ambassador to the u.n. saying it is time for russian intervention in ukraine to end, and she argues that it is as dangerous as it is destabilizing. and she also goes on to suggest some steps that the u.s. and its partners are working on, including bringing international monitors. before that we heard from the russian ambassador to the u.n., vitaly churkin in a very defiant argument starting by saying that really the russians were asked to come in by crimean representatives, pro-russian in that part of the country. said they received a request to provide assistance to restore peace in that country. he also went on to make the charge that it was the west, including the e.u. and the u.s., who stirred up the disturbances in kiev, saying that it was in his words a crude intervention into the internal sovereignty of the ukraine. so in effect, russia there reversing the tables on the u.s. saying they are not violating ukraine's sovereignty but that in fact the west did that by getting involved in those demonstratio

the u.n. human rights investigator says it will have evidence of war crimes in syria, identifying suspect from the opposition and the syrian government after interviewing thousands of victims, witnesses and defectors. it include armed opposition groups, military and officials. three years into the war offer syria and the grand city of aleppo lies in ruins. many fled, others stayed saying they are not giving up. >> the beqaa neighbour hood in aleppo under fire. the result - rubble across the road. smoke rising all around. badly damaged buildings, and injuries. survivors shout to others above "come down." it must be hard to know which way to no. many other neighbourhoods here have been hit before. last month dozens of government helicopters dropped barrel bombs on the area. residents returned to find their homes unrecognizable. >> i came to see my house. i couldn't work out where it is. there are no doors and no walls. i feel lost here, as if i'm in a jungle or somewhere worse. i don't know what

so the u.n. is one of the place where there will be talking going on, there will be statements going on, vladimir putin is going to be talking to the secretary general. but the decision making is something that happens at the kremlin as to what the russian strategic interests are in crimea. those are the real issues that the russians have right now. that's the real planning of what they're thinking about right now, wolf. >> don't go too far away, let's go get some perspective now on what's going on, some context, angela is joining us, she's the director of the center for russian studies for georgetown university in washington. so you heard the spokesman for the united nations secretary general make a pretty strong statement saying that ban ki-moon is gravely concerned about what's going on and will be speaking to putin. putin, you have met with him on many occasions, professor. putin believes that the russians are right, that the rest of the european union, nato and the russians are all right. >>

the ambassador to the u.n. was asked about this by a report, and he was adamant that the government was not attacking civilians. >> we are using this against terrorist groups. >> they are landing on civilians. >> no, we are not killing civilians. >> it is clear you are killing civilians. >> no, what you see on the tv is publicity prost cast we are not killing our own people. those who are killing the civilians - those who are sponsored by qatar, coming from saudi arabia and turkey. >> we are talking about what other measures, what strongers steps might be made, if they believe aid will be blocked getting into the country. they'll have trouble getting consensus as long as russia resides with asaad. >> western gulf nations were promised $2.5 million aid, to give to syria. figures suggest that a mere 1% of the money has been paid. james bays reports. hosting the conference. >> the seize is big they are than when the con flight started. u.n. figures show 6.6 million people, the number is higher with 1 million syrian

you cannot make this up. >> this is the u.n. oing itself a completely perverse priorities. >> why this when the world is literally blowing up on them? >> well, because the u.n. does very well out of the climate change gravy train. it's something that is immensely complex, is very hard for people to sort of address one way or the other because the u.n. just comes back and says we have a gazillion studies and because the u.n. is funded for all these things, and at the same time the u.n. is apparently incapable of doing things to actually stop north korea, also threatening a nuclear test, possibly a form that would work very well with iran. might be an enriched -- our -- uranium based test, and as russia digests a piece of its neighboring country the u.n. is expressing dismay, but the new -- the rules of the new world orderer is that the u.n. is pioneering here, it's already for russia to chew off pieces of its neighbors. all right for rogue states to test nuclear developments about not all right for you to exhale without paying tax

