u.n. general moon says they must ensure they have the freedom to monitor syria's fragile cease-fire. an advance group arrived sunday and 24 will join them later, all unarmed. they are expected to ask the security council this week to increase the total number of inspectors to 250. a u.n. brokered cease-fire began last thursday but syrian forces continue to attack opposition fighters, raising doubts about the government's commitment to the cease-fire. >>> fighting between sudan and south sudan is intensifying in the oil rich region, separating the two nations. sudanese forces on monday shelled a peacekeeping camp in south sudan. no u.n. personnel were injured but there are reports of civilian casualties. last week, south sudanese troops advanced into sudan to take control of the border region. sudan's military has responded with air strikes. south sudan gained independence from sudan last july. the u.n. is calling for restraint on both sides. >>> when chinese see blossoms on plum and peachtrees, many feel spring has arrived. now, another blossom new to the country is making chinese th

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u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon feels that it's safe enough for the observers to go and there has been enough to satiate of violence this resolution the most recent one adopted also underscores that the syrian government and the opposition group both have to put their weapons out weapons down and begin engaging in dialogue. now reporting there and form a syrian i'm going to turkey told r.t. that foreign backing for the armed opposition is to blame for the ongoing bloodshed . what we are seeing is that the security council has been moving more and more towards russia's point of view towards syrian principle in adopting a more balanced resolution and that's why there is a consensus so observers on the ground are doing their job the syrian government is facilitating their work but what guarantees peace on the ground is not the mere presence of three hundred u.n. soldiers and officers what guarantees a peaceful end to the crisis is a goodwill gesture by the so-called opposition and their regional and international backers the so-called national council is seeking a repetition of the libyan

u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon criticized north korea's missile launch calling it a deplorable act that threatens regional stability. in a statement released friday in geneva, the u.n. secretary-general says the launch violates security council resolutions despite its failure. ban urges north korea not to undertake any further provocative actions that would heighten tensions in the region. japanese authorities spent weeks preparing for the launch. they ordered self-defense force personnel to set up interceptor missiles in the southern prefecture of okinawa. locals there expressed relief the north korean missile did not head their way. >> translator: i was so nervous because we couldn't see it coming. i had no idea when the missile would land. >> translator: i was so worried about my grandchild. i hope japan and other countries will thoroughly discuss this issue. >> south korean ministers gathered immediately after the launch. they came out to criticize their neighbors. >> translator: every launch that utilizes long-range ballistic missile technology is a clear violation of u.n. security

u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon has urged them not to go ahead with a nuclear test and said they should focus on addressing humanitarian issues. >> i renew my call on dprk authorities to build confidence with neighboring countries and improve the lives of its people who face a series of food and nuneeds. >> ban warned north korean leaders against any further provocations, including launches using ballistic missile technology or nuclear tests. security analysts believe the north koreans may react to international criticism by conducting a nuclear test. >>> poverty, pollution and corruption. these are just some of the challenges facing china. up till now, the job of tackling issues like this has been left up to ngo groups. but they are finding it increasingly hard to keep their activities going. nhk world has more from beijing. >> reporter: by some estimates, there are several ngos in china. some are registered with the government. others are -- many of the grassroots ngos were set up by people on their own initiative to tackle social and environmental problems. most of them have been rel

u.n. secretary general ban ki moon has condemned the bombing by the sudanese warplanes of a market in south sudan. he called on the government in khartoum to stop the fighting. the sudanese president bashir has ruled out negotiations with south said don -- south sudan. here is this report. >> it is this side the people here have come to dread. soldiers and some civilians shot back with the small weapons they had, but they were powerless against the modern warplanes. at least two places were hit. the primary target was this bridge, which leads up to the front line. there and other failed attempts to destroy it. this time in two rockets missed the bridge. several shops were destroyed a nearby through direct hit. at least one man was killed. the state government told the bbc three other people were critically wounded and are not expected to survive. more than 75 civilians have been killed in air raids since the beginning of march. >> when our forces withdrawn from the area and the airplane came and bombed us today. it killed three people and bombed four shots and now we are suffering a lot. >>

