u.n. commission on syria says there is no clear proof of any chemical weapons being used there despite one of its top investigators suspect the rebels have resorted to sarin gas. israel for a series of air strikes inside syria takes a look at whether the ultimate target the attacks could lie elsewhere. also reporting this hour a year after anti-government protests turned violent. and the release of those accused of inciting clashes with police. record unemployment painful austerity and the lowest ratings in recent french history. marks the end of a tough first year as president top stories. online on screen international news and comment live from our studio center here in moscow this is. the u.n. team looking into the conflict in syria says there's no conclusive evidence any side has used chemical weapons despite an earlier statement by a leading team member that deadly nerve gas may be used or may have been used by the rebels the u.s. however continues to suggest that president assad is likely to have been behind the release of deadly chemical agents. is in washington so what got it look

u.n. commission of inquiry on syria has stated that they have not yet confirmed this fully but i was trying earlier by our to correspondent on a stasia charkha and i asked her to tell us what this commission is and what the latest developments coming out of it are. well let me get these developments are certainly very significant when it comes to the whole syrian crisis this commission in particular it was established back in august two thousand and eleven it's geneva based and comprises really big experts are veterans of human rights and the goal of this commission is to follow the human rights allegedly human rights violations taking place in syria and particularly with this rapist revolution we are in fact hearing from the commission saying that they have gathered enough testimony from casualties and local doctors on the ground treating the injured in syria basically showing enough proof enough suspicions as they say to claim that the rebel groups the opposition groups are using sarin gas a chemical weapon considered a weapon of mass destruction on the ground this is of course against in

u.n. human rights commission which the syrian rebels may have used the deadly sarin nerve gas here is a leading u.n. investigators saying she was quote stupefied by the evidence during our investigation for crimes against humanity and war crimes. we collect. weakness destroy any that. that made to appear that some chemical weapons were used in particular. and what was. what appear. to our investigation that was used by openings by the rebels and we have no no indication at tool that the government authority of the city government has used chemical weapons that i was admitted to provide that. first the first indication we got they were about the use of never been gassed by the opening to that the white house said we find it highly likely that chemical weapons if they were in fact used in syria and there certainly evidence that they were that the our side was responsible end of quote so it seems that the white house is dismissive of evidence that could suggest the use of chemical weapons by the rebels by the way after this statement by the u.n. human rights investigator make headlines all over th

u.n. human rights commission wish that the syrian rebels may have used the deadly sarin nerve gas here is a leading u.n. investigators saying she was quote stupefied by the evidence chemical weapons were used in particular. in what was. what appear on. to our investigation that was used by openings by the rebels and we have no no indication at tool of government authority of the city government have used chemical weapons but i was happy to be stupefied that. first the first indication we got they were about the use of never opening to that the white house said we find it highly likely that chemical weapons if they were in fact used in syria and there certainly evidence that they were the our side was responsible end of quote so it seems that the white house is dismissive of evidence that could suggest the use of chemical weapons by the rebels. and joseph probably a socialist equality policy in the u.s. believes america is turning a blind eye to extremist groups fighting in the rebel ranks within the political establishment here in the united states the democrats republicans are basically u

u.n. human rights commission wish that the syrian rebels may have used the deadly sarin nerve gas here is a leading u.n. investigators saying she was quote stupefied by the evidence chemical weapons were used in particular. in what was. what appear. to our investigation that was used by openings by the rebels and we have no no indication at tool of government authority of the syrian government has used chemical weapons but i was happy to be stupefied that. the first the first indication we got they were about the use of neverin gas by that opening to that the white house said we find it highly likely that chemical weapons if they were in fact used in syria and there certainly evidence that they were the our side was responsible end of quote so it seems that the white house is dismissive of evidence that could suggest the use of chemical weapons by the rebels. dot com where asking you what would happen if evidence of chemical weapon usage incriminates opposition fighters and let's now see how you've been voting so far so the situation is changing slightly compared to last hour nearly around

u.n. commission on syria says there's no clear proof of any chemical weapons being used that despite one of its top investigators saying she suspects the rebels have resorted to gas. meanwhile israel's condemned for a series of air strikes inside syria but takes a look at whether the ultimate target of the attacks could lie elsewhere. here off the antigovernment protests. in moscow to demand the release of those accused of inciting clashes with police. and record unemployment painful austerity and the lowest ratings and recent french history. marks the end of a tough first year as president.

