u.n. security council resolutions. we will cooperate with international community and stand firm to take appropriate measures. we will also give our best efforts to protect our people's security and safety >>> japanese prime minister abe there strongly condemning this news of the long-range rocket launch. harry faucet is live for us in seoul. what is the reaction there? >> reporter: the reaction here from the south koreans was to convene the president - the president of south korea convening a meeting calling for an immediate meeting emergency of the council in new york. also as you were saying, reports on the local news agency suggesting that potentially something might have gone wrong with this launch, talking about objects falling into the sea near the south korean island of jeju. they are in that reporting themselves so far. they had yet to ascertain the launch. japan and the u.s. are both suggesting that they tracked the launch for a much longer distance than the south korean reporting about that tracking ending ne

u.n. security council level. most recently china sent a delegation to meet with north korea right before this last test in order to try to influence them and the country of china was embarrassed by the fact that north korea went ahead with this ballistic test. in spite of that embarrassment and despite it is their neighbor conducting the provocations they have not agreed to u.n. security council resolutions to put sanctions in place against north korea. that is very disappointing. u.s. officials have spoken of the deplorable human rights condition in north korea including highlighting north korea as the notorious prison camps. there has been an approach with respect to the tactics of engaging north korea and the appropriate ballot of carets and sticks. it is apparent the last few decades of policy are not working. north korea continues to increase their nuclear and ballistic capabilities unchecked. they have orchestrated malicious cyber attacks that threaten our allies as well as our own national security. meanwh

u.n. security council will hold an emergency meeting later on today on that rocket launch. our correspondent is at the u.n. >> reporter: u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon calling this "deeply deplorable". that was the first statement coming out of u.n. headquarters here in new york. the u.n. security council will be holding this emergency meeting on sunday. it will be at 16 g.m. t, around 11 a m local time here in new york. i can tell you that the secretary sdwrernl ban ki-moon-- general ban ki-moon had urged them not to go forward with it. diplomats say they warned north korea to launch this as well but obviously it went on deaf ears. this is the first chance that the security council members can get together in run room to discuss where they go from here, what new measures or resolutions they might pursue, but i can tell you that it is slow moving here oftentimes at the u.n. already china and the u.s. had been discussing new security council resolutionize based on a test months but they were moving slowly and now they're faced with in issue that they now have to deal with

china says in the past it doesn't believe that sanctions are an end to themselves >>> the u.n. secure council will hold an emergency meeting later on north korea's rocket launch. an update from the u.n. headquarters. >> reporter: u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon calling the missile launch deeply deplorable. that was the first statement coming out of u.n. headquarters here in new york. the u.n. security council will be holding this emergency meeting on sunday. it will be at 16 g.m. t, around 11am local time here in new york. i can tell you that the secretary general ban ki-moon had told north korea or warned them even before this launch not to go forward with it, also diplomats here at the u.n. told al jazeera that they also warned north korea as well not to pursue this missile launch. clearly those warnings fell on deaf ears. what we can expect at the secure council is really the first chance that the security council members can all get together in one room to discuss where they go from here, what new measures or resolutions they might pursue, but i can tell you that it is slow mov

u.n. security council that for the first time, the u.n.as air dropped aid to daraa, the place where they can't get aid in by land, because it is effectively besieged by isil. 21 tons of aid have been delivered to daraa. that is an important development. but also at the same meeting, we have stringing criticism of the syrian government from steven o'brien, the humanitarian chief of the united nations, who said that they put in place lots of bureaucratic complexities. he described them as staggering, which are making it very, hard to get the aid to the besieged areas by the government. and they said the humanitarian situation in syria is not as bad as it is in yemen. and he said the aid wasn't getting there because of what he described as terrorists, and then he added have you ever seen a starving terrorist. so only interesting language on this humanitarian picture. there is, in the wings, i think, potentially another part of what is going on here at the united nations, we're getting word that perhaps there is going to be a u.n. security cou

u.n. security council. that is something that is, obviously, still being negotiated at the moment, and the chief obstacles would be the reservations of the russian sides and more importantly of china, but those powers, japan, south korea and the u.s. have been talking at the highest levels on tuesday. president obama have discussions with president abe and park geun-hye and abe had a conversation of their own, all in a few minutes of each other and expressing the will at least to try and get the tougher sanction sz possible through the u.n. security council, also talking about possible other measures. the prime minister of japan saying that japan may up its own unilateral sanctions against pk. park geun-hye and obama talking about other sanctions that they could exercise outside of the u.n. security council. the resolutions and sanctions will be the most important from u.n. and china is the country to look through to get that through the u.n. security council and enforce it afterwards >>> billions of dollar

