even as the u.n. accuses the kim regime of vast horrors going back decades, deaths, murder, enslavement, torture, imprisonment, rape, sexual violence and forced abortions. >> there will be no excusing a failure of action because we didn't know. we do know. >> reporter: the survivors of the prison kept pictures to illustrate the torture and public execution of hundreds of thousands. for the u.n. and for human rights watch, an advocacy group. this man, a prisoner at camp 15 said a fellow prisoner trying to escape was dragged back to the camp behind a truck then executed for all to see. this woman, in prison for 28 years, drew pictures after she got out. she said guards would spit in their mouths. if they gagged, they would be beaten, former guards told human rights watch many people lost their minds, children starved. families searched for snakes and mice to feed their children. and the report says that when women prisoners gave birth, they forced others to kil the baby by drowning it in water or choking

the u.n. says a force of 10,000 is required to bring stability to the central african republic. >> venezuela's president calls for an end to the hatred after deadly anti-government protests. spoils of war - we visit the museum in afghanistan, marking 25 years since the withdrawal of soviet forces. >> hello. a united nations panel is set to call for an international criminal investigation into human rights abuses in north korea. the u.n. will present its conclusions from a year-long inquiry on monday. some details have leaked out, including evidence of external nation camps, torture, forced starvation and a widespread abduction campaign. the report doesn't blame individuals, but recommends that the findings be referred to the international criminal court. north korea denies it committed crimes against humanity. harry fawcett has the report. >> the 3-person panel spent years looking at north korea's past. they heard from many who had spent time in prison camps. >> the most painful was when they h

the u.n. discuss stabilizing the economy. andrew simmonds has been monitoring developments. >> in the aftermath of violence in the scare, this will be a moment us day with the formation of a government, a caretaker prime minister, if you will, and the start of a presidential campaign elections for a new head of state. the likely choice for prime minister is soon to be alsani yatanyuk. he's up against petro-porashanko. that prime minister will put forward nominations of ministers in the cabinet. a raft of measures are expected. there's a fast pace to events, including trying to get justice against the former head of state, viktor yanukovych. his whereabouts are still unknown. he's wanted for mass murder along with a number of other people. there are rumours about possible involvement and an escape bid from gymea. there's a financial crisis mere, a col os ol one. $35 billion is needed. european unions top diplomat, katherine ashton is in the city trying to broker a bailout deal. that might take

. >> the 3-person u.n. panel spent years investigating humans rights abusers, and heard testimony from, amongst others, defectors and those that spent time in the prison camps. artist impressions used to describe horrors. >> translation: the most painful is when they handcuffed my hands to the back, 60 centimetres to the back. i couldn't sit or stand. i was left alone for three or four days. >> according to a leaked summary of the report, it details not just abuses in the camps, but throughout the country. murders, rape, crimes against humanity. the full report is due to be published on monday. the u.n. is not confirming the contents of the leak. if they are an accurate representation, it wouldn't be anything new. they run back many years. however, it represents the most concerted effort by the international community to investigate north korea's human rights record and hold it to account. according to the leak the report recommends action by an international court of justice. he hoped referral to the intern

it the u.n. capable of action in this case? >> well, first this is a very, very strong report, and the fact that the u.n. documented these cases makes it more significant. we have had reports by human rights groups, by individuals of this kind of activity. the fact that the international body with the prestige and power of the u.n., now what happens next. that's the problem. first, north korea has been sanctioned to death, mainly for its nuclear weapons program and the missile test. how do you punish it sanctions >> the problem practically is any kind of international criminal court action has to be triggered by the u.n. security council. any examination, any war crimes charge and there it looks like one of the five powers that can veto china would probably veto an effort if they felt this was against north korea's interests. that's happened before, and that is a dilemma, a potential veto by china while the united states, britain, france and possibly russia, the other four powers that have veto on the security council, the perma

the u.n. said it is deeply alarmed by reports of a major syrian army build up outside of city abrod. as many as 50,000 people are thought to be there. the threat of fighting has caused 25,000 to leave, and they say they're failing to honor their legal obligations in the city of homs. the city's government said the cease-fire must be extended as there are still people there who want to leave. so let us hear from the u.n. humanitarian coordinate center syria talking to us by phone earlier on. he came back from homs last night. he was in the syrian capitol of damascus, and here are his tal talks. >> we were finally able to deliver assistance to the old city of homs for an estimated civilian population of 2,500 people. that's about 500, i hope this is not an one-off effort that it is something that we can continue and sustain. 1,400 people have come out. as part of this humanitarian exercise. that was carried out in humanitarian agreement, that the u.n. brokered between the government of syria and

