thousands of slaves in that country and he was kind enough to tolerate me following him around southern sudan near the door for a border for a week on one of his many trips to that area joe now joins us now in the studio joe welcome it's a pleasure and honor but i don't know who is following who when we got to we were we were it was this very intense it was an intense trip and if you remember. the civil war was still going on. it was always the concern about bombing and where we were in oftentimes our location had to remain secret because the part in government was not very pleased with. arianna ferentz but it was. the reason i'm taking time to explain this is because i want your viewers to know how significant it is when someone like you with a national audience and a national platform goes to be an eyewitness send you a national anthem and then come back and tell people and then that way it's very hard to refute those and say slavery wasn't happening it's genocide wasn't it you see it first and as we as we were flying out just maybe ten fifteen miles away they were about an ability of earni

three countries primarily the central african republic, the democratic public of the congo and southern sudan. senator, we're all very grateful to you, senator coons, senator isakson and inhofe for everything you have done. it's humbling to be here before you and the work you have done to inspire us in our work here. consistent with the legislation that is you all passed in 2010, we continue to pursue a multifaceted strategy to support regional efforts totes end the threat posed by the lra. let me stress the governments of the region ared in lead making the most important sacrifices and their people are confronting the lra's terror. these governments are the ones that are ultimately responsible for ending this threat and protecting local communities. the united states is trying to help them fulfill these responsibilities. mr. chairman, we continue to look for ways which we can enhance the capacity of these militaries to succeed. last october, president obama authorized the deployment of a small number of u.s. military forces to serve as advisers to the regional forces pursuing the lra. the pr

also in that context they've also established operations, a task force in southern sudan. but what's going to be important, of course, is bringing the other groups together, the european union in funding and helping assisting, also the african union to help coordinate much more. as you were saying, is it going to bring more troops? i think what they're going to do is bring a better coordination and cooperation among these four countries and then bring other support from outside. also the other issue is that our special forces unit is working closely with the african union. so that involve is one element of helping to support and to sustain and to close in on coney and his team. >> with regard to your question on africa, on the african union, they're certainly playing a very valuable role in helping to coordinate on the humanitarian side with the u.n. organizations, with the host country governments, and also with the donor countries themselves. and also with the e.u., which is a major provider of humanitarian assistance to those four areas, those four countries. with regar

is demanding an immediate end to fighting on sudan's southern border with south sudan seized the town of heglig which is home to around half of sudan's oil production is a plea for forces to withdraw presidential summit to be held tween the conference to resolve the conflict. which is escalating since the pendants last. but it ceased weekend for orthodox worshippers the russian church already has its hands full dealing with punk protesters and doctored photos of its leader and he said no way has more on the damage and destruction. leading up to the most celebrated russian orthodox holiday of the year the church found itself surrounded by scandal and in not so holy hot water. from girl ponders pussy riot who preach their anti couldn't protest in song at christ the savior cathedral to the watch on the patriarchs wrist that was and then wasn't an official website photos the church has been in the spotlight for months and some think it's by no coincidence. are monitoring issues there's a planned and active campaign against the church. patriarchy ariel's wristwatch with a price tag of some

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is demanding an immediate end to fighting on sudan's southern border south of the south sudan and seize the town of having which is home to around half of sudan's oil production is a plea for forces to withdraw and the presidential summit to be held between the countries to resolve the conflict for icing along the border has escalated since else an ongoing and. nari. europe's most active volcano has unleashed another powerful eruption for the sixth time this year there is spewing lava and ash from a new crater on it so eastern slope it's not an official say the ash cloud is not yet causing problems for its nearest international airport. usually routes at least twice a year. orthodox worshipers marking easter this coming weekend the church sure is a curfew reeling from the take on its face and the sonali reports on the scandals of the coach actually the scrambling of their reputation. leading up to the most celebrated russian orthodox holiday of the year the church found itself surrounded by scandal and in not so holy hot water. from girl ponders pussy riot who preach their anti putin pr