u.n. security council must act swiftly to imloas impoe penalties. china needs to join the international community in supporting u.n. sanctions against pyongyang and should use its leverage as north korea's largest trading partner to expand u.n. sanctions. this is an opportunity for the u.s. and china to work together towards a common goal: a de-nuclearizes korean pngz. while our country is engaged in the campaign to destroy isil, north korea's serious provocations demonstrate that we cannot take our attention away from the asia-pacific region. the united states has long-standing strategic interests and commitments to the security of the asia-pacific area. it is a priority to maintain civility in the region where the u.s. has five treaty allies and many security partnerships. we must ensure that our solid commitment to defend south korea and japan remains firm. while passing the sanctions bill is important to demonstrate our resolve and leadership, clearly this is not enough in the face of north korea's provocations. we need to cooperate with our alli

u.n. security council will adopt a resolution that include s new sanctions as soon as possible. members also say the security council resolution should refer to human rights violations by pyongyang, including the abduction of japanese nationals transmy government will urge north korea to fully comply with u.n. security council resolutions and to seem a comprehensive solution to pending issues such as abductions, its nuclear program, and missile development. >> prime minister abe said his government is also discussing the details of its own possible sanctions against north korea. the upper house unanimously adopted a similar resolution later in the day. >>> north korea insists its launch was for its space program. its neighbors and the u.s. maintain the launch was for ballistic missile development. meanwhile, the leaders of japan, the u.s., and south korea have agreed on a unified approach to north korea. japanese prime minister shinzo abe spoke with u.s. president barack obama before phone on tuesday. both leaders agreed that a swift adoption of resolutions by the u.n. security c

u.n. security council. we should also consider how far aparthe u. a chi he be over t eorcement of sanctis. washingt calls ijing's exution x, which experts thinks gives pyongyang room for divisive maneuvering. so the u.n. security council enforcing effective sanctions hinges on how well its members can strengthen their coordination. >>> japanese and u.s. officials are preparing for an exchange of views over the sanctions and other mutual security concerns. nhk has learned the two sides are planning to meet next week. they will meet in washington with national security adviser susan rice. signs of chinese military activity around disputed islands in the south china sea are also expected to be on the agenda. >>> the top american military commander in the pacific says the u.s. will assume a more active stance in the south china sea. admiral harry harris says that includes more freedom of navigation operations in contested waters. >> the frey dom of navigation operation itself is only a pat of the broader policy approach. we'll be doing them more, we'll

u.n. security council creates a very clear unambiguous basis for the long-term stable comprehensive settlement of the israeli and in the wider scale of the arab israeli conflict. initiative should be the basis of the resumption of palestinian unity. russia actively conspires to contribute to the reaching of corresponding agreements between fatah and hamas and we undertake at many states as egypt was involved and undertakes efforts in this respect. we agreed to cooperate also in this direction. russia also confirmed its adherence to all the decisions of international community which are aimed to create in the zone of the free office mass destructive weapons and will continue to impose without the interested parties to promote the task of the start of the corresponding process. today we also confirm the readiness to continue our line aimed at the offering assistance to our arab friends in the knowledge of relations between them and the islamic republic of iran. we consider it an important task which is the solution of which will contribute to the promotion and crisis in the region including the

u.n. security council to adopt tougher sanctions. asked for an emergency meeting. at's taking place on sunday or early monday morning, japan time. and japan, even if it doesn't get any joy through the security council is going to work with south korea, going work with the u.s., and try rope in the g7 to adopt some sanctions against businesses that work with north korea. according to the asian review, it says that any company that does business with north korea would be excluded from international financial markets. obvious there's been great public concern here in japan about this missile launch, with two of the pieces reportedly going over okinawa. one plunging into the sea. one continuing and eventually launching that satellite in space. but this is the view of some people that we spoke to. >> translator: we can't do anything about north korea. big power china is backing them, but they can't stop north korea either. we need coordinated sanctions again north korea. the problem is they can't do it. >> translator: if the situation continues like this, we should stren

u.n. security council resolution for days if not weeks. that's just basically how diplomacy works here at the united nations, it takes time. this emergency security council meeting was called by japan, south carolina and the united states. it will be a closed door private meeting, no cameras will be allowed inside, but we are hoping to, as ambassadors arrive at the meeting or leave are hoping to ask them to get more information about what they're discussing and what new actions they potentially could take. i can tell you, as far as the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon, he put out a statement late saturday night after this rocket launch, calling it "deeply deplorable" and added that north korea should halt its provocative actions. ban ki-moon also warned north carolina before this launch not to go forward with it, he said it would be a very, very provocative action. also diplomats at the united nations before the launch also warned north korea not to move forward, as well. clearly all of those calls fell on deaf ears. >> what might we see