in the u.n. in light of that russian veto, what can the u.n., the u.n. ing costs for russia? is there anything they can do? you mentioned they have the veto or is it really as you say just a place to vent? >> reporter: i think remarks will be made. but i think as you have hinted and said in other reports, the diplomat action will take place elsewhere with strong groups, whether it's lack of attendance at a g 8 meeting, sanctions, whether it's going to be condemnation. are going to get it on the table here. but while russia signeded on to some statement calling for calm and stability, it is rather meaningless. they would block any substantive action. but we've seen it with kosovo and other crises around the world, countries act so-called coalition of the willing whether diplomatically or militarily and bypass the u.n. itself. it makes the ukraine feel good. many countries still rely on the u.n. if for anything just to be heard. ukraine will get its chance on the international stage right now. >> we're going to go now to that. the session is under way. let'

so the u.n. to decide if it's going to be successful, and that goes beyond protecting the idps of the u.n. basis. there is much more it has to do. it has to decide whether it can do it under its current leadership and if not, what might be a solution to that. it is a salvageable situation. abo there needs to be some movement there. it's clear that the ability of the u.n. to be effective in south sudan is at risk and the government is not helping with that. it is contributing to this idea that the u.n. is not being a good actor. the reality is the u.n., without the u.n., over the last few years, south sudan would be even worse perhaps than it is now. >> the main opposition party in berundi has been suspended for four speaking with pierre, the head of next year's general e legislation >> reporter: he wants to change the constitution and run for a third term in 2015. he has been in power for nearly 10 years. he says he will do whatever his party decides. >> when we are chosen to represent the party,

the u.n. security council wrapping up a meeting to discuss what is happening on the ground in ukraine. we have our own richard roth who is at the u.n. for us today. richard, what can you tell us now as that u.n. security council emergency meeting has broken up? >> reporter: as we've seen before, this is sort of the post-fight analysis. you might say the spin room. the ukranian ambassador is now addressing the press corps here at the u.n. to give him interpretation of what happened in the chamber. i think he said the russian ambassador churkin was cold-hearted in his remarks regarding the situation. we may likely see other ambassadors to follow him. the security council of course has this dilemma. look, some aspects of successful crisis solving over the decades have been diplomacy backed by the threat of force. but there's no appetite for that. and it doesn't appear there's going to be any ooh type of military showdown. they can only hope here diplomatically to work out some type of new arrangem

article two of the u.n. charter, prohibition on the use of force to acquire territory and respect for the sovereignty independence unity and ente integrity of territorial states. this is something that the united states defends and all around the world. >> the u.n. headquarters in new york. and james the message there from u.su.s. ambassador seems to be russia versus the rest. >> yes, some things have become very clear. some things we knew. we knew that russia was going to veto and it's really clear that russia will veto any action at all on ukraine. but the thing we didn't know was the chinese position. were they going to back russia or were they going to abstain? they abstained which means russia does not have any other country that is supporting it. it is there alone on this particular issue. i think that other countries will feel that this gives them a bit more backing as they decide to pursue sanctions. we certainly think there will be sanctions coming out of washington and brussels after that referendum

among them are people carrying arms. >> the u.n. denies the people in the camps have weapons, decisions taken will have long-term repercussions. >> egypt's president promised to spare no effort in his attempts to secure the release of al jazeera journalistshold in a prison for 81 days much the interim president made his pledge in a letter to peter greste's parents. he's been detained with producers mohammed badr and mohamed fadel fahmy. >> they are accused of having links with a terrorist group. abdullah al-shami is also being held, from our arabic channel. al jazeera rejects charges and demands their release. >> the main opposition party in barr undy has been suspended. the movement for solidarity and development has been blamed for violent clashes. we have been speaking to the president, ahead of next year's general election. >> opposition parties say the president wants to change your the constitution. he has been in power for nearly 10 years. he'll do whatever his party decides. >> when you are chosen to represent your party, the

the u.n. ys russians actions hark back to the old soviet era. >> we upset with the difficulty proposed by russian delegation again. nothing serious, just words. at the same time, their paratroopers and - and other forces entered the mainland of ukraine. >> that resolution may have come too late to stop the vote, everything depends on what russian president vladimir putin does next, the world will be watching. legal affairs come through the security council, you can expect the u.n. to be busy on this issue next week. >> we'll continue to bring you the latest on the voting in ukraine. you can get up to the minute information 24/7 by logging on to aljazeera.com. >> a criminal investigation is now under way in the disappearance of that malaysia airlines flight 370. it appears someone deliberately cut communication, diverted the plane and flew for another seven hours. investigators don't know why or where it went. al jazeera's lisa stark has the story. >> it's a chilling picture, the jumbo jet, with