that's the way the u.n. operates every country so that means thea, assade government has to allow them in.ission to come the government will say we can't allow aid in and out freely because it would allow terrorist groups to move in and out freely inside are caught between the two. that is a small amount of aid delivered to one geographically relatively small suburb. >> we've now had first united nations agreement on syria on humanitarian aid that russia and china have signed up to, as well. do you think this might be the beginning of baby steps on the humanitarian front? it's nice to think that perhaps it is a start of but the u.n. resolution has no teeth. there's nothing forcing both sides. the table buting the other parties have the hands over their ears and people listening. there is still a fight, an fight underway in syria and unfortunately the delivery of aid like the medical care has become a tool used by both sides, not just by the government. but of course it's a government that controls access to t

. >> north korea is ripped by the u.n. and compared to the nazi's and we discuss if anything will change. erupting in protest. prounion efforts. hello, welcome to consider this. here is more on what's ahead. >> u.n. report is levelling the disturbing allegations against the regime in north key korea. >> responsible for the crimes against humanity. >> enslavement, rape, murder and torture. >> the venezuela president has ordered the expulsion of three u.s. diplomats. >> this is coming as the country is entering the sixth day of protests. >> a huge setback for lay bar in the u.s. >> the volkswagon plant voted against joining the uaw. >> our man jimmy fallon is taking over. >> we are bringing you the tonight show back to new york. >> it is a big night. >> we begin with a new report on quote unspeakable crimes in north korea and unprecedented warning from the u.n. the u.n. investigators said that the leader and his security forces could face an international trial for ordering widespread and gross human rights violations and cri

only told washington this, that when i talked to jeff feltman this morning, he had a new name for the u.n. guy, robert seery. did i write you that this morning? >> yeah, i saw that. >> he's now gotten both seery and ban ki-moon to agree seery could come in monday and tuesday. >> okay. >> that would be great i think to help glue this thing and have the u.n. help glue it and, you know, [ bleep ] the eu. >> so, yeah, what we had to bleep there, that's why it became international news. i mean, to be fair, you can hear this, i think, to be fair to

in it he said his commission will recommend the u.n. refer the situation in the democrati c people's republic of korea, the country's official name, to the international criminal court to render all those and possibly yourself who may be responsible for crimes against humanity. >> no one will be able to say in the future if only we had known about north korea. as they said after the second warworld war, if only we had kn. now every will know, and it will be available in our report, and it is a wake up signal to the world and hopefully to the leaders in north korea. >> the commission of inquiry may want to see senior figures in north korea face international justice, but it does not have the power to make that happen. >> this heard-hitting report will be presented to the you u.n. human rights council in a month's time and they will pass it to the u.n. general assembly, but neither of those bodies have the power to refer things to the international criminal court. only the security council can do that, and that's where north korea's long-t

this we understand is a picture of the u.n. s being allowed in, on its way from damascus to homs a journey of 100 kilometers and the syrian state television says the evacuation of those besieged civilians has started. more on that later and now the sport. >> thank you, so much, david. the most expensive winter olympics in history will officially get underway in russia in a few hours time and the opening ceremony of the $50 billion games coming up, on friday and high ranking officials and diplomates and close to 3,000 athletes are on russia black sea coast and details of the opening ceremony are closely guarded and briefly distract the world about security risks and human rights concerns. >> it's exciting and i'm really longing for the second when the olympic flame shines over the olympic stadium and i'm sure so do the athletes and i'm sure it will be an exciting show. >> i expect a wonderful competition in the new world of winter sport because it's a new sport that has just been created, not only for today but for the next gener

the u.n. ys it has evidence the north korean government have violations that include torture, enslavement, sexual violence and severe repression and the u.s. wants three generations punished for the crimes and liz has more from people who say they lived through the atrocities. >> translator: it's a place that would make your hair stand on end and no words would help you understand what this place is like. >> reporter: she spend nine years in one of north korea's brutal prison camps known as yodock. >> translator: from sunrise to sunset you work, there are no set working hours and get up at 3:00 a.m. and work until dark. >> reporter: and she gave information for the investigation to the secret regime and murder and widespread abductions and spoke of extermination camps. >> translator: i have escorted a father and son to camp 16. then the whole family was sent. the relatives would be sent to camp 11 and that's called exterminating the three generations of a family. i have witnessed two killing me

