according to russian ambassador to the un batali churkin one russian officer will be part of the group heading to syria the resolution that was adopted also calls on all parties in syria including the opposition to immediately seize all armed violence in all its forms this is what was a sticking point on friday and why the security council was wasn't able to vote on a resolution friday because according to russia's position the u.s. first drafted resolution made many demands of the syrian government and no explicit demands of the syrian opposition the russian ambassador to the un vitaly churkin said at this critical junction is very very important for all syrian parties including the armed opposition to comply with the six point peace plan that was laid out by un special envoy kofi annan on this of course also calls for an immediate cease fire and for an inclusive political process in syria in which the opposition groups and the syrian government engage in a dialogue with the russian ambassador said that moscow from the very beginning has been supportive of mr a knowledge of peace plan

does the un have a standing army? >> there are a few countries who are eager to provide troops, and there are those who do not provide much in a way of un peacekeepers. the united states is on the low end, and on the high end are countries like pakistan, bangladesh. >> we have a number of those on troop contributions that will go through. bangladesh is 8000, india, 7000, egypt at 4000. brett is on the independent line from panama city, florida. caller: i love this show and both tv shows. i have got a question. the best i can tell from the news i get, the countries do not pay much attention to what they do, and the one guy was talking about the nation thing, but i just heard last week the red cross has not figured out how to disburse, pushing $1 billion they raised to help patients -- >> do you think it's a role for the u.n. to sflay >> it's in the book and shifted my paradigm on the value. the book was called "the unsung hero" and it was a simple book where people are placing values and organizations are placing values

mission according to this resolution the un secretary-general ban ki-moon will have to report back to the security council on april nineteenth regarding how the resolution is being implemented whether the observers are being granted access throughout see. there humanitarian officials are being granted access throughout syria if the syrian authorities and the syrian opposition is complying with what the security council is this monitoring mission will eventually grow to a team of two hundred fifty people we should note though that it does say in this resolution the house and there is a vague reference that if syria does not comply with what the security council is asking further measures can be taken with those further measures are is not clear yet i think at this point all security council members are hoping that the armed opposition group in the syrian government do comply with what's being asked and peace is finally established in syria. correspondent in new york. who was new told the washington pledging more support for the opposition will not help bring peace to syria. some party

the international envoy to syria told the un security council damascus has agreed to an april the tenth deadline to stop violence on the friends of syria group is criticized for undermining the un pact peace efforts. at the two sides of reform is the russian government considers loosening up registration for political parties and some opposition leaders say there could be too many bidding for power a top story this hour. around the clock around the world on screen and online this is r.t. the plane crash a plane which crashed in russia's western siberia on monday is not thought of being sprayed with antifreeze before the flight that's according to the international aviation committee which is looking into the cause of the tragedy doctors are fighting for the lives of the twelve survivors of a deadly plane crash of that plane crash when at least nine of them have now undergone surgery forty three people were on board when the aircraft went down minutes after takeoff it's believed the pilots were attempting an emergency landing when r.t.g. could greaves has the latest from the crash site.

the un said to send more observers into syria as a draft resolution is laid out before the security council with persistent reports of clashes inside the country. and news makers and opinion formers as well right here on this channel as we report tonight. coming soon to a screen you julian at times is highly anticipated new program is on its way to join me for more in just a moment to find out what the world's most wanted whistleblower has installed. broadcasting live from moscow around the world this is our kevin o. it's eight pm here now in our top story than russia has expressed regret over north korea's controversial rocket launch but is calling for restraint and diplomacy as the u.n. security council is preparing now for an emergency meeting over what action to take against pyongyang the launch ended in failure as the rocket probably fit into the sea just moments after takeoff south korea japan and the u.s. suspect the north tested though an intercontinental ballistic missiles that the is banned from doing by u.n. resolutions pyongyang insists it was trying to send a satellite into orb

prosecutor said investigation again go ahead only if the un or its security council recognizes palestine as a state jeff. israeli committee against house demolitions says the ruling casts a shadow over the whole international justice system. the palestinians exist in a kind of a limbo because they're not a state they don't have access to all the instruments of international law or of the un system but at the same time. international law that does apply to the occupied territories it's intended to protect them especially before geneva convention is not enforced by the international community so on the one hand they don't have the incentives to protect themselves and the other hand the international community doesn't accept its responsibility to afford protection for the palestinian problem with the palestinians is that occupation was only seen as a very temporary military situation maybe lasting long two three years until it's over this is a forty five year occupation and international law simply isn't geared towards dealing with it so the fact that the palestinians are just states i thin