bombing and invasion of iraq, the rebel camps in darfur, mass killing in southern sudan and insurgency in northern yemen. in san francisco where she was raised, her mother was a documentary filmmaker. her works, among other things, dealt with the tangent and military service of japanese- americans in world war ii. her father, here tonight, has a fascinating background. he is a retired postal worker and at one point was a reporter for ramparts magazine. she studied classical arabic at berkeley. and later at the american university in cairo. she has worked out of the rome bureau of cnn and beijin as a freelance editor and camerawoman, covering everything -- the seize of chechnya, the earthquake in turkey in 1999. to her left, c.j. chivers of "the new york times." he is the war correspondent's war correspondent. he is known for his courage, resourcefulness on the battlefield, knowledge of tactics and strategy and finally for his expertise in weaponry, in particular, ubiquitous ak47 about which he has written a definitive biography. a fascinating and a portable called simply, -- book calle

communities of the country's premier li the central african republic and republic of congo in southern sudanwe say that we are all very grateful to you, senator coons, sadr isaacson and senator inhofe for everything you've done it tumbling to be here before you and the work that you've done to inspire us and our work here. consistent with the legislation that you all passed in 2010, we continue to pursue a multifaceted strategy to support the regional efforts to end the threat posed by the lra. let me stretch that the governments of the region are in the lead. the troops are making the most important sacrifices, and the people are confronting the lra's terror. these governments are the ones that are ultimately responsible for ending this threat and protecting the local communities. the united states is trying to help them fulfill these responsibilities. mr. chairman, we continue to look for ways which we can enhance the capacity of the military to succeed. last october, president obama authorized the deployment of a small number of u.s. military forces to serve as advisers to the forces purs

." >> has sudan declared war on its southern neighbors? the president of south sudan says yes. calls for a ceasefire fall on deaf ears. >> hello and welcome to gmt. i am david eades. also coming up in the program, james murdoch's evidence at an inquiry on press standards. also, how cash-strapped filmmakers turn to the internet for funding of their movies. it is midday in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, and 2:00 in the afternoon in the south sudanese capital, juba. president salva kiir has described the latest attacks on his country as an act of war. the u.n. has condemned the bombings by sudanese war planes in three areas of south sudan, and at least two people hover probably been killed. the countries are fighting over the disputed oil rich heglig region, which the cells captured two weeks ago. withdrew troops on friday. joining me from the south sudanese capital is james. james, you have also been right in the thick of the action, if i can put it that way. a declaration of war, is that what you have experience? >> there is a lot of conflicts happening and there has been for

in sudan's disputed heglig region has been destroyed during recent border fighting with south sudan southern forces captured the oil rich town last week raising fears of war between the two under international pressure the south then started pulling out of the area but said its troops were. leaving south sudan became independent from the north last year following a long running civil war that cost nearly two million deaths. iran claims it started to build a copy of the top secret american spy drone captured last year by its armed forces military says it has extracted data and figured out how the craft works u.s. officials acknowledge that losing the surveillance drone but said it would be difficult to exploit any data or technology because of its security measures. now more than fifty thousand orthodox believers have gathered in moscow's main cathedral for service in defense of the faith that follows a number of high profile cases of bad the lism of churches and sacred objects over the past few days are these groups reports. we can see and indeed here thousands of people who have combed the

is demanding an immediate end to fighting on sudan southern border from the south godsons the town of me which is their home to around office and guns production is a plea for forces to withdraw the presidential summit between the countries to be held to resolve the conflict fighting which border has escalated since sunset on gain independence nostra guard. europe's most active volcano has unleashed another powerful eruption the sixth time this year now that there is a spirit lover of ash from a new crater on its southeastern italian officials say it is not yet causing problems for its nearest international airport but usually erupts at least twice a year. well of the docks worshippers mark easter this coming weekend a church in russia is currently reeling from getting egg on its face and he said no way reports on the scandals of quote church leaders scrambling over their reputation. leading up to the most celebrated russian orthodox holiday of the year the church found itself surrounded by scandal and a not so holy hot water. from girl ponders pussy riot who preach their anti putin p

in sudan's disputed heglig region has been destroyed during recent border fighting with south sudan southernforces captured the oil rich town last week raising fears of war between the two but under international pressure the south then started pulling out of the area but said its troops will be leaving south sudan became independent from the north last year following a long running civil war which caused nearly two million deaths. some sixty five thousand orthodox believers of governor of moscow's main cathedral for a service in defense of the faith that follows a number of high profile cases of brown there was a number of churches and some sacred objects over the past few months are these reports. we can see and indeed here thousands of people who have congregated here at moscow's main cathedral crisis savior they're being led in procession by ha our hero elvis perceives here's a number of hours of mass prayer and also a literacy service that was given this of his being replicated around the country as a whole that some of the key centers of the orthodox church in russia some of its main c

