as it faces off against a chess grandmaster in the devastated capital of tripoli meanwhile nato steps off its offensive and declares its expanding operations against forces. rules across europe. activists demand that governments stop ignoring the israeli occupation of the west bank and call for a boycott of goods from illegal settlements. or i will the next artie's exclusive interview brings you a first hand perspective on the e.u. foreign policy to stay with us. you know you want to rush to regime change has gripped libya and the arab spring has transformed europe's near where brought the e.u.'s foreign policy faces challenges as perhaps never before to talk more on these challenges we are joined by the high representative for foreign affairs and security policy in the european union catherine ashton helen thank you very much miss ashley you said the heart of what you're doing maybe is to resolve conflict why was the e.u. not asked to mediate in libya well i think the u.n. is playing exactly the role that it should play and. the u.n. special envoy is as you know frequently in tripoli

never leave libya as he faces off against a chess grandmaster in the devastated capital of tripoli meanwhile nato steps off its offensive and it's expanding operations against libyan government forces. profoundest in sentiment spreads of course in europe as an activist among the government stop ignoring these radio station of the west bank and call for a boycott includes phone and even sentence. i'll be back with a recap of the main news stories for in about fifteen minutes from now meantime as our exclusive interview with you should say bring you a firsthand perspective on foreign policy that's next. you know you want to rush to regime change has gripped libya and the arab spring has transformed europe's near abroad the e.u.'s foreign policy pieces challenges as perhaps never before to talk more on these challenges we are joined by the high representative for foreign affairs and security policy in the european union catherine ashton i learned thank you very much mr ashley you said the core of what you're doing media is to resolve conflict why was the north asked to mediate in libya well i think

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he'll never leave libya as he faces off against a chess grandmaster in the devastated capital tripoli meanwhile nato steps up its offensive and expanding operations against the libyan government an independent fact finding mission on the ground is questioning the alliances methods. pentagon says it can't locate six point six billion dollars of its money made her reconstruction in iraq even after a lengthy investigation baghdad officials believe our officials in baghdad are threatening legal action to reclaim the funds which come from the country's seize assets and oil sales. coming up one thrill seeking turns deadly with an unstoppable force of nature our special report coming up next. the cola peninsula in russia's north home to the q.b. need massive mountain range this is the cold and windy bolshoi's would pass the snow here is between one and a half and four meters deep avalanche safety specialists are probing the snow structure on one of the slopes. the top layer of snow drifts on a slope is unstable and skis could trigger an avalanche shift attention those of you who are keen to scull mountain

never leave libya as he faces off against a chess grandmaster in the devastated capital of tripoli meanwhile nato steps up its offensive and declares its expanding operations against libyan government forces. palestinian sentiment spreads across europe as activists demand the government stop ignoring the israeli occupation of the west bank and call for a boycott of goods from illegal settlements. brings up today for the moment i'll be back with more news for in fifty minutes from now in the meantime kate is next with the latest in the world of sports. hello one hundred fourteen years and here's what's coming up. back from the brink andy murray comes back from a set down to beat joe wilfried song or to win his second queen's club title. joachim's of course the dallas mavericks cool down in miami heat to be crowned n.b.a. champions for the first time. i am to ban lifted olympic figure skating champion yet any pushing these kids to compete for russia the sochi winter games in twenty four to. ten is first and britain's number one andy murray has come from behind to beat joe wilfried tsonga to claim h

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never leave libya easy faces off against a chess grandmaster in the devastated capital of tripoli meanwhile nato steps off its offensive and declares its expanding operations against libyan government forces. from palestinian sentiment spreads across europe is activism on the continent stop ignoring the israeli occupation of the west bank and call for a boycott of goods from israel. but out with more news for you in less than thirty minutes from now in the meantime it's our debate program cross talk and today peter lavelle and his gas discuss the legacy of russia's first president. twenty years after he was elected the country's leader. can. follow in welcome to cross talk i'm hearing about boris yeltsin was he a great man who made history or was he merely a product of his time opinions differ widely though no one denies the important role he played in creating our present crosstalk continues that series from the collapse of the soviet union twenty years ago. came. across tokyo since russia i'm joined by dmitri barber chair in the studio with me he's a political analyst at ria novosti news agenc

