can see police in the crowd demanding authorities release a number of demonstrators it was locked in a standoff with police five people so far just the. city of christchurch new zealand has suffered a series of the earthquakes the strongest region a magnitude five point eight amateur footage showing people screaming and running out of the supermarket in panic the quake rattled buildings and prompted mass evacuations but despite its strength no reported casualties and no tsunami issued it was warning you issued the city still recovering from an earlier quake in february that killed more than one hundred eighty people and caused billions of dollars. haiti's up next with the latest business news stay with us here on r.t. . hello welcome to the business program here and i'll say russia has cut it

chinese or riot police have fired tear gas to break up nasty cross tests in a small town in southern china is the fourth day of rallies against the construction when you were stationed activists also think an existing coal fired power plant has contributed to a rise in cancer cases as well as what we see pollution in a crowded demonic or thought his release of a number of demonstrators was locked in a standoff with police five people have been detained so. the city of christchurch new zealand has suffered a series of the strongest i can see to my point here you can see lots of footage showing people screaming and running out of a supermarket in a panic when you blame them the quake rattled buildings and prompted a mass evacuation despite its strengths no casualties have been reported no tsunami warning also issued the cities that were covering from an earlier date that killed over one hundred eighty people and caused billions of dollars of damage in february . are now as i promised it's time for katie and the business. thank you very welcome to business journal today russia has cut its key

a court in southern china has rejected the lawsuit accusing a company of infringing on the i- pad trademark court document documents they say it legally registered the trademark as long ago as the year 2000 in china and in other countries. apple developed years after that and released it's first version of the tablet last year. >> verizon denies that it is blocking google's new payments app from running on the latest smart phone. the galaxy. earlier a spokesperson said they asked not to include the function due out this month but a verizon spokesperson said they have still in talks. verizon and competition are part of a joint venture that is planning it's own mobile payment system. >> movie fan dear sir use their i-phones to find their favorite motion pictures in san francisco. looking live here at a picture in countless films the skyline the mayor showed off the new sf film spots app. you can get gps locations to locations where movie was filmed in the city by the bay. it costs $3, city leaders say they help it'll be a boost to tourists. >> what is in the air in it turns out a lot for than

. >>> the coastal fishing village in southern china is still under siege. police surrounded the village after nearly a week of protests. people say the local government took their land, sold it to developers and kept the money. >>> residents say food and supplies are running low and they fear police might storm the village. >>> u.s. military officials now admit its u.n.-man droned was looking for suspected nuclear sites in iran. one official says it was on a cia mission, tehran put the aircraft on display after it was brought down recently on iranian soil. >>> prolific writer and social critic christopher hitchens has died. he often skewed the elite in his writings. his 17 books took aim at everything from the cancer that ravaged his body to waterboarding to religion. christopher hitchens was 62 years old. those are the top stories from cnn, the world news leader. i'm of did does have. "world business today" starts now. >>> it's 9:00 a.m. here in london. good morning, i'm nina dos santos. >>> and it's 5:00 p.m. in hong kong, i'm manisha tank. this is "world

but we start in china where tens of thousands of people in a key economic area of southern china are rebelling against their local government. in the small fishing village of wukan, a tense standoff appears to be easing slightly. residents held talks with government officials earlier to try to defuse the situation there following vie lent protests over land rights and a village held under siege. protesters had threatened to march on local government offices today, but in the past few hours, chinese officials reportedly agreed to release three protest leaders so that march was canceled. meanwhile, about a 90-minute drive along the coast to the east in the town of haimen, tens of thousands of people are demonstrating their opposition to a coal-fired power plant and also plans for another plant. up to 30,000 residents who claim that power plant is polluting the water and damaging their livelihood occupied a public highway in a bid to get their voices heard, and they were indeed heard. and the police moved in with tear gas there. >>> both haimen and wukan were censored for a time on chin