the u.n. committee in geneva, and now you see this very blunt criticism in this report written out in black and white, criticizing the vatican of adopting, systematically, policies that essentially allow the abuse to continue. some recommendations have been that included that all clergy suspected or known to be part of the abuse should be removed and reported to the authorities. they are also asking that they hand over all information they have. they are also talking about the interesting cases of the magdalene laundries, where they say the vatican was involved in torture and slavery. they say the vatican needs to conduct an internal investigation and take steps to prevent this from happening again, and also called for compensation for the families involved. tough statements by the u.n. committee, but the committee made the recommendations, and they are nonbinding. it is not exactly that this committee has teeth to go over the vatican, but at the end of the day it is still an international body

. >> north korea ripped by the u.n., including comparisons to the nasty. we ask if anything will change. venezuela erupts in protest. reports ahead. plus, the crazy case of a prounion effort allowed by the company, countered by the workers. and dick cavett on jimmy fallon's "tonight show" debut. hello, i'm antonio mora, and welcome to "consider this," here is more on what is ahead. >> united nations report is levelling disturbing allegations against the north koreans. >> kim jong un may be responsible for the crimes against humanity. >> systematic enslavement, rape, murder and torture. >> venezuela president ordered the expulsion of three u.s. diplomat. >> the government is censoring them. >> it comes as the country enters its sixth day of process. >> a set back for process in u.s. >> our man jimmy fallon taking over over. >> the sixth host in six years. >> it will be a big night. >> we begin with a report on unspeakable crimes perpetrated in north korea, and an unprecedented warning from the united nations to north korea's leaders. u.n. investigators said

they're not going to -- the u.n. report matters. but it's not going to matter as much in a bilateral u.s.-north korean situation. if you go back to january, february, they had the provocation, the nuclear, the missile. then in the spring they wanted to talk to the u.s. secretly according to my sources about letting kenneth bae go. then that fell apart. there's a decent chance that he might be released. you know, you don't know. but they don't want a dead american on their hands. that's why they released the last guy they held. so i still think there's hope here and i think this u.n. report while important will not impact the bae trajectory. >> we hope so. jim thanks very much. >> thank you john. >> east coast this part of the country has already been impacted by storm after storm. now kevin corriveau is here to tell us about that. where it's going to hit. >> we will have severe weather, i'll get to that. chicago has cleared up. detroit, philadelphia as well as cleveland is going to move through fairly quickly. of course it's going to

representative at the u.n. said and as john kerry has said, starvation is being used as a weapon of war and that does brings you us back to the dark ages. >> david miliband, thank you. >> woodruff: the battle against a.i.d.s., which began in the early 1980's and has succeeded in finding treatments to control the disease, is increasingly turning to a different phase: the hunt for a real and complete cure. special correspondent spencer michels has our story. >> reporter: 57-year-old matt sharp, who has had a.i.d.s. for 25 years, takes a mix of anti- retroviral drugs each day to reduce his h.i.v. levels and keep him alive. sharp, a former ballet dancer, says the medication has shortened his life, and made him more susceptible to other ailments like heart disease earlier than normal. >> i'm faced with issues around growing older earlier because of having h.i.v. for so long, and i've been taking pills for over 25 years. i'm ready for a point where i can do something that my body can control the virus on its own. >> r

earlier today the u.n. curity council passed unanimously this resolution to boost hugh m humanitarian aid. it demands all groups allow humanitarian aid anywhere in the war-torn country, but it really doesn't do anything to stop the violence there. >> this resolution should not have been necessary. humanitarian assistance is not something to be negotiated. it is something to be allowed by international law. >> reporter: in reality, this is a pretty weak resolution. and won't do much to end the fighting or the war, but the process shows just how divided the international community is right now on syria. the u.n. says more than 9 million people are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance. and more than 140,000 people have been killed during the three year long war. international efforts so far to broker a peace agreement have failed with peace talks breaking down last week. neither side really, the rebels or the assad regime have shown any willingness to negotiate. they both think they can win this, but ri