will never leave libya as he faces off against a chess grandmaster in the devastated capital tripoli meanwhile nato stepped up its offensive from declares it's expanding operations against libyan government thugs. and pro a palestinian sentiment wrong across in europe soccer stadium on the government's stop ignoring the israeli occupation off the west bank and calls for a fourth quarter goods from any. part of my colleague bill dollars here in half an hour's time but for now it's crosstalk and us and i pay to live in his guest discuss the legacy of russia's first president. and twenty years after he was elected as the country's leader. hello and welcome to crossfire time people about boris yeltsin was he a great man who made history or was he merely a product of his time opinions differ widely known no one denies the important role he played in creating our present crosstalk continues its series on the collapse of the soviet union twenty years ago. crosstalk yeltsin's russia i'm joined by dmitry babich here in the studio with me he's a political analyst at ria novosti news agency in washington we h

never leave libya as he faces off against a chess grandmaster in the devastated capital of tripoli meanwhile nato steps up its offensive undeclared is expanding operations against libyan government forces the best defense department says it called fine six point six billion dollars of its money meant for reconstruction in iraq after the war even after a lengthy investigation in baghdad are threatening legal action to reclaim the funds which came from the country's seized assets and oil sales. that's it from me the news continues in less than half an hour with my colleague not president you talk a bit about that he's panel of guests look at the fall of the soviet union and discuss the role of russia's first president boris yeltsin and setting the country's course that's in cross talk next on our team. if you can. follow in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle boris yeltsin was he a great man who made history or was he merely a product of his time and opinions differ widely don't know one denies the important role he played in creating our present crosstalk continues that series on the collapse

never leave libya as he faces off against a chess grandmaster in the devastated probable tripoli meanwhile nato steps up its offensive and declares its expanding operations against the libyan government but an independent fact finding mission on the ground questions the alliances methods delegation claims the evidence of evidence suggesting that depleted uranium missiles could have been used in alliance airstrikes. in japan are she discovers radiation levels far exceeding the legal limit outside the exclusion zone surrounding the stricken pushing with daiichi nuclear plant phrases. element strong g.m. said because bone cancer and leukemia have also been found in a high concentrations near the plant. about it and says it can't find six point six billion dollars of its money meant for reconstruction in iraq even after a lengthy investigation officials in baghdad are threatening legal action during claim the funds that come from the country's seized assets oil sales. ninety years ago miners in west virginia rose up in the largest insurrection since the civil war and part two of the alone a show we

negotiate a cease fire and authenticity of the letter has not been confirmed meanwhile nato airstrikes continue to rock tripoli it comes as gadhafi is daughter filed a lawsuit against french president nicolas sarkozy and nato for killing four members of her family and april's military strike earlier an unnamed official confirmed that the alliance does consider colonel gadhafi a legitimate target nato has long insisted that regime change is not the military's the military operations objective lecture in modern history at oxford university press for more common says gadhafi his position is not as weak as the west might want to present. itself is obviously under pressure he is also being bombed by nato but he also. in the u.s. congress a resolution was passed critical all watch president obama should the bombing

military support for the nato air campaign in libya, meanwhile nato admitted it accidentally hit a residential neighborhood in tripoli yesterday. tara mergener has details. >> good morning. nato is investigating sunday's incident which could create new doubts about its mission. rescue crews searched through the wreckage of the building trying to find survivors. libyan officials say at least nine people were killed, including two children, after a nato missile hit this residential neighborhood. >> you have seen with your own eyes the terrible disaster that has taken place. >> reporter: members of moammar gadhafi's government rushed reporters to the site to show the damage, including several children's toys. nato commanders say pilots were trying to hit a libyan weapons site but one missile missed. it's been three months since the u.s. and nato launched air strikes in libya and gadhafi remains in power. now some lawmakers here on capitol hill believe it's time for america to leave. a group of ten republicans and democrats has filed a federal lawsuit challenging president obama's power to commit u.s. forces in libya and

negotiate a cease fire deal with intensity over that has not been confirmed meanwhile nato airstrikes continue to rock tripoli comes as the dolphins daughter. against the french president nicolas sarkozy and they took an intentional killing two members of family and you can strike. named the insufficient claimed that the alliance now considers colonel gadhafi the target. long insisted that changes was an objective of the military operation but american political journalist on his own the company says the west clearly doesn't want peaceful settlement to be. the other day the international crisis group which is independent fairly reasonable group of . diplomats and so forth said that they in turn need to exercise the way it's been conducted this ensuring the approval on gay should not be what is it internationally illegal enterprise. is make here is. more difficult to have any settlement which is obviously true what is distasteful is to see the collusion of the international criminal court which the day after the accelerated raids last tuesday immediately came forward with these new accusations of crimes agains

