. >> at the international criminal court in the hague, the decision has major political repercussionsor kenya. the judges have ruled that four of the six suspects are to stand trial. they will stand trial for this. four years ago, kenya was shaken with communities set upon each other after a disputed election where over 1000 people were killed. half a million were displaced. among those now due to stand trial for crimes against humanity are two prominent politicians who have presidential ambitions. the former minister russo and the country's deputy prime minister. they both see nothing wrong with buying for the presidency while standing trial at the same time. >> there is nothing in the icc rules that bars me from continuing our political agenda. >> there has never been any justice for the atrocities that forced people to flee for their lives. rather than pursue justice, the politicians focused on entrenching themselves in power. there are calls for an end to this impunity. there are calls for those who picked up weapons to be brought to book. >> it does not make sense to have quadra

they will have to rethink and step aside and maybe try and prove their innocence in the hague and then fight another battle. for many kenyans, this is seen as a land of impunity, with a violent elections in the past but no justice. this is perhaps a turning point, a start to turn the corner away from the country's impunity, and they hope that the icc trials will he ensure that future elections are more peaceful. >> still to come, a host of surprises at the effort will to -- as the african out world cup gets underway. here in britain, the organization that represents plastic surgeons has called for all advertisements for cosmetic medical procedures to be banned. the move by the british association of plastic surgeons it comes up after it concerns over substandard breast implants. it like to see an end to tactics such as seasonal discounts. it says that crass and of the marketing has put lives in danger. >> they have been, additions to win breast implants. such marketing techniques should be dan, says the british association of aesthetic plastic surgeons for trivializing a plastic surger

libya more time to consider whether it will send muammar gaddafi's son, saif al- islam gaddafi, to the hague to be tried for war crimes. the deadline has been extended to january 23rd. now to south africa where there have been deadly consequences. at least one person has been killed in a stampede of applicants to the university of johannesburg. a woman was trampled tong anytime soon. quick news from around the world, at least 30 people have been killed in northwest pakistan by a bomb explosion near a fuel station. more than 60 people are reported wounded by the blast. local officials say government militia appeared to be the target. most who died were passengers on a bus. the international criminal court has given libya more time to consider whether it will send muammar gaddafi's son, saif al- islam gaddafi, to the hague to be tried for war crimes. the deadline has been extended to january 23rd. now to south africa where there have been deadly consequences. at least one person has been killed in a stampede of applicants to the university of johannesburg. a woman was trampled to death when th

most importantly, they want to know whether the authorities intend to hand them over to the hague for trial. that question has already been answered unofficially. the new libyan leaders say they want him to stand trial at home, but so far he has not been read any charges, nor has he had access to a lawyer. while he remains in the custody of the fighters and captured him, libya will struggle to convince the court and the world that his trial will be a fair one. in theory, it is the people in this building who should be able to answer all the questions. but in reality, lydia's justice ministry is about as influential as its dilapidated building suggests. the fact is, as with so much else in this country, it is the militias, the men with guns, who control the debate of muammar gaddafi's son. >> welcome to the year of the dragon. thousands gathered in temples across china to commemorate the first day of the new year and pray for good fortune. the country is already doing pretty well, writing and economic wave which has become the envy of much of the world. this critical year, there'll be

to kenya presidential candidates will stand trial at the hague on crimes against humanity the men are among four prominent kenyans accused of orchestrating a deadly wave of violence following the country's two thousand and seven election more than twelve hundred were killed during the country's post-election clashes with more than a half a million forced from their homes and the date at this point has been set for the trials all right as i said time for corrina now with the hourly r.t. business update. thanks. to pm here in alaska welcome to business the rally in oil prices has paused traders await the next move in the escalating dispute between iran and the west tehran has responded to the e.u.'s decision to impose an oil embargo by threatening to close the straits of hormuz twenty percent of the world's crude supply passes through it however hot here month to peg from plants believes that the warning and the embargo should or should be seen as bargaining points. the ward being also says that there would be a review in me so there are almost means that i am ready to do something in j

more time to answer questions about the state of colonel gadhafi is most prominent son wanted by the hague by the held by former rebels also. police will argue it's because the people that typically look people competent so should get all the back rooms that look very much like racial profiling europe ruled it illegal by the police in britain continue to stop and search people without cause beyond the color of their skin. america is piling the pressure on iran over its nuclear program and a new iranian enrichment facility by seeking global support for its and i to iran sanctions u.s. treasury secretary timothy geithner wants china the largest consumer of any oil on side and is pushing it to buy less from tehran but political science professor joseph chang says beijing is unlikely to agree to that. i do not believe that the chinese authorities would like to be seen to be cooperating with the united states go exert pressure on iran iran after all remains a very important and it's the supplier. especially because you are on relations with the united states are not and you are on has it's a ci