u.n. commission on syria says there's no clear proof of any chemical weapons being used there despite one of its top investigators saying she suspects the rebels have resorted to sarin gas. meanwhile israel's condemned for a series of air strikes inside syria but all too takes a look at whether the ultimate target of the attacks could lie elsewhere. here after the government protests turned violent thousands rally in moscow to demand the release of those accused of inciting clashes with police. record unemployment painful austerity and the lowest ratings and recent french history falls well earned marks the end of a tough first year as president. online on screen international news and comment live from our studio center here in moscow this is r.t. the u.n. team looking into the conflict in syria says there's no conclusive evidence any side has used chemical weapons that's despite earlier claims by leading team member that deadly nerve gas may have been used by the rebels or he's got a card is following developments. human rights investigators say based on the evidence that they have the

u.n. commission on syria says there is no clear proof of any chemical weapons being used . the rebels have. gas. israel a series of strikes inside syria. target the attacks elsewhere. also reporting the. protests turned violent. in the release of those accused of inciting. unemployment. and the lowest rating.

u.n. commission to just that that the chemical weapons were in fact used by these syrian rebels that this report is being ignored and this is causing serious concerns the growing tunneled a hunger strike drags in states into ninety day coming up later we hear from inmates in the us about the ailing health of prisoners and why their clients feel they have no choice but to put their very lives on the line. and badly influence a new form of tourism unless they bail on how industry gets its way from the german government. they find out how the business lobby pushes its agenda later in the program. britain is under pressure to put tighter controls on its radioactive materials after it's emerged that hazardous substances have gone missing in numerous locations over the last decade and he factoring industries nuclear reactors and even schools are implicated in the list obtained by r.t. from the health and safety also received some of the materials are volatile enough to be sold by terrorists half assed reports businesses university. had been using a radioactive and often very dangerous materials

u.n. commission into who is using chemical weapons and when in the syrian conflict and at the same time the very rebels that are being sent to the so-called normally full force and equipment and materiel they're defecting to al nusra according to a report in british papers if britain has been exporting things like the global's to the syrian rebels and they use them in a sarin gas attack as. indicated by calling up all these u.n. report does that mean britain has been backing chemical weapons in the middle east the fact that david cameron can do this shows him completely out of step after all it was him being trying to lift the arms embargo for the rebels and never countenanced at any point the idea of a talks process of kind of process that was aside from all the fighting and killing and slaughter and get john kerry and me putin seemed to have come to an agreement that yes of course they have to talk instead of all this killing. the u.s. defense secretary says the old order in the middle east is disappearing although it's still not clear what will replace it chuck hagel stress the conflict

u.n. commission report isn't the only development coming out of syria over the weekend israel launched an airstrike on a military compound complex just outside of the syrian capital of damascus. at least forty two soldiers were killed in the attacks according to information from military hospitals but the exact number has yet to be released but this is the third air strike israel has conducted on this country this year although the government has yet to formally confirm its involvement in the strikes in the past israeli officials have said that they will use force to prevent the transfer of advanced iranian weapons into the hands of hezbollah militia for more our senior national correspondent paula reports. the israeli military is still refusing to confirm or deny reports that it was responsible for the strike inside syria in the early hours of sunday morning but if you asked just about any israeli theah almost all of them will tell you that they do believe that the israelis were responsible for that operation while it's still not clear exactly how many people were killed it is expected t

