international envoy in syria kofi annan long says there's still time for the u.n. peace plan and the bloodshed in the country to work on it loud skepticism in western and arab states over the looming deadline as russia's foreign minister has urged the knowledge of pressure on the opposition to implement a cease fire. the british prime minister and his japanese counterpart agreed to expand collaboration on defense equipment many see the move as mirroring washington's recent drive to boost its military presence in the asia pacific. and russia and poland remember the victims of the tragic plane crash near smolensk that killed the polish president most of the country's political elite two years ago separate investigations pandolfo moscow and warsaw included bad weather conditions and the stakes by the crew were to blame for the catastrophe. those are the headlines here on our team next up it's the latest from the world of sport with kate. i would thank you for joining me for the tuesday sports roundup and here's what's coming up. european dreams up to chelsea and talking sli

the regime and rebels to lay down their arms as moscow cusanus some foreign states hampering the u.n. peace deal. predatory payday loans catapulted british banks back into the spotlight which critics with critics up in arms over crippling interest rates and allegedly deceptive marketing tricks. and aiming high russian scientists plan a foothold on the moon by stellar chicago permanent lunar base within the next decade before turning their gaze to mars. also they have here in our team now the ups and downs in russia u.s. relations and their effects on the world are under scrutiny in our special interview we talked of barack obama's former national security adviser. general james jones thank you for taking time to come first of course former security advisor national security advisor to president obama two thousand and twenty. i'd like to start with what you think the top priority in terms of u.s. russia global security are let's focus on cooperation from i think. the russia u.s. bilateral relationship is one of the most important relationships on the planet. i was. of all the things i was pr

the international envoy on syria says there's still time for the u.n. peace plan to work out what the russian foreign minister sharing his often ism but urging called vietnam to pressure the opposition towards a cease fire. the british prime minister and his japanese counterpart agreed to expand collaboration on defense equipment in a move many see as mirroring washington's recent drive to boost its military presence in the asia pacific region. also russia and poland remember the victims of the tragic plane crash near smolensk that killed the polish president and most of the country's political elite two years ago. a man who's from thirty years on death row for a crime many believe he did not commit america's most famous prisoner a movie aboud ramon talks exclusively to our t.v. and his first t.v. interview since his sentence was commuted to life behind bars. thanks for joining our team with me karen tara and international envoy on syria kofi annan non says it's too early to bury the u.n. peace plan in the country his comments came amid loud criticism in some

the u.n. peace plan for syria.just days ahead of a ceasefire deadline the syrian rebels the regime's demands for guarantees they'll lay down their. troops. all of egypt's presidential hopefuls submitted their applications ahead of the first round of the vote next month several candidates are hoping to fill the shoes of hosni mubarak who was ousted more than a year. to secure the return of. saying his case is politically motivated that's after a u.s. judge sentenced. to twenty five years behind bars for conspiring to kill. those are the headlines on the headlines from the world of sports with. thank you we're in welcome to the world of sport here is what we've got coming up. title chasing saints move eleven points clear at the top of the russian premier league as they crazy in on a second successive championship. a fair way to go into hands and produces a brilliant round to take the lead at the masters but three time winner phil mickelson six just one stroke further back into the final day. and blades of glory we co

this is from moscow and we're doing a weekly here we go top stories of today and of the week the u.n. peace plan for syria is on the ropes just days ahead of a ceasefire deadline the syrian rebels refuse the regime's demands for guarantees they'll lay down their arms before damascus recalls its own troops. all of egypt's presidential hopefuls have now submitted their applications ahead of the first round of the vote next month several kind of its own hoping to fill the shoes of hosni mubarak it was ousted more than a year ago. and in other news of the week of moscow val's to secure the return of victor boot saying his case is politically motivated. after a u.s. judge sentenced the russian businessman to twenty five years behind bars for conspiring to kill americans. and i see we asked the former head of the european central bank. how a crisis hit europe can escape the vicious circle of cuts and bad this is art. well today we're joined by example of three share he's the chairman of the group of thirty a panel of a former central banker stein as ministers and academics and he's no stranger to

