it is all there in the un security resolution. i would recommend reading it to see how strong the legal basis is. >> can i thank the prime minister and the foreign secretary for showing great leadership in this time of need it? we cannot risk the emergence of another failed state exporting terror and human misery. not that the un as agreed on action, will the prime minister make sure the action is swift, powerful, and precise? >> we should do everything that is necessary to bring about the un security council's resolution to a conclusion. that is what our aim should be. everything we should do should be proportionate to that. we have made the choice to play our part and join in international action to uphold international law, to respond to the calls from the arab countries and arab league, and to do the right thing for the people of libya to what greater freedoms. i think it is in the uk's interest as well. >> what lessons have been learned from applying experience in iraq? >> because our military as been involved in a number of n

and arab countries are to meet on saturday in paris to discuss the un resolution. in washington president obama warned gaddafi to implement a cease-fire. he outlined what the international community expects from the leader. >> gaddafi must stop his troops from advancing, pull them back from various areas and establish water, electricity and gas to all areas. humanitarian assistance must be allowed to reach the people of libya. these terms are not negotiable. these terms are not subject to negotiations. if gaddafi does not comply, the international community will impose consequences. >> our correspondent in washington has been following events in the joins us now. president obama warned of the consequences for libya. what is the u.s. planning to do? >> they are committed. they are demanding a no-fly zone. they were in favor of the resolution passed. they have five major warships in the area. they are very much capable of starting airstrikes on short notice. the question is when will they start? there is a small discussion if it is legal to do these air strikes after

associations groupings you have to africa the un charter school you know you know what we loved about it it's small it's very complex. you must know when i took up this and i'm the i read of course which again after having read it for most really gets sent i must see it even if it has been written sixty five years ago. many things which are very simple and easy to be understood is the following article number one what is the goal of united nations for the things peace and security we have been speaking spanish speaking about then. cooperation among its members and what i recalled in my inaugural speech to the members and friendship over among nations and i ask even the us and we are you sure that in all your relations with your member states you have shown that you are friends you are like many of your predecessors are disposed seem to be focused on revitalization of the general assembly why and what does it mean. there's a feeling on the one hand that it could be more efficient and as the feeling that it could be marginalized by all the developments because not only to simply talk sh

on the 23rd february the un secretary general cited the reported nature and scale of attacks on civilians as "egregious violations of international and human rights law" and called on the government of libya to "meet its responsibility to protect its people." he later said that more than 1,000 people had been killed and many more injured in libya amidst credible and consistent reports of arrests, detention, and torture. over the weekend of 26t and 27 february, at britain's instigation, the un security council agreed resolution 1970. this condemned gaddafi's actions. it imposed a travel ban and assets freeze on those at the top of his regime. it demanded an end to the violence, access for international human rights monitors and the lifting of restrictions on the media. and it referred the situation in libya to the international criminal court, so its leaders should face the justice they deserve. mr. speaker, in my statement to this house on 28th february, i set out the steps that we would take to implement these measures. our consistent approach has been to isolate the gaddafi regime, depr

. >> the un says 200,000 people have fled the violence in libya.come to "bbc world news," broadcast on pbs in america and around the globe. washington reintroduce this military trials at guantanamo bay despite anç earlier promise to close it down. the party is over for the highest-paid actor on american television. charlie sheen is sacked from his, a program. ç>> the six gulf states includg saudi arabia have called on the un security council to implement a no-fly zone over libya. the un needed to protect libyan citizens. earlier president obama said the u.s. and allies are stillç considering a military response to the situation in libya where he said people are facing unacceptable violence. >> i want to send a clear message to those around colonel gaddafi. it is their choice to make how they operate moving forward. theyç will be held accountable for whenever violence continues to take place there. in the meantime we have made no consulting in brussels are around a wide range of potential options, including potential military options. >> preside