negotiate a cease fire and authenticity of the letter has not been confirmed meanwhile nato airstrikes continue to rock tripoli it comes as gadhafi is daughter filed a lawsuit against french president nicolas sarkozy and nato for killing four members of her family and april's military strike earlier an unnamed official confirmed that the alliance does consider colonel gadhafi a legitimate target nato has long insisted that regime change is not the military's the military operations objective lecture in modern history at oxford university press for more common says gadhafi his position is not as weak as the west might want to present. itself is obviously under pressure he is also being bombed by nato but he also. in the u.s. congress a resolution was passed critical all watch president obama should the bombing started. and so i think there is division in washington well perhaps in the west in general inside nature it's very difficult to hold the u.s. and its major allies britain harlem's to accept any kind of ceasefire with colonel gadhafi because they have repeatedly said that any such one can only follow who

negotiate a cease fire and authenticity of the letter has not been confirmed meanwhile nato airstrikes continue to rock tripoli it comes as gadhafi his daughter filed a lawsuit against french president nicolas sarkozy and nato for killing four members of her family in april's military strike earlier an unnamed official confirmed that the alliance does consider colonel gadhafi a legitimate target nato has long insisted that regime change is not the military the military operations objective lecture in modern history at oxford university press for more common says it that's his position it's not as weak as the west might want to present. it was the only pressure he's calm horse nature but he also. looked into us chris resolution was critical i will watch president obama. and so i think there is a vision in washington in the west in general inside nato it's very difficult for the u.s. and its major allies are going to promise to accept any kind of ceasefire with colonel gadhafi because they have repeatedly said that any such welcome you all who is leaving office moving car or the other hand i think that we have s

negotiate a cease fire that was sent to city of the letter has not been confirmed meanwhile nato airstrikes continue to rock tripoli it comes as gadhafi is daughter filed a lawsuit against the french president nicolas sarkozy and nato for intentionally killing four members of her family in military strike earlier an unnamed alliance official claimed that the alliance now considers colonel gadhafi of the jet in the target but nato has long insisted that regime change is not an objective of the military operation ever more to speak more about that we're joined now by mark aman who's modern history professor at the university of oxford thanks for being with us for us off back in april gadhafi wrote a similar letter to president obama is this reported second letter to congress a sign of total desperation here. no necessarily cut off his obviously under pressure. by nature but he also has in the us congress a resolution was passed critical all watch president obama should stop it. there is division in washington well perhaps in the west in general inside nature. in this reported lander gadaffi says he's ready for ceasef

that has not been confirmed meanwhile at nato air strikes continue to rock tripoli comes off his daughter filed a lawsuit against the french president nicolas sarkozy and nato for intentionally killing four members of her family and she strike. now considers just a target nato has long insisted that regime change is not an objective. and. says the west clearly doesn't want settlements to live in parts it's. the other day the international crisis group which is independent fairly reasonable group of. diplomats and so forth said that they in turn need to exercise the way it's been conducted it's ensuring the prolongation of what is it internationally illegal enterprise and is make here far more difficult to have any settlement which is obviously true what is distasteful is to see the pollution of the international criminal court which the they are celebrated its last tuesday immediately came forward with these new accusations of his crimes against humanity and international rate program which is being denounced is almost certainly untrue by international just know oh. what it really is is t

meanwhile, nato planes hit tripoli again, a day after more than 60 sorties. and the alliance's secretary- general, anders fogh rasmussen, again predicted gadhafi's fall. he said: "it is no longer a question of if gadhafi goes, but when he goes." u.s. drone planes have struck again in northwest pakistan, the fifth time this week. pakistani officials reported a pair of missile strikes launched from drones. they killed 23 people, said to be suspected militants. the strikes have escalated since the killing of osama bin laden. pakistan's government routinely protests the attacks and denies that it secretly provides intelligence on the targets. an opec meeting ended in disarray today when the oil cartel deadlocked on increasing output. saudi arabia and others wanted to pump more oil to make up for the loss of exports from libya. iran was strongly opposed. in the end, the opec secretary- general said there was no consensus, but he played down concerns about world supplies and high prices. >> we have enough stock, the stock is about two and a half or three days about