u.n. chief says that syria is not complying with the peace plan. >> the u.s. agreed to scale down its huge military presence in japan. osama bin laden's wives and children are on their way to saudi arabia, deported by pakistan. >> we are broadcasting to our viewers on pbs in america and of the round of world. -- and around the world. this is "newsday." hello and welcome. after a trial lasting almost five years, the former president of liberia, charles taylor, has been convicted of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity. he was sitting at the court in the hague. they found that taylor armed and supported rebel fighters as they slaughtered thousands of people in the civil war in neighboring sierra leone. >> the special court is sitting in an open session in the case against charles taylor. >> it has been a landmark day in international justice. charles taylor came to court knowing that he could well go to prison for the rest of his life. he was president of liberia. prosecutors have charged him with waging war in sierra leone. no one disputes

keeping -- conducted an investigation that found that u.n. peaceng troops did bring people out of haiti after the earthquake there. the troops that came from nepal were already contaminated with alcohol ra cholera and -- with cholera and they then contaminated those in their base. >>> a multimillion dollars fund is being created to support the rebels trying to overthrow president bashar assad and the u.s. is providing support. >> reporter: with syrian troops securing their hold on areas of the country formerly in the control of opposition forces, the 60-nation friends of syria group gathered in istanbul to strengthen the resistance. in an interview with fox news channel secretary of state hillary clinton explained the u.s. is taking a step beyond providing humanitarian aid. >> what we think is appropriate for us is to try to facilitate the ability to communicate and to be protected and to know what is happening inside syria to minimize civilian casualties. >> reporter: meanwhile several members of the gulf cooperation council upped the ante further

the group fully supports a u.n. peace plan for the country, but he criticized the syrian regime for not living off -- living up to its commitments to in the violence. >> syria was also topping the agenda at nato in brussels. they called on russia, one of syria's few remaining allies, to use its influence to end the bloodshed. >> the russian foreign minister cyndi lauper of -- sergei lavrov said the alliance was down to bring this agreements. be appealed to russia to bring more pressure to its -- they appealed to russia to bring more pressure to its ally, syria. >> we have to end the violence, to make sure the annan plan has every chance to succeed. the assad regime must know it cannot rely on russia. >> the un-brokered cease-fire has been in force for a week, but there is fresh shelling in homs on thursday. >> if the cease-fire does not work, i think it will be understandable who was responsible for that. the assad regime. it looks to russia to pressure the regime to comply. >> but russia says the other countries should g

the u.n. peace plan comes into force within the next two hours. in the business world, the billion dollar buyout of instagram. u.s. share markets have pulled back sharply since disappointing figures emerged friday. the international herald on the rar right candidate. the headline here. the majority of -- are child -- are childless or do not plan to have children. >> this is "newsday." >> the headlines for you. with a few hours to go, syria has suffered one of the worst days of violence since the uprising began. >> celebrations for the 100th anniversary for the birth of the country's founder under way. concern rising about the planned at rocket launch. a team of americans has joined an effort at search and rescue. the avalanche struck a remote military base. we have this update. >> the pakistan army has said it is hoping for a miracle. that is truly what it will take to find anyone alive under that wall of snow and ice that came crashing down on saturday morning. a mountaineering expert told us in theory, someone could abies -- survive if they had

u.n. says that our side still isn't fully implementing the peace plan. and fucked is going on with this process so stupid a move and the pretext on the part of nato or the arab gulf states that he is not going along with the reforms everybody has been demanding reforms right so what more do you want to have free elections parliamentary elections for the people and now. you know people are saying you should not hold elections because you have instability which is why the way was by in that act and covert military interference from the g.c.c. and the nato and turkey and syria so that's that's a catch twenty two or a vicious cycle if you want i think that syria is doing this for one reason mainly and that reason is not necessarily to abide by what the nato wants i think assad wants to show the syrian people that he is very serious about instigating reform and the elements and the parties that have been preventing this from taking place as nato and those who are speaking loud those implementing them are let's see let's get it well you know you bring up the i

