first, sudan deciding it would confiscate some of south sudan's oil. saddam responded by announcing a shutdown of production, which has already started to happen, -- sudan responded by announcing a shutdown of production, which are restarted to happen. this summit is being held with the canyon and ethiopian -- the kenyan and ethiopian presidents, >> how real is the possibility of conflict over this, james. the south has said they're putting troops on maximum alert. wheezing skirmishes near the border area. how real is this threat? >> by some reckonings, they are almost at work already. both side has accused the other of supporting rebel groups on their territory. there have been clashes along the border, as you say. what possible is an escalation of that. another prospect is simply that this standoff over oil and oil resources continues for several months until the economy or one of the other -- one or the other is able to take it no more. they could go to the lower levels. a return to what is a possibility, but an outside possibility of the moment. >>

three-quarters of the oil fields in south sudan south sudan relies on its northern neighbor. in the capital, sudan's economy needs that money. in the south sudan, oil accounts for 98% of the budget. the euphoria of the independence day celebrations did not last long. the decision to shut production down has gained support drug the country. there are tough economic times ahead. during the war, south sudanese people manage without oil revenues and they can do it again. that was the message of the president of the country. sudan and south sudan could drift into another conflict. ." >> a thyssen is usually spot in the children-- autism is usually spot in children at the age of one or two. our medical correspondent has the findings. >> this is how you test the brain patterns of babies. is it is 8 months old and developing normally. these electrodes will pick up his responses. there was a big difference in his brain activity between the times when the faces on the screen were looking straight toward him compared to when they looked away. this suggests normal social interaction. 100

last week south sudan announced it was stopping its oil production after it accused sudan of stealing its oil. sudan has become confiscating their resource when they disagreed how much they should pay in transit fees. they gained independence from sudan last year. but issues like the border, citizenship and oil were unresolved. the main oil-producing regions are near the border without about 3/4 of the fields in south sudan. but as a landlocked country south sudan relies on its northern neighbor to transport the oil where it can be shipped. the longer the dispute, the more tension grew. here in kartun, they know it needs the money. in south sudan oil accounts for 98% of the budget. ♪ >> euphoria of independent state celebrations haven't lasted very long. south sudan's decision to shut all production down has gained support throughout the country. but there are tough, economic times ahead. during the long years at war, the south sudanese people managed without oil revenues and they can do it again. that's the gist of the president's message of -- others fear that sudan and south sudan

. >> sudan and nigeria. even today a militant islamic group gave christians three days to get out of northern nigeria. what are you seeing in these countries? why is this happening? >> what we are seeing is a remarkable thing taking place. it has been taking place the last several years, extremists islam of the northern africa countries pressing into the subsa harn african countries, sudan and nigeria, they moved up to the open doors u.s.a. watch list. in nigeria, boko haram, an extremist group has vowed to exterminate christians from the country. the north is extremely violent against the christian minority in that part of the country. many of the northern states are governed by sharia law, islamic law. many people r were aware on christmas day, five churches in nigeria were bombed by elements of that radical group boko haram. >> i wish we had better news to report, facts are the facts, thanks for being with us. >> and this situation is getting worse in northern nigeria. a group called boko haram, a group o

sudan started confiscating south sudan's most precious resource over fees. issues like the borders, citizenship, and oil were unresolved. oil-producing regions are near the border. as a landlocked country, they rely on their northern neighbors to transport the oil to the coast where it can be shipped. here in the capital, they note that the economy needs that money. in south sudan, will account for 98% of the budget. euphoria of the independence day celebrations has not lasted very long. south sudan's decision to shut oil production dow has gained support but there are clearly tough economic times ahead. during the long years of war, south sudanese people manage without oil revenues and they can do it again. that is the gist of the message? others fear that if there is no agreement over oil, sudan and south sudan could drift into another conflict. >> optimism. this is the developmental disability which impacts up to 70 million people around the world. -- autism. it may soon be possible to detect it at an earlier age. this is usually first spotted in children

in south sudan, oil accounts for 90% of the budget. -- 98% of the budget. the euphoria of independence has not last that long. south sudan's decision to shut down production has gained support and country, but there are clearly tough economic times ahead. during the long years of war, the south sudanese people manage without oil revenues and they can do it again. that was the gist of the president's message. others fear if there is no agreement on oil, sedan and south sudan could drift into another conflict. and south sudan could drift into another conflict. >>> this is "bbc world news." these are the headlines -- as violence continues in syria, russia says it cannot support the u.n. resolution that calls for president assad that to stand out. and number of people killed by contaminated heart medicines and pakistan is about 100. the victims are mostly poor patients who received free drugs from a state run hospital. >>> the italian company that owns the capsized cruise ship coasted concordat has offered passengers about 11,000 euros each for psychological fa