the u.n. case children are being recruited for combat. >> a warning from china about a new and highly infectious strain of bird flu >> egypt releases an al jazeera cameraman after six months in custody. >> a new report sri lanka's still war said the government may have covered up human rights violations. there's evidence that they carried out the vast majority of war crimes. they are calling on u.n. to launch its own investigation. >> in the final moments of sri lanka's 25-year civil war there was a last push by government forces against the tamil tigers in the north of the country, away from the gaze of the international media and ngos. they were prevented from witnessing the fight from which it is believed 40,000 died. a team of international investigators say it found evidence that citizens were targeted by bombardment and other war crimes between 2008 and into 2009. violations of international law were committed by both sides. evidence was found that sri lankan security forces were responsi

there's a hold-up and the u.n. chief is blaming the syrian government. >> i call on the syrian government to authorise more humanitarian staff and partners to work in syria. it is not credible to site bureaucratic procedures as reasons for delay when it is the government itself that controls those procedures. >> syria's u.n. ambassador admissibility the registration, comparing the situation to a movie. >> the situation remind he of a hollywood film with excellent directors and actors. one that has a script that is not credible, truthful and in flaying rant contrast with what has been spent on the film. >> the separation for syrians has deteriorate, with the numbers needing aid going up by a third in the last four months. syrians could overtake afghans as the largest group of refugees. hundreds of thousands... >> ms kessler is a senior spokesperson for the unhcr and joins us from ayman. welcome to the program. infighting between the syria government and the opposition, the u.n. resolutions looked good on paper, but n

but the u.n. says atrocity described by the defectors are as shocks as what the nazi's did. >> women forced to drawn a baby in a bucket. prisoners forced to live on mice and snakes and grass. stories of real horror. that is what stands out, the afront that this is happening in our world today. >> some ex-prisoners drew pictures of the nightmare they lived through. two men weeping in agony in a skeletal mber detainees devouring wild animals. another described a public execution he witnessed. >> the first puts hits the head and the brain and blood splatters. people scream in horror. it is so gruesome, you instinctively close your eyes. you cannot sleep after witnessing it. >> this hard-hitting u.n. report is a catalog of heroing details collected from hundreds of witnesses. it accuses north korea of crimes against humanity ranging from abduction and torture to rain and starvation and what is termed systemic sternum nation. it calls the gravity and the scale of alleged abuses unparalleled in the conte

it's a half months away that's quite a long time and dearly if the u.n. diplomats in charge of this whole also thinks that it will be done by june thirtieth so that all of their missed the deadlines there's no real sense of alarm so that they will miss it and certainly the summer read radical rebel factions have refused to recognize the ongoing disarmament deal is it is there any way possible do you think for the rebels to get their hands on these chemical weapons one might imagine army brigades delivering these to the coast to get onto the ships might stick out like a sore thumb you know so i think that's very unlike you i mean there are well guarded but there are security problems obviously the countries to the middle of a civil war so again as the u.n. diplomat sigrid card showed just georgia council the other day. the reasons for the delay are security concerns and that sounds quite legitimate and closer jonathan peace talks have certainly hit another brick wall in geneva neither side of the conflict making concessions here what will it take do you thi

>> no. >> the u.n. security council voted unanimously to demand aid groups be allowed into all of syria. the document demands access to convoys delivering supplies. kath turner has more from the u.n. headquarters in new york. >> a rare sight inside the united nations security council chamber, support for a draft resolution of getting humanitarian aid inside sir yax. >> the draft resolution received 15 votes in favour, adopted unanimousry. >> the u.n. general showed a hint of frustration. >> this resolution should not have been necessary. humanitarian assistance is not something to be negotiated. ifs something to be allowed by vurt u of international law. >> there were divisions between russia and others. they were unhappy with the threat of u.n. sanctions against anyone obstructing the delivery of aid. that paragraph was taken out of the time resolution. >> the russian federation supported the draft resolution since when agreeing on the document many russian considerations were borne in mind. the documen

u.n. including comparisons to the nazis, we'll ask former u.s. am bam door tambassador to the u.n. how does hillary clinton compare to john kerr he. kerry. plus a reporter allowed to cover the extremist. and dick cavett on the newton show host. i am antonio mora, welcome to "consider this." here is more a whose ahead. ♪ >> united nations report is level something extremely allegations against the regime in north korea. kim jong-unby himself may be responsible for crimes against humanity. >> rape, enslavement, torture, murder. >> to capture the national army base. >> suicide bombers have been sent to blow up the main gate. >> our man, jimmy fallon taking over. >> the sixth host in 60 years. >> we are bringing the tonight show back to new york, right! >> it's going to be a big night. ♪ ♪ >>> we begin with a new report on, quote, unspeakable crimes being perpetrateed in north korea and an unprecedented warn to go north korea's leaders. u.n. investigators said monday that supreme leader kim jong unand his security forces could face a trial for ordering system attic widespread and gross