u.n. secretary general ban ki- moon has said syria is in breach of the week-old peace plan. nicolas sarkozy compared events in homs to the fate of libya under colonel gaddafi. jim muir. >> despite the regime's crackdown, the finance keeps erupting, even in the heart of damascus. protesters frequently disrupt major streets with roadblocks. it has a nuisance value, stopping traffic for a few minutes. it will hardly bring the regime to its knees. the tiny handful of the u.n. observers still on the ground, still in single figures, cannot monitor events are around the country. an agreement with the government on their operating procedures has not yet been pinned down. both sides say it is close. this is the biggest challenge the observers will face. ban ki-moon admitted there had been an escalation of violence. in parts of homs, rebel fighters are still being pounded by heavy weapons. according to the peace plan, they should have been withdrawn over a week ago. the tanks and heavy weapons are still very much there. ban ki-moon says it's critically important they should be taken a

u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon is going to the country to see that firsthand. he heads there sunday to meet aung san suu kyi for the first time. he'll also meet with president thein sein. >> myanmar is only at the beginning of its transition. many challenges lie ahead. many concerns have yet to be addressed. yet i am convinced that we have an unprecedented opportunity to help the country advance toward a better future. >> ban says the president invited him to make his third visit to myanmar since he's been u.n. secretary-general. he'll meet thein sein and spend time with aung san suu kyi. ban says he hopes to work with both of them to explore ways that the u.n. can promote democratic change. >>> japan's leaders are also taking action to encourage change in myanmar. foreign minister koichiro gemba spoke about a plan to forgive nearly $4 billion in loans to the country and room aid. he says the move will support myanmar's democratic and economic reforms and will help japan too. prime minister yoshihiko noda told president thein sein last week his government would

u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon is expected to visit myanmar on sunday. he'll meet aung san suu kyi for the first time and he'll ao hold talks withresident theinthein thein sein. >>> plans are in place to triple the capacity of its largest port by 2023 to support the country's rapid growth. nhk world's atoshi reports from jakarta. >> reporter: the indonesian port corporation on monday set out its ambitious expansion plan for jakarta's port. it includes widening nearby roads and lanes. the project will be conducted in two phases and will cost $2.47 billion. the port handles 6 million 20-foot containers every year. last year indonesia's exports soared 30% to a record high. even so, concerns remain that outdated infrastruct surholding back the country's economic potential. >> translator: the problem is how to maintain growth with the shortage of capacity inhe main port. that's why it must be expanded immediately. right now our capacity is almost at the limit. >> reporter: they hope to turn it into the top ports in the world. the ports are being stretched to

u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon says he's heading to myanmar on sunday.e's set to meet opposition leader aung san suu kyi for the first time. >> myanmar is only at the beginning of its transition. many challenges lie ahead. many concerns have yet to be addressed. yet i am convinced that we have an unprecedented opportunity to help the country advance toward a better future. >> ban said president thien seng invited him to make his third visit as u.n. chief. he's to meet with president and with aung san suu kyi. ban said he hopes to work with both of them to explore ways in which the u.n. can promote democratic change. >>> the u.s. military is moving ahead with plans to boost its presence in the asia-pacific. the "uss -- has docked out of nagasaki. it will serve as a landing pad for a new and controversial aircraft. here's a close-up look. >> reporter: it's 250 meters long. can carry thousand crew members, plus an additional 1900 -- u.s. navy personnel had a ceremony monday to mark the arrival in japan. >> thank you sasabo city and japanese self-defense for

u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon has criticize the syrian government for pressing on attacks with -- for pressing on attacks on people who want president assad to stand down plfment ban said the use of the army should stop at once. security forces in bahrain have fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of protesters who rallied in support of a leading human rights activists. demonstraterers held portraits into an activist who's been on hunger strikes to close for 60 days and is now in hospital. supporters say he's close to death. he's appealing against a life sentence he received for his part in anti-government protests last year. nominations for presidential elections in egypt closed this weekend. despite the overthrow of hosni mubarak in an uprising, tensions remain over the country's future. the muslim brotherhood, country's dominant movement, is being accused of lying and him pock rasy after going back on a promise not to contest the presidency. from cairo, earl daveys reports. >> brothers celebrating what they think is now inevitable. the millionaire businessman and f