sudan wants $68 a barrel and south sudan are offering less than a dollar. so you can see they are very far apart on this. so unless something is found, there's already been a clash along the border between the military on both sides and both accuse the other side of supporting rebels on their side and there's a war of proxy already going on. so the potential for further chaos is certainly there. >> james is following that story and will be with us on "bbc world news." i'm david eades. still to come, we will introduce you to the female boxer who hopes to become india's second-ever gold medalist. >> the prime minister of new begin i didn't stays army has foiled a an army mutiny. the barracks were taken over and they seized the leader. duncan kennedy has this report. >> a coup, mutiny, whatever it is appears to be over. reports say some of the soldiers have been arrested but some are demanding a parden before they give back their weapons. there's no sign of the colonel who led these actions, but for the man who says he is the prime minister, this has damaged t

they are neighbors with oil rich south sudan which seceded last year. the militants belong to the liberation movement that backs the south sudanese government. china built close relations with sudan through joint development of oil fields and other projects. on the same day as the attack, senior chinese official met with sudanese president. bashir assured that sudan will protect chinese investments in his country. >>> the african union opened its new headquarters in the ethiopian capitol. the project cost $200 million. the chinese government funded the construction. the organization held a ceremony saturday to mark the opening of the 20 story headquarters. senior chinese official attended the ceremony, called the building a precious gift from his country and symbol of deepening ties. he told john ping wants to help africa's development. he offered they will provide nearly $100 million to the organization in the next three years. china has been extending massive economic aid and making investments in africa. analysts say china is trying to gain greater a

many of the dead were said to be liberals from sudan. the report said the five story building housed dozens of people and was in a poor state of repair. nigeria's president, good luck jonathan, has backed down partially over cutting fuel prices, amid days of crippling progress. there has been a general strike. credit ratings agency standard and poor's downgraded the state of the eurozone bailout fund from its aaa rating. that may make it more difficult for the fund to borrow. that would limit its ability to help struggling economies. one of the big contenders for the republican presidential nomination in the united states, jon huntsman, has dropped out of the race. he has endorsed front runner mitt romney. he has warned the other candidates against what he calls the toxic nature of some of their campaigning against the strong. let us go to politics in pakistan, where turmoil continues. the civilian government was dealt a blow when the supreme court ruled the prime minister should answer charges of contempt. he is accused of blocking corr

around 50,000 people caught up in violence in south sudan. local reports say more than three dozen people were killed in the fighting. about 250 kilometers of the capital. >> the face of thousands of depends on these helicopters. the u.n. says it does not have enough in south sudan to cope with this emergency. the needs are great. tens of thousands have lost almost everything. fearing for their lives, they have fled their homes and land. >> they have travelled over 150 kilometers over a 10-day periods without any food and water. this is the first time we have been able to find a safe place where we can help them. >> these people are from this tribe. their attackers are from a rival tribe and there has been vicious fighting between them for months. a conflict of cattle. cattle is like a savings for the tribe. young men did the livestock to pay dowries for brides. the spread of modern weapons has made disputes much more deadly and destructive. this woman says she was attacked in the bush and lost three children. she does not know if they are al

is warning villages in south sudan to flee for their lives. tens of thousands of members of the tribe have been displaced by an attack by the lou nuer. the u.n. soldiers in the town. the government is sending additional police and troops. let's go to nairobi and let's get more from our correspondent, will ross declining death toll, despite the presence of peacekeepers in the region. >> the scale of the fighting is so huge that it is way beyond anything the united nations peacekeepers will be able to deal with and anything that the south sudanese army could really deal with, unless it wants to get involved in trying to separate two huge communities that have been fighting each other for many years. the escalation of the attacks has reached such a scale now. basically, the u.n. and the south sudanese army are protecting the very center of the town, the administrative buildings. what happened on saturday is the lou nuer fighters came and torched some of the homes and looted and destroyed the only hospital in the town. we are getting reports that