sudan... conflict is raging over the oil- producing southern region. a market in south sudan was the target of an air strike last week. two young boys were killed by northern fighter jets if. this morning helicopter gunships and m i d fighters bombed a and a south sudan army base for 15 minutes. at least four soldiers were hurt. >> house speaker says president obama has been picking fake fights and diminishing the standing of the presidency. today characterized his amped-up rhetoric as a vice >> let me say something the president is getting some very bad advice from his campaign. is a diminishing of the presidency by picking it fake fights... >> he says the white house has employed a political gimmicks such as support for the buffet broke a plan to apply and minimum tax rate of 30% on higher income earners. he also cited the president's rhetoric surrounding manipulation of the oil markets... and the debate overextension of lowering student loan rates >>. president obama senior campaign adviser defended a new political advertisement focusing on a mission

across the globe sudanese jets have fallen strategic targets in south sudan killing at least five tensions escalated after southern forces seized the town of headley responsible for sudan's oil production the u.n. wants forces from both sides to withdraw behind borders and for the violence to stop it's the worst fighting along the oil rich for engineers in south sudan became independent last july. twelve people killed after al qaeda fighters attacked a security checkpoint in southern yemen insurgents killed four troops while losing eight of their own more than two hundred have died in a week long battle between security forces and militants seize several towns in the area taking advantage of the mirror of political turmoil before former president saleh departure from office. vienna rebels are free and thirty six gas workers they kidnapped earlier this week girls from the shining group held them hostage for five days and getting millions of dollars ransom from the government earlier a police officer was killed during a massive search and rescue operation by government forces. millions of orthodox christians are cel

with sudan tensions escalated after southern forces seized the town of language responsible for half of sudan's oil production the un wants forces from both sides to withdraw behind borders and for violence to be stopped the fighting along the oil which fronts here is the worst since the south became independent last july. a roadside bomb targeting a security protocol has killed two policemen west of the iraqi capital their vehicle was destroyed in the blast in which one more police officer was also injured most of iraq's recent violence has been blamed on sunni militants trying to shatter the country's shia led government. and five days of clashes between yemeni troops and al qaeda linked militants have left over two hundred people dead thirty seven were killed on friday alone it follows a military offensive against insurgents who attacked a military camp in the south took control of several towns in the area during a year of political turmoil to depose president saddam. the u.k.'s debt is growing steadily and the treasury is looking at drastic measures to tackle it suggesting never

southern. states in the south of north sudan which have blue nile. and south kordofan between the sudanese army and rebel units within the south. big upon within the north who are have been marginalized for many many years. and are fighting the khartoum government to show their dissatisfaction ok i often go to you also in london is your stomach for a war between the two countries right now or is it just among elites. well no i think the two leaders here in the north. in the south. have actually shown that they lack leadership they are bitter enemies. they have fought a war protracted period of time that the south has now broken away and has actually had its own independence but there are some deep seated issues which are cultural which which which to do with trust issues which are really not resolved not to mention the land issue how it looks like to me that the civil war is still continuing we do see a different form of it and just a took a break well well the other took a break on the thought that they were fighting the war through a pop proxy war

and sudan's government has launched a counterattack on oil fields near its southern border it's also arming civilians after south sudan seized the town of heglig which is home to around half of sudan's oil production border clashes as of late and since south sudan gained independence it last july. osama bin laden's family will be deported to saudi arabia next week after come completing a jail sentence in pakistan for illegally entering the country but not in saudi arabian citizenship was stripped almost two decades ago and it's unclear whether the country will accept his widow's they've been in detention since the al qaeda leader was killed last may by american special forces. britain has big bills to pay but it's looking to a century old solution when times were even tougher remember in england's to cover the cost of the first world war still being repaid today but the treasury chief is planning more and that means a financial headache for the next generation as i regret it reports. strapped for cash and deep in debt the u.k. government has a plan but buyers beware all's not as it se