u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon feels that it's safe enough for the. observers to girl and there has been enough to say shit of violence this resolution the most recent one adopted also i can score is that the syrian government and the opposition group both have to put their weapons out weapons down and begin engaging in dialogue. glades very political analysts from the u.k. told us earlier that peace after syria are being undermined by western players who keep mounting pressure on their side regime to look at what the original strategy was the original plan was to basically roll out the same strategy as was employed in libya on the syrian people and so to that end they fermented a civil war they were successful in that using their proxy forces using libyan militants that they shipped in across the turkish border using people trained in lebanon and turkey and successfully managed to foment some kind of insurgency civil war situation there's a battle within western strategic kind of planners at the moment about how which way they're going to play this m

u.n. secretary general ban ki moon has blasted south sudan for its military incursion and seizure of an oil field from sudan it hold it clearly illegal act and urged both sides to cease hostilities as the two nations edged closer to outright war the blame for which some say could be put squarely on the fate of those behind the separation of chief states the issue that everyone sees is or and the border demarcation my understanding or of many years we're following this is that the separation of the two countries was absolutely unnecessary and wrong and the obsessive nature of the united states led by the u.s. ambassador susan rice and the british and the europeans to have this separation without settling any of the issues has actually made the situation worse now you have south sudan which it believes it has the full backing of the united states and they took a overtly aggressive action as i was leaving the country last thursday and they invaded a town inside sudan has that the oil production sent there and therefore that precipitated the escalation that they violate the sovereignty to sudan

u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon feels that it's safe enough for the observers to go and there has been enough suspension of violence this resolution the most recent one atop that also underscores that the syrian government and the opposition group both have to put their weapons out weapons down and begin engaging in dialogue going to that the syrian opposition has renewed its calls for u.n. backed military intervention this is the friends of syria group met in paris this week to discuss putting more pressure on the assad regime such a service it believes that one sided efforts only underline the importance of the observed his mission in syria. this is incredibly significant especially when we consider a lot of the other regional neighbors syria behaving very poorly and provoking violent conflict in syria and suggesting that they want to arm the rebels and continue and actually increase the level of violence that's happening in syria so we have this region that actually instigating violence and we have the so-called friends of syria of western powers really who will no influence over sy

u.n. secretary general ban ki moon will have to report back to the security council on april nineteenth regarding how the resolution is being implemented whether the observers are being granted access throughout syria whether humanitarian officials are being granted access throughout syria if the syrian authorities and the syrian opposition is complying with what the security council is this monitoring mission will eventually grow to a team of two hundred fifty people we should. that it does say in this resolution that has some there is a vague reference that if syria does not comply with what the security council is asking further measures can be taken and what those further measures are is not clear yet i think at this point the security council members are hoping that the armed opposition group in the syrian government do comply with what's being asked in peace finally stablished in syria. political analyst and he says the pledge of more support for the opposition by washington is allies won't help bring peace to syria there's some parties within the middle east politics trying to sabotage the

u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon feels that it's safe enough for the observers to go and there has been enough to satiate of violence this resolution the most recent one i talked it also underscores that the syrian government and the opposition group both have to put their weapons out weapons down and begin engaging in dialogue. we're reporting this is the weekly life here marty still to come extremism on the show norway's confessed mass murder and his bravery uses a court room to promote his ideas and his views are far from unique kidney riposte we hear a little later. another scandal from nato forces in afghanistan this new photo shows american soldiers posing with the corpses of afghans that story in a few minutes here on r.t. . but first bahrain's controversial formula one grand primo to race has gone ahead without incident but there have been furious rallies against the country's regime outside the race track demonstrators have clashed with security forces over the past week as police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets protests intensified on saturday after the body of a ma

u.n. secretary general ban ki moon recently criticized south sudan for seizing the town in a military raid he called it a clearly illegal act and urged both sides to cease hostilities the escalating tension between the two sides over the last week could lead to fears of the breakout of an all out war. authorities have decided to keep materials relating to the trial of norwegian mass murderer anders breivik private for sixty years or until two thousand and seventy three the judges believe the documents ordeal and video hearings could be harmful to the public has admitted killing seventy seven people in a bomb and gun attack last year and in about ten minutes time here a lot of people of l's going to be looking at the rhetoric surrounding very big skilling's spree. take on those extremists so yes we accept. minority of all i'm saying is that there is a minority if you want to see the minority there is a minority of people who exist within the muslim community who. extremists who don't believe in the democratic values who don't believe in cleaves full coexistence and cauldrons and what we mus