. -- of the un security council voted in favor of the resolution. along with france, lebanon, and the united states, we worked hard to draft a proper language which could command the support of the international community. last night, the u.s. security council agreed to that resolution. resolution 1973 demands the immediate establishment of a ceasefire and a complete end to violence and all attacks against and abuses of civilians. it establishes a ban on all flights in the airspace of libya in order to protect civilians. it authorizes member states to take "all necessary measures to enforce compliance with the ban. crucially, it says this in paragraph number four. organizes member states, acting nationally or through regional organizations or arrangements and enacting for your cooperation to take all necessary measures to protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack, including been gauzy. mr. speaker, the resolution both authorizes and sets the limits of our action. it excludes the occupation force of any part of libyan terr

ambassador to the un branded the performance as "delusional."spoke to the man at the center of libya's unfolding crisis. >> it was colonel gaddafi's first interview for western journalists since the crisis started. he agreed to see the bbc, abc news from the united states, and "the sunday times." the interview was held in a restaurant overlooking tripoli port. he said the u.n. sanctions against libya was illegitimate. he was asked if he would ever leave the country. >> [laughter] as if anyone would leave their homeland. >> you are known as the leader here. you have been the leader for many years. there are plenty of people in this country who would say the biggest obstacle to change for them and for libya is you. he said his presence actually instigated change for the people. mr gaddafi has no official title as leader. in recent years, you have had a rapprochement with western countries. you have had leaders like tony blair come here. but now leaders are queuing up to say you should go. do you feel a sense of the trail about that? -- of the trai

from there it was the un h r c the first commission of goldstone report. yes ok so i'm. guessing that it's fairly easy to figure out why this report was politicized criticized and embraced in various parts of the world and among various political factions in the u.s. and the u.k. is there is are there any surprises in that i mean do you did for example the people putting this together and mr goldstone did they expect it to be as explosive in controversy or was it was or did they expect everybody to say yeah we've got some problems and see if we can work together and are there any efforts now to work together in solving these or to do that kind of self-examination that the report is calling for. well judge goldstone himself said that he was surprised what he found when he arrived in gaza i mean here's somebody who considered himself a lifelong zionist he was on the board of the board of humor university in jerusalem but then he arrived in gaza and was was shocked. so in that way i think he you know he was surprised by the results of the report to this point because both t

resolution they literally they must have said the un the un resolution one hundred seventy three about twenty times during this media briefing they said that they were interested in the full and swift implementation of the un resolution preserving the integrity of libya and they talked also about pursuing measures against members of the regime which is a clear pointer to the fact that the international community has agreed that it's necessary to targets gadhafi directly they reiterated that nato would take charge of that happening on wednesday nato will then lead the effort in libya and they said that they would continue this effort until it's done essentially until gadhafi is gone and until they can they can create some sort of stability in libya they reiterated the fact that libyans must choose their own government but also said that gadhafi has lost any legitimacy that he ever has and also importantly qatar is going to help with the effort to sell libyan oil in order to provide money for the humanitarian aid that's going to be there is going to be needed but essentially what's happe

believe that the acts being committed by their fees government should be investigated and judged by the un international criminal court again it's the security council who has this combinations and its fifteen member states who are five of them permanent members and ten are selected by the assembly i think if they asked for that knowing or saw how careful and they worse of all these members are from their origin in positions and so on if they decide this unanimously there must be some real faith reason to do this so i have no reason not to trust to their decision and i would recall that it's even the american permanent represent the people who announced or saw that unanimity the security council has taken this decision. says joseph guys president of the u.n. general assembly spotlight will be back out there with that issue of great we'll continue this interview here in the studio so stay way. for the full slate we've got it firsthand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on the teeth. of a feast this is not a prohibition but a warning that. the baitfish it

caused civilian casualties and that the situation is deteriorating according to the statistics of the un office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs with three hundred thousand people have fled the country since the civil war began the lack of basics in the country and a damaged infrastructure would cause a humanitarian catastrophe. in a welcome to the show thank you very much for being with us. thank you very much good morning i'm happy to be with you well first of all you are in geneva today but most of you you just came back from cairo where most of your staff is situated today why in cairo why not in libya itself. united nations evacuated all international staff from the end of february. because of security concerns there are certain internal protocols that require united nations staff to be out of the country and this is what happened at the end of february in cairo just because the communications are good there and we have a regional office in cairo it's temporary think. i don't know how long it will last . how it is today but as far as i understand the international commit