is demanding an immediate and to fighting on the southern border it's after south sudan sees the town of heavily which is home to around half of sudan's oil production there's a plea for forces to withdraw and for a presidential summit to be held between the countries to resolve the conflict driving along the oil rich border has us collated since south sudan gained a dependence last july. time to check out the business headlines marina as following the markets how is the trading session going hi karen well if we don't say europeans are challenged in fact the trading session is going to want to well i want to send supplies in these because many investors were waiting to find out about china's economic growth and the results came in today and basically what we have is that it was slower it grew slower than expected to eight point one percent on insert that stocks in a zero one zero up so that didn't have a good effect on the european markets investors didn't like the disappointing growth data and we can see the results about both reports in and the dax are in the right also not helping

called for an immediate and to escalate in fighting between sudan and south sudan in a disputed border region it's after southern forces captured headley a child responsible for half of sudan's oil production the u.n. wants forces from both sides to withdraw behind borders and for a presidential summit to be held between the countries to help resolve the conflict the fighting along the oil rich prefer and here is the worst since south sudan became independent last july. dimitrius here now with the business news sound of week as trial and how's the mood on the markets that we can't oh it's friday the thirteen ish as you've pointed out earlier in the program really seeing a lot of person is not that much news going on so basically everyone grasping on to what's going on in asia with china reporting its g.d.p. falling short of expectations eight point one percent as opposed to eight point four percent which was forecast so you look at what's going on in the united states where the earnings season we're right in the middle of it and j.p. morgan chase and wells fargo both down on the back of their financial results o

has called for an immediate and escalating fighting between sudan and south sudan in a disputed border region it's after southern forces captured headley a town responsible for half of sudan's oil production the un wants forces from both sides to withdraw behind borders and for a presidential summit to be held a tween the countries to resolve the conflict by fighting along the oil rich friend here is the worst since south sudan became independent still a long. time for the business news with the metering and it's been something of a friday the thirteenth on the markets why is that well not out of the ordinary but it's all looking very pessimistic indeed that solves the china report of the g.d.p. failing to meet expectations of eight point one percent while eight point four was forecast oh we see right now in the u.s. markets declining they're coming off of yesterday's pretty hefty gains of one a half percent for the dow and also we're seeing j.p. morgan chase and wells fargo in the middle of the earnings season after their reports they are down. in europe these concerns are coupled with the worries about the deb

sudan's government has launched a counterattack or boil feels the southern border is also arming civilians of the south sudan seems that heydrich which is home to around half of sudan's oil production border clashes have escalated since south sudan gained independence last june r.t. . and a solid lardons family will be deported to saudi arabia next week after completing a jail sentence and proper start and legally entering the country gardens saudi arabian citizenship was stripped almost two decades ago and it's unclear whether the country will accept his widows they've been in detention since their kind of it was killed last american special forces. in the wake of friday's failed rocket launch north korea is gearing up for a century since that it's what the the giant statues of. his son kim jong il have been unveiled for weeping crowd and. it's a variation is north korea has been very good eighteen response to the rocket launch and fell into the sea just moments after blast off but still. nation. remains north korea is banned from ballistic tests it has its own range and the weapons. are

making headlines across the globe sudanese jets have targets in south sudan killing at least five treasure escalated after southern forces seize the town of hailey responsible for half of sudan's oil production and u.n. wants forces from both sides to withdraw behind borders and for violence to stop it's the worst fighting along the oil rich frontier. came independence last july. north korea marking one hundred years since the birth of the late kim il sung this is live pictures you're looking at of the festivities mass state organized celebrations in the capital in pyongyang for the man who founded the nations in one nine hundred forty eight thousands gathered for this huge military parade where the current supreme leader kim jong. grandson spoke for the first time publicly celebrations came a day after a failed a rocket launch brought international condemnation and already on an already isolated nation. it's. the rebels freed thirty six gas workers they kidnapped earlier this week the girls from the shining path through held them hostage for five days bending millions of dollars in ransom from the government earl

sudanese jobs have bombed strategic targets in south sudan killing at least five people tension escalated after southern forces seized the town of heglig responsible for half of sudan's oil production the un wants forces from both sides to withdraw behind borders and for violence to be stopped the fighting along the oil rich frontier is the worst since south sudan became independent a lot. a roadside bomb targeting a security procedural has killed two policeman west of the iraqi capital the vehicle was destroyed in the blast and which one more police officer was also injured most of the rocks recent violence has been blamed on sunni militants trying to shatter the country's shia led government. and twelve people have been killed after al-qaeda fighters captured a security checkpoint in southern yemen insurgents killed four troops while losing eight of their own over two hundred have died in a week long battle between security forces and militants took control of several towns in the area during a year of political turmoil to depose president someday. the u.k.'s debt is growing steadily and the treasury

