he fled sudan as the brutal civil war took hold. now he is one of the top basketball stars, and president obama is a fair and. in the olympics, he played for great britain, but he never went back to sudan until now. >> discounts as his spare time. -- this counts as his spare time. he is on the court. it has been an unlikely past. as a child, he and his family fled. britain took them in. >> a lin has done so much for me and my family -- england has done so much for me and my family. i want to give back. the only way i can give bike is through basketball. >> for the first time, they have returned to africa. the first stop is a refugee camp in kenya. this is more than a normal tourist trip. this has been here as long as the camp has been here, but if things turned out differently, they could have easily grown up in these streets verio -- these streets. >> it is a short trip over the border with them to return home. he has not set foot here for 20 years. his visit comes as sudan is preparing to vote on independence from the north. >> ev

problem mars' the celebration as you don's president joins -- as the dawn of's president joins -- as sudan's is it enjoins the celebrations. the first pictures of the chilean miners. >> we understand that experts from nasa will come to offer their advice about survival in isolation. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. my name is mike embley. coming up later for you -- the exodus goes on in pakistan. up to 1 million in 48 hours. breeches on at the banks of the indus and threatened fresh floods. we report from one of the worst affected areas in niger. hello. you want the good news? that is here in britain. the bad news, unfortunately, is global. fears the world is again heading downhill of overshadowed new figures showing u.k. gross up more than likely. in the united states, it is well down and america's top banker is ready to step in if things get worse. mark mardell reports from one of the worst trouble spots, rhode island. >> the crash started in united states with housing, in it is not getting better. america's top banker said gro

demolished the region and the country has the highest aids rate in northern africa on top of that sudan is home to the western region of darfur where arab militias a waged a campaign of ethnic cleansing on the area ridding it in honor of locals that conflict has left the area impoverished and is responsible for the deaths of over three hundred thousand people i'm talking genocide here meanwhile look back to the government where they're trying to think of how to fund this ten billion dollar project to make animal shaped cities is anyone else thinking the same thing that i am in my living in the twilight zone or something i say that sudan needs to get its priorities straight and for that they are tonight's two time winner. now on this show we cover stories of the mainstream media ignores newspapers and even cable t.v. continue to see a decline in their circulation and their ratings and it looks like they won't be making a comeback anytime soon especially in this growing digital age where growing options and shrinking attention spans seem to be taking over our teens lindsay garfield has mo

for me, anything that comes up about sudan, they ask me about it. i would argue that editorially it makes somewhat of a difference. >> but you are a clear exception if you look at the numbers. in radio, women in general are few and far between. we are talking about small market stations, not even 10% of staff. at larger market stations here in san francisco, we are the no. 6 market in the country. that number is higher. talking about women of color in media -- >> thank you. another question? >> my name is kathy, i came up here for the panel and am very appreciative of the work you are doing. what do you think of community media? public access channels? what is the role in the new media landscape? journalism academies in the hyper globalism journal, it is there and the advice for nonprofit working at the new media center? >> we can give that question to barry. maybe you can give her some advice? >> there are a lot of challenges in community media right now. i have been trying to get our local station to work with us to figure out how to work together

it would destabilize an entire region already made vulnerable by the conflict in sudan, which would be catastrophic. france contributes to stability in djibouti. it will stepup in somalia in response to request form of the african union. 2000 somali troops are currently being trained in uganda while we have already trained 5600 men. everybody must understand that some mollah, yemen, pakistan, afghanistan -- that somalia, yemen, pakistan, and afghanistan have major challenges. a territory as large as europe, how can they do this alone? for the first time, in july, the terrorists were dealt a severe blow with france's support. that day marked a major turning point. the only strategy cannot be to pay ransoms and to free prisoners in exchange for hostages. this cannot be a sustainable strategy. france plans a full support to the governments that as the to train come equipped, and it buys the forces they need to destroy the groups that threaten to -- and advise the forces they need to destroy the groups that threaten stability. their security cannot be separated from ours. [unintelligible]

it would destabilize an entire region already made vulnerable by the conflict in this a done -- sudan, which would be catastrophic. france contributed to regional stability through its military presence in djibouti in response to requests from the african union and its european partners. after training 500 soldiers in djibouti, 200 somali troops are being trained in uganda, where we have retrained 5600 men. everyone must understand that somalia, yemen, pakistan, afghanistan, our major challenges for the security of each french citizen. it is not a remote concern which has nothing to do with us. there will not be any easy solution. the european union must continue its effort and we will continue to be present in this part of the world. lastly, the barbarity of one branch of al qaeda was demonstrated again when it refused all offers of negotiation and murdered a man. these terrorists are trying to expand their influence in the vast desert regions. this territory is as large as your. how can they do this alone? for the first time in july, the terrorists were dealt a severe blow it thanks