we have word out on the streets and social media. >> a new u.n. report lays out the brutality of life in north korea. this is the report on the secretive state on the unrights panel. evidence of people being abducted, mass starvation without the country. systemic extermination of families and crimes against humanity. north korea rejected the accusation and says they are based on. hostile forces. we have more now. >> reporter: a north korean defector weeps as she recalls the oppression that they are family faced before she escaped. many witnesses asked for their identities to be withheld. there have been investigations of human rights in north korea but never one as comprehensive as this. getting a clear picture of what goes on in the secretive state, how people cope with depravation and starvation is difficult. the international commission of inchoirry found torture, execution, systemic rape and abduction of foreigners. many of these crimes against humanity all part of a planned system of political control. north korea's leader kim jong-un recently

the u.n. council resolution and in the resolution of the international community voted unanimously including the use of force. >> french and african peacekeepers also conducted house searches in a neighborhood believed to be the anti-base. knives, grenades, automatic weapons and ammo were confiscated but the mission's top target. leader patrice was not, he escaped capture it. though the central african republic is rich in gold, diamonds and uranium, decades of political chaos and resource mismanagement have left its residents largely impoverished and vulnerable remember the u.n. now estimates over 1 million people are in need of emergency food aid. 90% of the country is living on just one meal a day. with armed maliciouses blocking off roads it's dangerous to drive food n the world food program started delivering aid by plane last week. >> this is a lifeline that will allow to us bring emergency food relief to people affected by the conflict here. and will also allow us to start repositioning

. >> kiev wants the u.n. become involved and the acting president called on russia to respect the treaties and guaranteeing the sovereigncy. hanging over the crisis, the man that unleashed the uncertainty, viktor yanukovich speaking at the press conference. for those remembering the deed in kiev who viktor yanukovich claimed had nothing to do with him, the press conference was an insult. >> i hope one day to share a and understanding what happened because for me, [indiscernible] what i hope -- >> now they know that viktor yanukovich is on russian soil a the authorities are pressing for the extradition, another potential flash point with moscow. swiss investigatorers want to talk to him as well about money laundering. >> there is a flurry of telephone conversations about the day's events. russian president has spoken to the german and french leaders and u.s. secretary of state is in touch with the counter parts in moscow. >> he affirmed to me that president putin is committed and as a matter of policy they do

michael kirby, and shared the u.n. commission of inquiry compared north korea's crimes to that of the nazises in world war ii. michael kirby had this challenge for his u.n. colleagues. >> too many times there are reports in no action. well, this is a time for action. we can't say we didn't know. we now all do know, anyone who report. >> for more, i'm pleased to be joined from santa fe by governor bill richardson, a former governor and ambassador to the u.n., who made trips to meet officials and negotiate for the freedom of americans. great to have you show. >> thank you. >> i want to start out by - by listening to something else that michael kirby, who chaired the u.n. commission had to say. >> at the end of the world war ii so many people said "if only we had known the wrongs that were done in the country's of the hostile forces. if only we had known that." now, the international community does know. >> the fact that the up documented the cases makes it significant. we had reports by human rights groups, by individual

ukraine'syria's government stilg barrel bombs as the u.n. try to gain access. >> pope francis appoints 19 new cardinals and calls on them to shun the rivalries of the previous papacy. >> and the highlight of the forgotten crisis. it's as simple as a pair of shoes. >> we start again in ukraine where a day after a peace deal was signed which was supposed to end the political crisis the situation seems even more confused. the police have abandoned the streets of the capitol. the protesters are now guarding government offices including the parliament. and president viktor yanukovych has abandoned the capitol of kiev and is thought to be in east of the country. he gave an interview where he said he won't resign and described the coup. >> this is my assessment. i'm deeply convinced. i will call national observers and all mediators who took part in this political conflict so they can stop. >> one of the president's staunchest critics may soon be free from jail, and her release is being fast tracked by a vote in parliament. we'll be live in kiev in a