sudanese jets have borne strategic targets in south sudan it's left five dead so far tension escalated after southern forces seized the town of hey glenn that place is responsible for half of sudan's oil production the u.n. was forces now from both sides to withdraw behind borders and for the violence to be stopped the fighting along the orange front here is the worst since south sudan became independent last year other stories we're keeping an eye on for you tonight fall for people have been killed after al qaeda fighters attacked a security checkpoint in southern yemen insurgents killed four troops were losing eight of the road over two hundred have died in the week long battle now between security forces and militants al qaeda took control of several towns in the area during a year of political turmoil to depose president saleh. the u.k.'s debt is growing steadily now the treasury's looking at drastic measures to try to tackle it suggesting a never ending loans should make every appearance despite the fact that the previous ones issued to cover the cost of the first world war still being slowly re

sudanese jobs how brown strategic targets in south sudan killing at least five people of tension as collated after southern forces seized the town of hedwig responsible for half sudan's oil production the un wants forces from both sides to withdraw behind borders and for violence to be stopped the fighting along the oil rich friends here is the worst since south sudan became independent last july. the u.k.'s debt is growing steadily and the treasury is looking at drastic measures to tackle it it's even suggesting never ending loans should make a reappearance and that's despite the fact that previous ones issued to cover the cost of the first world war are still being slowly repaid today and new loans will mean future generations will inherit nothing but that is already cyber bennett reports strapped for cash and deep in debt the u.k. government has a plan b. way was not as it seems jones to join. born wants to bring back never ending loans dumping the government's crippling debt onto future generations it will still be borrowing only this is money george and friends won't have to pay back sounds too good t

into the sector last tuesday claiming it was in response to air and ground attacks from sudan which accuse its southern neighbor of the finding economically viable region. the space shuttle discovery has taken its final ever fly it as it headed into retirement washington smithsonian institute closing a chapter in the history of space exploration spacecraft carrot top and jumbo jet made a few final fly bys over the u.s. capitol in early thirty years of service nasa is most travel troubles total of three hundred sixty five days in orbit circling the earth nearly six thousand times . for a time now for the business of age with katie good morning to you katie so how are the numbers looking this morning well you know i was wearing a healthy that is the word there's lots of positives sentiments going on in the markets today and that is also the international monetary fund boosted its growth forecast for this year to three point five percent from three point three percent and that's a global call so we'll see how the asian markets are responding as you can see there enjoying it in the bit of a rally as i say.

the sephora last tuesday claiming it was a response to air and the ground attacks from sudan which accuse its southern neighbor of occupy economically vital region. our real life sleeping beauty at one thirty pm g.m.t. we invite you to discover the mysteries of the congo or ice caves in russia an astonishing sight which acts as a magnet for thrill seekers despite the risks it poses. something lies beneath. thousands of meters of ice and rock. the lubbers that is a lure for many. but dangerous even to those who keep it up a distance. well how do you know it was happening in the world of business katie as well as hi again katie so are the russian markets still keeping the out for trends i do they are actually doing rather well today i must say they've lost a bit of momentum from earlier but they're still holding on to those green eyes a check out those figures without further ado we've got them i say. so we'll see yes about of a of a percent the my say it's just a fraction now but as i say see it's good news it's have a look at the stalls and see who's really benefiting at this hour we can see that we s

into the sector last tuesday claiming it was in response to air and ground attacks from sudan which accused its southern neighbor of occupying economically viable region. now a real life sleeping beauty at one thirty pm g.m.t. we invite you to discover the mysteries of a cougar ice cave and russia an astonishing sight which acts as a magnet for thrill seekers despite the risks it poses. some fear. lies beneath. thousands of metres of the ice. that is a huge for many. but dangerous even to those who keep it at a distance. and time now to take a look at what's happening in the world of business was katie and of course all the latest katie hello there are so the european markets have just opened what's the mood there yeah they just they've been in the last of a twenty minutes or so so this is rather early days but what missing at the moment is apis the slight losses now as i say it's early days so all could say throughout the day but what i want to talk about now is earning season we've already heard tesco the biggest supermarket in britain released their figures their yearly figures and they gained two pe