son of the country's late leader colonel gadhafi is being held in the western town of charged by the hague with crimes against humanity the i.c.c. wants information about his health and status and agreed to now wait until january the twenty third except that saif gadhafi can be tried in libya if the country's rulers can provide a fair trial something saif is unlikely to get in any case as. president of the arab association. the government does not have control of our safe a coffee he's in the hand of the. ins in town and i think the libyans are not really interested in handing him over to the international court i think because as far as that concerned they think that they can trust they can satisfy the requirement of their people to try him one on the basis that they are getting the people are getting their own rights from him rather than the foreigners and secondly the government would want to show its people that is actually independent of the western powers powers and countries that they have taken action against libya don't forget it's the western powers that destroyed libya it's the

more time to answer questions about the state of colonel gadhafi is most prominent son wanted by the hague but being held by former rebels also. police would argue it's because the people are typically look people come to check so she could only back rooms that stalls look very much like racial profiling you were paroled that illegal by police in britain you need to stop and search people without cause beyond the color of their skin. america spiling the pressure on iran over its nuclear program in new iranian enrichment facility by seeking global support for its and iran sanctions u.s. treasury secretary timothy geithner once china the largest consumer of iranian oil onside and is pushing it to buy less from iran investment manager francis lui believes the u.s. should stop pressuring other countries to do their well. of course. many things the. cause of cause. for the u.s. to impose. on the. chinese school is because the u.s. and china. are trading partners so a lot of things that you can all over can do to entice china to buy less from iran but. how do you measure that china will come. to

to kenya presidential candidates will stand trial at the hague on charges of crimes against humanity the men are buying up for prominent kenyans accused of orchestrating a deadly wave of violence following the country's two thousand and seven election more than twelve hundred people were killed during the country's post-election clashes with more than a half a million forced to flee their homes no date has been set for these trials. and to the philippines where fifteen people have been killed and three others wounded after a gunman opened fire on several boats in the southern philippines government officials believe the men may have been attacked by rival fisherman after they strayed into the fishing grounds or the region is a stronghold for islamist rebels although the authorities have ruled out militant involvement. firemen standing by while houses burn and police watching while people drown a spate of incidents in the united states has sparked concern over what kind of society it is becoming as artie's guy nature can reports sticking to the rules and fear of litigation appear to be

more time to answer questions about the state of colonel gadhafi is most prominent son wanted by the hague being held by former rebels also. police will argue it's because the people are typically look people to protect so she could only back rooms that stalls look very much like racial profiling. europe ruled it illegal but police in britain continue to stop and search people without cause beyond the color of their skin. america is piling the pressure on iran over its nuclear program and new uranium enrichment facility by seeking global support for its anti to run sanctions u.s. treasury secretary timothy geithner wants china the largest consumer of iranian oil onside and is pushing it to buy less from tehran let's now talk to those of you who is a professor of political science at city university of hong kong mr chang thanks very much indeed for being with us here in the program as we know china is the largest consumer of rain in oil do you believe that guider will be able to persuade beijing to limit its oil purchases from iran. i don't think this is the major issue or even sign america

failing to provide the hague with information regarding his status. as stories to overcome but first the u.s. is called iran's enrichment of uranium at an underground site a violation of u.n. resolutions however to iran insists it's for peaceful purposes russia has expressed concern about the launch of the enrichment facility and urge all parties to avoid any hasty moves president mahmoud ahmadinejad currently on a tour of south america said it was a joke to believe iran was making bombs and had received strong backing from the venezuelan leader who defended iran's nuclear program hugo chavez said there was no sound proof that iran was developing atomic weapons i mean that it will also visit cuba and it could all this plan talk comes after washington apply tough sanctions targeting iran central bank and its finance industry with the expected to follow suit and the weapons campaign or joel rubin says iran is trying to gain more support to prevent further penalties. i was looking for friends wherever he can find them he needs votes he needs votes at the

to a kenyan presidential candidates will stand trial at the hague on charges of crimes against humanity and then a monk for prominent kenyans accused of orchestra. in a deadly wave of violence for the country's two thousand and seven election more than twelve hundred people were killed during the country's post-election trashes more than a million forced to flee no date has been set for the troubles. twin car bomb attacks have killed eight people and injured thirty two in iraq the first blast targeted an early morning gathering of workers in the main a shia area. minutes later a car blew up near a pastry shop in the same district or the hundred sixty people have been killed in summer attacks since the beginning. going on kareena brings us the latest business news. thank you carrie hello and welcome to our business update this hour or so is continuing monday's gains following the e.u.'s decision to adopt and then bargo against iran over its nuclear program all the imports from iran to europe should stop in july as a response to the sanctions terrorist threatening to quos the strait of ho