if you go to sudan, the oil is blood oil. where i come from, my home was burned down. we were chased away. all of a sudden, you find tens of billions in oil company pipelines under the ground. >> it begs the whole question of blood diamonds. >> the double side soared -- it cuts both ways for naomi campbell and for a lot of people. >> steve think this is a good day at the tribunal or not? >> i have watched the testimony. i got the sense of a bit of desperation. why did the prosecution have to bring naomi campbell over? why doesn't need this injection of celebrity? -- why does it need this injection of celebrity? it was not a convincing testimony. it was not compelling information. >> they may have to recall naomi campbell. what happens if the bring her back? >> when i was in meetings for other cases, people were saying that at the time taylor was in nigeria we could not have trust taylor in custody. people were saying you would never get charles taylor because he was a big war lord. he was a head of state. that is what we are doing. the fact that he is in jail in the ha

now to sudan where security forces have reportedly identified where three kidnapped russian pilots are being held they were abducted by armed men in the volatile darfur region local authorities believe they know who is behind it the three russians were employees of a sudanese airline and this incident is the latest in a wave of kidnappings targeting foreigners. a fire at a nursing home in central russia has killed nine people and left two severely injured but the emergencies ministry's says the blaze may have been started by one of its residents investigators have found evidence suggesting that a man there had committed suicide by setting himself alight stay safe havens is following developments for us in that's a very cheap. eighty six year old man who was a world war two veteran and a resident of this nursing home is being blamed for setting the blaze that killed people including two who share an apartment with him and he did it investigators believe in order to commit suicide now why the man wanted to kill himself why he wanted to do it. way nobody knows for sure early reports indic

while security forces in sudan searching for three russian pilots that have been kidnapped in the country they were abducted by armed men in the volatile darfur region the three russians were employed by a sudanese airline the incident is the latest in a wave of kidnapping targeting foreigners. well we are here for you live twenty four seventh's but for even more news and videos website dot com and here's a taste of what waiting for you online right now and moscow is witnessing spectacular stunts this week. for the. all of this international stuff festival. and also in the russian capital two years we had to go to see the latest models the auto industry has to offer up the latest details on our website and see. if. you. lead. the street still keeps it secret. from the field to the soviet. block. today. these are the images. we are approaching the quarter of the hour here in the russian capital you're with it's good to have your company today now a senior government prosecutor in afghanistan says he's been forced to retire for aggressively promoting corruption investigations some of the pe

well three russian pilots abducted in sudan have now been freed both sudanese and russian officials have confirmed their release the pilots were kidnapped by armed men in the volatile darfur region last sunday it's unclear on what terms the three were released as previously there were reports the kidnappers wanted a ransom the russians were employees of a sudanese airline and the incident is the latest in a wave of kidnappings targeting foreigners in the country. well coming up for you a little later in the program here when i see people in the u.s. state of louisiana who had their guns confiscated off the hurricane katrina are now firing back at the gulf. stream still keeps its secrets but it's time to feel that the soviet finds the key to. life on t.v. . every month we give you the future we help you understand how to get there and bring the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world join technology update on our jeep in eastern india due to a severe two year drought is pushing one village to take extreme measures than happened and saw threatening to commit

well security forces in sudan searching for three russian pilots that have been kidnapped in the country and they were abducted by armed men in the volatile darfur region the three russians were employed by a sudanese airline incident is the latest in a wave of kidnappings targeting foreigners. well we are here for you live twenty four seven but for even more news and videos just go to our website that's on t.v. dot com here's a taste of what's waiting for you online right now i must go is witnessing spectacular stunts this week daredevils risk better lives for the crowds entertainment all of this going on at the international stunt festival. also in the russian capital joined as we head to the moscow car show to see the latest models of the industry has to offer get all the details on our website twenty four seventh's waiting for you. on. this street still keeps its secrets but it's time to feel that the soviet style was the key to. life movement on oxy. hungry for the full story we've gone to. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. childhood was oversha