the international envoy to syria tells the un security council damascus has agreed to start implementing a ceasefire from april tenth while the friends of syria group has criticized the un backed peace efforts. moscow skyscraper. rages on the top floors of the building set to become the tallest in europe and we'll bring you live pictures of that skyscraper in moscow city which is the business district here in the russian capital more on that shortly for you. and two sides of reform as the russian government considers loosening up registration for political parties some opposition leaders say there could be true many bidding for our top stories this hour. around the clock around the world on screen and online this is r.t. the plane which crashed in russia's western siberia on monday is not thought to have been sprayed with antifreeze before the flight that's according to the international aviation committee which is looking into the cause of the tragedy fighting for the lives of the twelve survivors of the deadly plane crash at least nine of them undergone surgery forty three people were

but not by mini other countries and the un met with and then arrested in thailand in two thousand and eight after twice being found not guilty by thai courts the u.s. reportedly playing dirty arm twisting thailand into extraditing him to america they're willing to flaunt every international law to get what they want and that means doing all these illegal things in the case of the trouble to extradite him or should say kidnap and boot family also called us actions entrapment and kidnapping i can accept the possibility that you might have some information that might be of interest to someone but why is it that other countries don't just think to themselves that there is someone who has some interest in information and why don't those governments just drive based people onto their territory moscow's request to send him to russia for trial were brushed aside there was no official decision of an extradition russia called boot extradition illegal and question the validity of his conviction one of the main arguments of the difference that the u.s. lacked jurisdiction was ignored by the court

syrian opposition activists say dialogue with president also is possible only if brokered by the un the european union and the arab league speaking on their visit to moscow the leaders of the national coordination committee also said foreign interference into the conflict is unacceptable that says moscow admitted the ceasefire in syria is fragile and stressed the importance of a large scale observer mission now with mass rallies renewing with a vengeance there are fears some activists legitimate calls for freedom and democracy are being discredited by the entre militia and we find some of the images on a boy because report disturbing. this is the media face of the syrian revolution and shaven none of it kalashnikovs appealing to the international community to stop the killing of children. the assad army. a few weeks later the same man this time posing as soldiers going around homes knocking on the doors of innocent people. later we see them again already dead shown on you tube as civilians were killed by troops . still western policy makers insist on calling these people freedom fighter

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the un security council unanimously voting to sending monitors and this time with help from china andrussia, who vetoed two previous attempts. meeting in geneva, saturday, ban ki-moon and kofi annan observing the green light given to the mission. we're both very relieved and happy that the council passed a unanimous resolution authorizing the deployment of the orphickers. >> reporter: the u.s. secretary-general says if the first wave of observers is successful, a larger force of 250 could be deployed in the future. in new york, heather childers. >>> in other news of the world tonight, egyptian officials announced they are barring ten candidates from running in upcoming elections. those barred include the museum brotherhood candidate who was disqualified because of a former criminal conviction. another disqualified president was former president mubarak's spy chief suleiman, who was. >>> in the mexican state people rescued a 12-ton, 24' whale. the whale was able to swim out to sea after being pulled back into the water. >>> today marks 100 years since the legendary titanic struck an ic

. >> pbs and journalist "charlie rose" sat down with the syrian ambassador to the un. the ambassador blamed foreign influence for continuing violence. >> number one, i do not deny that victims, is that victims fall in this crisis, and it is a pity not only for me, it is a pity for all syrians, including in syria itself. we are not denying the facts. what we are saying is that please stop manipulating our own people, our, the syrian people is not a matter of doing business, political business. qatar, saudi arabia, turkey and other nations are using our crisis as a part of business, making business. this is a dirty game and it cannot be done at the touch of the suffering of the syrian people. >> the syrian ambassador to the un north korea is preparing to launch a rocket taking a satellite into space. >> that's right. and it could happen within the coming hours. the americans say it will be a provocative act and accused the regime of a mounting a missile test in disguise. we have this report. >> the cards do not smile, but they have never had foreign journalists here befor