. >> last month the u.n. security council passed a resolution that aid rape millio-- reach million the country. a report was ordered, friday was the first. according to the report pi the secretary-general , there has been little compliance. examples were given the opposition groups blocking aid getting into the country. mostly the blame was placed at the feet of the government. >> the asaad's regime murderous appetite deployed against civilians in syria, despite the council's call that they say types of attacks stop, is the number one factor driving displacement and the broader humanitarian crisis. >> some help reached civilians in an area along the turkish border, it's a tiny fraction of aid needed for the country. it detailed the government's use. the syrian ambassador to the u.n. was asked about this by a report are, and he was adamant that the government is not killing civilians. >> we drop weapons against terrorist groups. >> you don't deny it. >> no, but we use it against terrorist groups. >> it's landin

the u.n. general assembly passed a resolution crafted to heap further criticism on them. western leaders are working on a number of fronts to contain russian president vladimir putin and support ukraine. more from nhk world's craig dale. >> reporter: one by one, delegates at the u.n. general assembly came together to send a message to russia. 100 nations, including the u.s. and japan, voted in favor of a resolution calling the referendum that triggered the annexation of crimea invalid. >> after two weeks of military occupation, an integral part of ukraine has been forcibly annexed. >> reporter: the resolution is nonbinding and it doesn't mention russia. it urges an end to any action that would undermine ukraine's national unity. the russian ambassador to the u.n., and ten other delegates, stood in opposition. vitaly churkin says his country was just respecting the choice of crimeans who voted in favor of joining the russian federation. the u.n. resolution is the latest attempt to isolate russia

the u.n. general assembly says crimea's vote to break away from the ukraine doesn't count. >> i'm mariane in london, with more on ukraine, including going for the presidency, an announcement from one of the country's most polarized figures. waybusy day in italy. >> allowing hundreds to kill crocodiles has been shut down in australia. >> but let's start with ukraine, and there have been a number of developments. the u.n. general assembly has voted to condemn crimea's independent vote for being invalid. she will run in the presidential elections on the twenty-fifth of may. between 14 and $18 billion to try to help avoided bankruptcy. >> on the u.n. vote first of all, see how it plays out. well, 100 companies supported the ukrainian drafted resolution. only 11 members of the asemiis bly joined russia in rejecting the resolution, and they includes north korea and syria. 58 countries along with china, decided to abstain from the vote. live at the u.n. in new york. it is the usual suspects who ramlie

. >> tense moments at the u.n. this afternoon as the security council debates the growing crisis in ukraine and it is coming hours after russia denied the reports issuing an ult mate yum to crimea. nick schifrin is live in the capitol of crimea and nick, you said there is a russian siege going on in crimea and describe what you mean by that. >> tony, the russian ouk pags is expanding and the crimeian people are letting that happen. the bases here, the russian flags are flying on those bases and trenches are being dug by the russian soldiers, but the russians and inside of the biases, if there ukrainian soldiers, some of the bases they are negotiateing and they are talking to the russians and urging them not to come in and others ukrainians are battening down the hatches and going inside and they are out a numbered and out gunned by land and by sea as well. two ships are surrounded and stopped from leaving by russian naval ships and those ships who we believe according to the local reporters there are given the ult m

the u.n. security council called a special meeting. the united states wants the u.n. to deploy observers. president obama had a long phone call with vladimir putin, calling on the russian president to withdraw all soldiers from ukraine and deal with the situation peacefully. we'll start with phil ittner in moscow. he covers all day and joins us live. moscow doesn't appear to be backing down at this hour. >> absolutely not, all along during the crisis we have seen a clear quite between east and west. both power structures working to further their own interests. the west has their interests and they are pursuing them and here in russia they have their interests, and, of course, the kremlin is pursuing those russian centres. >> a day after the west and the white house warned russia not to intervene in ukraine, this was moscow's next move. >> translation: russian frags council votes to first approve vladimir putin's proposal to use russian troops on the territory of ukraine until the sociopolitical situation in the country stabilizes. secondly the decree is effective on th