first what is happening at the moment -- a un's nuclear chief calls the situation after the stricken fukushima very worrying after a blast car radiation levels rose for a time. at the u.s. is sending more specialists to help al with the threat. in the country's -- in the country, the northeast humanitarian crisis -- the government has appealed for calm as people in tokyo began to flee the city or stock up on the essential supplies. >> in japan, the un's the nuclear energy agency says the containment wall at one of the reactors at the fukushima power plant may have been breached after an explosion on monday. radiation levels rose after a fire and separate reactor blast. most of the people within 30 kilometers have been evacuated. those remaining are being urged to stay indoors. above normal radiation levels have been measured in tokyo, 250 kilometers to the south. >> it tuesday's fire in reactor no. 4 and damage from explosions at the other reactor blocks pose a potentially disastrous situation. reports say pull for spent fuel rods in reactor no. 4 may have overheated and cannot be re

russia and china, we believe that the un security council would not support it. the u.s. as made clear it only once to go for a no-fly zone if it can get a un resolution. that avenue looks blocked. and the u.s. is saying at the moment it does not want to do it alone. most people believe it could but there is not the political will despite support in some quarters in the u.s. for it to go for that. >> president obama spoke about a number of options on the table as did the british prime minister. what options are the considering given the fact that even today, we heard voices from the arab community and country is calling for this no-fly zone? >> there are not that many other options that are going to turn the screw. -- turn the screw on colonel gaddafi. we heard so much current opposition like the u.s. defense secretary, robert gates, talking about loose talk of the idea of a no-fly zone. not very keen to do it. there is others in the military who are concerned about the possibility of mission creep. if the u.s. gets involved for the no-fly zone, it will broaden out into a

thousands how can the un security council and a whole world decide based on media reports it becomes clear that the terrorists themselves al-qaeda had sent their reports about it to the news agencies it's now difficult to change world opinion and perception of what's going on the situation is believed to be in crisis desperate and problematic as for us we consider this a libyan crisis a libyan disaster on a libyan problem it's the same for instance of a struggle with armed bandit formations as many years ago of the algerian army fought against us as russia has been fighting in chechnya as nato has been fighting in afghanistan with armed groups there and somalia not to have seen on the whole of the world along with the somali government are all against them bands of extremists are widely spread and come in counted everywhere and in the countries of the islam maigret there called al qaeda it's amazing why the world has this stance against libya i believe the world builded stance based on reports from mendacious news agency as a now it wants to save face in retreat even the us secretary

you should have sent a commission to investigate the facts and then decided secondly according to the un charter the security council isn't entitled to interfere in the internal affairs of any state the security council should intervene in the case of war between two or more states and consequently in accordance with the un charter resolution one hundred seventy is invalid we sent an inquiry to the international court of justice to have this resolution to courage and valor we are opening our doors for reporters and news agencies that have been engaged in spreading those reports and now it has become difficult for them to change their position whether we are opening or doors for investigative commissions from the african union the united nations the organization of the islamic conference and any other organization itself we want because it's in our interests or at the truth be known that there have been no demonstrations in libya terrorists never take to the streets to protests or heard about al-qaeda taking to the streets they have no demands through they are in control of several buildi

we have a legal basis -- the un coming together and making that clear. what we are doing is legal, proportionate, and right. to take people with us, we have to make those the arguments that it is in our interest to act, but also in our national interest. we do not want to stay on our borders. the point he makes about ground troops and occupied forces is vital. it is there in the un security council resolution. that is not part of our aim at. it is not what the u.n. wants. it is not what the arab league wants. it is not what britain wants. it is a limitation on our ability to act. i think it is absolutely right. >> may i commend my friend for his leadership on this. can he explain to the house why he thinks germany and spain do not under this resolution? is germinate going to be interfering with us in recognizing the regime in benghazi? >> i thank the gentleman for his support. in terms of the german attitude, the chancellor has been extremely skeptical about this issue. i do not think german will be obstructed. they recognize that the un has voted for thi