for the u.n. and for human rights watch -- this prisoner at camp 15 said a fellow prisoner tried to escape, was dragged back to the camp behind a truck. then executed for all to see. this woman imprisoned for 28 years drew pictures after she got out. she said guards would spit the in their mouths. if they gagged, they would be beaten. former guards told human rights watch many people lost their hipds. children starved. families foraged for snakes or nice to feed their children. and the u.n. report says when women prisoners gave birth, most often guards forced either the mother or a third person to kill the baby by drowning it in water or suffocating it by holding a cloth or other item against its face. or putting the baby face down so that it cannot breathe. >> this report is really the most comprehensive document face that we've seen. the unimaginable cruelties of the north korean prison camp system. >> that was nbc's andrea mitchell reporting. >>> switching gears now, comedian jim pmy fallon has

we could go to the u.n., but that's really a dead end. we're not going to send troops to ukraine, what tools does the u.s. have in its arsenal? not many. you notice that president obama didn't mention any. >> senator mccain did, though. he talked about -- >> a bunch. hold on one moment because if you talk about the united nations security council let's not forget russia has a veto at the u.n. security council, so don't expect any anti-russian resolutions to be passed by the u.n. security council. let's take another quick break, resume our coverage right after this. your eyes really are unique. in fact, they depend on a unique set of nutrients. [ male announcer ] that's why there's ocuvite to help protect your eye health. as you age, your eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutrients. ocuvite is a vitamin made just for your eyes from the eye care experts at bausch + lomb. ocuvite has a unique formula that's just not found in any leading multivitamin. your eyes are unique, so help protect your eye health with ocuvi

>> the world is -- u.n. vergth investigators call on kim jong un'un's gospel, nazi era, north korea rejects the claim. hello there, i'm barbara serra. you're watching al jazeera live from london. presidential palace giving a mandate to form a new government. >>> venezuela expels its u.n. diplomats. >>> asylum requests still up in the air. hello there welcome to the program. north korea's regime is committing unspeakable atrocities against its own people. according to a report filed by the u.n, warning he should be held accountable for the widespread torture in the secretive state. testimonies from deeffectors who survived labor camps. james bays has the latest from geneva. >> a north korean defect ohsaa weeps as she recounts the hue mill yais her, asked for their identities to be withheld. there have been many investigations into human rights in north korea but never one as comprehensive as this. getting a clear picture of what goes on in the secretive state where people cope with extreme dep rdid he operativ

the talks come after iran and the five permanent u.n. security council members plus germany agreed last november on an initial deal. the deal has been implemented since january. tehran agreed to scale back its nuclear development in exchange for a limited easing of international sanctions. western nations were expected to urge iran to accept surprise inspections of its nuclear facilities by the international atomic energy agency. they also wanted to scrap plans to build a heavy water reactors. iran hopes to persuade the six world powers to recognize its right to the use of nuclear power for peaceful purposes. before the talks a senior u.s. government official said washington wants to set the course for a comprehensive agreement by july. the official added, however, that the talks will likely be difficult. >>> the western-backed free syrian army has dismissed their military chief. analysts say the secular opposition group made up of army defectors and civic volunteers is trying to reorganize. the fsa's supreme military council said general

the u.n. directly warned him he could face international prosecution, to render accountable all those, including possibly yourself, who may be responsible for the crimes against humanity. joining us now is nbc chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell, the host of "andrea mitchell reports," which is moving to noon eastern on monday. and steve clemons, contributor and founder of the american strategy foreign policy forum at the new america foundation. welcome to you both. andrea, what are we learning here at a level of higher authority and depth about what's happening in north korea? >> from the people whom we talked to at the u.n. panel, also kenneth roth at the human rights watch, this is the most documented report that we have had. we've known about north korea, but we have never had this amount of testimony from defectors and from former prisoners and their drawings, which have actually matched up some of their drawings of the large expanses of the camps match up of google earth, s

the third day of the u.n. brokered seize fire in the syrian city of homs.ay an aid convoy came under mortar fire as they fired to entered the old part of the see sieged city. one driver injured and the convoy trapped for hours. >>> police fired tear gas and water canyons at crowds of demonstrators in istanbul. the legislation gives authorities the power to block some websites. >>> and anti-government protest nurse ukraine are preparing for another opposition rally in the capitol kiev on saturday thousands of government supporters converged near one of the pair indicates. >>> athlete two people died when a tourist train did he trade in the fen of apls after being hit by a falling rock. the train was left precariously perched on the mountain side. athlete nine people were injured. >>> spain's prison he cesc christina has been questioned over an alleged fraud at a company co owned with her husband. it's the first time a member of the spanish royal family has appeared in court since the respiration of the monarchy nearly 40 years ago. sonya reports. >> reporter

