at the same time, trawlers have joined other international fishing fleets off the coast of west africa. this form of fishing tourism comes at a huge cost to local communities. >> there's no need to fight for food. there should be plenty for everyone here off the coast of west africa. the atlantic ocean's chilly currents are teeming with fish. for centuries, they've been supplying wildlife and humans with a surfeit of food. but these days there are some uninvited guests at the feast. plunderers who are greedy and insatiable. they've exhausted their own seas, over-exploiting their own waters and leaving them virtually empty of fish. >> in europe, in our own waters, roughly 88 percent of fish stocks are over-fished. that's more than can be replaced. in some fisheries we have fishing fleets that are 2-3 times the size that would allow for sustainable fishing. that's why we're literally shipping the problem to west africa. >> trawlers from all over the world have been converging on african waters for ten, twenty years, lagely unnoticed by the global community. this vast armada includes ship

and pirates have seized a greek own oil tanker off the west coast of africa with twenty four crewmembers on board all of them russians the hijackers exchanged gunfire with total security forces but escaped on the ten according to the international maritime bureau less than two weeks ago a similar incident in the region saw the crew released after the oil inboard was stolen piracy has escalated in the west africa with six vessels seized this year. now take a look at some of the stories from around the world in canada police have arrested eleven people at the university of montreal after students clashed with security guards at the protest against tuition fees attempted to disrupt classes after the autumn term started on monday the quebec provincial governments has passed a bill forcing classes to reopen with fines for those trying to block access stude rallies have seen scores of arrests are out quebec this year. times have reportedly attacked a military outpost in pakistan's border with afghanistan killing nine soldiers and that's after two days of violence and the country's largest city

pirates have seized a greek owned oil tanker off the west coast of africa with twenty four russian crew members on board the hijackers exchanged gunfire with security forces from togo but escaped on the tanker it's believed no crew members were hurt latest reports say the tank has been found but is still under the control of pirates nigeria well for more on that i'm not joined by nick davies his the c.e.o. of gulf of aden group transit that paris has been a major problem off the east coast of africa but how big a problem is it now off the west coast. where some of the west coast it's getting more and more intense as each and every week goes by and certainly in the last three to five months we've seen a major increase in the amount of attacks in that region so it's definitely getting a lot worse and as things are drying up in east africa somalia it's really picking up in the gulf of guinea so you're saying that the the tactics employed against pirates off the east coast is actually reduce the number of hijacks there and is there any other reason though why we should see an increase off t

they were thought to be magicians. 1725, oh molly in the west africa. the drums -- be ware of sea birds, be ware of men that steal up the river through the great forest. and into the savannah lands. the moans and groans, hundreds, thousands stolen, we rarely speak the taken, i will this time because you have asked. come back, back, back, far edge of memory. we recall them and they are black smith, by all accounts a master craftsman, worthy of praise, honored as a powerful magician. one who could speak the old names of the mother elements, earth, fire, water, wind. they would do as bidding, think. people sing praise songs. he was a gifted black smith. he is not remembered for that. he is best remembered for being a loving father. when his beloved wife died only after a year and embraced his newborn son, i will raise you myself. the elder women with argued against it saying you'll grow up wild without a gentle hand of a mother, a gentle hand to guide him. must divide by custom, take another wife or give the baby to a mother who is childless. how will you

pirates have seized a greek owned oil tanker off the west coast of africa with twenty four russian crewmembers on board the hijackers exchanged gunfire with security forces from togo but escaped on the tanker latest reports say the tanker has been found but is still under the control of pirates near nigeria the c.e.o. of gulf of aden security for nick davis things that spite of it's to tackle the problem there are many people who make money out of piracy. but west coast there's still far more oil oil is kind of the root of all evil really and some places there is a massive investment in the amount of infrastructure and the amount of oil that's there and when it benefits and see the benefits are not passed down to the local communities that sometimes causes problems but it's very very different to the piracy off of east africa this is all based around although this is not out to be the attackers wanting anything at all to do with a group they just want the cargo a lot of people make money out of out of anti piracy there is no doubt about that we provide a service you know armed guards are a ver