. >> the vote last night at the un has changed this conflict. it authorizes air strikes against ground troops, like these on the front lines, should they attack civilians. the libyan government does not want that, so, in contrast to what it says to the libyans, it said this today to the international community. >> therefore, libya has decided to have an immediate cease-fire, and the stoppage of all military operations. >> only yesterday, colonel gaddafi said his men were coming to benghazi. those who resisted would be shown "no mercy." has he changed his mind? president obama has spelled out what gaddafi must do to prove he is serious. >> he must got his troops from advancing on benghazi, pull them back from other areas, and establish water, electricity, and gas supplies to all areas. humanitarian assistance must be allowed to reach the people of libya. let me be clear. these terms are not negotiable. >> the un resolution does not require colonel gaddafi's departure. it requires him to stop using the violence. among the faithful here, the and min

aggressive rhetoric is used and political consultations are held inside the western states and in the un security council work is underway to identify reputable opposition figures but on the other hand military planning is in progress they consider very different options a w.a.c.'s planes are in the air space reconnaissance systems enable reconnaissance are fully operational as well trying to reveal the real situation in libya the organization strength of the libyan armed forces and the situation within the framework of regional provincial conflicts the info is fed to nato is relevant military structures what its readiness for action is equal to zero libya is rich in oil is that's why the us is so interested in the country but. i think if libya were just a banana growing country there wouldn't be so much interest in his domestic situation including in the humanitarians fear of course libya is a big enough energy supplier to europe certain countries like italy for example are heavily dependent on libyan deliveries others are not so much dependent but either way would be a share is conside

next as promised staying cross-talk neutral about his gas if there's more to the un military involvement in libya than meets the eye . please. liz. can. still. be. chloe unwelcomed across town peter lavelle targeting libya is this a mission to protect innocent civilians or a rush for regime change with no plan for the people the war against gadhafi and the law of unintended consequences. can. still say. to discuss what is happening in libya i'm joined by a dallas lifer in cairo he is a professor emeritus at the american university in cairo in london we have sami ramadani he's a senior lecturer in sociology at london metropolitan university and in washington we cross to bradley blakeman a professor of public policy and politics at georgetown university and former deputy assistant to president george w. bush and another member of our cross talking yelena who got ha right a bell i'd like to go to you this is cross talk you've been on the program before and you know how it works here i'll be very blunt with you over the last few hours complain about let's go back a week ago and then let's lo

allies paralysed and perpetrates a foreign minister lavrov says that the action definitely goes beyond the un resolution saying that the allies are interfering in essentially a civil war which is not sanctioned by the un resolutions it's not very pleased about that he has sent these countries that are participating and that's after calling on the meeting to end what he's being a barbaric offensive against his country and he believes in life in the abstract by the militia and. military campaign during world war two so it's very unequivocal that. he's unlikely to take any notice of what comes out of this meeting and we won't know what's coming out until much later this afternoon so i'll be following it what i thought is more i'm going to i'll swear russia and nato council has been holding a meeting at the alliance's headquarters in brussels moscow and for dimitri rogosin spoke to us straight after the talks now he says the coalition is going too far in libya. but in cahoots with the media it's not up to nato to decide the future of libya it's up to the un security council and if someone in nato

britain and france have tabled a resolution at the un security council which would impose a no- fly zone on the country. there has been another day of fierce fighting between colonel gaddafi's forces. he has been seen on television promising reporters the rebellion will the crash. >> more defiance from muammar gaddafi as fighting continues to rage in different parts of his country. his message was strident. calling opponents traders and rats, he vowed to destroy them. >> if it was a conspiracy we are determined to defeat it. if it was internal, we are determined to defeat it. we are determined to crush the enemies. >> it is these people who are in the firing line. this is the east of the country. the last major rebel outpost before bengazi. these pictures were film before forces retook the city on tuesday. the rebels paling in comparison to the forces deployed against them. it is stopping those forces that has proved elusive for the rebels and for the world's leaders. at the un, britain and france have been pushing for a no-fly zone. >> and establishment of a no-fly zone would have a dee