police -- a u.n. peace plan and new appeals for cease-fire. >> a chinese politician's weiss is a question over the murder of a british businessman. a go-ahead for a long-range rocket launch. >> we are broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the news. -- around the world. welcome to newsday. america's republicans have been in a bruising fight to choose a candidate against barack obama in november. the battle shrank dramatically, with the exit of rick santorum. mitt romney looks almost certain to be the nominee. >> it has been an arduous road, but we can now say with certainty that this 65-year-old businessmen, mitt romney, will be the republican challenger to barack obama. this was the moment when the race all but ended. rick santorum suspended his campaign and after spending easter in hospital with his sick daughter. >> we made a decision over the weekend that while the presidential race is over for me, and we will suspend our campaign, effective today, we are not done fighting. >> what do we k

sudanese warplanes have bombed the u.n. peace mission during clashes with south sudan. 2 missiles struck a camp. know you win personnel -- >> sources say that no united nations personnel were hurt. the u.s. has condemned the attack and the japanese prime minister says he is concerned about the escalation of fighting between sudan and south sudan. >> we demand that south sudan withdraw immediately. we demanded that both sides engaged in negotiations to solve all the outstanding problems, including border disputes. use and violence to achieve self interest is unacceptable -- using violence to achieve self interest is unacceptable. the german government strongly condemns this. >> the german chancellor has been hosting berlin's third summit on integration. she invited 100 people from all over the country. >> the discussions are aimed at better integrating the children of immigrants and helping the master of the german language as a top priority. >> on his way to afterschool coaching. the second grade student's first language is turki

over the weekend that while this presidential race is over -- >> fresh fighting in syria despite u.n. peace plan. " one of china's top politicians wife is questioned over the murder of a british businessman. it is 11:00 in the morning in singapore. >> it is 4:00 in the morning in london. broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the world. america's republicans have been locked for months in a bruising fight to choose their party's candidate. that field trank dramatically with the sudden exodus of one of their main candidates. mitt romney it looks all but certain to be the republican nominee. >> it has been a long, arduous road, but we can now say that this 65-year-old businessman will be the republican challenger to barack obama. this was the moment today when the race all but ended, at a second place rick santorum suspended his spending easter at a hospital with his sick daughter. >> we made a decision over the weekend we will suspend our campaign. we are not done fighting. >> what do we know of the man who would be president? mitt romney was born in 1947, studying business at

there is concern at this hour about the future of the u.n. peace mission in syria. ial envoy kofi annan has been in the region today and says the peace plan is to love life, but the hard-line u.s. senators have been in the area and claim diplomacy has failed and that it is not time to give american military support to rebel forces. >> syria's key ally russia says troops are now withdrawing from key cities as agreed by damascus. that is what the russian foreign minister heard from his counterpart in the country earlier today. a key deadline expires in two hours for a cease-fire. >> kofi annan was treated to a raucous welcome at the turkish refugee camp. his choice of words was uncharacteristically terse. in a message to the security council, he accused syria of failing to send a required signal of peace. >> one of the things we're discussing is the deployment of a u.n. monitoring mission to monitor and supervise the cessation of violence, and that is also something that is before the council. that will give us better capacity to monitor, observe, and report. >> kofi a

u.n. peace envoy kofi annan is expected to brief the u.n. curity counsel on syria and whether it has made any progress toward implementing his six-point peace plan to end violence there. >>> the federal government will make public census records from 1940 for the very first time. people's names, addresses, ages, and personal information such as marital status, how much they earned, and what they did for a living were kept under wraps for 72 years as required by a confidentiality law. >>> and on this day in 1792 congress passed the coinage act, which authorized the establishment of the u.s. mint. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight, be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> finally, here's a look at what's coming up today on the "today" show. susan powell's parents speak out about the newly released evidence in the case of the missing mom. and a surprise "today" show legend will return with a very special announcement. and now, k

u.n. peace envoy kofi annan insists president sat on an april tenth cease fire as doubts grow and i don't plan to rebels willingness to stick to their son about. risking it all and losing everything growing number of italians turning to gambling make their own cheating tough financial times. they are watching r t broadcasting live from moscow well straight to our top story now investigators are searching for clues as to what caused a passenger plane crash in western siberia and they start unloading data from two flight recorders found at the site thirty one people were killed when the plane hit the ground in just a minute such a takeoff the fighting for lives of twelve survivors well arty's jacob grieves is there for me this. details have emerged so far about the possible reasons for the crunch. when it comes to reasons crucially they have found the black boxes actually mitchell now actually currently as we speak undergoing and now assist in moscow information about the final minutes of the flig