anyone who is celebrating orthodox holiday or top story after more than a year of fighting in syria the un's most powerful body has uttered in its first resolution on the conflict a small team of unarmed military observers is being deployed to oversee the fragile cease fire that came into force on thursday or she's going to court i has more now from new york according to russian ambassador to the u.n. to tell you one russian officer will be part of the group heading to syria the resolution that was adopted also calls on all parties in in syria including the opposition to immediately seize all of our violence in all its forms this is what was a sticking point on friday and why the security council was wasn't able to vote on the resolution friday because according to russia's position the u.s. first drafted resolution made many demands of the syringa. herman's and no explicit demands of the syrian opposition russian ambassador. vitaly churkin said at this critical junction is very very important for all syrian parties including our opposition to comply with the six point peace plan that was la

syria partially excepts the un peace plan to bring to restore military units by april 10. >> hostages have been released. argentina's president reaffirms the claim in the falkland islands. it is not the clock in the morning here in singapore. >> forecasting -- broadcasting on pbs in america and around the world. >> a gunman has opened fire at a small private college in california in the city of oakland, killing at least seven people and wounding several others. a police spokesman has said the suspect is now in custody. we are showing you the scene live at the oakland police department, where we are expecting to hear from the authorities that have assembled their to brief the media that has gathered about the latest. i think they are just establishing some rules and checking their. we are hoping to hear from the fire department, the police department, and the mayor of oakland after this tragic incident but there are still -- still sketchy details regarding the incident. >> good evening. today, unprecedented tragedy was shocking and senseless. our hearts and prayers go out to the victim

security of the us and unarmed observers that will be deployed to syria they will be deployed like the un secretary-general ban ki moon feels that it's safe enough for the observers to go and there has been enough to satiate of violence this resolution the most recent one a topic also underscores that the syrian government and the opposition group both have to put their weapons out weapons down and begin engaging in dialogue. are now reporting in from new york or u.k. based now as dan glazebrook says western efforts against the regime in damascus are undermining the entire peacemaking mission. but look at what the original strategy was the original plan was to basically roll out the same strategy as was employed in libya on the syrian people and so to that end they ferment in a civil war they were successful in that using their proxy forces using libyan militants that they're shipped in across the turkish border using people trained in lebanon and turkey and successfully managed to foment some kind of insurgency civil war situation and there's a battle within the western strategic plan of

the international envoy to syria tells the un security council damascus has agreed to an april tenth deadline to stop the violence that's as the friends of syria group that reportedly decided to fund opposition fighters is criticised by russia for undermining un backed peace efforts. in the much anticipated reform loosening up registration for political parties in russia a controversial response position leaders fear the legislation prompted by massive protests into many factions bidding for power. but up next as i promised a little earlier the unhealthy makes of the euro crisis bailouts and austerity the former head of the european central bank joint for trisha weighs in on the state of the world's economy. well today we're joined by a truck load see shay he's the chairman of the group of thirty a panel of a former central bankers finance ministers and academics and he's no stranger to weaving through financial crises having served as the chief of the european central bank from two thousand and three to two thousand and eleven leading the post in a poll last year thanks very much i'm

in the syrian issue to act very responsibly only the un security. parents you can take decisions regarding the crisis anyone the friends of syria group and the coalition of interests she don't hold the mandates the security council. well marina has been pretty woman over the last few days what is the current state of the un backed ceasefire. well what's interesting to note is that the worst before the security council resolution or coming to a vote there were reports of the opposition group in syria have been calling for a un baptise military intervention now this of course comes as the united states and its western allies have still been campaigning for a regime change in syria and there are u.n. observers right now currently in syria about seven of them they have traveled to homs where the repeat a they had reported that things remain relatively calm there but it according to syrian state t.v. there's been reports of armed terrorist groups escalating attacks against civilians and law enforcement officials in in several provinces throughout syria th

