u.n. headquarters in new york is our correspondent. -- joining me from u.n. headquarters in new york is our correspondent. what is the purpose ofñ going to the security council when they know the u.s. will veto? >> i think it is the most dramatic thing they can do to show how unhappy they are with u.s.-led peace negotiations. they have said they are ready to negotiate with israel, but the terms do not get them what they want. particularly, they are going to go back to talks, but israel continues to build settlements in land and what for the state. they need at least a basis for the kind of territory they will have in the end, and israel has not agreed to either of those conditions. palestinians say it does not make sense from their point of view to move into talks without that. they have been pressing the americans to get that for them. the americans have not been able to do so. because they are fed up, they are going to the security council. it is politically impossible for the americans who support them there, because of the pro-israel constituency in the u.

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u.n. headquarters following the transfer of the country's representation to the ntc. >>> police will be investigating cyber attacks on computer servers at japan's leading defense and equipment maker mitsubishi heavy industry. police are suggesting that hackers in other countries, including china, were involved. mitsubishi says it detected a virus on 83 servers and personal computers at its 11 pro duck sites. these include ship yards. mitsubishi says it has not confirmed any leads. the target sights information about manufacturing destroyers, submarines, missiles an nuclear power plants. tokyo metropolitan police departmentntends to launch a full scale investigation after they receive an official report from mitsubishi on the damage. >>> meanwhile, beijing denied any involvement. speaking to reporters on tuesday, china's foreign ministry spokesperson said such allegations in japan are groundless. he also said the claim might harm international efforts to enhance internet security measures. in addition to mitsubishi heavy industries, three more japanese defense equipment makers say they have come under

u.n. headquarters for its general assembly. he said he strongly hopes noda will attend. he is expected to explain how the japanese government coped with the accident at the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. >>> a senior north korean official is demanding re reparations. meeting japanese reporters on wednesday -- >> translator: we will closely monitor the movement of japan's new cabinet. >> he said if the government takes steps to improve bilateral relations, north korea is ready to reciprocate. kim says the issue of the issue of his country's japanese citizens has been already settled. >> translator: our first priority is the issue of compensation for the past. north korea does not need to discuss the abduction issue with the japanese government any more. >> kim demanded that gentleman hemnes pay reparations for its colonization of the korean peninsula from 1910 to 1945. and the vice director criticized japan's ruling democratic party as taking a hostile stance against north korea. >>> japanese companies and manufacturers were forced to use less power this summer du

u.n. headquarters in ramallah for a short ceremony now both the israeli government as well as the obama administration is against the stipulation and the u.s. has sent a formal request to the palestinian president mahmoud abbas asking him not to go ahead with it but a bus has rejected as we are hearing some rumblings behind the scenes that israelis and palestinians have been in informally and in secret to discuss the possibility of disposing this declaration that we have no confirmation of this result next with the business report stay with us here on r.t. . good morning you're with business good to have your company for the first time gastronomy managed to acquire an energy retailer in europe it's now a fifty one percent stake in the czech gas and electricity company r.s.p.b. energy european union has been trying to resist the expansion of gas from into the retail segment of the market so you won't be able to supply transit and gas because history between russia and ukraine is reaching breaking point here insist on lower prices will not because as the existing contracts are fair this has the potentia

u.n. headquarters in new york on wednesday. >> it's an challenge, an opportunity and a call for action to all of us to confront grinding poverty and inequality. >> the united nations is staging various events around the world in the lead-up to october 31 to raise awareness for the population prom. u.n. figures indicate the world's population is projected to surge past nine billion before 2050 and region 10.1 billion by the end of the century if current fertility rates continue. >> the number of foreign visitors to japan in august fell 32% from last year. the nuclear crisis and strong yen were the key factors behind a sixth consecutive monthly decline. the japan national tourism said there were as estimated 546,800, down 31.9% from the same month last year. the rate of decrease has slowed since it peaked in april. after the march 11th disaster. in asia, the sharpest declines were among travelers from south korea in china. the steepest drop outside asia were seen in france and germany. the bureau said it will launch a major publicity campaign next month to reassure tourists that japan is sa

u.n. headquarters, the bombing of the u.n. headquarters, they fly in military planes with very little comfort. they fly into these countries where the heat is extraordinary and in the case of the koba rr towers, there were no bathrooms. the buildings were destroyed and you get to see that these people like have to drink water every 20 minutes or they passed out to do work on the f.b.i. for the united states of america. there's another flip side to this. in addition to that, say in the kobar towers case, you get to see first hand and early on how the saudi arabians prevented our agents in the country from leaving the ground from a kobar tower bombing to question people who live in the neighborhood to see if they knew what was going on. but from saudi arabia, john o'neill he led the investigation into the two twin tower bombings in africa where he's credited with creating a template for all international investigation. he led the charge in yes, ma'amen. and u.s.s. cole bombing, he ran into another opponent who was more formidable