u.n. sex truth commission which found that it was genocide extermination of the shield my own people. and the trial proceedings began in two thousand and eight with people doing research and finding all of these facts and the fact that. it actually happened you know he was the first he was the first leader of a country the ex head of state to be tried for genocide successfully in this case in his own home country so just an enormous pressure from from people and victims' families just pressing over over the years decades rather you know he maintains a defense that he didn't commit these atrocities rather his army did what hard evidence actually links him to the murders. you know current president. was the each field commander under an alias tito i.b.s. at the time and there are documents proven were found and brought up in the u.n. back in the u.n. truth commission in one thousand nine hundred nine they said real smart put out these orders that within followed by otto put his money and then going back to adios. so there were so he did actually give direct orders for for that activity

u.n. human rights commission just released a report talking about the dangers that these robots present to the global community as well as to the report's author christoph haynes went so far as to call for a world wide at war a tory and on the testing production assembly transfer acquisition deployment and use of these machines so let's examine this report in just little bit more detail according to the findings of this report the u.s. the u.k. israel south korea and japan have all developed different types of fully or sin my autonomy robotic happens now there are two major types of robotic weapons here's a quick look at that the first is a major type that's very popular these days unmanned combat aerial vehicles better known as you can have you avi's or drones these machines are simmias on a miss meaning that they don't need a pilot in the seat but that there is some type of human controller in a room somewhere monitoring this robot and making its decisions for it now the second type is the one that the u.n. report is actually most wary about liesl a time it's robotics bars short these ma

u.n. commission investigating the issue said sunday there is evidence that syrian rebels have used sarin gas. the full commission said today it has reached no conclusions on the issue. and at the white house, press secretary jay carney cast doubt on the claims. >> we find it incredible, not credible, that the opposition has used chemical weapons. obviously that's a matter that's under investigation, but, you know, we that i in any use of chemical weapons in syria is almost certain to have been done by the assad regime. but any use would be a red line crossed. >> brown: all of this as the "new york times" reported the u.s., britain and france have been secretly discussing the use of air strikes in syria. to some, including arizona republican senator john mccain, the weekend's developments suggested syrian defenses would not be much of an obstacle. >> in fact is we are capable of taking out their air on the ground with cruise missiles, cratering their runways. to allege that the united states of america can't do that means we've wasted a hell of a lot of tax payers dollars. >> brown: now it is

u.n. independent commission of inquiry on syria investigators have gathered testimonies of victims and doctors that field hospitals which indicated that rebel forces have used the nerve agent sarin is inquiry into human rights violations in syria is separate from the investigation monitored by u.n. secretary general ban ki moon which has now stalled the issue of possible chemical weapons use by the regime in damascus has been a key point in the u.s. and european countries stepping up their rhetoric of possible involvement in the conflict. a court in bahrain is sentenced thirty one protesters to fifteen years of imprisonment each they are all aged between sixteen and thirty four and have been charged for carrying out fire bomb attacks during anti-government protests which engulfed of the kingdom last year one of the lawyers claims his client was tortured to get a false confession the monarchy has been widely criticized for its violent suppression of protest rallies artie's lucy toughen off as more. this group of thirty one protesters as you said is aged roughly between sixteen and thirty four s

u.n. truth commission in one thousand nine hundred nine they. put out these orders that within followed by otto put his money in then going back to you know obvious. so there were so he did actually give direct orders for for that activity let's talk about the crimes i mean what exactly happened because obviously he was only accounted for seven hundred but i heard there i mean i've read that there's reports of way more deaths than atrocities they couldn't directly link to him well during the thirty six year civil war as you said the numbers are hard to point and you don't really want to use numbers such as a body count to understand something that has deep human impact but he ruled for fifteen months and one thousand nine hundred eighty three and during that time he carried our operation so for you which was the continuation of a scorched earth policy and acted by a previous government and in that time included i should reduce executions as well as the targeted extermination of entire villages and you know this does hold enormous significance ob