u.n. secretary general ban ki moon will have to report back to the security council on april nineteenth regarding how the resolution is being implemented whether the observers are being granted access throughout. humanitarian officials are being granted access throughout syria if the syrian authorities and the syrian opposition is complying with what the security council's this monitoring mission will eventually grow to a team of two hundred fifty people we should know though that it does say in this resolution the house and there is a vague reference that if syria does not comply with what this a curate council is asking further measures can be taken and what those further measures are is not clear yet i think at this point all security council members are hoping that the armed opposition group and the syrian government do comply with what's being asked and peace is finally established in syria. but if. you had new york there were many syrians who nervously that the fragile cease fire in place since the day will hold would be broken by the side of the conflict with president assad reforms appare

u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon feels that it's safe enough for the observers to go and there has been enough to say should of violence this resolution the most recent one i talked it also underscores that the syrian government and the opposition group both have to put their weapons out weapons down and begin engaging in dialogue not his marina pornography one of the friends of syria the group met in paris this week to discuss putting more pressure on damascus called the u.n. by plan a last chance for peace in middle east expert paolo griffo name says that some world powers of the gathering simply are just not interested in any form of stability. we have a government which is the assad government which is under attack internationally accusations sanctions and so on on the other hand you have an internal political opposition which is mostly able to express way out from the quagmire in which the country is full fold since of several months and like to open negotiations to sincerely probably with the government and with the international community they can have armed groups of different s

u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon feels that it's safe enough for the. observers to go and there has been enough to say shin of violence this resolution the most recent one adopted also underscores that the syrian government and the opposition group both have to put their weapons out weapons down and begin engaging in dialogue. when a point they're talking to be learned from new york for more in syria i'll talk to our political analyst downplayed joining us now from the u.k. that russia is full of cautious optimism about extending the observer mission into syria while the u.s. still isn't ruling out quote other means how do you interpret that from the u.s. what is their position. while everyone knows what this language means it is found is absolutely typical of western governments to use this kind of coded veiled threats of basically what amounts to extreme violence if they don't get their way and that's what other means and means they often use phrases like this all options are on the table this means that they pursue negotiations at the minute but they

u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon feels that it's safe enough for the observers to go and there has been enough to satiate of violence this resolution the most recent one adopted also underscores that the syrian government and the opposition group both have to put their weapons out buttons down and begin engaging in dialogue meanwhile these syrian says the rebels have been. on since the cease fire almost a dozen members of the security forces have been killed in the past few days while the opposition claims ongoing shelling by assad's regime and she's a convoy reports now from the city where they are and i'll speak will it. i think olympic credo of the syrian revolution when a group of schoolkids was arrested in downtown last spring for painting and they're feeding protesters took to the streets for days and. the syrian military responded by rolling its tanks even a year later the chief security officer in daraa is unapologetic those demonstrators were backed by. billions and of course their intention was to put the blame on the government and those kids there it was give them a few food

u.n. secretary general ban ki moon recently criticized south sudan for seizing the town in a military raid he called it a clearly illegal act and urged both sides to cease hostilities the escalating tension between both sides over the last week had led to fears of an. north korea has pledged to wipe out south korean president lee myung bak thousands packed kim il sung's square for a huge parade one day after the north demanded its neighbors of pollen gys for alleged insults during a recent round of her three celebrations across the world tensions have been high since lead took office in two thousand and eight and cancelled aid to the. authorities have decided to keep materials relating to the trial of norwegian mass murderer anders breivik private first sixty years that's until two thousand and seventy two the judges believe the documents and video hearings could be harmful to the public has admitted killing seventy seven people in a gun attack last year later today on crosstalk. looking at the rhetoric surrounding killing spree. we take on those extremists so yes we accept them good googl

