u.n. general assembly resolution will do nothing to stop the violence either i think in general it's being used to try and step up the pressure on both russia and china to start to take a stand against the sides and effectively what it's doing is saying that we disrespect the sovereignty of syria and we don't want the syrian people to determine their own future william hague suggested he's going to offer non-lethal aid he hasn't given specific details of this yet but it does seem like it's going to be intelligence it does seem like there's going to be an awful lot of support announced for the rebels over the next few weeks and of course this comes just after president obama has announced well it hasn't been announced but it has been revealed that there has been a secret plan basically allow the cia to assist the rebels as well the thing i find very striking about this is that there's a real historical amnesia this taking place among western leaders where they don't really know who the opposition is there are a lot of concerns about the makeup of it you have you know elements there are a lo

u.n. general assembly has started to can download the security council's inaction on syria as moscow calls just speed up the search for a new peace envoy. tear gas and stun grenades involved praying that the government leaves a fresh crackdown against the long running protests as activists try and cut all the way. down the anti putin punk band is defending why it's called a political stunt in russia's main role the group with three women face up to seven years jail if convicted. clone thank you for joining r t this friday with me karen. well the u.n. general assembly is to vote on condemning the security council for failing to stop the violence in syria as bloodshed in the country surges russia is urging the u.n. and the arab league to move fast in finding a new chief peacemaker for syria kofi annan is stepping down blaming ask leading bloodshed and finger pointing at the security council we had now live to new york an r.t.s. i must try to get now so what kind of resolution could come from the general assembly. after what has been virtually months of diplomatic deadlock highlighted by the

u.n. general assembly is to vote on condemning the security council for failing to stop the violence. tear gas and stun grenades involved reign of the government leaves a fresh crackdown against the long running protests as activists try and cut all the key highway demos against the ruling regime began nearly eighteen months ago but have earned a little attention from the world community. and the anti putin punk band is defending why it pulled a political stunt of russia's main cathedral the three women are charged with hooliganism motivated by religious hatred and face up to seven years jail if convicted. next artie's speaks exclusively to the mother of wiki leaks is julian a song who's fighting to save her son from a seemingly aventure american politician. thank you very much christine perhaps for being here today with us in this show. just to start how do you feel about the work that your son has done and the effect that it's had on the rod on and policies of the united states the reactions that have occurred since then and it but also on his life and and you as his mother the perc

u.n. general assembly condemns the security council's inaction on the violence in syria by huge majority russia votes against what it calls an imbalance documents. tear gas and stun grenades in bahrain the government leads a fresh crackdown against the long running protests as activists try and cut off a key highway. and the anti putin punk band is defending why it pulled a political stunt and russia's main cathedral the three women face up to seven years in jail now if convicted. hello very good evening for me kevin owen here in moscow you're watching r.t. where it's now ten pm our top story the u.n. general assembly has condemned the security council for failing to stop the violence in syria with a majority vote russia has voted against the resolution calling it imbalanced moscow's also urging the u.n. and arab league to move fast now in finding a new chief peacemaker for syria as kofi annan steps down. across the latest developments this evening from new york. this resolution is yet another step baby step in the attempts of the international community to try to find some sort of solution to

u.n. general assembly is set to vote on a resolution. as you know, the u.n.ion, trying to impose sanctions against the assad regime. this resolution does take to tas it can assad regime for its use of heavy weaponry against the population and its threat to use biological and chemical weapons. but it also deplores the paralysis of the u.n. security council for failing to address the crisis and also kind of points the finger. you had former u.n. secretary-general kofi annan, the u.n. envoy, resigning yesterday in frustration, saying he basically can't do his job because of this security council intransigence, carol. >> elise labott reporting live for us this morning. >>> behind every olympic athlete there's a mother cheering her on, a mom who also sacrificed. we're going to hear from the mother of america's latest gymnastics star. and gold medal-winner gabby down las. this is new york state. we built the first railway, the first trade route to the west, the greatest empires. then, some said, we lost our edge. well today, there's a new new york state. one that's