the set there last tuesday claiming it was in response to air and ground attacks from sudan which accused its southern neighbor of occupying the economically filed region. reallife sleeping beauty at one thirty pm g.m.t. we invite you to discover the mysteries of a comber ice cave in russia an astonishing site which acts as a magnet for thrill seekers this by the risks it poses. something. lies beneath. thousands of the surface of ice. on. the love. that is a good for many. but dangerous even to those who keep it as a distance. all right we're crossing straight to the world of business word has gone all the way it is for a skater you want to get out of your sleeve this hour well i've got a mixed picture actually for you got european stocks down ever so slightly we got asian stocks posting very healthy positive gains as to the russian market so let's get to it let's crack on and have a look at m i six and the r.t.s. as you can see keeping grip on those green arrows that we've got great the r.t.s. and then why say it's around seven tenths of a percent after this hour let's have a look at the stocks and

china's xinhua news agency reported that he denounced sudan for declaring a war on its southern neighbor. it said he sought support from china and other members of the international community. the news agency quoted hu as saying he hopes both sudans will respect each other's sovereignty and exercise restraint. hu indicated china's readiness to cooperate with south sudan's efforts to improve its infrastructure. china hopes to secure more oil exports from the region. china made large investments in oil resources in sudan before south sudan achieved independence last year. >>> a teenage girl fell into a deep hole under a sidewalk in china. a security camera captured the girl plunging as paving stones crumbled beneath her. china's central television reported on tuesday that the accident occurred late last month in the city in changxi province. a taxi driver tried to rescue the girl but failed. it was about six meters deep. firefighters used a ladder to rescue her about 15 minutes later. central television said groundwater may have eroded the soil beneath the sidewalk. a similar accident occu

china's xinhua news agency reported that he denounced sudan for declaring a war on its southern neighbor. it said he sought support from china and other members of the international community. the news agency quoted hu as saying that he hopes both sudans will respect each other's sovereignty and exercise restraint. hu indicated china's readiness to cooperate with south sudan's efforts to improve its infrastructure. china apparently hopes to secure more oil exports from the region. china made large investments in oil resources in sudan before south sudan achieved independence last year. >>> people in japan's northeast are focused on overcoming the challenges of the 2011 disaster. but it won't be easy. they have to rebuild homes, businesses, entire communities. we'll show you their struggles and their successes on "the road ahead" every wednesday at 1:00 p.m. japan time here on "newsline." >>> the nuclear plant on the sea of japan coast will undergo fresh inspections after experts warned it may be located above active faults. the plant is now offline for regular safety checks. the nuclear

into the sector last tuesday claiming it was in response to air and ground attacks from sudan which accused its southern neighbors of occupying be canonically vital region. the space shuttle discovery has taken its final ever flight as it headed into retirement at washington's smithsonian institute closing a chapter in the history of space exploration and spacecraft carried atop a jumbo jet made a few final flybys over the u.s. capitol and nearly thirty years of service nasa is most traveled traveled spent a total of three hundred sixty five days in orbit circling the earth nearly six thousand times. now realize sleeping beauty at one thirty pm g.m.t. we invite you to discover the mysteries of a cougar ice cave and russia astonishing side which acts as a magnet for thrill seekers despite the risks it poses. some feat. lies beneath. thousands of these shoes i use. to love them. that is a for many. but dangerous even to those who keep it to distance. now let's see what's happening in the world of business and cross you business to ask all of you katie so the asian markets are trading in full swing now the

called for immediate end to escalating fighting between sudan and south sudan and the sport disputed border region itself to southern forces captured the town of hague a place responsible for half a sudan's oil production now the un wants forces from both sides to withdraw behind borders and for a presidential summit to be held between the countries to resolve the conflict the fighting along the all rich from here is the worst now since south sudan became independent last july keeping a close eye on that story for you keeping a close eye on the business let's cross now it's just after twenty four minutes past eight o'clock moscow time to meet business there right there it's friday evening week coming to an end as the mood of the markets that ahead of the weekend was not only friday it's friday the thirteenth so the mood as he did remark here of course pretty much in line with those superstitions not much going on really so investors are working with what they have and what they have is not really pleasing them and that's chinese g.d.p. data falling short of expectations coming in at eight point one percent growth no