the nation of africa need partnership, not patronage. not strong men with strong institutions. united states seeks to build sustained partnerships that help african nations to fulfill your own aspirations. the trip has taken me from west africa to east africa to the warrant and to the south. in each place i have seen america's partners taking charge of solving tough problems. in south sudan the new government of a nation only a year old. made a courageous decision to restart oil production for the benefit of its people. in you does not i met with soldiers fighting terrorists in somalia and working to end joseph casone's reign of terror with the resistance army. in malawi i met not only a new female president, joyce bandus but remarkable teenage girls building their skills and confidence and a group of village women improving their incomes and their family futures to band together in a daring cooperative. at every stop i described how the obama administration's comprehensive strategy with africa rests on four pillars which the archbishop just mentioned. for opportunity and development, spurring economic growth. betray and investments. advancing peace and security and strengthening democratic institutions. we are workin

the west. the population of africa exceeds radiant europe, but suffers from underdevelopment. with under five percent of the world's population, the u.s. consumes 25% of world energy. its nighttime image is blazing. what will happen if u.s. or japanese rates of consumption are adopted by china and india as their economies continue to grow? a glimpse of the future may now be visible from space, a little to the north. the black cover on snow in siberia astonished astronaut mike foale. the cities in russia are coal-burning cities, and so the soot from the coal burning has spread out over the snow surrounding the city, and you see this big, black smudge. it's almost like someone had rubbed their finger across a photograph, but looking at it out the window. narrator: cosmonaut vladimir titov talks about a town he knows in siberia called pavlodar. ( speaking russian ) translator: if you look from the air, it's one of the dirtiest towns ever. smoke is visible for hundreds of kilometers. i myself am from siberia, and i know that many people in siberia are very worried about pollution.

pirates have seized a greek owned oil tanker off the west coast of africa with twenty three russian crew members and the greek captain on board the hijackers exchanged gunfire with security forces from togo but a scaped on the tanker ship owner got in touch with the captain shortly after the attack to learn that the crew's lives were not in danger and that's according to the russian foreign ministry which is now are trying to resolve the situation a similar recent incident in the region saw the crew released after the oil on board was stolen piracy has escalated in west africa with thirty six attacks so far this year including several hijackings. all right into the arty world out there we go for you right now we'll start with saddam it's where a plane is on its way there which was reported to have been hijacked it's now safely landed at the airport the spanish airline it belonged to says the incident was sparked by mis communication between the pilot and the control tower and the aircraft is now being searched by security earlier it was reported that hostages were on board and i'm saddam

now pirates have seized a greek own to oil tanker off the west coast of africa with twenty four russian crewmembers on board the hijackers exchanged gunfire with security forces from togo but did a skate on the tanker it's believed no crew members were hurt and the latest reports we have here at r.t. say the tanker has been found but is still under the control of pirates near nigeria a similar incident in the region recently saw the crew released after the oil on board was stolen piracy is rather common in africa both office west and east coast's. buy into the r.t. well doubt they will go will start with amsterdam where a dutch police say a mix up between the pilot and the control tower was to blame for ports of the plane had been hijacked on its way from spain to amsterdam the reports turned out to be false and military police searched and released the aircraft after it landed at the city's it shifts airport the dutch defense ministry had scrambled two fighter jets to accompany it to the airport when a possible hostage situation was reported. egypt says it will extend its offensive aga

you're watching r t let's for a moment here turn our attention to the west coast of africa that's where a pirates have seized a greek owned oil tanker a crew of twenty four members on board all of them are russians the hijackers exchanged gunfire with togo security forces but escaped on the tanker this according to the international maritime bureau less than two weeks ago a similar incident in the region saw the crew released after the oil on board was stolen piracy has escalated in west africa with six vessels seized this year. well let's get in some other world news here time for the r.t. world updating canada police have arrested eleven people at the university of montreal after students clash with security guards a protest against she was in fees or tempted to disrupt classes after the autumn term started on monday the quebec provincial government has passed a bill forcing classes to reopen with fines for those trying to block access student rallies have seen scores of arrests throughout quebec this year. taliban militants reportedly attacked a military outpost on pakistan's border