is allowed libya libya to have a seat on the on the un human rights council for lo these many years just the other day they finally got around to suspending them from that but the u.n. is is is it's fine to have it we pay a lot you pay a lot everybody pays a lot to keep it there i think it's fine to have it but anybody who thinks that the u.n. can somehow solve these kinds of fast these kinds of brush fires that spring up around the world that have any kind of impact is reading a different history than i've read here vilifying to you in cairo maybe we have to . riches there well where was the consensus against he's tied to regimes where most of the regimes were paid off by washington so i guess that's why there wasn't much of a consensus there maybe now we have an opportunity for a new government a new peoples to be able to speak the will of their own people on the ground and things might be a bit different i think we all hope they will go ahead well i think we can say is that we. would not. protest against kidnap is our outrages prior to this or regimes that she had something in common

the un mandated operation in libya those air strikes were down direct intervention but even this has been harshly criticized by many arab countries and by some members of the u.n. security council itself their argument is the strikes have caused civilian casualties the situation is deteriorating according to the statistics of the un office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs and with three hundred thousand people have fled the country since the civil war again the lack of basics in the continental damaged infrastructure would cause a humanitarian catastrophe. a helicopter welcome to the show thank you very much for being with us. thank you very much good morning i'm happy to be with you first of all you are in geneva today but most of you just came back from cairo where most of your staff is situated today why in highroad why not in libya itself. united nations evacuated all international staff from the end of february. because of security concerns there are certain internal protocols that require united nations staff to be out of the country and this is what happened at the

and the un resolution as it stands with the limitation of the no-fly zone. is there the prospect of military intervention on the ground? >> i don't think it will be required, perhaps in a limited way. i am not a military strategist, but there has to be political pressure. there has to definitely be political pressure. the regime doesn't have any way to keep going. they don't have fuel coming in. they don't have support from anybody. >> forgive me for interrupting, but in the country itself, they have these strongholds in tripoli, and we have seen very heavy clashes. for those areas to fall, not only do we need a political mind-set, but surely, there might be an argument for more military intervention. >> nobody has their hand exactly. the man himself will get killed. would you resign himself to say that we are going to give up? perhaps the africans will make him a deal. nobody has a specific magical way. >> it has risen to 150 in yemen. they blame al qaeda for the explosion. >> they came in the tens of thousands. protesters on the streets calling for the pre

that needs to be led from the un security council. >> i agree with the gentleman. i think what i'm trying to make sure is there is a real combination of effort from britain, france, germany, the united states, to provide that backing. th problem is, it is difficult for us to want a solution more than the parties want a solution. we should be making the argument right now that the awakening of democracy in the middle east is not a threat to the peace process, but could be an opportunity. >> on that sject, president mahmoud abbas has called for elections in the palestinian authority. do you share my concern hamas, whose mandate has expired, is refusing to allow such elections to take place in gaza? >> the key thing in terms of our engagement, should be to ask those on the palestinian side to accept the key principles of recognizing the state of israel, recognizing former agreements, then it will be possible to hold proper negotiations. but we need that to happen in order to get both tables -- part is at the table properly to haer out the problem that everyone knows i

[speaking foreign language] >> this goes clearly against the un charter. it is a violation of the national sovereignty of libya. [speaking foreign language] >> it is also in violation of the article four-two of the charter. [speaking foreign language] >> finally, we insist and emphasized our request for all international governments, and g.o.'s, and others, to check the facts on the ground by sending fact-finding missions to libya so they can set the right position based on the general effect. thank you. >> in that video came to us at the of the al jazeera network. we are expecting president obama to speak to the press this afternoon and comment on the libya before leaving for latin america this afternoon. we are planning live coverage on the c-span networks and unwind. british jets are headed toward the no-fly zone over libya. prime minister david cameron ordered them into service a short time ago. we will have the prime minister's remarks later this a afternoon on c-span and carol we are also learning there will be emergency meetings today on the no-fly z