humanitarian aid got into city of the letter has not been confirmed meanwhile nato is continuing to step up its airstrikes on the capital tripoli that's just by a fresh lawsuit by colonel gadhafi is daughter against the french president she's doing it and nato for killing four members of her family during an airstrike in april meanwhile the turkish prime minister has offered colonel gadhafi safe passage to his country it is yet to receive a reply professor mark almond of oxford university says the libyan leader's position is not as weak as the west is making up. he's obviously under pressure is a little bit warmer nature but he also. in the u.s. congress a resolution was passed highly critical i will watch president obama has done since the going started. and so i think there is a division in washington and perhaps in the west in general and sort of measure it's very difficult for the u.s. and its major allies britain and france to accept any kind of success. because they have repeatedly said that so one can only recall who is leaving office maybe. the other one that we have signs that it is perhaps their action also when gadha

humanitarian aid the authenticity of the letter has not been confirmed meanwhile nato is continuing to step up its airstrikes on the capital tripoli that's despite a fresh lawsuit by colonel gadhafi is daughter against the french president she's suing nicolas sarkozy and nato for killing four members of her family during an airstrike in april meanwhile the turkish prime minister has offered colonel gadhafi safe passage to his country but has yet to receive a reply professor mark almond of oxford university says the libyan leader's position is not as weak as the west is making out. about his overseas under pressure he is also no two but he also. even though you are strong resolution was passed by your critical all watch president obama should the bombing started. and there is division in washington in the west in general inside motor it's very difficult to hold the u.s. and its major allies to accept any kind of ceasefire. because they have repeatedly said. and he said one can only call who is meeting all which may be. on the other hand we have signs that in fact there are channels between gadhafi and the rebels some of the rebel l

barracks for the libyan army has fought back reportedly shooting down a nato chopper one hundred sixty kilometers southwest of tripoli meanwhile the country's rebels will get at least one billion dollars in assistance money promised by donors including the u.s. britain france as well as some arab states because that is an area for national reports the only thing that some libyans have received are injuries and flicked it up by nater. that saddam has been with you know has growth of death but the doctors have performed any a miracle and the young girl is back home with her family she took her mother's pills to kill herself. if someone wants to kill me and myself. but who wants to kill the teenager summer's native city tripoli has been under constant bombardment by nato forces for three months day and night always have been a fall in on the city with a population of around a million no one can ever say when or where the next one would land. this week in the most intensive air raid yet there have been sixteen nato air strikes in just ten hours attacks against civilians must start khadafi must go and the libyan people deserve to d

the libyan army has fought back portably shooting down a nato helicopter one hundred sixty kilometers southwest of tripoli meanwhile the country's rebels will get at least one billion dollars in assistance money promised by donors including would you ask britain france and arab states as well but authorities rufe a notion and now reports the only thing some libyans haven't received are injuries inflicted by nato. has been within has. doctors have performed any a miracle and the young girl is back home with her family she took her mother's pills to kill herself. if someone wants to kill me and bill to do it myself. but who wants to kill the teenager summers the age of c.t. tripoli has been under constant bombardment by nato forces for three months they have been fooling around the city with a population of around a million no one can ever say when or where the next one would land. this week in the most intensive air raid yet there have been sixty eight flights in just ten hours attacks against civilians must stop gadhafi must go and the libyan people deserve to determine their own future nato has frequently claimed

nato, meanwhile, has stepped up bombing of gadhafi's compound in tripoli, striking it again on sunday. >>> back here it's a battle against the flames. in arizona, firefighters have finally been able to slow down the wildfire that raged there for weeks. nearly 700 square miles have burned, and the fire is just 6% contained. >> but nearly 8,000 evacuees have been allowed to return home. though the air is still so bad that some are staying away. and some harder hit towns are still unsafe to return to. so many areas there, lots of people grabbing what they can and making a run for it. >> hard to wrap your head around, 6% contained. so much of the fire still raging. >>> here is your monday forecast. severe storms with a chance of tornados around omaha, des moines, kansas city, north of memphis. scattered showers, upstate new york to maine. in the carolinas and florida, showers in the pacific northwest and northern rockies. >> hot, hot weather across the south. climbing into the 90s. from dallas to atlanta. near 80 in baltimore. and 73 degrees here in new york. mostly 70s from detroit to fa

