when a shot was out and advancing in straight sets six one sixteen to set up a semifinal against syria williamsthe belorussian now aiming for have fourth final appearance this season and they said singles title. williams meanwhile had a tough a quarter final against lucie safarova and see the czech taking the opening set six four before the thirteen time grand slam champion bows back to claim the next couple of set six three and six two series and closing in on her a second title in as many weeks following the victory in stanford a fortnight ago. and over in montreal nova joke a bitch claimed victory number fifty one in twenty eleven alone as he aged out girl one face in the last school to find it in the quarter final the top seed cruising through to a six two six one victory and we'll meet another frenchman jo wilfried some gone next and knocked out nicolas almagro the other match. that brings us to the eyes and has proven to be one of russia's biggest stars in the n.h.l. r t caught up with a two thousand and nine stanley cup winner revealing is below in pittsburgh teammates friends and more.

of each well now went down to samantha styles or syria williams though lived up to her bailing out classing. china. and other major upset in montreal where joe wilfred song the third seed georgia federally in the last sixteen informed frenchman secured the first set on a tie break before the swiss will back in the second the decider will still be one sided with storming to take it by six games to one and progress into the quarters. no such worries for the top seed is not a joke of it made it through after beating caught martin chile straight sets seven five six two this was the second much since becoming world number one following wimbledon the jokers in improving his season's record to exactly fifty wins with just one defeat federer and the french are. also at almost but it is also through to the last stage following victory over eva cottle of each the seventh seed check to. six three and then had to work a bit harder in the second ball to win on a tie break. now are with us a bonus will be officially inducted into the naismith hall of fame on friday the lethal and man has had a comprehens

foreign secretary william hague said that military action against syria was not a remote possibility but of course that's been said before isn't it i mean is intervention in syria likely to be considered by western powers as time goes on i doubt it i mean both for military and for political reasons as william hague said. the intervention in libya was completely different not least because there was a decision by the arab league which in effect sanctioned it agreed to it so that i don't see the political basis for intervention internationally i don't see that intervention militarily would be anything other than disastrous within syria all syrians would object to that would be the one thing that might unite all syrians behind the government in fact. so i don't see any prospect of it but sanctions are often called only a blunt instrument i mean when they're applied now increasing sanctions how will the government survive that of a strong enough to see it through. the answer is that the economic sanctions are not of themselves going to bring down but what will undermine him over time is

concern in my private conversation with the president of syria and in the private letters i sent him i discussed the same ideals chris williams need to be carried out but frankly should establish a little your position establishing peace in the country and create a smoking state if you fail to do that i'm going to sound future awaits and at the end of the day we'll have to make a decision we're watching the situation is changing our guidelines are. meanwhile antigovernment protests continue across syria despite an ongoing crackdown by the military record suggests at least ten more protesters have been killed as the assault on the city of hama continues that is the opposition dismissed the cruelly from president assad proposing a multi-party system saying the violence has to end before dialogue begin its international pressure is growing on the syrian leadership to stop the violence will the u.s. say it's working to find new ways to try and influence the situation beyond sanctions. and islamic leadership tension of a very different kind in britain with hardline muslims trying to enforce shari'a law in london from abstention to

concern in my private conversation with the president of syria and in the private letters i sent him i discussed the same ideals chris williams need to be carried out but you should establish peace with your position establish peace in the country and create a modern state if he fails to do that then a sad future awaits and at the end of the day we'll have to make a decision we are watching the situation it is changing our guidelines are to. use watch they're part of an extensive interview that dmitri medvedev gave to r.t. as well as the echo radio station and georgian t.v. channel pick and extended versions coming our way a little bit later this hour as well. in israel more than a quarter of a million people took to the streets on saturday night in the latest show of discontent with the government that started three weeks of protests over the soaring cost of living with activists demanding the prime minister steps down but he responded with the promise of great changes in israel's economy a special panel for. set up to deal with the crisis has even led to calls for a revolution similar to that of egypt with. street labeled a