u.n. general assembly denouncing president assad's deadly crackdown on the rebels and demanding the lockdownof serious chemical and biological weapons. tonight, aleppo is bracing for what both sides are now calling the decisive battle of the war. abc's alex marquardt made the dangerous journey into syria with the rebels who say they're going to take control of that city. tonight, alex and hthe team on the move inside syria. alex? >> reporter: david, we're about to cross the border into turkey from northern syria, where we've just spent the past week meeting and staying with families and fighters in the middle of this conflict. one night we spent with a young free syrian army unit as they headed into what could b

u.n. general assembly passed a resolution to denounce the government's crackdown, but russia and china continue to block the security council from acting. >> let's talk a little bit about that. from washington, d.c., we're joined by our correspondent. what was the point of the resolution against syria today? it is almost embarrassing when you consider the u.n. security council has failed three times to act. >> it is a symbolic vote. this is a non-binding motion uc here today. people are frustrated. one way to show this is just to have that kind of resolution. germany is a co-sponsor of this resolution, so germany is backing the resolution. >> the white house, as we understand it, is using the resignation of kofi annan as an opportunity to criticize china and russia. >> they will continue to criticize china and russia for backing president assad. he did not have the political leverage where he could do anything. the council was divided. >> diplomacy is no longer an option right now in syria. does that give washington the right to boost aid to the rebels? >> america is divided. there are a couple

u.n. general assembly where they will be pushing a fairly hostile resolution against syria there. they will try to revise the arab league initiative. of course, we've heard reports on nbc -- unconfirmed but not the ninth -- that the rebels have been given anti-aircraft missiles that have made their way from aleppo to the turkish border. that could negate the syrians use of airpower. a>> thank you very much. thank you. we will leave it there. this is "bbc world news." the first gold medal in rowing in the first gold for the host, great britain. after becoming second to the australians, the british athlete decided to go shopping. she had no real expectations of doing well. she traded retail their before gold medal glory. today she tells us her amazing story of the tokyo games in 1964 for our olympic postcard. >> i travel to tokyo as a favorite in the four hundred meters. that's where i had hopes to win the gold medal. fate was against me. i came second. i ran a personal best. the lady in front of me was a yard ahead. that brought us to the 800 meters, which i have only actually run

u.n. general assembly is to vote on condemning the security council for failing to stop the violence. tear gas on stun grenades involved or name the government leaves a fresh crackdown against the long running protests as activists try and cut off the highway the demos against the ruling regime began nearly eighteen months ago but have earned little attention from the world community. and the anti putin punk band is defending the wall you pulled a political stunt in russia's main cathedral the three women are charged with hooliganism motivated by religious hatred and face up to seven years jail if convicted. next the soldier who stayed behind in afghanistan long after his red army colleagues returned home. is this it. do they live here. you know i did see of my has been away from his home village of unfrosted guy in ukraine for nearly thirty years. in the spring of one thousand nine hundred three he was drafted into the soviet army and sent to afghanistan almost as soon as he arrived he was taken prisoner. for. my guys there to get an id. this is the first time he's been home after al

u.n. general assembly today condemned syria's government and demanded a political transition. the non-binding vote also criticized the security council for not failing to act against the syrian regime. meanwhile in syria, government tanks assaulted the last rebel stronghold in damascus. and mortar rounds killed at least 20 people at a palestinian refugee camp in the city. palestinian officials in the west bank voiced outrage. >> ( translated ): we ask all the different parties not to drag the palestinians into the ongoing fighting. i repeat the palestinian leadership position: to avoid anything that might be fueling the conflict, and to maintain the unity of syria. to keep it from any division or external interference, and also to keep the demands of the syrian people. >> sreenivasan: the fighting also escalated in and around aleppo. rebels battled to hold on to sections of the city and buildings like this hospital in a nearby suburb were left in ruins. damaged vehicles and debris littered the streets after days of heavy combat between the rebels and government forces. at the