u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon feels that it's safe enough for the observers to go and there has been enough to satiate of violence this resolution the most recent one i talked it also underscores that the syrian government and the opposition group both have to put their weapons out weapons down and begin the change in dialogue. reporting right still to come for you in the program here out of a rally reprise find out why gyptian is growing restless ahead of next month's presidential election as they continue calls for the end of military rule. of recession numbering in the thousands has just begun with the head of the mall for talks church leading the way it's been termed defense of the faith join us from moscow's main cathedral for more very shortly. now in bahrain sunday's formula one grand prix has been marred by the death of an anti-government protest activist say the man who was killed after security forces cracked down on a peaceful demonstration on friday the officers used tear gas stun grenades and shotguns to break up the rally which witnessed tens of thousands on the streets

u.n. secretary general ban ki moon has blasted south sudan for its military incursion and seizure of it while field from sudan and he called it a clearly illegal act and urged both sides to seize hostilities as the two nations and closer to outright war the blame for which some say could be put where only out of feet of those behind a separation opted to states the issue that everyone see is oil and the war to be more clear you should read my understanding there were many years or following this is that the ratio of the two countries was actually unnecessary and wrong and the obsessive nature of the united states led by the us ambassador susan rice and the british and the europeans to have this separation without settling any of the issues has actually made the situation worse now you have south sudan which it believes has to full backing of the united states and they took over we aggressive as i was leaving the country last thursday and they invaded a town inside sudan. the oil production center and therefore that precipitated the whole escalation but they violated the saddam hussein down an

u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon feels that it's safe enough for the. observers to go and there has been enough suspicion of violence this resolution the most recent one adopted also underscores that the syrian government and the opposition group both have to put their weapons out weapons down and begin engaging in dialogue. saloon from the activist group universal peace federation has told me that external forces could hamper the peace initiative in syria because of interests in the region certain conspiracies let's see. can be well acquired or can be in for infiltrated really in the soils of syria all around on the souls of syria the real question is how well monitors can they do their job without any conflicting message by any opposition is today inside syria all the regional allies such qatar and saudi arabia they want as much as possible to invest but will to take any consideration where they can invest or they can have an interest in such measure by the united nations to their own interest if these are be their own enemy or their own. political en

u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon feels that it's safe enough for the observers to go and there has been enough to station of violence this resolution the most recent one i topped it also underscores that the syrian government and the opposition group both have to put their weapon sound weapons down and begin engaging in dialogue. that is a marine important either in new york well it's good to have you with us on the program or still to come extremism on show norway confessed mass murderer anders breivik uses of course you're trying to promote his ideas and his views of far from unique in europe as we hear just a little bit later. on another scandal for nato forces in afghanistan that's new photos show american soldiers posing with the corpses of afghans that story in a few minutes on our team. but grange a controversial formula one grand prix is going ahead right now despite widespread fury against the regime on the streets outside the race track demonstrators have clashed with security forces over the past week as police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets protests intensified o

u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon is urging the security council to approve a resolution calling for 300 person observer mission in syria, saying the level of violence has dropped since april 12, but there have been more violent incidents in recent days. india has successfully launched a missile that would give a capability to launch a nuclear strike on major chinese cities. the chinese government has not commented on the test. india and china have had a tense relationship since the war back in the early 1960's. >> president obama attending a campaign event in d.c. tonight. but before that he will welcome the alabama crimson tide football team to a white house. mr. obama will recognize them, winning their 14th national championship. >> a new cnn poll shows who republican and independent voters want running a alongside romney. in the lead is condoleezza rice. rick santorum is second, followed by chris christie and florida senator mark o. rubeola, and then at the bottom is virginia governor bob mcdonnell. taking a look at the day ahead closing arguments begin in the south capitol street ma

u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon expressing his dismay at developments inside this war-torn nation. by monday there's supposed to be 30 monitors at the very least, 100 by the end of the month, calling for 300 in tote achlt although many say it's hardly going to be enough to begin enforcing any source of cease-fire. opposition activists are increasingly warning that if the cycle of violence continues as it has for more than a year now and if they continue to not have true western or international backing they may just be forced to turn to islamic groups all of them underscoring that this is not an option they would have never wanted to enthor tan but one they might just have to look toward if they want to save themselves. up in of this bodes well for see ya or for the region. arwa damon, cnn, beirut. >> back to that tense standoff to catch the 41-year-old peter keller is believed to be holed up inside a homemade bunker. he's well armed and well supplied. he's wanted in the killings of his wife and daughter. yesterday they tried to force him out with tear gas but it sunlt clear if it