because there was an open session of the u.n. rity council, originally it was supposed to be a closed session. and there was for the first hour before the cameras were allowed in an argument about whether it should be open or not. the russians didn't want an open session but the you rain vinnie ambassador asked for it to be open and the western countries were pushing in the end the russian ans a out it. what would heard was deadlock. i think now although there will be further meetings there will not be much action by the security council. and i think that's for one of the very basic reasons russia. they are being condemned by the security council. yet the security council can't take action because russia is one of the permanent members of the security council and that means it has a veto on any action. >> and so, james, let's talk about that further. so aside from these strong statements, what is the recourse of the united nations. if russia has the veto power, what else could they do to try to leverage against russia and try to e

the streets. u.s. ambassador to be u.n. told the security council the u.s. wants an immediate delight for of u.n. s to ukraine the nato will meet tomorrow and we still address it on monday. there has been no official upon from the white house today. >>> chinaness estate media reports 27 people are dead after mass stabbings at a strain station. a group of men armed with knives burst in the strain station and began stabbing people. several of the attackers were shot dead at the scene. the pakistani taliban has agreed to a 1-month ceasefire with the government of the a spokesperson says the truce is a step towards peace. pakistan has welcomed the deal. >>> the retail giants sears says it's reviewing the company's says terms to see if it has fallen victim to a data breach. a precaution in light of tar he had massive psych ai cyber tack. a sears spokesperson says so far there is no evidence i've breach at sears or car. mart. those are ar the headlines, more news in an power but "faultkline dealt starts right now on al jazerra. >> every day across america, military-style raids are taking place. local po

. >> as the u.n. ets to discuss ukraine, russia says we don't want war. >> palestinian residents mahmoud abbas accuses his main rival of being involved in six murders. >> malaysia airlines says the likelihood of finding the missing jetliner in the indian ocean is low. international search efforts are focused in the west of malaysia and the malacca strait. vietnam has scaled back its operations. there are conflicting research surrounding technical data sent from the aircraft hours after the last-known contact on saturday. >> i don't think the families would be satisfied until they find out what happened to the aircraft. i think you have a range of emotions from people that are vocal and angry about the situation and frustrated at the lack of information. and others that may have reached a more equitable or balanced viewpoint. more resignation. that may not be the appropriate word. it is that they come to accept that there's not going to be a good outcome and are waiting for the information to come in. >

samantha power, the u.n. ambassador, coming out strong, releasing aggressive statements about russian military movements. >> those government buildings in the crimea are still in control by those men. do these military moves by what seem to be russian troops. >> they are deeply concerned. i talked to people in the last couple of hours how they feel about crimea. it is not representative of all of ukraine. crimea has never wanted to be part of ukraine since ukraine broke up in the 1990s. but the government believes it needs to defend crimea. crimeans look towards the part of the ukraine and defend its territory and this is a bit personal. everyone i spoke to talked about putin on a personal level, not very nice comments that people here give me about putin but they really want to see the government stand up for itself. they want to see the government say actually, we want to draw the line in the sand. that's what they asked president yanukovych to say stop hooking towards russia -- looking tors europe we're goi

i also have new information on the u.n. o is effectively -- i don't want to see roughed up, but certainly intimidated by armed gunmen and held in a cafe. i've got updated information right after the break. i'm going to get it to you. stay tuned. spokesperson: the volkswagen passat tdi clean diesel can go 795 highway miles on a single tank. huh... so you could drive from los angeles all the way philadelphia with just three stops for fuel. that's just a hop, skip, and a jump. try that in another midsize sedan. it's more of a hop... a skip... a jump... a leap... maybe a schlep... probably a hurdle... a little bit of a trek... avo: during the tdi clean diesel event, get a $1,000 fuel reward card and 0.9% apr for 60 months. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> all right. i've got more information as this u.n. envoy, robert serry, has been at the top of our news today. but more information on what's actually been developing in crimea, as the story broke, that man with the blue tie, robert serry, u.n. envoy to the ukraine, was intimid

the principles of the u.n., the whole reason for being of the u.n. are at stake. e call upon all the international community to support the efforts made by the u.n. we asked to bring about a political resolution of the crisis. we welcome the idea that has been mentioned of establishing the observers mission to make an impartial investigation. a solution to the crisis also requires an inclusive lyrical dialogue, keeping in mind the diversity of ukrainian society, and the need to respect the rights of all ukrainians. luxembourg supports new governments in the parliaments of ukraine which have taken steps to promote this inclusive political dialogue. we would encourage the ukrainian authorities to bring in the expertise of the council with respect to the protection of minority rights. in conclusion, we welcome the restraints exhibited by ukrainian authorities, particularly in crimea. it is vital for all parties to respect unity, territorial integrity, independence and the sovereignty of ukraine. thank you very much. i resume my functions as president of the council an