u.n. general assembly is scheduled to vote on a resoluion calling or syrian president bashar assad to stepo demands that the syrian army stop using artillery and helicopters to attack rebel positions. >>> president obama is urging lawmakers to pass a new internet security bill to protect the u.s. from cyber attack. experts warn the computer networks controlling vital systems like electrical grids are vulnerable. but the bill senate sponsors don't appear to have enough votes for passage. before congress takes its summer break. bob orr explains the threat. >> after 24 years with the fbi, many spent as the top cyber cop, shawn henry has come face to face with the internet threat and he's worried. >> is a serious cyber attack against some critical system in the u.s. inevitable? >> i think that it is very, very likely. >> near term? >> i'm quite frankly surprised it hasn't happened yet. >> every day, u.s. government and private computer systems are being probed by cyber thieves and state-sponsored hackers from china and russia. >> there are estimates that there are attempted breaches in the mil

u.n. general assembly meets to discuss syria tomorrow. on the agenda, a draft resolution from middle east neighbor saudi arabia expressing concern over syria's reported chemical weapons cache. >>> now, after the biggest blackout in world history, much of india's electricity has been restored but not before creating real concerns about the infrastructure of one of the world's emerging powers. three of the country's power grids collapsed, causing outages that spanned almost 2,000 miles, leaving subways idle, commerce at a standstill and hundreds of millions of people without electricity for two days in the depths of summer. by some estimates, 670 million people were without electricity. that's 10% of the world's population and twice the population of the united states. more than 500 trains were stopped this thestop ed in their tracks, no traffic lights, banks could not dispense cash and 200 miners were trapped underground. there's been no explanation for the cause, but blackouts are common in india. in fact, some critical operations were un

u.n. general assembly denounced syrian dictator bashar al-assad's war on his own people. the secretary general compared the war to the genocides in bosnia and rewanda. there was major fighting in the capital, damascus, today. and in syria's largest city, aleppo, rebels with rifles are battling one of the largest armies in the middle east. it was a year and a half ago that a popular uprising began to challenge the 42-year-old dictatorship of the assad family. the regime is trying to keep reporters out, but our charlie d'agata slipped in, where he met one family suffering terrible losses. >> reporter: brutal war has torn the country apart, family by family. ahmed hameda buried his younger brother on monday. two days later, he buried another. "god willing," she said, "i will see them in heaven." abdu died fighting the syrian rebel in aleppo. "he called me to say he had been hurt" he told us. "i am dying, i am dying, he said. and then he was gone." between them, the two brothers left five young children behind to be raised by the the family. in syria, dying has become a way o

u.n. general assembly passed a resolution that slams the security council for failing to unite to solve the conflict also on his tour and jailed one thanks western powers don't want a peaceful solution to syria. it's well known washington basically has perfected the idea. to trikes foreign policy that is to say on the one hand you talk and smile on the other hand and mike in the back that's basically what's happening in syria all of this blather about negotiations with the outside regime is no more than that either they would like to see regime change although as usual i don't think washington has caught up with the consequences that is to say that there is a real danger that al-qaeda like forces will be coming to power sooner rather than later into it and then washington will be faced with a replay of what if helped engineer in afghanistan where it helped engineer the coming to power of the taliban which opened the door to gain influence there which led to the tragedy of september eleventh two thousand and one think the nation was surrounding the conference is also in full swing west amazi

u.n. general assembly is just condemned the security council for failing to stop the violence in syria with a majority vote russia voted against the resolution calling it imbalanced moscow's also urging the u.n. and the arab league to move fast now on finding a new chief peacemaker for syria as kofi annan is stepping down new york man and in the situations across the developments there for us what else does that resolution entails and sincere. well kevin now this resolution is yet another step baby step in the attempts of the international community to try to find some sort of solution to the syrian crisis after virtually months of diplomatic deadlock we have one hundred ninety three members of the united nations general assembly having just voted on resolution that not only condemns the security council for failing to push forward to any type of solution finding when it comes to the syrian crisis but this is also a text that condemns the syrian government for failing to put down the heavy weaponry and for failing to leave civilian areas we have one hundred thirty three countries having sup