the international criminal court wants him to stand trial at the hague, but libya's new leaders have said they want him to face justice in his home country. from tripoli, gabriel gates has a report. >> his capture was described as the final act in the libyan drama. gaddafi's most prominent son was taken in november, apparently without a fight, as he prepared to cross from libya's southern desert. he spoke little as his captors flew him to their hometown, where he's been kept virtually in a secret location ever since. the court is seeking answer toss a number of key questions. principally, it asked for access in order to check his medical and physical health and ask him if he wishes to nominate legal representatives. most importantly, the i.c.c. wants to know whether the lib ran authorities intend to hand him over to the hague for trial. unofficially, that question has already been answered. libya's new leaders have made it plain that they want him to stand trial at home. but so far, he's not been read any charges, nor has he had access to a lawyer. and while he remains in the custody

unclear future libya raises fears over the fate of colonel gadhafi is jailed son failing to provide the hague with information regarding his status. all that still to come for you here in r.t. this in the meantime the u.s. has called iran's enrichment of uranium at an underground site a violation of u.n. resolutions however tehran insists its for peaceful purposes russia has expressed concern about the launch of the enrichment facility and all parties to avoid any hasty moves present mahmoud ahmadinejad currently on a tour of south america said it was a joke to believe iran was making bombs and windage out had received strong backing from the venezuelan leader who defended iran's nuclear program he said there was no sound proof that duran was developing atomic weapons and i didn't but also visit make a regular cuba and ecuador. this plan tool comes off to washington applied tough sanctions targeting iran the central bank and its finance industry with the e.u. expected to follow suit. weapons company joel rubin says iran is trying to gain more support to prevent the penalties. it is looking fo

time to wants are questions about the state of colonel gadhafi is most prominent son i wanted by the hague but rather being held currently by former rebels also. police will argue that it's because the people are typically look evil comes at six so she's going to backgrounds that starts look very much like racial profiling europe ruled it illegal but police in britain continue to stop and search people without cause beyond the color of their skin. you with r.t. america is piling the pressure on iran over its nuclear program and knew you rein him in richmond facility by seeking global support for sanctions on tehran oil exports u.s. treasury secretary timothy geithner wants china the largest consumer of iranian oil on side and is pushing it to buy less from tehran but reports coming out of china suggest that is unlikely investment manager francis lui believes the u.s. should stop pressuring other countries to do their will. of course many things today you're scared of because of cause. to. china's economy as a market economy it would be very difficult for the u.s. to impose a link to the. c

the european human rights court right because they know that they're the ones that are heading to the hague in these human rights courts so the best defense is a good oftens because they're trying to deflect their prosecutions in these human rights courts they're trying to deflect this nuremberg trial for hedge funds and private equity groups like like romney's bain capital because they know that they'll be at the head at the end of a noose so they take the off and they say oh it's the greek people need to be the greeks oh we're going to sue greece because we raped and pillaged them for going to show them i mean this is an old strategy and the greek people i'm sorry that your country has been sold to fresh food franchises and cell phone networks but hey five thousand years of history you had a good run well i just mentioned the famine victims here is that the banker who's had too many munchies i guess you could say over his lifetime surely president obama is joking about this have larry summers run the world bank thing so larry summers apparently has been is being floated as a possible worl

but seven seats were made in under seven days, the first man was forgiven when he missed the hague, the branch was taken by a dove to a book that was built before a flood, if a rainbow sent out a sign, if someone was told to sacrifice his own son and told to hold up before he was done, then the fish and bread that i just said is all that i've got, is all that i need for me to get fed and for me to feed a whole lot of folks in need because they set me on fire. when they look back, i was chilling. i had to fight like 10 older brothers, and because i had this dream, so they sold me out to a band of bandits and one day was commanded to stop, drop, when i got this fish that i found while fishing around, under water with the daughter of the pharaoh, the child was chosen to force the pharaoh to free his folks from a foreign land, repair everywoman, prepare every man, prepare every child, all you've got is that right in your hand. all i've got is some fish and a few loaves of bread, and a whole lot of folks have got to get fed, but i believe. i believe i can part the sea now and then, and then