political analyst chris bambery that's the opposition would be able to stick to its part of the u.n. peace plan. it's a fragile cease fire but it does seem to hold a large parts of the country and it would seem to me there is a possibility of peace process thought civil war inside. naturally welcome what is the free syrian army the syrian national council all of getting the same of the different groups inside syria the way you go in there on this because the opposition is north are you have quite broadly in terms of that i don't think assad had any option but to go along with this the loss would have been one of those coming in from all i have to see even the monitors even two hundred fifty monitors there is a big country they are covering a huge space it would be very difficult for these monitors that that's what is going on protecting it but i think fingers crossed this could come or we could call it working like a very unpleasant civil war developing inside inside syria. talks between six major world powers in iran have wrapped up in turkey have been held as constructive by the eve fore

renault ends to the spiral of violence in syria with the shelling of city's continuing despite the u.n. peace deadline. russia needs the diplomatic effort as the foreign minister meets his syrian counterpart where kofi annan is in turkey. it's time for a look of the business news. aaron talking about the miserable performance of sony. >> sony came out and said all of last year it made a loss of $6.4 billion, a staggering sum. in fact, the worst ever for its record basically. in february, sony came out and said we are going to make a loss for last year, about $2.7 billion. what we saw today was more than double what they forecast only several weeks ago. how did they get it wrong? sony said it had to make a tax payment in the united states. but the stronger japanese yen eating into profits. sony also have production disruption because of the floods in thailand. but one area where they are really hurting, sony television. it is part of the business that has not made any money for about eight years. listen to this. >> the problems for japanese companies and for sony, for television it faces falli

u.n. sponsored peace plan but the opposition claims it's still under attack the security council is to consider more pressure on both sides to confine with an april twelfth ceasefire down on its next a former f.b.i. informant tells us why he thinks the war on terror is actually a war on islam. what it means craig montane who once recruited might be out behind to take part in the agency's most controversial tactics he was a confidential informant to infiltrate college for indian mosques throughout radicals and to investigate them community from within and now six years later he is with civil liberties groups to campaign for their rights thank you for having me back in two thousand and six you became five range syrian against islam for its tummy how did that happen what i was successful as an informant from two thousand and three to early two thousand and six working on murder for hire operations robbery is a pretty widespread this is groups. and one day i was i was speaking to my handler her name was tracy had. i said. i'm interested in it for trade mosques and she said. oh my god that would. be

regime and rebels to lay down their arms as mosque you accuse itself warns dates of hampering the u.n. peace deal. predatory payday loans careful british banks back into the spotlight with critics up in arms over crippling interest rates and allegedly deceptive marketing tricks. and aiming high russian scientists plan a foothold on the road by step wishing a permanent lunar base within the next decade before turning their gaze to mars. ninety m. in the russian capital you're watching r t r marina joshie a ceasefire deadline in syria has passed with the regime remaining the only party in a conflict and firm it is pulling back its military there are no reports of major violence so far but russia remains concerned that it's called for some powers to put pressure on the rebels have fall on deaf ears are his get it she can explain. the g eight ministers are meeting at a very important juncture is the fate of the u.n. and arab league envoy kofi annan peace plan that is now at stake the syrian government says they are committed to the plan russia stands with mange the same and that is all parties m

u.n. peace envoy kofi annan convinces president i sucked up one early april tenth cease fire as doubts grow with the gravels willingness to stick to their side of the bargain. flight recorders are examined to gain a crucial insight into the past when it's a plane which crashed in western siberia it's been a real b. aircraft wasn't the nicest. just risking it all in losing everything great number of targets turning to gambling to make a fortune in tough economic times. the cost of life for moscow twenty four hours a day this is our team welcome to the program but moscow has seen two massive fires overnight one gripping a city skyscraper which is set to become a tourist building in europe another proved fatal for fifteen people who were sleeping when the fire started our correspondent jim acosta has more from the scene of moscow's deadliest place in five years fifteen people died in this blaze the cause of their death said to be smoking relation they were migrant workers through living and working