three russian pilots abducted in sudan have now been freed both sudanese and russian officials have confirmed the release the pilots were kidnapped by armed men in the volatile darfur region last sunday it's unclear on what terms the three were released as previously there were reports the kidnappers wanted or run some russians were employees of a sudanese airline and this incident is the latest in a wave of kidnappings targeting foreigners in the country. desperate times in one indian village have prompted residents to take desperate measures a severe the two year drought has left three hundred families on the edge of starvation they're threatening to commit mass suicide if there's no aid from the government but despite the stark warning so far no help has arrived charan singh reports. here in the village of you know remote part of eastern india. molly spends time with his family including his little grandson this may look like one happy picture but the reality is quite the opposite with no food to eat. and over twenty other farmers in the small village of about three hundred families have t

when few western reporters were there and has returned to africa repeatedly to cover the conflicts in sudan, chad, and the congo. she's also reported from the middle east and from iran for that country's presidential election. charles sennott, longtime foreign correspondent for the "boston globe," was bureau chief in both jerusalem and london and has more than 25 years of experience covering the world. he's now the executive editor of a new venture, an entirely web-based service devoted exclusively to global news. it's called global post. so welcome to you both. >> thanks. it's nice to see you, frank. >> all right, we know what nbc is, so let's let charles tell us: what is global post? >> well, global post is a new web site. it's free. it's called a destination site. so you can go to globalpost.com anytime and draw on the stories that our correspondents, 65 correspondents in 50 countries, are covering every day. we saw a tremendous opportunity in this sort of meltdown of traditional media that's happening right now. newspapers and networks are struggling, and onof the things they've been cu

reports from sudan say that two russian pilots have been kidnapped in the country's volatile darfur region the two were working for that sudanese baader airlines where they were snatched local media says they were taken by a group of armed men in a yellow the region's largest town sudanese security forces have surrounded several housing areas where they believe the pilots may be hold the incident is the latest in a wave of kidnappings targeting foreigners in the violent region. that's now i'll have a look at some other international news stories engineers in chile working on an altimeter plan to rescue thirty three miners stuck underground after the collapse of a shaft four weeks ago mine experts say that as well as drilling a new tunnel which will take four months they may try to one and existing bore hole used to supply food and medicines this option if it were to work all the time to reach them and to two months bring them out via a capsule in a wild relatives have to pope benedict after he told programs in rome that he has been praying. that the mine is safe rescue. as many as forty tw

denied those claims some three thousand people were at the festival during the attack well now to sudan where security forces have reportedly identified where three kidnapped russian pilots are being held and they were abducted by armed men in the volatile darfur region and local authorities believe they know who is behind it the three russians were employees of a sudanese airline and this incident is the latest in a wave of kidnappings targeting foreigners. a string of violent attacks on hispanic immigrants in new york has prompted fears of a new wave of a racial hatred the victims say they've been targeted by african-americans who want to clear mexican people from their neighborhoods. to reports now on how frustrations aborting of. the united states has always been a country of immigrants but they're not always welcome we've seen mexicans targeted in the western state of arizona which passed a tough law targeting undocumented immigrants there's many many people that come to this country and they go through the proper channels to do the proper thing and and the people that don't do tha

security forces in sudan are searching for two russian pilots that have been kidnapped in the country they were abducted by armed man in the volatile darfur region the two russians were employed by sudanese airline the incident is the latest in a wave of kidnappings targeting foreigners. what you might see coming to life from moscow and we're alive for you twenty four seven but for even more news and videos you can always go to our website which is r t dot com here's a taste of what's online right now. moscow's witnessing spectacular stunts this week as daredevils risked their lives for the crowds intertainment at the international stunt festival. also the russian talbot will join our team as we had to the moscow car show to see the latest models the audience street has to offer to get the details on our website r.t. . a senior government prosecutor in afghanistan says he's been forced to retire for aggressively promoting corruption investigations some of the people under suspicion were top officials and one of president hamid karzai our military analyst says the afghan leader is doin

three russian pilots abducted in sudan by rebels have now been freed and they're currently in darfur the largest town of niala pilots were kidnapped two days ago by armed rebels in the volatile region last sunday the russians who provided transport for peacekeepers were employees of a sudanese airline which they said they were released with. the incident is the latest in a wave of kidnappings targeting foreigners in the country an american aid worker was freed on monday after being held for more than one hundred days. coming up for you a little bit later in the program here on r.t. people in the u.s. state of louisiana that their guns confiscated off the hurricane katrina and now firing back. in eastern india crop failure due to a severe two year drought is pushing one village to take extreme measures the inhabitants are threatening to commit mass suicide saying it's a better option than to continue suffering because of the lack of food and as artie's charan singh reports they've asked the government for aid but claims so far little has been done. here in the village of you know remo