the imitation merchandise said to have arrived in the shipping containers originating from southern china our goal is to push the investigation back overseas where we can identify the source. those responsible for the manufacturing and distribution. what we're talking about is global organized crime generating tens of billions of dollars. >> what's popular? customs officers say the most commonly imitated merchandise includes true religion jeans, north face jackets and nike shoes. >>> a change in climate is threatening part of a holiday tradition. mistletoe is largely grown in parts of texas. it's in short supply due to the drought in the southwest. a scarcity of the kissing plant has also led people to buy artificial mistletoe sprigs instead. no word if that has the same effect as the real stuff. >> apparently there is a severe shortage. don't have any around here, either. >> we'll get some for tomorrow. >> always tomorrow. >>> the last "occupy" encampment is coming down. but not without a fight. two sweeps in less than 24 hours. what is still standing at "occupy berkeley." >> congress is

part because beijing is simply terrified at the prospect of millions of refugees flooding into southern china if north korea collapses. but as we said most north koreans don't really know their country is what it is. they don't know that it's that big space down there between china and south korea with the lights off at night because their power system barely works. a big black box in more ways than one and more than ever tonight. but tonight we're taking you as far inside north korea we possibly can with people who have seen it up close or have dealt directly with kim jong-il, the dear departed leader. gary tuchman starts us off. >> reporter: with the bouffant hair, platform shoes, oversized glasses and trademark jumpsuit, kim jong-il looked every part the crazed tyrant. >> the appearance made it a little bit more difficult to treat him seriously at least at first. >> reporter: he was certainly a man of eclectic and fine tastes. mr. kim was said to have a love of fine wines, cognac and foreign prostitutes. this despite an incredibly poor and often starving population. inside north korea it w

part because beijing is simply terrified at the prospect of millions of refugees flooding into southern chinanorth korea collapses. but as we said most north koreans don't really know their country is what it is. they don't know that it's that big space down there between china and south korea with the lights off at night because their power system barely works. a big black box in more ways than one and more than ever tonight. but tonight we're taking you as far inside north korea we possibly can with people who have seen it up close or have dealt directly with kim jong-il, the dear departed leader. gary tuchman starts us off. >> reporter: with the bouffant hair, platform shoes, oversized glasses and trademark jumpsuit, kim jong-il looked every part the crazed tyrant. >> the appearance made it a little bit more difficult to treat him seriously at least at first. >> reporter: he was certainly a man of eclectic and fine tastes. mr. kim was said to have a love of fine wines, cognac and foreign prostitutes. this despite an incredibly poor and often starving population. inside north korea it was a

beijing is terrified at the prospect of millions of refugees flooding into southern china if north korea collapses. as we said, most north koreans don't really know their country is what it is. they don't know that it's that big space down there between china and south korea with the lights off at night because their power system barely work. a big black box. in more ways than one and more than ever tonight. but tonight we are taking you as far inside north korea as we possibly can with people who have seen it up close or dealt directly with kim jong-il, the dear departed leader. gary tuchman starts us off. >> with the beau font hair, platform shoes, over-sized glasses and trademark jumpsuit, kim jong-il looked every part the crazed tyrant. >> the appearance made it a little bit more difficult to treat him seriously, at least at first. >> he was certainly a man of eclectic and fine tastes. mr. kim was said to have a love of fine wines, cognac and foreign prostitutes. this despite an incredibly poor and often starving population. inside north korea it was all about kim. but state-run medi

well, an average new species is reported -- recorded every two days which is including southern province of chinaan mar and vietnam. latest discoveries is more than 100 plants, 28 reptiles, 25 fish and 7 amphibianer. >>> police moved in on a occupy emcampment. what was the charge and what has officers coming in wear riot gear. >>> the economy is a mess and some of you need a job. the lengths some people are going to to get a earning ling of a paycheck. a live rock be rue -- rook from the -- going to get a earning ling of a paycheck -- inkling of a paycheck. >>> you are watching the station that works for you "good morning maryland." >>> two men say they are victims of sexual abuse but this time police say it's not coming from the coaches at the university. >>> i will bet you 10,000 dollars that romney wishes he could take back something he said. >>> and district of columbia going to new measures make sure they get their money for outstanding park tickets. what they are up to. >> good morning it's mondaydecember 12th of the let's get started with justin berk. >> it's cold matching yesterday's numb