past the hour here in the russian capital pirates have seized a greek owned oil tanker off the west coast of africa with twenty four crew members on board all of them russian the hijackers exchanged gunfire with security forces from togo but escaped on the tanker and this according to the international maritime bureau a similar recent incident in the region saw the crew released after the oil on board was stolen a piracy has escalated in west africa with thirty six attacks so far this year that's including several hijackings. into the r.t. world up that we go now we will start with egypt which says it will extend its offensive against militants in the sinai peninsula the campaign was launched after militants attacked and killed dozens of border guards a month ago the operation has raised fears in israel about the movement of arms into the area near its border where there are restrictions on weapon deployment under a current peace treaty or the sinai region has seen widespread disorder since the overthrow of hosni mubarak last year. a military outpost on pakistan's afghan border has been attacked by

year, the amount of weaponry that was loosened from libyan arsenals has ended up in the hands of groups in west africa that has changed the power balance in mali. >> thanks. the second look at some of the other stories making news. soldiers have been shot dead by a man wearing an afghan uniform. the americans were special forces and were killed while attending a meeting. egyptian state television says the army has arrested nine people as it intensified operations to contain militants in area bordering the gaza strip and israel. they say they will be a status control of the area after hiking on sunday that killed 16. he south korean president is making a visit to disputed islands claimed by japan. the visit could raise diplomatic tension with japan. >> tens of thousands of mourners had gathered in the ghanian capital. the president of the country died just over 8 weeks ago. we are joined live from the ghanian capital. give us a sense of the mood right now. >> the president is about to like being a perpetual flame. they sound you hear in the background is his was being played out, some of the liberal th

where the russian crew that have been seized by pirates off the west coast of africa has been freed none of the twenty four people on board were hurt that's according to the russian foreign ministry. some of the oil made their escape the vessel was seized on tuesday after an exchange of gunfire with security forces. continue its voyage. some other stories making headlines around the world a rocket attack in eastern afghanistan killed five civilians while they're waiting by the side of the road for a bus on the same day the australian government announced the deaths of five troops three afghan soldier turned his gun on them inside a military base with two others killed when the helicopter rolled over while landing circled insider attacks. in the country. investigation of the billions it raised from middle eastern investors and. ate it suspected of not making clear how much of. the financial crisis. which banks. reputation. after they were accused of breaking sanctions imposed. more than a day in. the. one hundred fifty people. investigated for safety violations accidents. people in china.

pirates have seized a greek owned oil tanker of the west coast of africa with twenty four russian crew members on board the hijackers exchanged gunfire with security forces who target but escaped on the tanker it's believed no crew members were hurt they just reports say the tanker has been found but it's still under the control of pirates near nigeria a similar incident in the region recently saw the crew released on the all on board was stolen piracy is common in africa both of its west and east coast. now to some other news making headlines around the world egypt says it extend its offensive against militants in the sinai. incident the campaign was launched after militants attacked and killed dozens of border guards a month ago the operation has raised fears in israel about the movement of arms into the air in the air its border where there are restrictions on weapon deployments under the current peace treaty sinai region seen widespread disorder since the overthrow of hosni mubarak last year. but police say a mix up between the pilot and the control tower was to blame for reports t

the west coast of africa has been freed none of the twenty four people on board were hurt that's according to the russian foreign ministry the pirates pumped out some of the oil and made their escape the vessel was seized on tuesday after an exchange of gunfire with security forces from togo. stories making headlines around the world for. a rocket attack. in the eastern afghanistan has killed five civilians while they were waiting by the side of the road for a bus that occurred on the same day the australian government announced the death of five troops three died when an afghan soldier turned his gun on them inside a military base with two others killed when their helicopter rolled over while landing so-called insider attacks are on the rise in the country claiming the lives of forty five troops this year so far. the scandal hit barclays bank is facing another fraud probe over the billions it raised from the middle eastern investors in two thousand and eight it's suspected of not making clear how much advisors were paid at the height of the financial crisis it was also recently embroiled