a single society and is it possible to avoid conflicts but preserve cultural unique we're asking the un special rapporteur in the field of cultural rights. trashing. the idea of preserving ethnic groups distinctive cultures has long been a dominant political ideology boss societies of the different belief systems racism and misunderstandings cause conflicts from time to time preserving the uniqueness of individual cultures while minimizing the anger there a collision brings has become a burning issue the concept of multiculturalism was invented for that purpose but many people say it has failed and something new should be treated in its place. are welcome to the show thank you very much for being with us thank you well first of all as we talk about cultural rights here you are responsible for preserving cultural rights though they are not in the spotlight press attention. the political rights and social rights could you specify what basically are the cultural rights that we all are supposed to be entitled to thank you for inviting me and yes so much i think many people confuse the manda

syrian opposition activists a dog with president assad is possible only by the un european union and the arab league speaking on their visit to moscow leaders of the national liberation committee also said that foreign interference into the conflict is unacceptable so it's possible that in the ceasefire syria is fragile and stressed the importance of a large scale observer mission mass rallies vengeance activists for freedom and democracy are being discredited by their own militia. some of the images and some workers report. this is the media face of the syrian revolution and she's been man of with kalashnikovs appealing to the international community to still be killing our children. army. a few weeks later this man this time towards the soldiers going around homs knocking on the doors of innocent people. later we see them again already dad shown on you tube as civilians killed by troops . still western policy makers insist on calling these people freedom fighters rather than charities the united states of america. and the definition for terrorists from the united states of america.

the international envoy to syria tells the un security council damascus has agreed to start implementing a ceasefire from april tenth while the friends of syria group is criticized for undermining the un backed peace efforts. also the two sides of reform as the russian government considers loosening up registration for political parties some opposition leaders say there could be too many for plus. he's only that instead of spending much more. you spend. on you were and will the budget cuts work the man who led the european central bank through the early years of the crisis talks about the future for the single currency. around the clock around the world on screen and online this is the plane which crashed in russia's western siberia on monday is not fault of being sprayed with antifreeze before the flight that's according to the international aviation committee which is looking into the cause of the tragedy doctors are fighting for the lives of the twelve survivors of the deadly plane crash at least nine of them have undergone surgery forty three people were on board when the aircraft we

tonight an r t the un security council passes a resolution to send observers to oversee the cease fire in syria which has been hit by further deadly clashes we've got the latest just a few seconds away for you. also back on the table after more than a year of silence and suspicion world powers meet with the rand the discuss its nuclear program which to rally insists is peaceful. and the people of new delhi is set to vote in regional elections but it could end up being a choice between alleged murder isn't fraudsters but many candidates marred by a criminal past. hello there you're watching live from moscow this saturday night it's eight pm here now my name's kevin now in our top story the u.n. security council has voted unanimously on a resolution in the last hour to send a team of observers to syria a group of up to thirty monitors will help oversee the country's fragile cease fire this amid reports of fresh shelling of more bloodshed in the country despite the truce artie's reported as full the latest developments in new york for us had a very good evening this is a rare show of unit

news in the week in review here on artsy russia accuses syrian rebels of fighting on to bring down the un brokered cease fire and this as a shipment of smuggled arms for the opposition is intercepted by levanon. nicolas sarkozy is chasing the vote of the far right after losing the first round of the french presidential ballot to francois hollande this with immigration and the euro among the main a rally call. more than twenty people are still being treated in hospitals in the ukrainian city of the now proper throw off scarfed or a series of bombs exploded there on a friday leaving at least thirty injured. plus not guilty british lie detector experts say the u.k.'s main suspect a russian m.p. was not involved in the murder of former security officer alexander litvinenko in london six years ago. but the headlines of the week and of today this is the weekly with me will receive shame as the violence in syria continues unabated neighboring lebanon has seized a shipment of smuggled weapons destined for syrian rebels the cash apparently came in from libya which is backing the opposite opponents

report on the progress of his peace plan the friends of syria group is criticized for undermining the un backed peace efforts. also the two sides all for reform as the russian government considers loosening up registration for political parties but some opposition leaders say there could be too many vying for power. with the school. he's only needed instead of spending much more than you earn you spend . on the new or will the budget cuts work the man who led the european central bank through the early years of the crisis talks about the future of a single currency. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at r.t. moscow rover section. doctors are fighting for the lives of the twelve survivors of a deadly plane crash in russia's western siberia at least nine of them have undergone a critical surgery forty three people were on board when the aircraft went down a minutes after takeoff early monday morning it's believed that the pilots were attempting an emergency landing now at this early stage it's the have a technical failure is the most likely cause however there are reports that