now, the u.n. asking for human rights monitors to be allowed into that country. >>> sexual assault within ranks. congress blocking a bill to strip military commanders of pour in cases involving sex crimes. >> the bit coin, i don't know anything about it. >> a magazine exposes the mystery man they say is behind the digital currency bit coin. why he says it is a case of mistaken identity. good morning and well, to al jazeera america. i am divisional winnel walters. russia is stepping up. it comes as some states are taking a hard line against moscow. foreign ministers from cents tral europe along with baltic countries are condemning russia's military presence in ukraine. they are asking the european union to take action and send a mission to kiev. tensions are heating up between the u.s. and russia one day after washington threatened sanctions, moscow is now hitting back. meanwhile, a u.s. navy warship is headed to the region as reports surface of 30,000 russian troops now on the ground in crimea. we

the u.n. in new york. >> the security council will be briefed as the third anniversary of the war in syria approaches. he's been in new york sometime having private meeting, closed door meetings with ambassadors, the secretary general of the united nations and with the five permanent members of the security council. >> is your pros effectively dead now? tomorrow. >> thank you, sir. >> no comment in public for now. expect that later, but we know from meetings already had, that have taken place, some of those participants say that he believes the only way to get the pros object track is to have russia put pressure on the syrian government to agree to the agenda he's proposing. he's concerned about forthcoming elections in syria. presidential elections would potentially put president assad back in charge of the count roy for a further seven years. those elections, he says could completely destroy the processes trying to build. >> syrian president bashar al assad is rarely seen publicly outside of

members of the u.n. council gathered here for an emergency meeting to address the rapidly deteriorating nation in the schlaffic -- schlaffic nation -- >> and territorial integrity of the ukraine. >> reporter: president obama has already warned that quote there will be costs for russian military intervention and while a kremlin spokes person says that president putin has not yet to use force, the ukrainian government put its armed forces on full combat alert. alison harmaland, cbs news, new york. >>> president barack obama and russian president vladimir putin spoke by phone for about 90 minutes this afternoon, a rally taking place right now outside the white house. nicky burrdon is there. >> reporter: every single person told me they have a family member still over in ukraine and worried about their loved ones but also worried about their country. here's what they had to say. >> these last few months i have been losing sleep just watching everything that's going on in ukraine, so it's been a 24 hour sched

. >>> the u.n. says climate change is already impacting people around the globe, and the worst may be still to come. >>> australia's prime minister says the magnitude of the search is increasing, not decreasing. >> that's right. we're talking about tony abbott. he says as many as 20 planes and ships are looking for flight 370, and more aircraft will be added tuesday. joining the search will be a special u.s. pinger locater. this is designed to find flight recorders beneath the ocean surface. right now that locater is expected to set sail for an australian ship about three hours from now. >> over the weekend, some objects were retrieved from the southern indian ocean, but none has within positively linked to the passenger jet. and chinese relatives of some of the airliner's occupants have gone to kuala lumpur demanding answers. >> our atika is live in perth, australia, and jim clancy is live in kuala lumpur. atika, you spoke with the australian prime minister today. i'm just curious, why did he feel t

article two of the u.n. turner, their prohibition of forced to acquire territory, and the territorial integrity of mem ber states. these are principles that russia agrees with and defense vigorously around the world, except, it seems, in circumstances that involve russia. -- nosolution broke new new legal ground. it called on all parties to do what they had previously pledged to internationally binding agreement to do. act andl the helsinki the budapest memorandum, in which russia and other signatories reaffirmed their commitments to respect the youth --ukraine's territorial integrity. the resolution called on the government of ukraine to do what it has promised it will do to protect the rights of all ukrainians, including those belonging to minority groups. the resolution noted that the planned memorandum for tomorrow has no legal affect on the status of crimea. from the beginning of this crisis, the russian position has been at odds not only with the law, but also with the fact. the claims that the rights o