that has been the clear message from william hague and from other visiting diplomats. e whole idea is to try to continue the pressure on the new government, to try to encourage and cajole them to continue on the path they appear to be going down. and at the same time, reassuring aung san suu kyi -- that ultimately there can be more investments and opportunity for burma. >> rachel harvey on the busy streets of rangoon. a turkish court ordered the former head of the armed forces to be remanded in custody pending trial for an alleged plot to overthrow the government. general ilker basbug is at the center of an investigation over allegations he ran 8 internet campaign to destabilize the government. turkey's -- turkish state-run media says it is the first time a former army chief has been referred to the court as a suspect. the husband of jailed with ukrainian politicians yulia tymoshenko has requested political asylum in the czech republic. alexander tymoshenko made the request at the end of last year. in october, his wife, the former prime minister, was sentenced to seven

international criminal court has given libya more time to consider whether it will send his son to the hague. libyan officials were supposed to decide by today, but it has been extended to january 23. now the south africa where there are consequences. there is a stampede of applicants. a woman was trampled to death. students have been hoping to submit last-minute applications. >> still looking during the pile of rubble. thousands of potential applicants stood outside the campus for days. there are only 800. >> people who were pushing because they don't understand what is happening. >> there was a lot of pushing a, a lot of screaming. >> apparent that died it was on the front of the queue. when the crowd from behind pushed to the people in the front, that is when she fell and died. this is an indictment of the higher education system. that happened outside the camp but said the crowd was uncontrollable. >> for what is a national challenge, nevertheless, the university who assures that there will be an inquiry so we can see what needs to be done. >> of the unemployment rate is as high as 50%.

in amsterdam, the other modes of transport are so well-organized, it is just like in the hague, a car is more of a new sense that a create a car is more of a nuisance and liability. it is expensive. the other modes of transport are much more convenient. >> ok, mike, you have a question? use the microphone, please. >> separated bike paths in the united states are controversial, and they're slowly catching on. how important is it to have those facilities in place? is it maybe a quarter of importance, 50% of the attraction for people to take their bikes? i'm wondering how important it is. >> i think that you need a cycling infrastructure, both from a statistical point of view and the feeling that people have when they use it. otherwise, we do not think we would have more people cycling if we did not put in more cycling facilities. i think the cycling infrastructure

. >> it does not make sense to have four people standing trial at the hague and then every day you are seeing your neighbor who killed your child, who evicted you from your land, and they are going about their business. >> many are hoping the trials are going to help ensure that future elections are more peaceful. the upcoming election is already controversial because now we know that two of the man who want to be president are about to stand trial for crimes against humanity. >> you are watching news today. still to come, the search a continues. efforts to pump oil out of the ship may begin tuesday. >> of the country celebrates the lunar new year, we have a special report from china. the chairman of the bbc trust has said politicians in the past have been guilty of allowing newspaper owners and editors to have too much influence. we listened to the exchanges. been chairman of the bbc trust for nearly a year now. back in the 1980 costs, he was government minister and conservative party chairman. in the 1990's, he was britain's last governor of hong kong. in 2003 he was appointed chance

the opposition leader? >> absolutely, this is becoming a familiar pattern for these diplomatic visits. william hague is currently on his way for a first meeting with his counterpart, the foreign minister of burma. then he will meet the speaker of parliament. after rent. after lunch, he will meet the president. then he jumps on the airplane, comes to rangoon for another round of meetings, and more meetings tomorrow with recently released political prisoners and standard talks, representatives of minority groups. there are a lot of people that he wants to hear from to get what he would feel is a proper representation of all sectors of burmese society. because the government and the administration is now bracing itself and remote capital, much of the commercial activity is based in rangoon, it means a lot of traveling over a short two- day trip. >> with the recent visit of hillary clinton of the u.s., and george soros, is the feeling now on the ground? is burma now open for business? >> burma would say it is open for business, and the burmese government would say it always has been, it is only western

libya more time to consider whether it will send muammar gaddafi's son, saif al- islam gaddafi, to the hague to be tried for war crimes. the deadline has been extended to january 23rd. now to south africa where there have been deadly consequences. at least one person has been killed in a stampede of applicants to the university of johannesburg. a woman was trampled to death when thousands surged forward when the gates opened. students have been gathering since monday, hoping to submit last-minute applications. >> survivors of this morning's stampede are still looking for belongings among the piles of rubble. students can doubt four days because there were only 800 spots at the university. the desperation among the students caused the fervency. >> people in the back were pushing because they did not really understand what was happening. they wanted to get in. >> i was with my son. i was trying to protect him. everyone was pushing. there was a lot of screaming. it was terrible, terrible. >> this is where the stampede took place today. the parent who died was at the front of the line. she was h