william spindler of the u.n. high commissioner for refugees, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> pelley: syria's government said it has retaken control of the rebellious city of hama. amateur video appears show the army continuing its assault on civilians there. at least 100 people have reportedly been killed in hama in the past six days. there were protests throughout syria today. tens of thousands demanded president al assad step down. there has been a sharp increase in the number of american soldiers losing limbs in afghanistan. what's behind the surge in roadside bombs coming next. with an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or afib, that's not caused by a heart valve problem. today we have pradaxa to reduce the risk of a stroke caused by a clot. in a clinical trial, pradaxa 150 mg reduced stroke risk 35% more than warfarin. and with pradaxa, there's no need for those regular blood tests. pradaxa is progress. pradaxa can cause serious, sometimes fatal, bleeding. don't take pradaxa if you have abnormal bleeding, and seek immediate medical care for unexpected signs of bleeding, like unusual bruisi

will look at some of the news in syria as the morning goes on. in e-mail -- william is a democratic caller in new orleans. good morning. caller: good morning, america. this started with the election of barack obama. we did see america changing where the black guys could be the president of the united states. that was a culture shock to everybody. that gave them the momentum. he went to the east and gave his speeches. this is a result of all of that. america right now seems to be trying to take back what it has done. they have done a great thing. now, here we are. america looks so bad. thank you. host: let's go to a comment coming to us over e-mail. brett in washington state warns, "it has only just begun." and another from seattle. let's go to maine, barkley, republican. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. this is a significant development. i think this shows that nato does have some authority and some power to do good things. i also think there's a tremdous opportunity, if nato and the united states and perhaps some european nations can

will look at some of the news in syria as the morning goes on. in e-mail -- williama democratic caller in new orleans. good morning. caller: good morning, america. this started with the election of barack obama. we did see america changing where the black guys could be the president of the united states. that was a culture shock to everybody. that gave them the momentum. he went to the east and gave his speeches. this is a result of all of that. america right now seems to be trying to take back what it has done. they have done a great thing. now, here we are. america looks so bad. thank you. host: let's go to a comment coming to us over e-mail. brett in washington state warns, "it has only just begun." and another from seattle. let's go to maine, barkley, republican. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. this is a significant development. i think this shows that nato does have some authority and some power to do good things. i also think there's a tremendous opportunity, if nato and the united states and perhaps some european nations can c

williams with untrained hacks as nato says it will stay in the region for security. human rights groups are reporting assad's regime has yet more blood on its hands in syria but with widespread media manipulation that critics say no claims can be taken at face value. the czech president compares euro zone membership to being in a straitjacket as a loss leader slow ever more desperate to solve the debt epidemic ravaging. just after nine pm here in the russian capital you're watching our t.v. now nato says it has no immediate plans to end its operation in libya despite the rebels now being in control of most of the country of the alliance is continuing to bomb the town of sirte the main it pro get off the stronghold and earlier on wednesday the fugitive colonel once again valid he would not surrender meanwhile in tripoli people may be celebrating the fall of the regime and what with many now carrying guns it's still a long way from safe. my hammer is a libyan rebel he got a bullet in his ankle fighting against gadhafi soldiers in tripoli but with a shot coming from his own side. i didn't even notice until my friend told me that my foot was bleeding he pulled the trigger by mis

williams gets that amendment and we'll talk about it. can you give me a high-five? >> absolutely why? >> jonathan, mark, did you guys hear this, that syria, the crackdown is over? imogen and i were celebrating. >> let freedom ring. >> the freedom bell is ringing. the only way i can see a crackdown ending in syria is because they've killed everybody, so now it's over, so they allowed a change in the government, yet neither thing happened. i can't reconcile this statement. >> obviously we don't know fundamentally we don't know. we don't have the media inside syria. it's all, as clinton was talking about, with what's happening, it's very important that the pressure from the near neighbors. >> so you're saying the stakes are with saudi arabia and turkey to make peace in syria? >> well, to move things forward, absolutely. >> how much political risk does the president have by ignoring what's going on because of the intensity he has to deal with here from debt to jobs? >> i can tell you one thing for slur, the reason there is a pause is simply because they're reloading. >> terrible. >> they're reloading. >> the problem for obama in syria is tha