u.n. headquarters in ramallah for a short ceremony now both the israeli government as well as the obama administration is against the state to ration and the u.s. has sent a formal request to the palestinian president mahmoud abbas asking him not to go ahead with it but a bus has rejected as we are hearing some rumblings behind the scenes that israelis and palestinians have been meeting informally and in secret to discuss the possibility of possibly postponing this declaration that we have no confirmation of this what we've witnessed here particularly in the last few months is a build up of anger frustration discontent within the israeli public particularly leveled at the mid-town yahoo government these have been the largest protests in this country's history protesters clashed here in tel aviv with police a number of the wrists were held people accuse the police of treating them brutally and all of this was because the government has started removing tents from the streets of several cities so what protesters are saying here is that they really cannot trust the government and there's also the concern

u.n. headquarters it was to go on as it was for the recognition of a palestinian state in the months general assembly vote the demonstration follows the u.s. officially announcing it will veto any security council decision to recognize palestine. as collided with a bass under cement mixer truck the arjan time capital wounding dozens of people none of the injuries are life threatening and it's don't yet know how the crash happened but it comes just two days after eleven people died and hundreds were hurt after a bus crash into two trains that collision happened as the bus driver tried to rush through a railway crossing. if you're looking to sleep on the cheap all of its uses the idea is to. follow the money next day with the added business esque. colognes a very warm welcome to the business program russia's next to limp dick family is gunning for gold in the race to secure three months international investment forum is underway in sochi with thirty five countries looking to put money into russia archies dmitry medvedev is there. unlike the previous years of international investment forum when

u.n. headquarters in ramallah for a stroll to assume the now of both the israeli government as well as the obama administration is against the stick aeration and the u.s. has sent a formal request to the palestinian president mahmoud abbas asking him not to go ahead with it but a bus has rejected as we are hearing some rumblings behind the scenes that israelis and palestinians have been. informally and in secret to discuss the possibility of owning this declaration that we have no confirmation of this. back with the headlines but up next business news with dmitri. good morning and welcome to business but first time gazprom has managed to acquire an energy retailer in europe it's buying a fifty one percent stake in the czech gas and other kristie company r.s.p.b. energy european union has been trying to resist the expansion of gazprom and to the retail segment of the market so it wouldn't be able to supply transit and sell gas . because people tween russia and ukraine is reaching breaking point even system lowering prices will moscow says the existing contracts. this has the potential to de

u.n. headquarters. you know the old beach boys song bomb iran. everywhere you go. i think really it's a great read so what exactly makes you think that senator come along as we explore why the political elite seem eager to beat the drums of war against iran. as protesters chant injustice the clock ticking down to the execution of troy davis so in the eleventh hour will be us murder a potentially innocent man and what is due to the u.s. his ability to lecture on the more rally to the rest of the world. good evening it's wednesday september twenty first four pm here in washington d.c. i'm lauren lyster and you're watching our t.v. . now we begin today with our coverage of the sixty six you know. good nations general assembly and this morning we heard from u.s. president barack obama who in the midst of us wars in afghanistan and iraq but more specific to obama the nato combat mission in libya which he greenlighted for the u.s. he talked a lot about peace pursuit of peace peace is more than just the absence of war a lasting peace. he says hurt people can live in susta

u.n. headquarters in nigeria took a new twist today. country's secret police acknowledged they arrested two alleged organizers of the plot-- six days before the bombing. it wasn't enough to stop last friday's attack in the capital city-- abuja. in all, 23 people were killed and more than 80 were wounded. the security chief for the united nations has said he had no warning about a coming attack. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and we turn to a move by the government to block a major merger. ray suarez has the story. >> suarez: the proposed $39 billion merger between at&t and t-mobile would have created the largest wireless company in the country. but today, the department of justice filed suit to block the deal, saying the merger would lead to higher prices, poorer quality services, fewer choices and fewer innovative products for the millions of american consumers. at&t vowed to fight the decision and argued the merger would improve access to wireless services and result in billions of additional i