some other headlines for you angry from around the world south sudan where the u.n. has advised villagers to flee for advancing fighters. of a rival tribe the town of a people or it was the central into ethnic clashes on saturday many were forced from their homes as a local hospital and several other buildings were all set on fire the government says it's deploying police officers and troops to the town in order to bring the conflict under control a thousand people have died in clashes over the past few months which was sparked by a cattle raid. south korea's president is urging the north's new leader kim

in libya welcome sudan's president omar al bashir wanted internationally for crimes against humanity the state visits and drawn outrage from human rights groups with high profile figures questioning the n.p.c.s. commitment to the rule of law. next we have a special moscow out from the italian capital as artie's martin andrews explores the cultural connections between rome and russia. hello and welcome to the program from architecture to music russians have been fascinated with the telling culture for centuries and today they come here in the tens of thousands in search of everything from fabulous fashion to the world of italian cuisine so join the lot of anders as we explore various locations connected with russia one of the most historic and beautiful cities in the world right. is one of the main symbols of the roman empire it stands proud in the city after almost two thousand years actually called the fluffy and beefeater it was given the name of a colossal statue of nero that was later destroyed beneath the hundreds of tourists from all over the world including many russians the g

and its draws water wales in uganda and sudan and now they're pushing into western sudan, into darfur, and i have been raising money for them and going on the trip to africa with them, and to see them work in the fields is just as amazing thing. they're an ngo that is getting it done. and they got a water well drilled and they're happy and hydrated, and not to make you feel uncomfortable but there's a problem in schools where there's water shortages, where girls hit a certain age of their life, their bodies change, and without water, they're unable to keep clean so they become very self-conscious and stop going to school. so for young girls they kind of stop going to school at a certain age, and their education drops off. with water, with latrines and real toilets and sinks, young girls can keep themselves together, they complete school. village become more literal, on an equal playing field and it's a win-win-win-win-win situation. these kids saw me, guy with a camera, and they ran at me. and that one kid in the middle, he and i found each other, and i said, you're it, and everyone e

. >> this is south sudan, remote, and develop, and home to a crisis. the united nations troops and south sudanese soldiers are protecting what is pretty much a ghost town. last week, the people who live here fled fearing an attack by rebel tribes -- by a rival tribe. tens of thousands are living in the bush and no one can protect them. about 6000 of these people have been attacking the villages and shooting and the people they find. this is why they are all fighting, to steal each other's cattle. these animals are like the bank. young men need a large number of cattle to play dowry for marriage. tens of thousands are taken in raids. all of this is happening in a country that is just six years -- 6 months old. there was much euphoria when they broke away from the north. the government of south sudan needs to work hard to prevent the return of civil war but they must also build bridges between the rival ethnic groups. only then will they have a chance of keeping this fragile nation together. >> the mississippi delta, one oa body -- a byword for hard time

the government is shutting down oil production as part of an argue with sudan over revenues. most of the region's oil lies in south sudan but they need to use a northern pipeline to export it. the two pipelines have been locked in a dispute over pipeline fees. authorities in haiti will decide whether to indict is former leader or drop the case against them. he is under judicial investigation for crimes including corruption and human rights offenses during his rule. in another sign of worsening relations between britain and argentina, demonstrators have gone outside of the -- demonstrators have burned flags outside of the british embassy. this year is the 30th anniversary of the conflict between the two countries. >> the union flag is on fire, they are calling for written to be kicked out of the falklands and the chances for argentina to break off diplomatic relations with london. it looks like the bad old days but the demonstration was small and confined to members of a far left group. recent comments by david cameron in which he said argentina's attitude toward the people of

sudan has acknowledged that it has confiscated some of the oil exporters from southern sudan. it says it has not paid any of the $6 billion it owes to the pipeline. the issue will be discussed on tuesday during a round of african union brokered talks. election monitors in kazakhstan have said that the recent parliamentary polls failed to basic democratic principles. it says it should have allowed more general parties to participate. the snap election was won by the ruling party with 80% of the vote. still to come on gmt -- the search for life. but in the antarctic. we take you on the mission looking for climate change clues frozen in time and ice. >> the silent film "the artist's" has won the golden globe for best musical or comedy on sunday night. other notable winners include "the descendants." george clooney was awarded best dramatic actor. meryl streep was best dramatic actress for her role as margaret thatcher. these awards are seen as a barometer for the oscars. >> a long line of a-listers for round 1 at the annual awards season. ricky gervais was invited back to present