security forces in sudan are searching for three russian pilots that have been kidnapped in the country they were abducted by an armed man in the volatile darfur region three russians were employed by a sudanese airline the incident is the latest in a wave of kidnappings targeting foreigners. this is r t coming to live from moscow but remember that for more news and analysis you can always log on to our website r t v dot com here's a taste of what's online right now. moscow is witnessing spectacular stunts this week as daredevils risked their lives for the crowds entertainment and their national stunts festival. and also in the russian capital join r.t.s. we had to the moscow car show to see the latest models the auto industry has to offer get the details at our side are. the motions to be soo much brighter than if you only bounce from phones to parachute in some. screen stunts on t.v. dot com. more news today vorlon says once a game flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. china corporations are old today. what you are going to life in mosco

well three russian pilots abducted in sudan have now been freed both the sudanese and russian officials have confirmed the release the pilots were kidnapped by men in the volatile darfur region last sunday it's unclear on what terms the three were released as previously there were reports the kidnappers wanted a ransom the russians were employees of a line and the incident is the latest in a wave of kidnappings targeting foreigners in the country. well coming up for you a little bit later in the program bullet point find out why people in the u.s. state of louisiana are saying give us all guns back it's five years after they had them taken away. from stupid. stunts on t.v. . 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. live from the russian capital this is. now a desperate times in one indian village have prompted residents to take desperate measures and a severe two year drought has left three hundred families on the edge of starvation threatening to commit mass suicide if there'

i mean in recent years a lot of countries had been bombed from iraq to serbia and for places like sudan and libya and each time we have been told that it was for a worthwhile purpose that it was worthwhile to to kill thousands of civilians including women and children because it was to bring about some you know something good most of the time unfortunately. it turns out there were other reasons other objectives that were behind the actual attacks ok the author of store in live the line from toronto canada thank you very much for your thoughts on the program tonight. the russian president has unveiled the latest age of his top to bottom overhaul of the country's police force at a meeting with security officials to me to inventive surprised everyone by proposing to drop the name he's sure somebody milne ever since the bolsheviks revolution or long courses have been known as the militias this emphasize their popular or proletarian nature i mean they were volunteers in uniform but today we need professionals honest and we'll coordinated people who are good at their job this is why i think i

well let's go over the following eight well just look at the pictures russia colombia finland iraq sudan cyprus met my in mar and the solomon islands they also set record temperatures this year but let's move on to the next headline because that's just for the summer. the next headline heat record set in seventeen countries so far this is for the whole year so again we're talking about a record year for many things including these temperatures so jeff masters who isn't a meteorologist this is the largest area of earth's surface to experience all time record high temperatures in any single year and the historical record. ok well i mean how many people are going to be homeless as a result of this the number of climate refugees is growing by hundreds of thousands now per year max here like at dr evil there's about twenty million homeless and in pakistan that's the moment ok so you've got millions tens of millions of homeless climate change and global warming the nation is under water again becoming even more underwater more underwater than the u.s. housing market speaking of global weirding

pleased to announce the ambassador will serve as the part of a negotiating team being dispatched to sudan. they will complement the efforts of the u.s. embassy in khartoum and has our diplomatic mission this list in the final missions of complementing the peace agreement. the ambassador will join a robust u.s. leadership team and his efforts will support those of major general scott, johnny carson, adn robert whitehead. that is all i have for you. >> are you aware of any former presidents on private humanitarian missions? >> hi will not deny the obvious. -- i will not deny. we have seen pictures from p'yongyang. president carter is -- carter is on a private humanitarian mission. >> [inaudible] [unintelligible] >> he is on a private humanitarian mission. i will not get into details. >> did anyone ask for help getting there for permission? >> private trip, i will not talk about any details. >> that is not the trip itself. >> which is always prudent. >> [inaudible] >>, a private humanitarian mission to north korea. in is his agenda. i am not aware of any contacts with the state department. >

and making unauthorized proposals to train troops in sudan.lackwater provided security for dips in iraq until its agents were involved in a still disputed incident that left 17 civilians dead. >> and in other news of the world tonight in brazil more than a dozen heavily armed gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in rio today. they took 35 people hostage and engaged in a gun battle with the police. one woman was killed and four other people were injured. about ten gunmen eventually surrendered. police are searching room to room for the others. witnesses say the battle began when 70 men in trucks suddenly jumped out and began shooting into the air. it is not clear who the gunmen are. >>> in iran, russian and and ran i didn't know engineers continued their work to load uranium fuel rods into iran's first nuclear power plant. they will going to generate electricity within two weeks. israel says the action brings tehran closer than ever to an armed conflict. many western nations believe iran ultimately wants to build a fluke already bomb but iran denies t