>> we should point out the u.n. has no way of enforcing its recommendations. >> the results of an autopsy on actor philip seymour hoffman is inconclusive. more time and tests are needed to determine the cause of death. police say it looks like philip seymour hoffman died of a drug overdose. >> the great white wave paid tribute, the lights dimmed on broad way in his honour. philip seymour hoffman's struggle with addiction had been documented. his death ships a light on heroin abuse. some states are calling it a full-blown crisis. >> this is what heroin addiction looks like "the hungry heart" documentary set around fred holmes, doctor. >> there are no road maps, no guarantees, no expected to find the outcome on the basis of past experience, it's difficult. >> the heroin epidemic make headlines when the governor devoted his entire annual speech to the state to drugs. the population is 675,000, but has the highest rate. . >> the governor of lamont says $2 million are trafficked into the states, since the year 2000. the n

the incident comes hours after the u.n. security council adopted a resolution to send humanitarian aid to syria. the document demands rapid, safe access. the u.n. says more than 9 million syrians need help. joining us via skype is simon shorno, a spokesman for the red cross. thank you for joining us. >> we saw the u.n. passing the resolution. details sound good. how optimistic are you that it will be implemented. >> we welcome any effort that pushes for greater himman taran -- humanitarian access in syria. it remains to be seen if there's change in the field. red cross woks independently from the u.n. >> that being the case, what needs to happen to ensure that all sides act accordingsly, is it a political sol use, or a solution that needs to happen on the ground with the fighters? u r first the parties, the government of syria have to, under humanitarian law, have to allow independent humanitarian activists, like the red cross and others. their fighters and commanders are to allow us to go in. that needs to be negotiated at

the u.n. brokered humanitarian cease fire allowed those to leave. trying to get out including hundreds of young men. there are real concerns for their safety. >> translator: yesterday, 70 young men left the camp to go back to their home land. and they can live wherever they wish. according to the instructions of mr. president, and by his sponsorship and according to the government's plan we are working on settling things for all the young men who are here with us and in particular those who have not been involved in the bloodshed. >> reporter: if they manage to leave they too will become displaced. many have made it into neighboring lebanon. there the residents are setting up new likes of as refugees. from homs, a city more than 2,000 years old, to a new home, this one, a tent city. mariana nahon, al jazeera. >> a volcano eript erupted on -- erupted in a indonesian island. step vasson sends us this report. >> i'm here in east java, these are the worst affected. basically this is the third time

the u.n. to launch investigations >> in the final month of the 25-year civil war, there was a push by government forces against the tamil tigers in the north of the country, away from the gaze of the international media and ngos. they were prevented from witnessing the fight in which 40,000 are believed to have died. the international team said it has found evidence that found evidence that they were deliberately bombarded. violations of international law were committed by both sides. the investigation found evidence that sri lankan security forces were responsible for seeing the vast majority. >> investigators describe such established command and control structures but charges of crimes against humanity could be levelled against commanders, officials and members of the tamil tyingers. the report commissioned by experts against criminal law and war crimes found evidence that many of the crimes continue to this day, perpetrated by the sri lankan armed forces on the civilian population. an auth

perhaps the weight of the u.n. brings the a little bit closer. james bays, al jazeera in geneva. >>> developing story in south korea, nine college students have died after a roof collapsed. south korea's new agency say students were at a welcome home ceremony for freshman students when a roof caved in. dozens are reportedly attacked. >>> secretary of state john kerry accused bashar al-assad of stalling peace talks. at a news conference, he said assad's team has refused to talk about a transitional government that would replace the regime. >> it is very clear that bashar al-assad is continuing to try to win this in the battle field rather than to come to the negotiating table. >> kerry continues his trip through asia. he'll fly next to the united arab 'e emirates. >>> ayatollah khomeini, says, the u.s. and other countries some iran.seeking to develop nucialtion weapons. iran says it's strictly for civilian purposes. >>> an ethiopian co-pilot hijacked his plane to geneva, flight carrying 202 people was headed to rome with a co-pilot diverting the p