u.n. peace envoy kofi annan convinces president also to honor an april tenth cease fire as doubts grow over the arab front if rebels willingness to stick to their side of the bargain. and flight recorders are examined to gain a crucial insight into the last minutes of a plane which crashed in the west from siberia it's been revealed the aircraft wasn't he iced before takeoff. parts risking it all and losing everything the growing number of italians turning to gambling to make their fortune in tough economic times. a warm welcome to you vibe from our headquarters in central moscow you're watching archie with me and he said no way it's two pm here in the russian capital and the city has seen two massive fires overnight with one quick thing a city skyscraper which is set to become the tallest building in europe another proof cradle for seventeen people who were sleeping when the fire started our correspondent arena go to scott has more from the scene of moscow's deadliest place in five years. peopl

live in moscow international envoy on syria kofi annan says it's too early to bury the u.n. peace plan in syria his comments came amid loud skepticism in the western and arab states over thursday's deadline for a complete sea. fire in the syrian civil conflict. closely developing us me following the developments for us here on r.t. peter so what exactly did kofi annan have to say. well he was kofi annan said there was still time for his six point peace plan to be put in place he said that beat the deadline of six am on the twelfth of april was still a viable deadline and he appealed to both sides both the opposition and the government forces to put down their weapons and to as he is to the point solve that peace plan that he was the the main architects both despite criticism from the west kofi annan the former u.n. secretary general saying his plan was still very much alive. i believe it's. true. to say that the plan has a plan. because i can't really hear anything. well the kofi annan also went on to say that there was no real alternative to the peace plan that he put forward and

well the united nations has given its formal backing to the peace put forward by the former u.n. chief kofi annan on thursday the united nations security council issued a statement on syria in which its push the syrian president bashar assad to hear to his commitments and then told the united nations that syria had pledged to cease all kind of movement towards population centers he also say that he was in contact with the opposition and urging them to stop fighting at the same time he called for both sides to show political world now on this day also a united nations team arrived in syria they will be the groundwork for an observer mission which is to come and they're also preparing the scene for the april tenth deadline now that is the deadline according to the nuns then we also know that following that they found it would be forty eight hours for the opposition to lay down arms with a final deadline being on april the twelfth at six am now the syrian regime has indicated that it has already begun preparing the ground work for observing that deadline it says that it has started

to fund opposition fighters as criticized by russia for undermining u.n. peace efforts. and the much anticipated reform loosening up the registration for political parties in russia controversial response. leaders fear the legislation prompted by mass protests will result in too many factions bidding for power. to stay with us here and now it's time for crosstalk. filmmaker. and. the lead in. the director's cut it was a real life in prison on charges. oh . i can't stand. to. follow him welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle is collectivism replace an eating destroying meaningful social activism from the arab spring to the pony two thousand and twelve fiasco the power in reach of social networking such as facebook you tube and twitter is undeniable but are these media themselves becoming the message and can clicking and sharing change the world. can. start. to cross-talk collectivism i'm joined by alex halliday in new york he is president of the association of internet researchers also in new york we have john perry barlow he is co-founder of the electronic fron

u.n. brokered peace plan washington warns it may still take action against a c. . plus bahrain is on high alert to safeguard the formula one grand prix racing ahead despite a wave of antigovernment protests. at least one dead tens of thousands of taking to the streets to demand immediate democratic reform. and a big impact on the small screen the world watches julia. makes his debut here on odds he giving voice to those ostracized by the mainstream media was already stirring up the global reaction. now as the french go to the polls today in the first round of choosing a new president we talked to. one of the leading candidates the interview is coming up next here. today we're joined by my viewpoint he's a presidential candidate for the upcoming fresh elections found in his own party called league centering around the platform of sovereignty for france i thank you very much mr weiner for joining us today the first question would be when you talk about french sovereignty what exactly do you mean in the context of today's world friends is not free anymore because the