u.n. security council on this conflict. you expect the groundwork is essential for essential. >> you've been listening to the russian representative to deputy minister foreign affairs. this after the 15-member council unanimously adopted that resolution endorsing the u.s.-russia brokered plan for a pause in the fighting in syria, which is set to get under way in less than 30 minutes from now. and our diplomatic editor james bays is at the united nations in new york. highways been listening into all of this. we heard the special envoy of the u.n. say that talks, peace talks resume possibly on march 7th. but i suppose that will be very much contingent on what happens in the next seven days. >> yes, exacty and even what happens in the coming hours. the cessation of hostilities is supposed to start, that's less than a half hour away. so a very key moment as they described it. and it will effect whether there are going to be though peace talks that they have announced or at least set a date for geneva. these are the talks that c

u.n. security council resolutions 2,094. the required north end from existing nuclear from rooms spinach to return to new dash age and with his nuclear. >> in 2009 the security council proposed a conventional arms embargo on north korea but it's insisted on a loophole to allow them to import small arms and weapons number three exploited those people with the international trade. in this trade remains one of that country's most profitable revenue sources. it is especially well known for purchasing whites weapons that it does sell to other countries for cash although violates the suggestions those that sell in the first place to get off scot-free. the involvement of north korea arm to that nonproliferation is to make my country minute knowledge the committee hearing and the chinese entities continue to sell technology to north korea that could toughest of the development of nuclear capable ballistic missiles with china's efforts to clamp gallon remains feeble at best. if the united states is to continue to provide assistance to

u.n. security council has strongly condemned north korea's long range rocket launch. e council held an emergency meeting on sunday to discuss pyongyang's actions saying it violated four separate u.n. resolutions. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. described the launch as a direct threat. we will coulds live to the u.n. in a moment but first this report from that harry faucet >> reporter: north korea had brought its launch time by a day. two hours into that window the rocket coming the bright star satellite lifted off, all over seen by the country's young leader and relayed by its most famous news reader. >> translation: the complete success made in the satellite lift off is a great work of science of technology. it is a popular event in developing the country's defense kablts. >> reporter: it's the defense kablt that worries regional and world powers. a rocket that can launch a satellite can carry a nuclear war head, even if this one slow to fuel and hard to conceal is far from the ideal weapon >> this doesn't have military applications, but nevertheless some of the appli

u.n. security council. today the council's president said an agreement on new sanctions could come as early as next week. arthel? >> we'll take a look at that later in the show. thank you, kristin. >> meanwhile, brand-new clues about the bombing of that jetliner in somalia. we'll show you the very disturbing video that's been uncovered by investigators and what they think it shows. >>> plus, new hampshire election officials taking steps to prevent voter fraud. what voters will have to do on tuesday for the first time in the presidential primary there. >> some observers say it was a pretty good night for the governors in last night's republican debate. was it? our political panel. we'll debate that. first one former governor, jeb bush. >> only three people were fired after waiting lists were dropped where people died. it is outrageous. and hillary clinton says that's acceptable because she is captive of the public service union. [screaming] ♪ ♪ the bold nissan rogue, with intuitive all wheel drive. because w

u.n. security council to endorse it. it was nonsense. ambassadors were addressed by video link by the u.n. special envoy for syria who said this was a crucial moment. >> doubted, there will be no shortage of attempts to undermine this process. we are ready for it. we should not be impressed, we should not be overly concerned. we should address it and realise that this is part of any ceasefire and cessation of hostilities. >> reporter: in the hours before the cessation of hostilities came into effect, there was an increase in violence: many of the towns being hit by syrian and russian bombers are towns like deraya, a suburb of damascus that is being pummelled up to this very day, a town that is not held by i.s.i.l. or the al-nusra front. it is hard to seem serious and sincere about ceasing hostilities when you ramp-up fighting right up to the minute the cessation of hostilities is to take effect. >> reporter: behind the scenes there was also agreement between countries that are usually allies. the start of the meeting was delayed after th

u.n. security council.his one really attempts to target pressure pointed in economy, and stop stop north korea from getting the finances the know how and the materials it needs to advance it's nuclear weapons program. specially it calls for all cargo come manager and out of the country to be inspected. mandatory option ins that something new, and unprecedented we are told in a sangs resolution. and also tightened some loopholes that were in past resolutions in terms of prohibiting all arms trade with north korea, even small conventional arms not just things related to the nuclear program. there's new individuals and entities being added to the sanctions list, banking restrictions imposed on any dealing with banks outside of the country, and so on and so on. again, samantha power, the u.s. ambassador saying that this if adopt willed be just another unprecedented resolution. >> these sanctions if adopted would send an unambiguous message to the regime. the world will not accept your proliferation. there will