libya welcomes sudan's president omar al bashir wanted internationally for crimes against humanity the state visit has drawn outrage from human rights groups with high profile figures questioning commitment to the rule of law. but next we take a look at the lethal and a little understood phenomenon of avalanches we talk to those that have survived them to bring you close to one of the most deadly forces in nature. the cooler peninsular in russia's north home to the q.b. massive mountain range this is the cold and windy bolshoi's. the snow here is between one and a half and four meters deep avalanche safety specialists are probing the snow structure on one of the slopes. the top layer of snow drifts on a slope is unstable and skis could trigger an avalanche shift attention those of you who are keen to scull mountain thinks please be careful. some avalanches a wet others a dry it all depends on the snows composition the speed of avalanches varies between seventy and four hundred kilometers an hour man can do nothing in the face of tons of snow rushing down to such a velocity. and yet peo

this is southern sudan. these are month ari and the month rar semi-nomadic groups of people that follow their cattle cattle as you can see in the background and they do not eat the meat. they basically milk the cows and they traded dairy products for millet and rice. these are very big people, like six feet five inches, superstrong. their physicality was immense and basically they wrestle. the men russell and they wanted their photos taken. if the kid walks up in the middle of the photo they kind of hurled the kid out of the way. the men are really rough with each other. it's just like how are you doing? and they shook my hand and i mike wow. and they liked drop in the bucket because drop in the bucket brings them soap and soap is a big deal. we will get into that in a few minutes from now. so we bought a large chunk of bright blue soap and we brought it to the chief of this one particular group. they said, come on in into what you like. can i take a photo? you guys brought soapy so you can do whatever you l

screaming and yelling about all those people last week that were killed in the ivory coast or whose sudan gadhafi was brutally killed in october as the world watched the graphic video go viral thousands of civilians were killed over months of bombing and that's twenty twelve neared syria found itself in a similar set up for intervention russia and china fearing a repeat of the situation in libya as civil war intensifies this is a direct effect that direct clash between the u.s. and nato on one side and russia and china on the what you know on the other side much more did was in libya protests continue in egypt libya syria and many more arab countries as the year ends. the battle to save the drowning single currency left board rooms and banks in twenty eleven and flooded the streets of europe most commonly and violently in athens greek debt became the centerpiece of the euro crisis protests ranged against desperate austerity cuts to qualify for i.m.f. bailout well germany and france are primed for influence in the debt ridden so i think we will see an exit of greece given the situation in

in the south of sudan thousands of fighters from the newer tribe have laid siege to a town of one of their rivals members of the tribe stormed people torching buildings stealing livestock and forcing schools to flee it comes to spy un troops attempts to step up security in the town in recent months ethnic infighting caused by cattle rustling has left about a thousand people dead. a former member of the japanese cult behind an attack on the tokyo subway in one thousand nine hundred ninety five has turned himself into police just before midnight on new year's eve he had been hiding for seventeen years since the group released sarin gas on the underground system killing thirteen people. started as a spiritual movement mixing hindu and buddhist beliefs but then developed into a doomsday cult obsessed with. us president barack obama has signed the bill which means any person can be detained without charge a major defense bill is aimed at dealing with terrorists suspects and comes with a massive six hundred sixty two billion dollars price tag but critics say the military will now have more

south sudan's government is sending army and police to an area at the center of a violent tribal conflict the town of was a target by thousands of fighters from a rival tribe who torched buildings stole my stop and for schools to flee troops deployed in the region were unable to enforce security in recent months ethnic infighting caused by cattle rustling has left about one thousand people. u.s. president barack obama has signed into law which means any person can be detained indefinitely without charge a major defense bill is aimed at dealing with terror suspects and comes with a massive six hundred sixty two billion dollars price tag but critics say the military will now have more thought he had to interrogate people denying them their basic constitutional rights. there's not much new year cheer from economists predicting a return to recession in europe for twenty twelve in fact leaders used their new year messages to wall of hard times ahead in their countries german chancellor angela merkel said europe was facing its most severe test in decades while french president sarkozy has warne

forces in a state visit to tripoli the leader said the overthrow of colonel gadhafi was a gift to sudan the proposal from here who's wanted on war crime charges in the hague sparked outrage from amnesty international the libyan authorities are going to get stronger groups which will show and to fight gadhafi during the country's civil war. africa's oldest liberation movement celebrated its one hundredth anniversary on sunday tens of thousands of south africans gathered to wave the green and gold colors of the african national congress the a.n.c. is credited for ending a white minority rule in the country almost eighteen years ago south africa's first black president nelson mandela was absent from the celebration due to his frail condition. now in order to help in the enterprise grow you need the right facilities and the right man texan chris van right thinks it's him and he shares his experience of adapting to the russian way of life and doing business he also explains his part in raising a modern moscow sky. we have a. vision which is we want to bring global business to the russian mar