the latest news in the week in review rusher accuses syrian rebels of bring down the u.n. peace plan as a shipment of small dogs for the opposition is intercepted by lebanon this comes as the u.n. is expanding its observer mission to syria in an attempt to oversee a cease fire. pledge to cut immigration off the loose in the first round of the french presidential election to socialist candidate. it's the national front for right votes up for grabs during the made the sixth run up. over twenty people are still being treated in hospitals in the ukrainian city of. after a series of bombs exploded there friday leaving thirty injured the suspected terror attacks also fear abroad as the country prepares to host the year of twenty twelve football tournament. guilty british lie detector experts say the u.k.'s main suspect a russian m.p. wasn't involved in the murder of former security officer alexander litvinenko in london six years ago the polonium but of course huge tensions between the kremlin and downing street. those stories in full would mean fifteen minutes from now in the meantim

u.n. peace envoy kofi annan convinced his present are stuck on or an april tenth cease fire as doubts grow over the out of hundred rebels willingness to stick to their sort of a buffer. recorders are examined to gain a crucial insight into the last minutes of the plane which crashed in the western side. of the of the aircraft wasn't the ice takeoff. bus risking it all and losing everything and growing number of italians turning to gambling for cheap tough economic times. they are broadcasting live from moscow twenty four hours a day this is ati. that must have seen two massive fires overnight when the great city skyscraper set to become the tallest building in europe but now that proved fatal for fifteen people who were sleeping when the fire started well correspondent has moved from the scene of that place never really turned a small about the fires that gripped the russian capital. well it does seem like the entire city has experienced a string of fires of course one of them deadly another one

regime and rebels to lay down their arms as moscow accuse of some form states of tampering the u.n. peace deal. predatory payday loans cowfold british banks back into the spotlight with critics up in arms over crippling interest rates and allegedly deceptive marketing tricks. at aiming high russian scientists plan of the cold on the moon by stablish ing a permanent lunar base within the next decade before turning their gaze to mars. that's the headline thought is next and on the international day of manned spaceflight alderney off talks to science fiction author chap i get it and research cosmos their usual cough. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you thought you don't know i'm trying hard welcome to the big picture. hello hello welcome to spotlight the entries in show on our t.v. now we're not going today will be talking about plates april twelfth will always be one of the greatest day in the history of mankind on this day i'm seeing folks feel one

. >> pelley: under the current u.n. peace plan, the syrians have pledged to take their troops and tanks out of the major cities in syria by tomorrow. is there any evidence that that's actually happening? >> so far we have seen no evidence that that is happening. the syrians had claimed to have pulled back some troops and tanks from heavily populated civilian areas but it actually appears they reshuffled the troops and tanks to different areas. we've seen no decline in the violence so certainly nobody has very high expectations that bar baah sharr al assad and his regime have any intention of honoring this deadline. >> pelley: as this war begins its second year. clarissa, thank you very much. north korea's new leader kim jong-un appears ready to continue his family tradition of provoking other countries, including the u.s. north korea is getting ready to launch a new long range rocket and it may be preparing another nuclear test. here's david martin. >> reporter: the world's most secretive society is make nothing secret of its

u.n. sponsored peace plan on the rocks days ahead of a ceasefire deadline. syrian rebels matthews' the regime's demands for guarantees they lay down weapons before the massacre still calls its own troops more details in just a few moments. all of egypt's presidential hopefuls have now submitted their applications to fight it out for the vacated cedar falls new mubarak. and moscow valis to secure the return of victor boot that's after a u.s. judge sentenced the russian businessman to twenty five years behind bars for conspiring to kill americans. but the stories that made headlines this week this is the weekly with me rory solution the u.n. back peace plan for syria could be in deadlock just days ahead of a ceasefire deadline for the rebels have refused to give damascus any guarantees that they will lay down their arms when the government troops pull back middle east correspondent paula now the latest joining us live on the program up paula with the clock ticking now until the end of the ceasefire deadline the two sides don't look to have moved any closer to