extremists filtering from a wrong as the peace envoy strengthens calls for an urgent expansion of the un monitors squall and. suggests that lugovoy a russian deputy and notoriously accused of killing former security officer i'll examine the binning gold in london that is innocent that's the result of a polygraph exam by u.k. special is. next up we get expert insight into how revolutions are being planned coordinated financed our two sophie shevardnadze interviews score ski the president of the european center for geo political analysis. thank you very much for being with us today are your own political expert also an election monitor and some say you're an expert in call of revolutions so i'm going to start right away from that what are the cain gradient to starting a color revolution i think that there have to be a real political and social graces which may. be a kind of inspiration for those groups who protest so i'm sure that there's no call for revolution and we don't keep social because you have the social graces you can very easily money pure white all these social groups which are

the un resolved to expand to monitor mission in syria but despite a unanimous vote in the security council some members are accused of undermining the peace effort. bahrain's controversial formula one grand prix goes ahead despite widespread protests against the regime and a brutal crackdown by police that's left at least one person dead. and thirty minutes that gripped the global attention songe premiered his own interview show on r t this week sparking a range of reaction all the way from praise to hysteria. you're watching the weekly here on r.t. with the top news of the week and of today french voters are beginning the process of choosing their next president there are ten candidates in the running including incumbent nicolas sarkozy and his main rival socialist francois hollande now the voting comes amid discontent over a struggling economy and record unemployment in paris as are these tests or are sillier with more. people are watching it closely because the numbers could sway the results of round one of this presidential race we've got early numbers according to the ministry of the

the line from moscow syria's president says he's implementing the un backed peace plan by withdrawing its military from certain areas on the ground claimed syrian troops are attacked in the capital suburbs and reports ongoing fighting in several cities now the un is to point a ghost syria at the server mission the security council has fully endorsed the april tenth ceasefire deadline for syrian troops russia is warning other nations against arming the rebels saying it will continue it will fuel the conflict events in syria are tough to verify and that's leading to claims of skewed media reporting for the former al-jazeera correspondent who quit over its coverage says the network provided material support to the rebels while ensuring foreign interventions let's ignore. there were how big. it's what the government wants and what it's not about that wants. you know those. you know communication tools that are put out this is so they want to have gotten gun smuggling going to be from the borders from lebanon as i knew. all of us know what. the ring from the border and clashing with the sy

report on the progress of his peace plan the friends of syria group is criticized for undermining the un backed peace efforts. by the two sides of reform as the russian government considers loosening up registration for political parties some opposition leaders say there could be too many of bidding for power. party is coming to you live from the heart of moscow with me rule re sushi doctors fighting for the lives of the twelve survivors of a deadly plane crash in russia's western siberia at least nine of them have undergone surgery at this point forty three people were on board when the aircraft went down minutes after takeoff early monday morning it's believed the pilots were attempting an emergency landing at this early stage it is still the technical failure is the most likely cause of the crash jake aggrieved has the latest prop from the area. crashaw it's actually just about half a kilometer behind me the best case of east gallery in this side all day looking for clues is where they pulled twelve survivors from the wreckage of the plane we know that annoying of them have undergone

the syrian government and no explicit demands of the syrian opposition are russian ambassador to the un vitaly churkin said at this critical junction it is very very important for all syrian parties including armed opposition to comply with the six point peace plan that was laid out by un special envoy kofi annan on this of course also calls for an immediate cease fire and for an inclusive political process in syria in which the opposition groups and the syrian government engage in dialogue the russian ambassador said that moscow from the very beginning has been supportive of mr anonymous of peace plan and his only he said through. a balanced approach that the security council was able to reach a consensus on saturday with. the number. draft resolution has been significantly changed it but he. sees. it is. of syria's government and it will be at the un observer mission according to this resolution the un secretary-general ban ki moon will have to report back to the security council on april nineteenth regarding how resolution is being implemented whether the observers are being granted