>> when we spoke to the u.n. and they told us because of apprehensions about the security situation in afghanistan, and the fact that there are suspicions that security situation is likely to deteriorate, especially given the fact that foreign forces will leave, the repatriation is slowing down. people that voluntarily agreed to repatriate stayed back in pakistan, watching the situation carefully. >> is the situation, if it deteriorates further, would that withdrawal by the end of the year by foreign force, what does it mean for the refugees in pakistan? >> first of all, to give you an idea, there were 64 refugee camps in the distribute of peshawar. today there are about a dozen, and so there are apprehensions that with the deterioration of the security situation in afghanistan, there'll be an influx of more refugees. according to the u.n., they anticipate anything from 50,000 to 100,000 people to come across the border if the situation in afghanistan turns violent, and there's an anticipation that with the foreig

the president of the u.n. issued a directive on the second of october specifying things that would be done to provide humanitarian aid with in syria. virtually none of those commitments have been met. the russian ambassador to the u.n. said it was not time for a security council resolution. if it's not time now, it will never be time. >> is this a good chance for the international community to put pressure on president putin? have we lost that opportunity? are an opportunity. i think this is one of the reasons that i wanted to have these witnesses here right now. the u.s. will be there within a few days and the eyes of the world are on russia and they russia's intention with respect to humanitarian aid . >> tim kaine, democratic senator from virginia, thank you. trying to get the stories out from syria. you are watching "abc world news america." -- "bbc world news america." we introduce you to the three siblings all skiing for canada. a motorcycle once owned by pope francis has been sold at auction for a stagge

it is his commission will recommend the u.n. refer the situation in the democratic people's republic of korea, the country's official name, to the international court to punish all those, maybe yourself, for crimes against humanity. >> nobody will be able to say in the future, if only we had known korea. now everyone will know, and it will be available in our report, and it is a wake up signal to the world and hopefully to the leaders in north korea. >> the commission of inquiry senior figures in north korea face international justice, but it does not have the power to make that happen. >> this hard-hitting report presented to the human rights council in about a month's time and they'll pass it to the u.n. assembly. only the security council can do that. and that's where north korea's long-term ally china has a veto. an international court case seems a distant prospect, but this proper backed with the weight of the u.n. perhaps brings it a little closer. james bays, al jazeera, at the united nations in geneva. >> we heard from mi

. >> the u.n. and other organizations including samaritan's purse stepped forward. >> it doesn't matter the color of their skin their religion. we provide help to people because god made all of us. we give the help and the aid long before we tell them who we are. >> franklin the son of reverend billy graham invited fox files to travel with his team to witness a story of hope that most people don't know about. 250,000 syrian refugees have been welcomed into iraq. yes, iraq. in a recent about the size of texas is the providence of kurdistan. the capital is verbeal. this is the most stable region in iraq. >> the oil business is there. the people from all over the world are doing business. >> the president who used to be a refugee himself opened his borders and has his own deal with turkey with the pipeline. >> he is kind of a larger than life figure. he felt that he had no choice but to help the refugees because many of the refugees come into his area are kurdish people from syria. he's a shrewd fellow

assassinations are also on the rise, says the u.n. rgeted killing of civilians, this is anybody who is not directly participating in the hostilities is a very serious thing. it may amount to a war room under humanitarian law. >> reporter: but people here don't care who pulls the trigger or why. to them life is trying to survive the relentless march of this continuous war. >> jane joins us live from kabul. jane, you mentioned the withdraw of foreign forces. they have loss got an election coming up. this issue of civilian casualties must be a very hot one? >> reporter: absolutely. this is a crucial year here in the capitol in kabul, there is lots of political debate going on. in less than two months there will be an election where president hamid karzai will hand over power. there are 11 candidates running for that now, and you would be hard press to find any of them who doesn't put peace at the top of their election agenda. he know across the country, the civilians in the provinces are the ones who suffer the most from this war want the

whether there is a political will to acknowledge the u.n.'s advice is another matter. >> argentina's government is accusing shell of conspiracy to hurt the country shell raised fuel prices by 12%, the second increase this year. it went up by 7% in joint enterprise. the company says the cost of crude in the local currency is forcing it to raise prices. >> the devaluation of argentina's currency increed inflation. the business sector is to blame for the hikes. working people are struggling the most. >> in a walking class neighbourhood outside of argentina's capital they are repairing a blackberry. fixing mobiles and smartphones is how he makes his living, or tries to. >> four months ago i paid 12 pesos. four or five months ago we are not talking that long. now it's 20. >> before the currency was devalued, annual inflation rates were 30%. now tolls are 20%, medicine 50%, petrol 12% and rising. then there's meat, the staple of the argentine diet. from last week to this week the price has gone up 20%. the government is pressuring producers and the