. >> reporter: the u.n. mandate reports 260,000 syrians are struggling to survive as the conflict there rages on. >> a year after the death of venezuela's former president, the new leader is still dogged by protests. >> on one side russia. on the other side the west, and they have been engaged in a day of difficult to say the least negotiations pro russian forces are taking think strangle hold on the ukraine. a group of armed men threatened united nations top envoy to crimea after he left a naval base. and robert surry is now leaving the region. they have warmed that the there are security implications not just for ukraine but for the entire world. john kerry, secretary of state and his russian counter foreign minister laborov meet in paris. >> reporter: europe and the united states trying to coordinate their position in the face of russian aggression. >> there will be sanctions targeting visas, economic negotiations if there is no de-escalation. >> reporter: de-escalation could come out of talks with the rus

these are the stories that we're following for you. an u.n. envoy leaving crimea after a tense incident at a local cafe. leaders trying to de-escalate the crisis in ukraine. >>> president obama pushing for a rice in minimum wage. he's expected to speak to the media, when w he does we'll brig that to you live. >> we're following a developing story out of ukraine. a short while ago a group of armed men briefly holding the u.n.'s top envoy against his will in crimea. it happened in crimea. we heard from an u.n. spokesperson saying that the man that you see here will return to kiev and continue his mission in ukraine. nick schifrin on the ground joining us now by phone. nickic give us a break down of what unfolded outside that have cafe. >> i think its important to underline that yes, he will return to kiev. he was run out of the country and it's a sign that law and order in this city is really not being led by police at all. this incident started about an hour and a half ago. robert berry was threatened. after he left the ukrainian naval base. tha

the u.n. human rights council, and want those responsible for abuses in north korea brought to justice. the draft resolution was submitted three days after a u.n. special committee presented its report on human rights in the north. it urges pyongyang to abolish political prison camps and immediately return all people abducted by north korean agents. the document asks the security council to take steps to punish north koreans responsible for crimes against humanity. it also calls for new sanctions against them. the report is based on a one-year investigation. it concludes that systematic and widespread human rights violations are still taking place in north korea. the u.n. special committee reports as abductions of foreign nationals and political prison camps constitute crimes against humanity under international law. a u.s. state department spokesperson has expressed support for the draft resolution. >> we look forward to supporting a strong human rights council north korea resolution that purs

on the issue of the u.n. peacekeeping, the request that we put in to you, $753 million above the 2014 request, and that's primarily because of increases to meet our commitments for mali, somalia, south sudan. in addition, we have to fund all the missions at the u.n. assessed rate which is 28.4%, not the 27 point something percent we pay, so there's a gap. and, finally, we're adjusting for one-time offsets that are being used to cover our bills this time, this $218 million for that. we're pulling down on some of are our peacekeeping east of moore, liberia, haiti, several others. as the troop levels decline and as the need declines, but we have increased efforts in africa and a number of different places, the central african republic, the great lakes region, south sudan, so forth. so the demands from the u.n. has r have grown and the money's gone the other way. >> matt salmon of arizona. >> thank you. mr. secretary, it's my honor to serve as the subcommittee, the western hemisphere subcommittee on this full comm

the u.n. accusing the syrian government and the armed opposition of widespread human rights abuses in their battle for syria. the u.n. says government forces systematically commit murder, torture and rape. they claim sexual torture is perpetrating against men and boys in detention. opposition forces have also been accused of committing war crimes including murder, torture, hostage taking and rape. they have also been accused of using children to fight t. report adds that over 250,000 people are trapped in besieged cities, denied food, water and medical care. most sieges have lasted longer than a year. let's go to bbc's imojen foulkes in geneva. the use of siege warfare and starvation in syria, what is the u.n. describing? >> reporter: it's describing a situation affectth over a quarter of a million people, many of them women and children who are trapped inside cities across the country, bombed relentlessly on a daily basis, the u.n. says, that no food or medical care is being allowed in. there