allied forces who are frame from using indiscriminate force it's stressed it's unacceptable to use the un security council mandate for purposes other than protecting civilians. and is still dealing with the consequences of last week's devastating earthquake if any oregon who's an expert on earthquakes believes there may be more disasters ahead as the earth goes through a highly active seismic period that interview is next. nobody gave. any thank you very much for joining us to the we talk about the earthquake in japan whether it was possible to avoid such a death toll and what the had einstein you've made some controversial predictions in terms of future quakes what exactly are they what are they based on almost all international with the very worst reality merely a pause gives we're going to hear again i think that there is no direct connection between the earthquake in japan and earthquakes that has happened on our territory but this latest one is one of the major events in the chain of earthquakes that recently happened on the planet you will remember the earthquake on so much in two t

equivocal security council to discuss the due to missing of the operation international action full of the un's resolution to allow the enforcement of the no fly zone over libya to stop bloodshed on the ground. crossing live to what he's promised there who's in tripoli for more later in the hour. for the coalition decision to take a military action in libya is being made under the premise of a humanitarian mission but the globalization of missed shots of those states says the use of heavy artillery suggests a very different subject or. it is not a humanitarian operation it is really all you are seeing a military material and just say that this is to save the lives of civilians since when do these fighter bombers and save the lives of civilians well it's really a war which has the jets of regime change this of course was not mentioned of the security council resolution. steve of the whole of canada and i'm following the canadian responses has stated that the check to this operation is to unseat khadafi so that the whole humanitarian underpinnings of this war no becoming entirely clear aspect is

we can't help but be concerned about the created interpretation of the un security council resolution that some countries interpreted as almost allowing ground operations but the resolution states plainly that no occupation forces should appear on libyan soil it only speaks about a naval blockade enforcing the arms embargo and enforcing the no fly zone to prevent the bombing of civilians moscow has many questions about how the un security council resolution is being carried out first of all there are reports that civilians have been killed in the air strikes but this is not if you consider the message of the resolution which says that the foreign forces actions should protect civilians so it's hard to comprehend how you can protect civilians by killing them. by logic or swan and on the ground are keeping you updated all around the clock from libya. seeing firsthand that doing so we have twitter stream page and of course our facebook page and for video reports from where the story is happening just haven't seen what artie's you tube channel. is. it with r.t. and live from moscow power

it is very important that we stick to the tone of the un -- to the terms of the un resolution as we seek to maintain the coalition that we have built in relation to the un resolution. >> i am grateful for that question and for the chance to set this out clearly for the house. all of our targets must be selected to be absolutely in line with u.n. security council resolution 1973. that allows us to take action -- alizarin measures to enforce a no-fly zone and to put it in place as it is possible and to take action to protect civilian life. all targets should be in line with that. but i do not propose to give a running commentary on targets or frankly, to say anything beyond that. >> has my right hon. friend struggle to sort out the mess left behind the last rotten labor government would my right hon. friend take this opportunity to unite the house of the health matters by praising the work of marie curie nurses, highlighting the dangers of prostate canceled and supporting low salt week? [laughter] >> i yield to no one is living the last government for all sorts of bills but i think even i

ministers are protected by the un and backed by the west but they know the former president will not step down without a fight. >> we are afraid of a detective losing the power and ready to burn out everything before he leaves. that is our main fear. >> it is starting already. in the city center we are caught in another fire. it is a skirmish, but the momentum is building fast towards a violent end game. >> the un has calculated the number of civilians killed in the war in afghanistan has increased for the second year in a row. more than 2700 civilians were killed in 2010. that is up 15%. they blame the taliban and other insurgents for the deaths. the defense lawyer for the former president of liberia charles taylor argued his trial is driven by politics. charles taylor was in court today and denies 11 charges relating to the civil war in the 1990's. in egypt, clashes between muslims and christians have left 13 people dead and 140 wounded. violence broke out when christians blocked a highway and protested the burning of a church. stay with us on "bbc world news.' a car in -- cartoon

man behind a string of deadly attacks across russia chechen warlord dock or bought off is put on the un's international terror list. and more violent clashes rocked libya as colonel gadhafi forces push the rebels back the e.u. says it's not ruling out military action increasing fears of a possible intervention. very good evening for me kevin owen you're watching r t it's now eleven pm moscow time and our top story japan is dealing with the aftermath of a massive tsunami today. number killed is now three hundred seventy five and that is a figure sadly which is even optimistic estimates suggest will rise dramatically as huge wave was caused by the biggest earthquake in the country's history with your hand has now asked the u.n. to send rescue teams to help deal with the disaster another earthquake has also hit central japan in the past hours over there are no reports of damage from the latest aftershock item urgency situation meantime has been declared it will focus nuclear plants in the northeast of the country after it was damaged the pressure inside the reactor has been rising tonight ra