sudanese jets a bomb strategic targets in south sudan it's left at least five dead tension escalated after southern forces seized the town of heglig that's responsible for half of sudan's oil production un wants forces from both sides now to withdraw behind borders and for the violence to be stopped the fighting along the oil rich from here is the worst since south sudan became independent last july. twelve people have been killed after al-qaeda fighters attacked a security checkpoint in south yemen insurgents killed four troops while losing eight of the row over two hundred have died in a week long battle between security forces and militants there al qaeda took control of several times in the area during a year of political turmoil to depose president saleh. several attacks in southwest pakistan have left eight shia muslims dead it in the first incident gunmen riding a motorbike ambushed a car that killed six people and minutes later they shot dead two other travelers in a rickshaw in the same area shia muslims are the minority in pakistan and often targeted by extremists among the sunni majority

into the sector last tuesday claiming it was a response to air and ground attacks from sudan which accuse its southern neighbor of occupying the canonically vital region. now throughout have marched through the streets of market in northern peru to voice their anger over a proposed gold mine project in the area if completed it's expected to bring billions of dollars of profit and investments to the south american country however experts warn it could jeopardize the region's already scarce water supplies mine construction stuff stirred unrest and in recent years the biggest protests involve ten thousand people twenty eleven. now realize sleeping beauty it's one thirty pm g.m.t. invited to discover the mysteries of the cooler ice caves in russia and astonishing sight which acts as a magnet for thrill seekers despite the risks it poses. something lies beneath. thousands of meters of ice and rock. the labyrinth that is a lure for many. but dangerous even to those who keep it at a distance. well we are change of pace now and crossing straight to the world of business so was katie waiting at her business de

headlines across the globe sudanese jets have strategic targets in south sudan killing at least five people tension escalated after southern forces seized the town of hager lead which is responsible for half of sudan's oil production the u.n. wants forces from both sides to withdraw behind borders and for violence to stop it's the worst fighting along the oil rich friend here since south sudan became independent us to live. a little just north korea marking one hundred years since the birth of the late kim il sung with mass organized celebrations in the capital pyongyang for the man who founded the nation in one thousand nine hundred eighty eight thousands gathered for a huge military parade where the current supreme leader kim jong un spoke in public for the first time so liberations came a day after a failed rocket launch brought international condemnation on the already isolated state. of. a truck tore through a talon southwest colombia after security forces forced the driver away from a police station vehicle was loaded with explosives and headed for the police post but was stopped by gunfire from officers forcing the

across the globe sudanese jets have bombed strategic targets in south sudan killing at least five people so she escalated after southern forces seized the town of hagar league which is responsible for how often sudan's oil production un once forces from both sides to withdraw behind borders and to stop the violence it's the worst fighting along the oil rich friends here since oh so then became independent last july. twelfth people killed after al-qaeda fighters attacked a security checkpoint in southern yemen insurgents killed four troops while losing eight of their own more than two hundred died in a week long battle between security forces and militants it is seize several towns in the area taking advantage of a year of political turmoil before former president saleh is departure from office . a truck through a talon so western colombia after security forces forced the driver away from a police station the vehicle was packed with explosives and headed for the police post but was stopped by gunfire from officers forcing the driver to flee it's the fourth explosion since the start of the americas summit in bogota frida

sudan. they should be told to withdraw their forces. the land belongs to us. >> before the official withdrawal, northern forces went into heglig and drove out the southern army with many casualties. now the north has bombed the iu, inside south sudan's border. >> we were on the ground listening to the anti-aircraft fire. we heard two bombs drop. there was another bomb that had fallen on the corner markets, where three stores were completely destroyed. the charred body of a young boy was brought out. >> peace between north sudan and south sudan took many years to negotiate. now, to growing national concern, it appears to be unraveling. >> the european union has suspended its sanctions against burma but will retain an embargo on arms sale pris. opposition leader aung san suu kyi and her fellow pro-democracy to attend the first day. rachel harvey has the report. >> uniforms, both civilian and military, on display here. the speaker of arrived to oversee proceedings. the stage is now set. the star of the show is missing. aung san suu kyi did not like the script and so postponed her parliamentary debut. the pro-democracy i can't let her party to a sweeping victory