you look at the incident with the u.n. envoy and other skirmishes. you remember yesterday we saw ukrainian and russian soldiers go nose to nose and shots fired in the air. this is why you need diplomacy now. you need the sides talking to each other, to deescalate. because you have a very volatile mix of guys with guns on the ground there, and emotions that have been stoked up by russian propaganda. and remember, these gangs, these ununiformed gangs, kind of pro-russian militias, there is a russian hand in that. that's a tool of russian power on the ground there. this is not happening by accident. those guys coming together. and you know, we've talked about this before. once you get that genie out of the bottle, it's hard to put it back in. they really have to find a way forward. there was another incident today, worrisome, as well, there were some monitors coming from the osce into ukraine, and we heard that they were turned around. still state department still trying to figure out who turned them around. but remember, russia is asking for monitors on

we'll have a live report on the latest out of the u.n. top of the hour. >>> also a big move that will change how the internet is managed. the u.s. government is announcing plans to possibly give up control of the system that assigns web site addresses and also directs internet traffic. there have been growing international pressure for the u.s. to turn over this authority, particularly after the nsa surveillance controversy. coming up later in the hour, our panel will take a look at what this means for all of us. one of our guests says he actually predicted this is exactly what would happen several years ago. >>> flooding occurring earlier than usual in western illinois with people forced from their homes along the rock river. look at those pictures. ice dams triggered by thawing temperatures sending fast-moving flood waters rushing downstream. but it's not thawing everywhere. there's more snow and cold headed for folks along the east coast. what a broken record we are. meteorologist janice dean is live in the fox extreme weather center. >

been working quite a while in the u.n.. im with the fact that today he spoke not only in english, french, and russian -- and that is his first speech, i think, in russian, that i recall. he wanted to say "better late than never." i hope we will hear others'speeches from my ukrainian colleague in russian. we heard he is very competent in english and french. number of strange and surprising statements. i will just make some comments. englishh and colleagues, if i remember well -- bush is trying to put pressure on ukrainian democracy. but we are saying we have to have a normal constitutional process. regions, all people in ukraine -- isn't that democracy? we are calling for democracy. you are trying to make it look like what you are saying is not a definition of democracy. what we are saying. we came back to the tragic events that sincerely -- we do express our condolences. these are dramatic and tragic events. there is no doubt. do nothing russia has any doubt of the basis of this political areis in russia, that we unhappy wit

and the british and others and a very strong backing from the u.n. security council. >> because it is a growing humanitarian crisis that could be getting horribly worse. thank you both for joining us tonight. >> coming up, outburst caught on a hidden camera and raising the questions of cameras in the supreme court. >> during black history month we hear about martin luther king junior and rosa parks and we asked you who you think is under celebrated black history. leave us a comment on facebook or twitter. leave a comment on our facebook >> unless you're one of the lucky americans who has gotten a >> unless you are one of the lucky americans and getting a seat in the u.s. supreme court you don't see what the proceedings are like, until today, someone sneaking a video camera in the courtroom and posted the footage to youtube. should america's highest court join us in the 21st century or rooted in the past. we are joined by a professor of law in chicago and he had the job of clerking for supreme court justice william brennan and nice to see you and you a

the u.n. commission of refugee said muslims in central african republic are under permanent threat. the total of 1 million people are thought to have fled their home. some have crossed the border into democratic republic of congo. we visit a refugee camp there. >> reporter: everyone in this refugee camp left their foam in central african republic because it has become too dangerous there. but every time a truck comes with new arrivals there is excitement. even here people can joke. [ cheering ] >> reporter: the locals saying you fled, you fled. it's their way of knocking each other through a bit of fun. but back at home things have got worse. thousands have been killed, and many more are missing. she managed to hold out until now. >> my mother and father left on the 5th of december. i don't know if they're still alive. >> she's one of 3,000 central africans who fled to neighboring countries. 60,000 are registered here in the neighboring democratic republic of congo. meanwhile people livering he

>> >> referendum illegal, the u.n. condemns the russian-backed annexation of crimea. >> broadcasting live from our global news headquarters. you are watching al jazeera. also coming up on the program - sri lanka releases indian fisherman. >> the australian prime minister calls the egyptian president to ask for the speedy release of detained al jazeera journalist peter greste. >> and conserving the coffee culture - why argentina wants a visit to a cafe to be part of its national heritage. >> the u.n. general assembly condemned russia's annexation of ukraine, calling it illegal. >> ukraine, and the member states support the general assembly resolution. 100 countries voted yes. there was intense lobbying on both sides. russia on the one hand, the other the united states, and self european nations. many member states addressed the general assembly. some called the referendum a violation of international law. self-determination is a value all of us here today hail. we do so while recognising the critical foundational importa