problem any more than the japanese government has the ability to deal with this problem the head of the un a nuclear watchdog finally heads to japan and that criticism of the atomic agency has failed to get on top of the crisis. the unfolding of fukushima disaster could severely damage the image and the bank account of the u.s. for who designed the station india has already rethinking its business dealings with general electric and in other news. as more market that he continues to regain control of libya from the opposition russia pauses for a cease fire resolution in the u.n. security council after having declared. it with r.t. live from moscow where it's now just after five pm. struggling to regain control of the overheated reactors at the tsunami damaged fukushima nuclear plant after a series of blasts and fires forty engineers involved in managing the crisis have reportedly sustained injuries including radiation exposure military. helicopters have dropped seawater on to the stricken reactors try to avert a nuclear meltdown they've also used five of fire engines loaded with thirty tons

hears from britain's former ambassador to the country all over marl says global reaction such as the un's travel ban on gadhafi is highly questionable well that interview is up next. today i'm talking to oliver miles who's a former british ambassador samir bia we're going to be talking about the situation in the country at the moment the west response to it and how it might unfold all of them well thank you very much for talking to r.t. now isn't the west's response to the situation in libya dangerously close to what we saw before the invasion of iraq i'm thinking of this proposed no fly zone these claims that we've heard that's gadhafi has chemical weapons and also this talk around the world of military intervention well there is a parallel but i think there are some important differences and look on the one i think i would focus on is that the although there's been some. rather bellicose talk from both london and washington and perish. the what they've actually done is go to school record straight away and they got full agreement in the security council you know. support for a resolutio

he faces more international condemnation, the un suspending libya from the human rights council. welcome to bbc world news. coming up, taking to the streets in the armenian capital and the call for the president there to step down. in a plagiarism scandal. -- and a plagiarism scandal. libya is now in danger of collapsing into a protracted civil war according to hillary clinton. it has been suspended from the u.n. human rights council. there is a show of support in areas close to the capital of tripoli. we have reports from both sides of the divide. he will be hearing from our world affairs editor. but first, the middle east editor reports from the capital. >> they are in the streets to wave off a convoy. they say it will be restored. the regime's power is concentrated on the capital. the colonel has genuine support here. this is green square. they are wrongly portrayed in libya has violence. it is fairly quiet. people would not be on the streets if they thought there was an eminent chance of violent regime change. into the palm of one of my colleagues. the showcase from an ak-47

and in other news britain is sending fighter jets to enforce the un's a no fly zone over libya. gave a similar russia poses a foreign intervention but didn't veto the move saying it's all the military motives behind it you have the regimes promising to strike back at civilian aircraft and ships in the country. and it's our return to the disaster in japan he's been hearing from russia's emergencies minister about the challenges facing the japanese authorities as international teams to the massive rescue and recovery operation that discussion is coming your way next. think it was of the stable thank you very much for finding time for us today how do you assess today's situation in japan. this situation is extremely difficult it's probably the first case for the last thirty years or even longer but at the very least it's the first case i remember of a large scale natural disaster causing a large scale manmade disaster it involves not only the kind of damage that happens often such as damage to the transportation system communication system ruined bridges failure of some conventional

the book with the representatives of the un as dark skinned. yes right. is she for the military stuff is black or was abdel-rahman is black to sit there doing to say that skin color was the only reason the rumors about mascara was here were an enemy wants to mislead you and the crew weak the enemy resorts to search tactic stuff for example you see adults kinsman in his from chad the president of chad personally claim that there are no charge citizens in libya where are those accusations coming from i read that a minister in kenya but i don't know his name said there's hope but i wasn't trained soldiers literally here as a mercenary let's make it as those are thousands around in libya during the year even the us is incapable of such a transfer from kenya to the only insurgent short time. they. want if all of a sudden some of the states recognize the government formed in gaza or the bronx as a part of a great deal of characters and they had had. it's clear that it's a well prepared plot the proof is now this group has contacts with great powers and is suppor