u.n. general assembly is to vote on condemning the security council for failing to stop the violence or treasonous is across the latest from new york. this was a job that most called a diplomatic mission impossible from the get go firstly of course because of the intricacies of the conflict on the ground but also because of the conflicting positions of the key players at the united nations security council and now with one month to go before. the job is officially over we're already seeing reactions from the international community that some could call predictable russia for one has said that the resignation is regrettable other countries have said this is well we're seeing many countries in the west already back to singing the old tune of regime change something that russia and china have vetoed repeatedly at the united nations security council we're hearing the united states begin the finger pointing again saying that the resignation is actually a sign and underlines russia's and china's failure in the syrian process the west overall is back to calling for assad to step down a stance that was ta

u.n. general assembly has clams the security council for failing to unite to solve the conflict and a journalist a new clogged believes the framework for peace is being intentionally. coke and i was worked hard as we tried to bring. peace to syria but unfortunately being undermined every step of the way by the western powers basically don't want to see a peaceful solution to this crisis we can't really understand what's going on until we realize that struck to russia and trying to help police if you think back to point one of these peace plan was that there would be a syrian led solution to this crisis what of the west but they backed rebels all the way along the key players in all of this of the us and it's our eyes because they're the ones stoking the fires you know we had a vote back in february for a democratic constitution syrian sense you're smoking yes to the free elections that were made so there is a framework for solving this peaceably we don't need violence or there's no reason but of course america wants a violent regime change all they care about is to present a sad that's what's ca

u.n. general assembly is to vote on condemning the security council for failing to stop the violence in syria as bloodshed in the country surges russia's urging the u.n. on the arab league to move fast now and finding a new chief peacemaker for syria kofi annan stepping down blaming escalating bloodshed and finger pointing at the security council. and the reports from new york. after what has been virtually months of diplomatic deadlock highlighted by the recent thursday's resignation of un special envoy to syria kofi anon the international community seems to be back to attempting to make bibi steps in pushing the syrian process forward and this friday the one hundred ninety three member united nations general assembly is set to vote on a resolution which is not going to be legally binding it will be purely recommendation this text basically condemns the syrian government calling describing the failure of it to pull out of civilian areas it calls on the syrian government to stop the use of heavy weapons and it also condemns the united nations security council for failing to find some sort of

u.n. general assembly is to vote on condemning the security council for failing to stop the violence. tear gas and stun grenades and the government believes a fresh crackdown against the long running protests as activists try and cut off a key highway the demos against the ruling regime began nearly eighteen months ago but have learned earned that little attention from the world community. and the anti putin punk band is defending why it's called a political stunt in russia's main cathedral the three women are charged with him again as some motivated by religious hatred and face up to seven years trailing convicted. next debates how long nato will continue rallying support for what it calls humanitarian interventions and whether it's promoting a new cold war stay with us. if you. still. want to. blow in welcome to cross talk a little about nato and its critical crossroads and its summit in chicago this military alliance decided many things in principle like ending the occupation of afghanistan but reality is very different fundamental aspects of the war will continue for years to come

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u.n. general assembly will vote to denounce the syrian government for killing its own citizens in aleppo. eneral kovi annan resigned his position and said he's frustrated by finger pointing at the united nations while syrians are being slaughtered. >>> let's call this old lady's got a gun. i don't mean to be flip. a gang of armed robbers storming a store and seconds later there are shots fired not from their guns, the woman behind the counter open fire and they got out of there. police say the suspects were picked up about a block away. >> they booked it. >> yes, they booked it. >> all right, it's ten minutes past the hour. in this cosmic question to ponder, are there signs of life on mars? scientists want to find out along with a daunting new mission to the red planet days away. we'll talk to the man in charge at nasa this hour on cnn. you see us, at the start of the day. on the company phone list that's a few names longer. you see us bank on busier highways. on once empty fields. everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are helping grow our economy. lending more so companies an