u.n. peace keeping operation headquarters. he appreciates japan's response to the request at the u.n. disaster preparedness conference in 2015. noda also said in a u.n. disaster preparedness conference in 2015. noda also met south korean president, lee myung-bak on wednesday. they agreed to accelerate efforts to resume stalled negotiations. over a stalled partnership agreement. the pact would allow japan and south korea south korea to step up exchanges in the private sector. nool l he hopes to sign soon and lee said he hopes to expedite the talks. the leaders agreed to coordinate policies against their countries and the u.s. over north korea's nuclear development. they committed themselves to taking a broader approach in solving thorny issue, including a territorial dispute in the sea of japan. >>> the top nuclear envoys from china and south korea met on thursday in beijing. their discussions happened a day after the chief envoys talked about restarting the stalled six-party negotiations on the nuclear program. south korea del

u.n. headquarters, accompanied by activists. despite having pressure before the up coming debate, achieving state hood on the world stage is not as easy as staging a photo op. this is the potential first stop for the palestinians to apply for u.n. membership. this is the u.n. security counsel, though this chamber may pose the toughest obstacle. under the rules of the organization and u.n. charter, the palestinians must first get approval from the security counsel in order to obtain membership, however in this room are permanent members who have veto power and one of them, the united states, has vowed to deny any requests for potential membership. >> the only way of getting a lasting solution is there direct negotiation between the parties and route to that lies in jerusalem and not in new york. >> the palestinians are likely to come here at the u.n. general assembly, full of 193 countries. >> if one road is blocked, we will follow another one, but the btive is still the same and as they say, there are many roads that lead and we

u.n. headquarters last month which killed over 20 people.analysts are saying this doesn't mean that they're necessarily going against just nigeria and the goth, but also because they want to get to the u.n. it's more transnational. there's also a belief, jon, that these groups are coordinating and consulting, training and talking about tactics. because especially we've seen in some of these cases we've seen some devices like ieds that we have seen elsewhere used by al-qaeda. so there's a real concern that there might be a marriage of convenience among these groups to work together. >> jon: and you say you also have concerns about libya and what's going on there. >> absolutely. in libya the fighting is still going on, it's not over. there's been reports out that many of the fighters are islamists, and a lot of them actually have experience from overseas in places like iraq and afghanistan, and that's the way that these rebel groups were able to be effective because they actually had some people with combat experience. combat-hardened veterans

in a speech broadcast from his headquarters, president abbas will go with the application. towe're going to the u.n. ask for the right of full membership. we will take with us this suffering and hope of our people. he is often the beleaguered and a threatened resignation. as he risks and, he was light- hearted. he was a man with his mind made up. palestinians say they have rehearsed a long enough. their security forces are ready for independence, along with all of the other institutions. but israel's stubbornness means negotiations are at a dead end. they're turning to the un . . in this year of change, palestinians want their share. the americans are not offering an alternative they like, just warnings they have ignored. >> and nothing is going to change. there will not be any more sovereignty. there will not be more food on the table. this gap between expectations and reality is dangerous. >> israel's campaign includes a video -- >> despite an agreement that actions -- >> blaming them for ruining negotiations by not accepting a jewish state. >> no, no, no. >> what about jerusalem? what about secu

a speech broadcast live from his headquarters, president mahmoud abbas said he would go ahead with an application to the americans will veto. >> we are going to the u.n. to ask for the legitimate right of full membership. we will take a bus the suffering and hope of our people. >> president mahmoud abbas is beleaguered, publicly ramose, at times threatening resignation, but he was light-hearted, a man with his mind made up. palestinians say they have rehearsed long enough. up their security forces on another practice run are ready for independence, along with all of the other institutions the state needs. but israel's stubbornness, the president said, means that negotiations are a dead end, so they're turning to the un. campaigners for u.n. membership stop the traffic in ramallah. in this era of change, palestinians want their share. the americans are not offering an alternative they like, just warnings they have ignored. >> the reality is nothing will change. there will not be any sovereignty, no more food on the table, and this gap between expectations and reality is dangerous. >> israel's campaign against the palestinians included a video. >> the

u.n. general assembly. scores of policemen and passers by are injured in powerful twin blasts near a regional police headquarters in the capital of russian republic of dagestan. algeria's director general resigns durham or is he is linked to the cia critics say that explains the switch in u.s. add a few towards the qatar based news network. plus in business it's a sea of red across the board after the u.s. federal reserve trades a grim picture over the economy will have more mass in business and currency minutes. which in our view coming to live from moscow i'm marina joshua welcome to the program and president barack obama has personally sworn to veto any u.n. resolution recognizing a free and independent palestinian state his comments came during a face to face meeting with a meter of the palestinian autonomy who nevertheless vowed to press ahead but his country's bid on friday we can now cross to our correspondent paul's leader who is in ramallah more on the impending showdown so paula the vote seems to be getting more and more confrontational there and with just one day to go what's the latest on this bid fo