reports that syria is fragile cease fire is disrupted by further deadly clashes from the un debates whether to send in more observers. back around the table after more than a year of silence and suspicion the world powers meet with the wrong to discuss its nuclear program which tehran insists is peaceful. and the people of new delhi are said to vote in regional elections but it could end up being a choice between alleged murderers and fraudsters of many candidates marred by a criminal process. but from our studios in central moscow you're watching r t with me and he's now it's good to have you with us six pm here in the russian capital five pm in damascus and the third day of cease fire in syria is being prepped for the test with reports of shellings and killings the un security council is expected to vote on saturday over deploying an observer mission to monitor the troops well anti-government rallies have resumed across the country but there's concern they're being hijacked by rebels that's unavoidable reports from the syrian capital. it was good friday for syrian orthodox christians but

elections due in may syrians hope the un backed cease fire well help make change and reality reports from damascus. damascus greeted the ceasefire with a sunny day and high spirits residents took to the parks rather than streets and sprinklers not bullets all that needed dodging yeah this picture perfect morning was laden with fear and uncertainty as them esteems anxiously awaited news from the north africa my biggest wish now is for the cease fire to heal long days when you could walk the streets without fear and could loose one day without hearing that somebody was killed. that's what wasn't the case in the rest of the country on thursday proceedings were rocked by three blasts that killed and injured twenty five harsh though that is a country that has grown accustomed to a daily death toll exceeding a hundred even that could be seen as a step forward to one hundred of everyone here it was a routine politics once one thing for syria and it is peace in the capitals all bizarre business is slow many locals are pressed for money interests are few and far between the centuries trade was

the un resolved to expand its monitoring mission in syria good despite a unanimous vote in the security council some members are accused of on the nine in the fisa. bahrain host the controversial four hundred one grand prix while sending in police to prove the crackdown on demonstrators angry at the regime. and thirty minutes that gripped global attention julian assange is probably at his opponent to be shown on t.v. this week sparking a range of reaction from praise to his syria. with a look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly on r.t. . in france presidential election front runners nicolas sarkozy and his main rival socialist francois hollande looked to have reached the second round of voting in two weeks time early polls suggest our land won the first round by a small margin so severe is following the voting in the french capital. the big surprise is actually the voter turnout earlier before the actual election at the projections was that up to a third of french people will not actually go out and vote but now we're seeing eighty perc

the un resolved to expand its monetary mission in syria but despite a unanimous vote in the security council some members are accused of undermining the peace or. grains controversial formula one grand prix does go ahead despite widespread protests against the regime and the brutal crackdown by police that's killed at least one. hundred thirty minutes that gripped global attention. premier his own interview show see this week sparking a range of reaction from praise all the way to his still. worldwide news live from the heart of moscow. welcome to the program crenshaw voters are beginning the process of choosing their next president there are ten candidates in the running including incumbent nicolas sarkozy and his main rival socialist francois hollande but the main concern though is turnout will be low all of it discontent over a struggling economy and a record unemployment let's get the full picture now from syria standing by for us live in paris good to see you how is the voting going so far. well it is underway and as you mentioned the a voter turnout is a big concern here i mean

the un stability has agreed on a resolution to send three hundred amp service to syria to monitor the fragile trees that comes to move washington won't it may still take action against assad's regime fails to comply with a peace plan europe also remains skeptical of the ten day old cease fire threatening to adopt fresh sanctions against damascus rayna partner has now from perth. once again the united nations security council has unanimously adopted a resolution on syria the most recent one drafted by russia and co-sponsored by eight other countries the resolution calls for and authorizes up to three hundred unarmed u.n. military observers to go to syria and monitor the truce the cease fire that was put in place april twelfth between damascus and the opposition groups this resolution also calls on the syrian government to meet its responsibilities and pledge is called for in the six point peace plan laid out by u.n. joint envoy mr kofi on russia of course believes that this most recent development in syria is a step in the right direction in the meantime u.s. ambassador to the united n

provisions later in the document approved by the un security council and this is why do you believe. the engineer developed markets. which is another. so right now that will be released these going to days ago the syrian foreign ministry did indeed. said demand written guarantees what sort of guarantees are those that's the question we can be. apply for. one to appear and. you have this honor and the money three above all let me start by saying that i did not make any demands. to my little world cup of water. with. that. alarm. and you are free. and you are free now that. we did not make any demands as they are of the syrian opposition or the states to support it we cannot get any guarantees of sorts from any parties that destroy cities and kill people that we would like mr allen to resent is what this guarantees that we would like him to inform us of his contacts with the opposition as well with the other countries on the international arena that support him. here only. harley i have been on. this is all preconditions by the cease fire idea completely and line what mr annan six more