u.n. general assembly hall in front of a live audience that.en everydayment the singer and the actress discussed the project with ban ki-moon yesterday. the goal of the campaign is to get everyone to help someone else on world humanitarian day. it is a week from sunday. great idea. ♪ >>> the olympics and usain bolt may be the fastest man on earth, but how would he do with a broken leg? well, american runner just placed in a qualitying race finishing on a broken leg or finishing his leg on a broken leg. he had 200 meters to go in the 4x400 meter relay meet, and he heard a pop and snap saying, quote, i felt it break. i heard it. i even put out a little war cry, but the crowd was so loud you could not hear it. i wanted to lie down, and -- no kidding -- and it felt like somebody literally snapped my leg in half. alex joining us from london, live. and i cannot get over this, but a it is not like a twisted ankle and he broke his leg and didn't stop. >> well, michael, i was really wanting to come on here and scoff and say he is not as brave as you thi

u.n. general assembly adopts a new resolution condemning the government's crackdown. that same resolution weakened demands that president bashar al-assad step down. russia and china, both syrian allies, previously voted to veto that resolution with that demand in place. jonathan hunt is like if us outside the u.n. jonathan, does the vote actually mean anything? >>jonathan: well, no. it means nothing whatever. this is a resolution that took out any calls for president assad to step aside. it took out any threat of punishment to assad and his regime, who continue to murder their own people. before the vote was taken, u.n. general secretary moon said there is a danger here that the international community is simply failing the syrian people. listen. >> the conflict in syria is a test of everything this organization stands for. i do not want today's united nations to fail that test. i want us all to show the people of syria, and the world, that we have learned the lessons of the past. united international pressure can make a difference. the syrian people need action. >> t

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u.n. general assembly last week. and this exclusive "360" interview. >> how did you get involved in world humanitarian day? >> i was definitely attracted to raising awareness of this day of recognition. i found out that 22 people lost their lives helping people. >> in baghdad? >> in baghdad, yes. and, you know, i thought it was an incredible thing to turn that into something positive and try to include the world into doing something great for someone else. >> the song that you're dedicating to this, what's the message of the song? >> it says i want to leave my footprints in the sands of time. it's all of our dreams and that's leaving our mark on the world. i feel like we all want to know that our life meant something and that we did something for someone else and that we spread positivity no matter how big or how small. the song was perfect for humanitarian day. >> is that what you want to spread positivity? >> absolutely. i feel like we all have our purpose and we all have our strengths and i don't know if it's self

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u.n. general assembly. the then secretary generagot to know me. when the congo crisis broke out in the -- in serlly 1960's and -- in the early 1960's and when it took a particular turn, he sent me out there to represent the u.n. in the congo and all kinds of other dreadful things happened which i -- about which i wrote a book to cantaga and back. and i resigned from the u.n. o write a book about that experience. and went on from then -- i suppose from the congo experice, i -- from that experience, i had to think a lot about racial matter, a lot about what freedom is or might be and so on. and when i retired from the u.n. service, i wrote a book about that experienc. and then i went ahead and writing all -- writing and thinking more or less in the same area, including a lot -- freedom and color were associated for me because of the congo experience. and i suppose that took me a long way in the direction of that book. >> what party were yo in in ireland? >> i was in the irish labor ar. i was later -- i was later a -- i was a minister for communicati

u.n. general assembly resolution.t tells president al assad to resign, stop attacks and turn over power to a transitional government. >>> the senate is not expected to strike a deal on tax cuts before it goes into recess today. that would make the issue a key debate in the upcoming elections. the bush-era tax cuts expire at the end of the year. the house managed to pass a bill yesterday, renewing a full package, but the president has said he'd veto that plan. instead, he wants the old tax cuts to expire. congress is not expected to reach a deal until after november. >>> 6:18 right now. frederick county homeowners could soon see a little cash back for owning their homes. county commissioners will vote today on whether to refund $6.7 million in surplus property tax revenue to homeowners. they would receive $100 checks. some county lawmakers oppose the idea, saying it would cost $49,000 to print and mail those checks. one suggestion is to simply put a $100 credit into each property tax bill. >>> if you drive a toyota or