u.n. commission of inquiry. i don't think that is in the news enough.realize that march 14 was the time for their findings. my real question is, what do you think the prospects are of being able to operationallize those findings, be able to do something to -- with those findings? i think we all in the what the findings will be, and how -- i mean, the reports, as you've indicated, continue to show a pattern of real tragedy and abuse, but will the u.n. be able to take those fine examination operationallize them somehow, some kind of plan to really influence the north? i guess that would be my specific question. >> i think it's dealing with the human rights situation, it's a long-term, continuous effort, and the mn thing we have to do is keep it up. and i think one of the things the commission of inquiry does is sort of raises the level of attention on north korea and north korea's problems. the north koreans don't like being singled out. they don't like the u.n. security council voting on sanctions against them for their military activities. and i think t

u.n. mechanism or commission of inquiry. there's little doubt on what its itdings will be and if recommends that the security dprk situationhe to the international criminal will the united states support that or at least not veto and if not, why not? thank you, grace. question?ur just one thing i disagreed with, tae kwon do is korean. agree, we have to have a strong position to protect our interests and to have a better way to negotiate but engagement -- i have been engage with this north koreans since 1998, i have been giving american chocolate and candy, the marshmallow pies, hard to if i get them,k i love them, so i don't know, i'll have to bring them there time. we've even this them in new york state of the empire building, the staten island fairy and new york pizza. them in central europe touring with the team. i got emailsied, from my north korean friends praying for the repose of my mother's soul. need to do this. it's not a question, if the comment is a request. us to engage, we depolitalize the process and have some

u.n.-sponsored commission reported that it had found evidence of genocide and acts of brutality committedst mayans. but unequivocal as the report is, it is not a not a legal verdict. for years, efforts to bring montt to trial were thwarted because he held a congressional office, giving him immunity. when his term ran out in early 2012, a judge ruled he should stand trial. rios montt has remained mostly silent since the trial began. his daughter, zury, a guatemalan legislator and the wife of former u.s. congressman jerry weller, has been at her father's side, in court and in the court of public opinion. was there genocide during your fathers regime as president here in guatemala? >> ( translated ): in guatemala there was no genocide during any regime. >> reporter: so what happened here? >> ( translated ): in guatemala, there was a confrontation. in guatemala, there was war. >> reporter: but scientists have built a compelling forensics case that offers layers of evidence of a campaign to wipe out innocent indigenous guatemalans. it begins with the exhumations. over the past 20 years, the gu

u.n. mechanism or commission of inquiry.here's little doubt on what its findings will be and if it recommends that the security council refer the dprk situation to the international criminal court, will the united states support that or at least not veto and if not, why not? >> thank you, grace. george, your question? >> just one thing i disagreed with, tae kwon do is korean. i agree, we have to have a strong position to protect our allies and our interests and to have a better way to negotiate but engagement -- i have been engage with this north koreans since 1998, i have been giving american chocolate and candy, the marshmallow pies, hard to come by, i think if i get them, i love them, so i don't know, i'll have to bring them there next time. we've even this them in new york on top of the empire state building, the staten island fairy and new york pizza. i was with them in central europe touring with the team. when my mom died, i got emails from my north korean friends praying for the repose of my mother's soul. engagement

u.n. human rights commission condemned the siege of qusair.day the european union lifted the arms embargo on the syrian opposition with russia objecting to both moves, threatening to send sophisticated antiaircraft missiles to the assad regime, upping the ante in case the obama administration decides to order air strikes or set up a no-fly zone. senator mccain thinks the obama administration ought to be more. he says his trip was funded by the administration and the senior senator from arizona joins us tonight. you're the first senior senator to visit syria since the conflict began two years ago. what was it like to be there? >> it was a very moving experience to meet these fighters who have been struggling now for over two years, and they're very aware of the battlefield situation and they're very disturbed about the dramatic influx of hezbollah fighters, more iranians, and of course, stepped-up activities of bashar al assad. >> which rebel group or groups did you meet with and what specifically was their message to you? >> general idris, who