will be imposed on eight hundred president bowen's in a circle but council the un peacekeepers should be able to use all means necessary to protect civilians but those calls as supporters of the internationally recognized president out of other seize control of the administrative capital as well as ivory coast second largest groups. police in syria have reportedly opened the fire as a demonstration of the volatile city of here though it's unclear where the shots were fired at protestors or into the air it followed a speech by president bashar assad in which he did not offer to rest a state of emergency as happened why do you predicted according to human rights groups over sixty people have been killed in a government crackdown on protests in march. today the close up it takes us to the doorstep of siberia the chilly alban sky region renowned for its nuclear research and all of the developments the region was shut off to war foreigners into this recently as the early ninety's but now it's why day prince everyone. generale been. welcoming policy for returning calls little's answer of co

and arab countries are to meet on saturday in paris to discuss the un resolution. in washington president obama warned gaddafi to implement a cease-fire. he outlined what the international community expects from the leader. >> gaddafi must stop his troops from advancing, pull them back from various areas and establish water, electricity and gas to all areas. humanitarian assistance must be allowed to reach the people of libya. these terms are not negotiable. these terms are not subject to negotiations. if gaddafi does not comply, the international community will impose consequences. >> our correspondent in washington has been following events in the joins us now. president obama warned of the consequences for libya. what is the u.s. planning to do? >> they are committed. they are demanding a no-fly zone. they were in favor of the resolution passed. they have five major warships in the area. they are very much capable of starting airstrikes on short notice. the question is when will they start? there is a small discussion if it is legal to do these air strikes after

with no debate and no objective another conflict has started immediately after the un resolution on libya was adopted the coalition started to implement it resolution nine hundred seventy three imposes a no fly zone over libya and measures to protect civilians from more modern forces and the same time there are those who see this as another military intervention of war the russian public opinion research center says that have to treat of citizens towards the un thirty eight percent said they have positive feelings and another twenty nine percent feel negative towards their organization with this in mind russia staying from voting on the un security council resolution what will happen in libya remains open to question. ok but i'd like to ask you the first question here goes down to nation building country building hasn't the west had enough of that after iraq and after afghanistan because this looks like again the law of unintended consequences ok if the u.s. and it looks like the u.s. and its allies have chosen to support the rebels ok that's what it looks like ok who exactly these people

whatever the decision, it will be too late. >> he was referring to a un debate over imposing a no-flyzone over libya. the red cross has withdrawn its staff and has asked both sides to protect civilians. >> members of the german parliament have held a bate on the situation in libya, and the possibility of a no-fly zone over the country. some members of the opposition are in favor of such a measure, but the german foreign minister has cautioned against it. "german foreign minister continues to insist that libyan dictator gaddafi must relinquish power. it but he rejected calls for a no-fly zone. >> we do not want to become a party to a civil war in north afri. we do not want to go down a path that would see german soldiers fighting a war in libya. [applause] >> the opposition left party agrees with the government line, but the social democrats say a no-fly zone over libya might help put pressure on libya. >> the un charter provides for the use of no-fly zones. i think it would be wise policy to stand united on the international stage. this would show a clear intent to use all instruments

the united states did not invade libya. there was a unolution to save the libyan people from gaddafi. the libyan people have raised up against gaddafi, unlike in iraq. there is an ongoing massacre from gaddafi. there was not a massacre in iraq. host: how often do you stay in touch with friends and family that are still in libya? caller: not as much in the last week or so because all the lines have been cut off. we talked to people who have satellite phones because the libyan regime, gaddafi has control of all the phones. host: in talking with those friends and family, do they feel it is incumbent upon the libyan people themselves to move gaddafi out or are they looking for some sort of help from the united states and the west? caller: the only thing the libyan people are asking for is the air protection. as you have seen in this revolution, there's no rebels in libya. there's no civil war in libya. those are ordinary people, housewives, husbands, a teenage kids college kids, business people. they're just fed up with gaddafi. gaddafi has b