the u.n. eneva yesterday abstaining from voting against sri lanka in terms of the resolution for the u.n. calling into a national inquiry that it committed war crime in the final stages of the war. they are saying the call for an international mechanism was intrusive and over all emphasizing a number of area where they wanted sri lanka but could not vote for the resolution because of reasons. the president's gesture and instructions that all the fishermen in custody at present and we hear there are 93 fishermen and 22 boats still in custody following the last release and they be released and the spokesman said it's a good will gesture. in order to basically sink in for the stand it took in geneva yesterday. in terms of the overall picture of this dispute basically it will be what the indians have been pushing for the fishermen to be released and in terms of the sri lanka government it was very much a significant achievement that india had decided not to back that international inquiry. >> repor

sir, the u.n. human rights council has called for this independent inquiry into alleged war crimes in your country. will ve linda cooperate? >> what i can see at the moment is that scree linda will study the entire process that happened so far. sri lanka has been steady, this is not about human rights, this is a politically motivated, biased and unjustice interference on sri lanka. >> if sri lanka has nothing hide, why has it fought so hard against this resolution? >> let me explain. this is about human rights, the stream human rights is the right to life, right to life. people were being killed and discriminated, people belonging to all communities. moderate leadership was eliminated, then nobody spoke about human rights. this government under the leadership of the president defeated terrorism and entered the enjoyment of the supreme human rate that is right for life. >> i'm interested in why you say this is politically motivated, why would the united nations human rights council, the international

the u.n. security council met in an emergency session yesterday. >> it's time for the russian intervention in ukraine to end. the russian military must stand down. >> reporter: during a 90-minute call on sunday, president putin told president obama that russia has the right to defend its interests and russian people. other international leaders joined with the u.s. british prime minister david cameron saying there's no excuse. canada recalling their ambassador from moscow. this as pro-russia fervor sweeps eastern ukraine. flags torn down from government buildings, pro-russia protesters savagely beating those who support ukraine's new government. ukraine now more divided than ever. and the prospect of war growing ever closer. it's now a high-stakes gate waiting to see who moves next. will russia complete the take over and possibly other parts or bow to american and international pressure? george. >> that is the question. vladimir putin's intervention echoes previous military moves into former so

. >> in just an hour from now the u.n. security council is meeting to discuss the escalating crisis in ukraine. this is just hours after the russian president is given permission to put troops in ukraine. vladimir putin warns of a threat for russians in the area. we're going to be going live to the capitol where we'll speak to rory in moscow, but first let's go to our diplomatic editor james bays. james, round two at the united nations. what are the expectations regarding the latest development? >> i think the expectations are pretty low. closed door meetings starting in an hour's time, and i think most people assume that it will be pretty similar to the meeting that took place 24 hours ago, but in an even more charged atmosphere. i think behind those closed doors you'll have denunciation of russian by western nations. you'll have russia fighting back. afterwards i expect to hear from key players speaking to the press. but i think its likely to be deadlock around the security council table. there is frantic diplomacy going

. >> we waited it out and then made the decision to go to the u.n. compound, because the fighting was obviously on our doorstep. >> we gathered everyone together, we gathered up a few things to carry, and we left the house. >> they took 10 of the orphans with them and settled in in a crowded u.n. camp, reactions cashews and beef jerky to get by, eventually running out of options, making the hard

. >> we just waited out and went to the u.n. compound because the fights was close. >> we gathered everyone topth and carried up things to carry and we left the house. >> they took ten of the orphans with them and settled in on a crowded u.n. camp. they ran out of options and made the hard decision to leave the orphans behind. they made it to a safe haven in kenya and searched for ways to get the kids out. >> for the areas, there's been no way for anyone to get in touch and we would have been sitting there waiting it out without email, without phones, without any way to kind of move ahead with things. >> earlier in the month they arranged for the children to be moved to a safer location and reunited. >> they were the lucky ones, thousands have died and 7,000 forced from their homes and they were reunited with nine of the ten kids but one of them ran off. >> thank you so much. we are going to talk to brad and kim, brad, kim, great to see you again and great to have the opportunity to talk with you again. it is nice to see you back