extract has shifted west africa west.ss the who is in the path? shifted across west. >i am steve chenevey. >> i am cynne simpson. first, adam caskey. there are showers off point lower bay.d below were b it is 71 in the district, 73 in lexington park. of 88 thisature afternoon. becoming partly cloudy with a d thundershowers today into tomorrow. by wednesday, less humid with mid '80s and bright sunshine wednesday it through friday. traffic. a look at . >> good it's monday morning, looking pretty good. the biggest overnight work zone the topside of the beltway .hrough hillandale that's between new hampshire avenue and university boulevard on the outer loop. pretty good through springfield. there may be a brief delay southbound. 395 between duke street and the beltway, two left lanes closed. pretty good on 66. remainsnd 66 to 50 closed. for theoks pretty good most part. good morning, washington. preparation for tropical storm isaac under way across the gulf coast. the storm could pound parts of florida with heavy rain and strong wind. a hurricane warning issued r several

but first an oil tanker with a russian crew that had been seized by pirates off the west coast of africaas been freed none of the twenty four people on board were hurt that's according to the russian foreign ministry the pirates pumped out some of the oil and made their escape the tanker was seized on tuesday after an exchange of gunfire with security forces from togo it will now continue its voyage. time to update you on our main. our international news stories in our world update this hour five australian soldiers have died in afghanistan and a pair of separate incidents two soldiers were killed when their helicopter rolled over while landing and just hours earlier a man in an afghan army uniform opened fire on australian soldiers at a military base killing three and wounding two the so-called green on blue attacks in which uniformed afghans turned their weapons against coalition allies have surged claiming the lives of forty five troops. scandal hit barclays bank is facing another fraud investigation over the billions it raised from middle eastern investors in two thousand and eight t

past the hour here and oil tanker with a russian crew that had been seized by pirates off the west coast of africa has been freed and none of the twenty four people on board were heard this all according to the director of the alpha marine crew company and the pirates pumped out something. three thousand tonnes of oil and then made their escape and the crew is now assessing the damage to the ship and the tanker were seized on tuesday after an exchange of gunfire with security forces from. afghanistan now to start up the odyssey world update it's where five australian soldiers have died a pair of separate incidents two soldiers were killed when their helicopter rolled over while landing just hours earlier a man in an afghan army uniform opened fire on australian soldiers at a military base killing three and wounding two other so-called green on blue attacks in which uniformed afghans turned their weapons against coalition allies have surged it was claiming the lives of at least forty five troops. scandal hit barclays bank is facing another fraud probe over the billions it raised from middle eastern

for example the packaging material and west africa until 1978 described thalidomide is completely harmless without side effects. and many of these people are illiterate. they would not be a will to read the warning warnings in a purslane study revealed 67 children have been born to women with folk amelia and they were distinctly traced to women who took thalidomide. it's also a question about whether thalidomide -- which means men might take precautions to match. we have all of these violations. women might be told and if women were told to take contraceptives they can't buy them. in many countries contras had this are beyond their financial region also their acculturation's why they cannot obtain contraceptives. so these are people who were not able to protect themselves and this is where the research is being carried out in one might wonder why. i think that wes would be a more logical place because he released women can protect themselves but why isn't research carried out in the developing world? as you can see the developing world is not the market for these companies. the problem is,

recent history humanitarian organizations are responding to three major food crises on the planet one in west africa one in east africa and one in yemen accelerating climate change when doing resources in predation by wall street speculators are responsible for these severe food shortages adding forty three million more people around the world to the ranks of those who will go hungry this year alone as barbara stocking the chief executive with oxfam great britain warned quote without urgent action things will only get worse and multiple major crises could quickly move from being an exception to being the norm. now the key words in what she just said right there are without urgent action now anyone who knows our current system of government which is working hand in glove with the corporate elite knows that quote urgent action to respond to a crisis is impossible unless that crisis has to do with committing more americans to die in war or saving the rich from just a modest tax increase in urgent action by our government to solve the problem of the forty three million new people who will go hungry this