stories a good leader colonel gadhafi has accused nato forces of murder following the death of civilian to strike on a residential area in tripoli meanwhile cracks emerge in the alliance strategy in libya with countries that back the intervention now casting doubt over the mission . president obama confirms his decision to withdraw a third of ground troops currently deployed in afghanistan by next summer but people in the war torn country fear that fewer american soldiers will not mean less bombing of their homes and it intensified u.s. drones attacks. and the greek prime minister is pushing for even more cuts dresses parliament to pass a crucial bill needed to secure a second e.u. handout proposal spark mass protest in the country with thousands of voicing anger on the streets of athens. up next as dozens of movie stars and filmmakers gather for the opening of the moscow international film festival al green also meets one of the organizers and asks what it means for russian moviegoers. for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get the human voice face to face with the news makers on. how again to walk up to the spotlight th

the leader colonel gadhafi has accused nato forces of murder following the death of civilians in the strike on a residential area in tripoli meanwhile cracks emerging in the online strategy leave you with countries that bath's the intervention now casting doubt over the mission. president obama confirms his decision to withdraw a third of ground troops currently deployed in afghanistan by next summer but his own military advisers believe the pullout is premature. and the greek prime minister is pushing for even more cuts as the presses parliament to pass a crucial bill needed to secure a second e.u. handout this terry proposal sparked massive protests in the country with thousands voicing anger on the streets about that it's. time now for sports if they get in here with us good morning to you jim and there seems to be no stopping says come oscar in the russian football ranks the season indeed you are right marina seven games the previously the one six of them duck to record the deserve to be top of the league that's exactly where they are we'll see why in just a second. i'm sure joining us this is sports today i'm you know these are

b the leader colonel gadhafi has accused nato forces of murder following the death of civilians in a strike on a residential area in tripoli meanwhile people have been ghazi it seems the country's rebels who are fighting gadhafi of atrocities against the population. president obama confirms his decision to withdraw ground troops currently deployed in afghanistan a third will be pulled out by next summer a people in a war torn country fear that fewer american soldiers will not mean less bombing of their homes and intensified risk drone attacks. a second bailout for the stricken greek economy take center stage at a meeting of e.u. leaders in brussels on thursday in the face of mass and day of steady protests the prime minister forces for even more cuts security the much needed finance away. well those were the top stories here in arkansas now for sports a big. and is with us and the studio and you know the big names live to fight another day after round three and wimbledon exactly no big surprises on whedon's that venus williams she was the closest to tumbling but she did not and we'll have a look at her latest march and all the rest

story sleepy meter colonel gadhafi has accused nato forces of murder following the death of civilians in a straw i got in a residential area in tripoli meanwhile people in the ghazi accuse the country's rebels who are hiding gadhafi of atrocities against the population. president obama confirms his decision to withdraw ground troops currently deployed in afghanistan third will be pulled out by next summer but people in a war torn country fear that fewer american soldiers will not mean less bombing of their homes and intensified u.s. drone attacks. the second bailout for greece is crippled economy take center stage at a meeting of the e.u. leaders in brussels on thursday while the greek prime minister pushes for even more cuts at home to secure financial aid and mass. protests protests. x r t has gained rare access to one of the most courageous women in afghanistan joy as a former m.p. an activist who braves daily death threats and assess a nation tamps to tell the truth about what's happening in her country she says people in afghanistan are trapped between corrupt local politicians and the deadly u.s. military campaign. well a joy thank you f

tripoli. nato blames weapons systems failure for hitting the wrong target and apologizes and issued this statement. meanwhile, pro-gadhafi forces continue to pound major cities including key cities that produce oil. reporter rick leventhal has the latest from misrata. >> reporter: no fighting at this hour, but we're hearing the sounds of war, loud thumps off in the distance and what we believe to be fresh rocket attacks near the port of misrata, we're told that gaddafi forces have approached the southern edge of this city and trying to hit oil tanks. they are not hitting the oil tanks, but they have hit other targets including a farmhouse, where a family took us to visit earlier today and telling us that a woman was killed, a mother of eight was watering corn plants when the rocket hit. one of her sons told me she was the most precious thick in his life. meanwhile the gaddafi government claims a nato airstrike hit a hughes and killed several residents inside a saying it "was intentional and deliberate." nato says it was targeting a missile site and is investigating this particular strike. in the mime there w