the managing director at the office of the un special envoy says the world must act quickly. >> it is unclear how long it would take to spread over india and africa. four years ago, when it first pettit emerging in cambodia, we are announcing it on the burmese border. -- are now seeing it on the burmese border. we could see it spread to parts of india and africa. that is if we do not do something about it. >> we are. >> new dennison is being developed? >> new medicine is being developed. there are two products that have been approved. there are products coming down the pipe in the next couple of years. in addition, the world health organization launched a very aggressive plan for containment. if it is executed, we will be able to slow the spread before it gets to the shores of india or africa. >> what makes the spectacular straying so bad? how is it able to defeat the medicines we have? oldestria is mankind's foe. the trick has always been to stay a step ahead of it. the chromosomes in the parasite to mutate and do grow resistant to the medications we have. one of the reasons for the

first, the news about kim jong-un. he's been named first chairman of the national defense commission. >> the state-run korean central news agency made the announcement friday. the commission is the center of the country's power. state media say kim's late father, kim jong-il, is now its eternal chairman. kim jong-un is also the supreme commander of north korea's military. he assumed the new top post of first secretary of the ruling workers party on wednesday. kim is now the leader of all three branches of power in north korea -- the state, the military, and the ruling party. so on one hand, north korean authorities are celebrating this transition of power. on the other, they're lamenting that failed launch we told you about. state media admitted the plan by space officials to put a satellite into orbit didn't work. >> north korean officials launched rockets in 1998 and 2006 that they said were carrying satellites, but security analysts later said they could not find evidence of any satellites. they say those launches we

extremists filtering from iran as the peace envoy strengthens calls for an emergent expansion of the un monitors squad. and russian m.p. on the lugovoy didn't kill the former security officer and example go that's according to a lie detector test by a british organization in a case continuing to drive a wedge between moscow and london. another big deal is done in russia's baltic energy. rules signed the deal with eight days and they join me in twenty minutes time i have all the details out more for you. thanks for joining r t with me karen tara it's six o'clock here in moscow welcome first mass murder on those but i think has used one state's testimony to try and convince judges that he was same when he killed seventy seven people last july the right wing extremist wants his ideology to be taken seriously rather than consider the ramblings of a madman but as ivor bennett now reports the worry is that his message is already resonating elsewhere in europe. this is looted was considered the breeding ground of far right extremism in the u.k. so to a large muslim community and also to the en

now the arab league has said they are going to go back to the un security council for immediate action to protect civilians. but the plan is there, and is operating as a parameter on the world, world powers. even the russians, who are saying that most of the violations have come from the opposition side. even they are saying that violations have been committed by both. so, the plan is there is a point of reference, and now the international community is going to have to come up with some action which is not yet decided. >> what kind of action do you think, because we are hearing about calls for some military intervention? is that something the international community will agree to? >> it is very hard to imagine that the security council will be able to unanimously approved the use of force. their voices in the united states calling for american leadership to give a green light to the turks, to some of the gulf powers, to introduce heavy weapons and possibly to try to build a humanitarian safe zone along the borders. but just what form that will take is still not clear. i see no evidenc

the un security council is divided on this question. >> meanwhile, we have the u.s. secretary of state, hillary clinton, saying that washington is preparing for the eventual failure of the kofi annan peace plan. do you think there is any chance that if the peace plan it is recognized to have failed, there can be -- >> russia and china will never say that it has failed. they always say it should be given more time. either the u.s. will act unilaterally or the new breed union -- european union will do something even stronger. there is tension. possibly this is what diplomats are saying, that there is less violence than there would be because u.s. managers are in the process of going in. on the other hand, are they just providing cover for the syrian government to carry on under the guise of cooperation? >> it has not even been a country for year, but already south sudan says it is at work. the south sudanese leader said that sudan has declared war on his country. china bought a lot of oil from both sudan and south sudan and is urged restraint in the conflict. >> the so