u.n. peace envoy kofi annan convinced his present etc under an april tenth cease fire as doubts grow would have to fund the rebels willingness to stick to their solid body . and risking it all and losing everything number of italians it turned to gambling to make their fortune in tough financial times. next talk to a prominent american economist but i can't stay top of the world's finances and where it's heading next. r.t. sitting down with richard wolffe american author and professor at new school university his new book occupied economy challenging capitalism hits shelves in the next few months mr roth thank you very much for staying down to speak with me thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to years ago you said that a crisis would take not just a few years but much longer to overcome it is a common belief that the so-called financial crisis is basically over the one that started in two thousand and eight so where do you think the u.s. economy is right now i think the way to answ

u.n. peace and where kofi annan convinced his present under an april tenth cease fire has doubts grow of the arab funded rebels willing to stick to their side of the bargain. flight recorders are examined to gain a crucial insight into the last minutes of fame in which crashed in western siberia in the aircraft wasn't for takeoff. thanks to r.t. he talks to a prominent american economist about the current state of the world's finances and where they're headed next. party is sitting down with richard wolffe american author and professor at new school university his new book occupied economy challenging capitalism hits shelves in the next few months mr roth thank you very much for same down to speak with me thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to years ago you said that the crisis will take not just a few years but much longer to overcome it is a common belief that the so-called financial crisis is basically over the net started in two thousand and eight so where do you think the u.s.

u.n. peace envoy kofi annan says it convinces the president also to honor an april time cease fire as doubts grow over the arab funded gravels willingness to stick to their side of the bargain. white recorders are examined to gain a crucial insight into the last minutes of a plane which crashed in western siberia it's been revealed the aircraft was empty ice before takeoff. that's the latest sport with engine farmer stay with archie. hello there welcome to the store good to have you company as always and these are the headlines advantage of on guard the hawks take it to one series lead over truck door in the semifinals of the playoffs. night to extend their lead at the top of the english premier league with achieving a win over. barcelona prepare for a must win game against ac milan as the second legs of the champions league quarter finals get underway. we will start though with semifinals where ivan got have taken a two one series lead against trackball after a narrow one nil wind last night wh

u.n. sponsored peace plan on the rocks hours ahead of a ceasefire deadline. to syrian rebels that gives the busines dumond's the baton seize they may down weapons before the mass this will cause its own troops movie tells in just a few moments. all of egypt's presidential hopefuls have submitted their applications to fight it out for the vacated seat of hosni mubarak. and moscow vows the six to secure the return of victor boot after a u.s. judge said this is the russian businessman to twenty five years behind bars for conspiring to kill americans. and. eleven pm in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story the u.n. backed peace plan for syria could be in deadlock hours ahead of a ceasefire deadline rebels have refused to give damascus guarantees they'll lay down arms before the government troops pull back our middle east correspondent paula sneer has the latest. c'mon the role of the rebel free syrian army has indicated that he will not give any kind of guarantees that he plans to mate on arms and this is just always after the ser

backed syrian opposition also committed to the u.n. peace plan is looking for more help from abroad take a point burger from the future freedom foundation says the rebels in washington will not give up their pursuit of regime change if you have a cease fire where the rebels are under that cease fire and say ok we're we're in we're no longer going to engage in violence against this regime then what was the point of starting the rebellion in the first place and so it's very likely that the rebels are going to use any kind of a cease fire to consolidate their position and continue forward with their goal the u.s. for example is pressuring the assad regime to relinquish power they're doing it under this are a democracy in freedom well this is just hypocrisy we know that the u.s. loves dictatorships they just sent one point three billion dollars in the egyptian dictatorship they support the dictatorship in bahrain because of the u.s. military base there and what's important here in syria is a dictatorship that is not pro u.s. and so the u.s. sees

u.n. sponsored peace plan. it's a fine for the far right in a sarkozy loses the first round of the french presidential bout with immigration and the euro among the main of rally calls. series of last rock the grain cd of the appropriate friday leaving twenty nine people injured. and keeping the world web free online anger ready to boil over a new cybersecurity bill could lead to the u.s. government obtain people's private information from internet companies. in the russian capital you are aware are t.v. today we take a look at the top stories of the week lebanon has seized a large cache of weapons and ammunition aboard a ship within its waters the cargo was said to be destined for the syria's opposition fighters rebels refused to lay down their arms as supporters accuse them of resorting to outright terrorism damascus was rocked by a series of blasts this week the latest blow to the u.n. backed peace plan the attacks of mostly targeted government forces and supporters as exxon avoid going on discovered some reb