sudan's president omar al bashir has offered to help disarm former libyan rebel fighters and integrate them into army and police forces in a state visit to tripoli the leaders said the overthrow of colonel gadhafi was a gift to sudan the proposal from bashir was wanted on war crimes charges in the hague sparked outrage from amnesty international looking at rogers if you're struggling to disarm rebel groups which were formed to fight gadhafi join the country's eight month civil. about this then a miraculous escape as seen here in this video showing the twenty two tourists pyramids and sandy's river in what snapped during a bungee jump. erin lange worth took a leap on new year's eve she had to fight against wrong currents and rapids in the river to the shore and the boat off its. seriously injured. it's been a rough start to the year for the eurozone with some this country's believed to be in or heading into another wave of recession two of europe's larger economies and spain facing a crucial investor confidence test next week as they race to raise public funding italian prime minister m

south sudan's government is sending army and police to an area in the center of a violent tribal conflict the town of people was attacked by thousands of fighters from a rival tribe who torched buildings stole livestock and forced schools to flee un troops deployed in the region were unable to reinforce security in recent months ethnic infighting caused by cattle rustling left about a thousand people though. a former member of the japanese coal behind attack of the tokyo subway in one thousand nine hundred five turned himself into police just before midnight on new year's eve he been in hiding for seventeen years since the group released sarin gas on the underground system killing thirteen at the time on should regular started as a spiritual movement mixing hindu and buddhist beliefs but then developed into a doomsday cult obsessed with armageddon. u.s. president barack obama cited a factor more which means any person can be detained indefinitely now without charge or a major defense bill is a good dealing with terror suspects comes with a massive six hundred sixty two billion dollars pri

screaming and yelling about all those people last week that were killed in the ivory coast or who sudan gadhafi was brutally killed in october as the world watched the graphic video go viral thousands of civilians were killed over months of bombing and that's twenty twelve neared syria found itself in a similar set up for intervention russia and china fearing a repeat of the situation in libya a civil war intensifies this is a wreck. that that i wrecked clash between the u.s. and nato on one side and russia and china on the war you know on the other side much more david was in libya protests continue in egypt libya syria and many more arab countries as the year ends. the battle to save a drowning single currency left to board rooms and banks in twenty eleven and flooded the streets of europe most commonly and violently in athens greek debt became the centerpiece of the euro crisis protests waged against desperate austerity cuts to qualify for i.m.f. bailout germany and france bond for influence in the debt rating so i think we will see an exit of greece given the the situation in which

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libya welcome sudan's president bashir wanted internationally on genocide charges.

south sudan's government is sending army and police to an area at the center of a volatile conflict the town of the war was a target by thousands of fighters from a rival tribe who torched buildings stored livestock and for schools to flee un troops deployed in the region were unable to enforce security in recent months ethnic infighting caused by cattle rustling has left about a thousand people dead. north korea's president says he's ready to launch nuclear talks with north korea south korea should say of course and so claims the north demonstrate sincerity a new era on the korean peninsula can begin the comments come after beyond young vowed in a new year's message that it would be all states military and defend the son of the late leader kim jung il into death so has been installed as supreme commander of the armed forces and as ruling party leader his father's death in the middle of december. and u.s. president barack obama has signed into effect a law which means any person can be detained indefinitely without charge so the major defense bill is aimed at dealing with terror suspect

in south sudan thousands of fighters from the new or try have laid siege to a town of one of their rivals members of the tribe stormed a people torching buildings stealing livestock and forcing schools to flee that comes just by un troops attempts to step up security in the town in recent months ethnic infighting caused by cattle rustling and left about a thousand people dead in the region. u.s. president barack obama has signed a bill which means any person can be detained without charge the major defense bill is aimed at dealing with terrorist suspects and it comes with a massive six hundred sixty two billion dollars price tag but critics say the military will now have more thora to detain and interrogate people denying them of their basic constitutional rights. the right to come out of the program here on r.t. insight into enigma one of the few people able to shed some light on the new leader of the world's most secretive country the man north koreans are being urged to defend to the death. there's not much new year cheer from economists predicting a return to recession in europe for t