effective trial in other words the libyan authorities should be ensuring safe is one hundred over to the hague in accordance with the arrest warrant could the fact that the whole investigation is taking so long be a red herring to make gadhafi is there to get away with us. the only person who has been seized of my request for an immediate investigation at this moment in time is the prosecutor. to question employees or even certain amount of bad faith on the part of the office the prosecutor who said that i didn't i can't repeat it on the evidence which i have available to me at the present moment in time. i have to assume that the prosecutor is. in the best interests of his office of his investigation. and his mandate the fact that i don't agree with that is another matter what really needs to be done to establish the truth and can it be established that only of course the truth can be established and if the office of the prosecutor were sufficiently serious he would have initiated an immediate investigation especially bearing in mind that the prosecutor has gone on the record and stated that

in the hague to bring the case of a system nation of warmer khadafi to international criminal court actually his response was a very reserved and after that they said that it's very important to show to the international community that. does not have anything in common with the previous regime let's talk about syria now that's been top news for a while now what makes syria different from other countries that have been subject to the. arab spring and at this point how big is a sites support base because we don't hear much about that syria is different because syria is a cornerstone for political settlement in the middle east and the geo strategic role of syria is sorry to say that and but don't want to insult anybody but it's more important the more crucial than geostrategic role for the international stability of many other countries that were covered by so-called arab spring that's why dealing with syria in case we have to play political chess but not the american football can i ask you about the arab league i mean isn't it are they in a position to actually make demands such as i said ship

he finished second meaning russia grabbed seven active a possible twelve medals at the meeting in the hague just two years before hosting the sochi winter games cliché because they will miss the world championships in march to have an operation on the troubling me next month. meanwhile in tennis maria sharapova remains philosophical after losing the strain open final to belorussian big toria as a rank the russian thrashed six three six love in melbourne to miss out on the fourth grand slam title and the world number one spot but she said reaching the final is a good omen for the season ahead with more his events of course. sharapova was taking part in or six grand slam final and a third in melbourne azarenka on the other hand was appearing in the ultimate round of a major for the first ever time siberia native sharapova showing of that vast experience by settling into the match quicker breaking her belorussian opponent for two of the lead in the opening. that sequence seemingly woke up as our income who began to find her groove the twenty two year old break in right back with a bang can dow

in the hague to bring the case of a system nation of moammar gadhafi to international criminal court actually his response was a very reserved and after that they said that it's very important to show to the international community that you leave does not have anything in common with the previous regime now that western companies are lining up to get lucrative deals with the new libyan authorities where does russia stand with that and some of the russian companies have already. started their operations in libya like i guess probably of his working together with any a jeep to extract oil the russian railroads are ready to give back the russian companies are talking to their counterparts in libya about returning to libya i got a very clear message from the political leadership and from the prime minister when i was in tripoli on the twenty first of december that new libyan government welcomes russian companies to be back so why not ok let's talk about syria now that's been top place for a while now what makes syria different from other countries that have been subject to the. arab spri

ineffective trial in other words the libyan authorities should be ensuring safely is one hundred over to the hague in accordance with the arrest warrant what really needs to be done to establish the truth and cannot be established at all when of course the truth can be established and if the office of the prosecutor were sufficiently serious he would have initiated an immediate investigation especially bearing in mind that the prosecutor has gone on the record and stated that this was in fact a potential war crime we shouldn't be sitting here today talking about why is an investigation taking place it should have started a few days after the murder itself thank you very much for talking to us here on r.t.e. you're welcome. this is claude. allen sitting on the edge of hope. that's present. missing reality it's nothingness. but if you enter this time. the mystery of supernatural will reach you. shana know siberia. to an electrical supply rock. against the syrian regime. special report. the sun sets siberia a dusk by year in chino one of the most celebrated and experienced shamans east of lake by cou

effective trial in other words the libyan authorities should be ensuring safely is one hundred over to the haguein accordance with the arrest warrant what really needs to be done to establish the truth and cannot be established at all of course the truth can be established and if the office of the prosecutor were sufficiently serious he would have initiated immediately. especially bearing in mind that the prosecutor has gone on the record and stated that this was in fact a potential war crime we shouldn't be sitting here today and talking about why is an investigation taking place it should have started a few days after the murder itself thank you very much for talking to us here on r.t. and welcome. there are those who desperately need it to survive. misspoken is the time to give money to on the lookout. for gold when the fish are. going to suppress is the prize the rights of the fruits of. those who don't get their share of the change. just by downloading the guts to put up article in today's new and don't last but look the one that upset people need to know about it i mean not look any from t