reports the company also offered unauthorized military and police training in other countries, including sudan. the state department would not comment on the settlement. >>> news from sweden, an arrest washt has been issued for the founder of that wikileakss on suspicion of rape and molestation. he's currently not in custody, but he did respond on wikileaks twitter page saying the charges are without basis. he angered the obama administration by publishing thousands of leaked documents about the wars in both rafrk and afghanistan. >>> a utah highway patrol trooper is recovering this morning after a head-on crash with a wrong way driver on the highway. watch this police dash cam video. it shows as white toyota camry going past the officer's patrol car in the wrong direction. then with his lights flashing, the officer makes two u turns to try to stop the car when all of a sudden it comes right at him and they crash. amazingly nobody was hurt here. police say the wrong way driver's blood alcohol level in that case was more than twice the legal limit. >>> finally, a huge operation. this is in new

we saw, for example, in sudan and yemen, somalia, a lot of these countries the threat is not diminishing, it's disbursing. cyber is one that's ongoing. it's literally a part of our life here. and to have that threat or access to cyber or to space or to the air or to the sea is something that the u.s. needs to continue to secure and that's not going away. in fact, i argue we're behind the curve. the failing states is one that's ongoing, the threat that when a government falls apart and the u.s. has to come help intervene, whether we just want to maintain regional stability or because that can spill over and cause mass humanitarian crisises, that's something that has not gone away. counter insurgency operations, the secretary also mentioned the raledmiltterization of potential peer competitors. he means china and russia. doesn't mean that we're going to go to war. doesn't mean that we're in an arm's race with china, for example, but they're embarking on the largest peacetime buildup of a military, unprecedented in history. and you have to ask a question, why? china is building a blue water

all over the world, and religion of peace and mercy, and we do not hear about darfur anymore or the sudan were black christians were butchered by muslims. in nigeria, i hear of newspaper reports of women and children being hacked to death by muslims. in saudi arabia, a judge has 's spine bean b severed -- host: let's get a response t. guest: it is true that there is atrocities against women. my wife is a psychologist in the u.s. and she has volunteered in shelters. in the u.s., we have a lot of domestic violence. that is the great beauty of the u.s., that we have separation of church and state and a country where we can worship as we please. again, going back to the women, they bring life into the world, really it is women who are the promoters of education in society. from my perspective i know a lot of abuse and mistreatment of women in my 17 years and i have never had anyone proselytize to me. in islam there is a word referring to the holy book and anyone in it is to be given respect. there is tolerance for all people. all people of the book. host: the last caller talked about atrociti

for instance, cuba, saddam -- sudan they are both party to the treaty. with transparency and accountability? many parties have a long history of corruption in this using development funds. this is all too common and you would only have to look at problems the program has had in north korea, thailand and burma four recent examples. the treaty counts among its members the most corrupt nations on the planet according to transparency international, including chad, somalia and other countries that are at the bottom of the annual index. i will repeat that article 82 poses a problem. you'll have to explain to average americans an average senators why the u.s. will have to make payments to an international body that may distribute the money to corrupt regimes. to wrap up, in some countries, you can keep the baby and throughout the bath water. with the law of the sea, i do not believe that the u.s. would be able to enter the reservations necessary to keep just a baby without violating the object and purpose of the treaty. just like any other treaty that we are as

remind you of the bombings just a few weeks ago, of al qaeda extending its reach, our concern about sudanr concern about somalia, our concern about al qaeda within the region. that is the central factor that limits our ability to influence these governments on the governance side. i don't-- i think what -- it has added a new dimension that makes it more conspicuous, how difficult it is in the horn of africaor us to have a -- a relationship in which we can use our engagement to bring about governance changes. south africa, i believe, is a goodounter example. because there we've seen a dramatic in the last year, a dramatic turn-around ofapproach on health and the -- and the commitments health. we should perhaps talk a bit about the degree to which that shift was reflective of an accumulation of american and other pressures and criticisms along with internal criticisms around the positions taken. i think you could make the case that the $620 million a year assistance that we provide on health in uth africa did give us some leverage with them in arguing that they really need to depart from th