the recent months in africa. massive droughts in the horn of africa and in west africa. jing has had the worst floods in modern history because there, it's massive rainfall. weather is being disturbed everywhere. i think all over the world, people know something's not right. the world is changing. indeed, it is. that's what the science shows. but we have been so much in the grip of the oil lobby which is the world's most powerful lobby, that it has turned off the debate on this for years and now people are saying what is going on. it's reckless what we've been doing. just driving the world economy to disaster, pretending it's not there because the koch brothers or somebody who have the largest private oil industry buy politicians and then they turn their eyes, but everybody else in the world now sees it. >> well, eric, in "rolling stone" you guys printed a series of pieces by a great authority on these matters, and this week you focus on the melting of the greenland ice sheet abruptly and sort of in terrifying fashion to those that watch it. but you also talk about, you k

the grass is greener. george, coming from west africa. >> all kinds of things going on at the olympics, bill.hank you. >>> and other olympic note, ann roomny's horse rafalca failed to advance. the end of that olympic dream may clear the way for another dream that takes shape. for the man or woman who will be mitt romney's running mate. now that rafalca's bid is in the rear view mirror, it's "your voice your vote." >> reporter: what does a dancing horse have to do with mitt romney's announcement of a running mate? more than you think. this is ann romney's horse rafalca which just today competed, but failed to advance to the final round of the olympics. that means mrs. romney is clear to return to the u.s. and to be by her husband as another dance, the v.p. dance, enters its final stage. we can now start crossing names off the list. start with the just-announced headliners to speak at the republican convention. jeb bush. condoleezza rice, and new mexico governor susanna martinez. >> any rumor, it's over. >> reporter: and while republican sources tell us they are almost certainly no longer on th

according to oxfam, the food crises and west africa, east africa, and yemen have added 43,000,002 the number of people going hungry across the globe. almost a billion people, or one in seven, of the world's population are going hungry. ecuador is to announce a decision in the next week on whether to grant wikileaks founder julian assange political asylum. he has taken refuge in the embassy in london in a bid to avoid extradition to sweden and ultimately, he says, to the u.s. and his attorney, the spanish judge baltasar garzÓn, said the british government would have no legal grounds to block his journey to ecuador should he be granted asylum. >> hypothetically, if asylum is granted, great britain and say they will not send him. one can always say no. we're tired of seeing international conventions been breached cannot agree with by different countries. but legally, they cannot do it because ecuador is a sovereign state. a free, democratic state, exactly like the u.s. -- nothing more and nothing less. >> republican challenger mitt romney continues to lead president obama in the fundrais

the upheaval. >> if you look at a map of africa, you can see terrorism and political risks spreading from east towards the westnd south. this is a cause for concern. it is relevant for us as africa's neighbors. europe could be impacted. >> we are pressing for a political solution and working hard to see it through. but if we cannot solve things this way, we will turn to military means with the help of our neighbors. >> these young people in the capitol are tired of waiting. they, along with youth across mali, are forming citizens' militias to fight back. they are appalled by the thought that their nation could be falling into the hands of islamist terrorists. >> the young alone cannot win this fight. we need to fight as well to ensure that this country survives. we will give everything for our families in the north. >> outrage is reaching a boiling point. business people, students, and others from the north want to be able to go home. >> i am waiting to return to timbuktu, and i will go back as soon as the mayor and the imam far back in charge. i will rebuild my spice business. after all, timbuktu is my home.

the moment. i have to tell you. it is not just south africa. it is pretty global. there have been disputes in west africa. east africa. central africa as well. not only south africa. of all of these, the largest, most developed mining industry. probably the mining industry with the most complicated historic relations as well. political complications and intentions as well. it is probably most obvious and significant in south africa. i think is is probably broader in south africa. a lot of the developing world, actually. >> said is a different sector. a lot of trouble, trying to find a way out of the moment. >> absolutely. research in motion, rim, the canadian firm behind blackberry. it really is make or break week. they will unveil their new device. all in the hope, and i cannot stress how much hope that have writing on this particular product to generate enough sales to turn around their misfortunes. a long way to go in the past year. the research has fallen by 3/4. a 74%, gone. research in motion has dropped from 16% to 10%. this new device, it could not come sooner. >> there are pockets of people for wh