u.n. general assembly. scores of policemen on the passers by are injured in powerful twin blasts near the regional police headquarters in the capital of russian the russian republic of dagestan. al jazeera as a director general resigns due to rumors he's linked to the cia critics say that explains the switching us an attitude towards the qatar based on used. cars and business for my sixty five percent and for his it's not always point here is it's a hard day for markets around the world are we are all the details for instance of the nets in business. that every warm welcome to you this is our to your life are a must go with me rule reception president barack obama has personally sworn to veto any u.n. resolution recognizing a free and independent palestinian state his comments came during a face to face meeting with the leader of the palestinian autonomy and everlast about to head with his country's bid for his policy are now joins us live from ramallah from all the palestinian perspective and their expectations paula we are starting to see a great deal of tension emerge among some of the un's main players but what's

u.n. general assembly the scores of policemen and passers by are injured in a powerful sort of twin blasts near a regional police headquarters in the capital of the russian republic of dagestan. al jazeera as a director general resides due to rumors he's linked to the cia critics say that explains the switching u.s. attitude towards the based on news network. worldwide news live from the heart of moscow this is r.t. with me role research showing president barack obama has personally sworn to veto any u.n. resolution recognizing a free and independent palestinian state his comments came in during a face to face meeting with the leader of the palestinian autonomy who nevertheless about to cross ahead with this country's bid on friday. has more on the palestinian perspective i don't expect. today here in ramallah it's the second day that thousands of people have taken to the streets right now at a gathering in the aisle mccotter which is where the former palestinian leader yasser arafat is buried they will continue with these peaceful protests of course most of it tension is on tomorrow when that vote is put forward at the unit

u.n. even as rock obama personally vows to veto any resolution recognizing a free palestinian state. scores of policemen and passers by are injured in powerful twin blasts near regional police headquarters in the capital of russian republic of dagestan and two devices went off with the moments of each other both were believed to have been a planet underneath parked cars. death row pardon granted troy davis is executed in the us state of georgia after his final appeal was rejected by the supreme court that's despite questionable evidence and widespread protests in his support. for general resigns due to rumors he is linked to the cia critics say that explains the switching u.s. attitude towards a guitar based news network. so the top stories here in our next report on the gradual death of a place that was once the heart of america's car industry. citrus down the freeway system much of the construction heard not only did we have nine mile backup in hazel park but we're about to see some improvement on eight mile on the detroit self-heal border as crews are close to wrapping up that ridge project the way i remember general motors going bankrupt i remember the feeling of not being surprised

u.n. ambassador was giving, that how saddam hussein was hurting his people by building these palaces, then it was military headquarters. >> i was talking about something else. as u.s. troops were leaving yesterday a bus load of shiite pilgrims, this entire bus, was taken hostage, 22 people on board were executed. these were shiite pilgrims who were leaving from the city of karbala, heading up to shiite areas in iran, as they were passing through -- in iran -- going to shiite areas in syria, as they were passing through ramadi, the bus was taken over, all the men and women were separated. the 22 men, and some teenage boys, were executed in their seats. and the women and children were then returned to their families. i think there were 15 of them. and i spoke with people in baghdad today, they're concerned that the civil war is coming back. >> coming back. as we are packing up. >> as we were packing up that palace that you saw on the powerpoint slide. >> ready to move on two fronts, and where are we? richard engel, obviously to be continued. >> yes. >> thank you. >>> and developing now, potentially good news for the two

headquarters. thank you very much. "the daily rundown" will be back this 30 seconds. >>> bottom of the hour. a quick look at what's driving the day. president obama will deliver remarks at the u.nmbly at 10:00 this morning. and later will meet separately with mahmud abbas and benjamin netanyahu. the american hikers jailed in iran for over two years are expected to be released sometime today, perhaps in a few minutes. moments ago, officials entered the jail where the two u.s. men are being held. swiss diplomats are waiting outside the prison, ready to take custody of shane bauer and josh fattal when they are released. >>> the opening bell has just rung. investors are keeping an eye on the fed who is expected to announce operation twist, the latest effort to help the struggling economy. >>> well, separate face-to-face meetings with both the israeli and palestinian leaders today set the backdrop for president obama's speech to the united nations. ron allen is live for us at the united nations. so once again, we expect a lot of the remarks today, not just from president obama, to touch on both the arab spring, but also this issue of palestinian statehood. >> right. and that is the