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u.n. sponsored peace plan for syria has gotten mixed reviews one. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. showing up for a shelter today. can't . stick. to. a low in welcoming rostock i'm peter lavelle syria's eerie silence at least for now at this moment the u.n. sponsored peace plan for syria has gotten mixed reviews what happens next the u.s. nato and its regional allies are still calling for regime change while the so-called opposition in syria is anything but united is this just another low before a more violent and deadly storm. can. start . to cross the cease fire in syria i'm joined by joshua landis in norman he is director of the center for middle east studies and associate professor of middle east studies at the university of oklahoma in columbia we have joseph omert he's an adjunct professor at the university of south carolina and in paris we have diana johnston she is an independent political commentator and author of fool's crusade yugoslavia nato and w

u.n. sponsored peace. it's a fight for the far right as the loses the first round of the french presidential ballot with immigration and the euro among the main rally call. a series of blasts a rupture of the ukrainian city of than a pro patrol scan friday leaving twenty nine people injured. and keeping the world of web of free online anger is ready to boil over as a new cyber security bill could be letting the u.s. government of tain everyone's private information from an internet company. with the top stories of the week and of today this is that the weekly with me will receive. lebanon has seized a large cache of weapons and ammunition aboard a ship within its own waters the cargo was said to be destined for syria's opposition fighters rebels for the meantime refused to lay down their arms as assad supporters accuse them of resorting to out right terrorism so ask us was rocked by a series of blasts this week the latest blow to the u.n. back peace plan and the attacks have mostly targeted to government f

u.n. sponsored peace plan. to fight for the far right as sarkozy loses the first round of the french presidential ballot with immigration and the euro among the main rally calls. there were twenty people remain in hospital after a series of blasts rocked the ukrainian city of the upper troughs friday leaving twenty nine injured. and keeping the world web free online anger ready to boil over as a new cyber security bill could lead the u.s. government obtain people's private information from internet companies. it is ten am in the russian capital you're watching r t a marina joshie welcome to the program and today we take a look at the top stories of the week now lebanon has seized a large cache of weapons and ammunition aboard a ship with its waters a cargo was said to be destined for the serious opposition fighters rebels refuse to lay down their arms as supporters accuse him of resorting to outright terrorism damascus was wronged by a series of blasts this week the latest blow to the u.n. vast peace plan the a

u.n. peace envoy kofi annan convinces president also to honor an april tenth cease fire as doubts grow over the arab funded rebels' willingness to stick to their side of the bargain. flight recorders are examined to gain a curse all insight into the last minutes of a plane which crashed in western siberia it's been revealed the aircraft was empty iced before takeoff. up next max and stacey on gravel the shady dealings behind big financial hard lines in the latest kaiser report. this is the kaiser report so what is that in coincident and distil rupert murdoch up to sixty ranks keyser he's up to no good rupert murdoch hits out enemies all paulson right wingers rupert murdoch's news corp stands accused of running a secret unit to sabotage competitors according to fourteen thousand e-mails released to the australian financial review the australian communications minister stephen conroy so the allegation should be referred to the australian federal police for investigation now in response to this fax

made headlines this week today you're watching the weekly with me will receive showing the latest u.n. peace plan on syria is in jeopardy that's just days before a cease fire is due to moscow says it will not honor its side of the bargain to stand down the military unless armed rebels provide guarantees that they will follow suit. correspondent paula the racist. this follows last week's understanding that the syrian regime was prepared to accept a cease fire put forward according to the former u.n. chief kofi annan and according to that cease fire come this choose day damascus will withdraw its troops from the major cities and then it'll be up to the opposition to meet a final deadline of six am tuesday by which they will have stopped all fighting following the road would have been paved for negotiations between both sides what in fact we're hearing from damascus is that over the past few days there has been an increase in violence and that that violence is largely being perpetrated by armed opposition groups and that's why today sunday we heard from the syrian foreign ministry saying that t