u.n. security council meeting saying it fears turkey could launch a ground offensive in syria. >>> harperee has died at the age of 89. >>> and we look at how the space tourism industry is finally taking off. ♪ >>> first to libya where the united states has carried out air strikes targeting fightersal lined with the so-called islamic state of iraq and the levant, isil. libyan officials say at least 40 people were killed in the attacks west of the capitol tripoli. the pentagon says the operation hit an isil training camp and was aimed at killing a senior tunisian operative. he is accused of helping organize deadly attacks on a museum in tunis and a beach resort in the town of zeus last year. >> this was a facilitate we had had our eye on for sometime, and we had determined that there were isil fighters and folks in training at this facility, and specifically that he was associated with this facility in particular. and we believed that they posed a threat. >> rosiland jordan joins us live from washington, d.c. what more do we know about the target, and the impact of these air strikes in liby

u.n. security council has listened to threats from north korea. he time for the people in new york to issue threats. the security council had a sunday meeting to discuss the launch of a rocket, which pyongyang says is for earth observation. the diplomats met behind closed doors. and afterwards, agreed to condemn the north korea launch. and also, to warn of significant measures in a strong resolution aimed at pyongyang in the coming days or weeks or months. >> each of these provocations, each of these illegal actions requires a robust response. because of dprk's decisions and actions, we will ensure that the security council imposes serious consequences. >> reporter: even though they knew the launch was coming, there is growing frustration here in new york at pyongyang, just totally violating four security council resolutions over the years. >> business as usual will no longer apply. we have many resolutions that have not been implemented by the dprk. and we have to work on this basis, working on the new security council resolution. >> reporter: chi

u.n. security council resolution that, if adopted, would break new ground and represent the strongest set of sanctions imposed by the security council in more than two decades. >> the proposed measures include a ban on exports of aviation fuel to north korea. they also prohibit exports of gold, titanium and rare-earth minerals from the north. in addition, all u.n. member states are required to inspect any north korean cargo entering or leaving their country. and it warns of more than 30 ships that may have been used to evade sanctions. beijing is pyongyang's main ally and was reluctant to increase sanctions, but it now agrees. >> we certainly hope that we will achieve the objective of denuclearization of the korean peninsula and also a negotiated solution. >> translator: we should note that although china is a close neighbor to the north, it's fulfilling its obligation as a responsible world power. >> officials in seoul also commended the draft. they say it's a stern warning the international community will not allow pyongyang to obtain more weapons of mass destruction. they say the sancti

u.n. security council gathered for an emergency meeting. u.s. ambassador samantha powell says the launch was hostel, illegal, brazen and reckless. she is calling for sanctions against the country. >> gabriel elizonda has more >>> ambassadors and diplomats rushing in to the security council chamber for an emergency meeting. >> weakness is not an option. >> after the closed door meeting, the security council offered strong condemnation and promised a new resolution. samantha powell says the rocket launch was more than a provocation, but a direct threat that advanced north korea's nuclear ambitions. >> pyongyang claims it launched a paceful earth observation satellite. nobody is fooled. so-called vehicles are the same technology as missiles, prohibited by multiple security council resolutions. we are looking forward to expeditiously consulting with our colleagues in the coming days, and will be looking to council members to unite around a swift and aggressive response to the d.p.r.k.'s represented violations constituting this threat to global peace

u.n. security council resolutions. north korea also continues to be involved in criminal activities around the world to include cyber attacks against organizations and governments. this bill that we're going to be considering, the passage of the north korea sanctions and policy enhancement act, that's what we're going to be voting on, toughens the sanctions against north korea by authorizing comprehensive sanctions against companies and individuals who engage in certain trade with north korea. this is something fairly reason to get compliance with the arrangements that are being made by saying to a country if you do business, continue to do business with north korea, then we'll have sanctions against your country. and this is something that has worked, it has worked to a degree in iran. it's a system that should be set up, and we'll have the opportunity to do that this afternoon. so the -- if anyone engages in trade with north korea as well as those determined to be responsible for human rights abuses, money laundering

u.n. security council resolutions. now with another resolution being worked on and pyongyang threatening more rocket launches, the pressure is on diplomats here to figure out what, if anything, will finally convince north korea to stop because up until now all threats have fallen on deaf ears >>> now to the latest on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in syria where government forces backed by russian air power has been intensifying their campaign against i.s.i.l. in aleppo. it is not clear just how many people are at the border crossings. estimates vary between 10 to 35,000. aid trucks from turkey have been delivering supplies to the syrian side but for now ankara are not letting them in. there are 350,000 people living around aleppo itself and there are grave fears for their safety. doctor without borders said a food and water crisis is looming. >> reporter: the border may be closed for people, but we've seen an instead line of trucks coming in and out all day. what we've also seen is steel structures on the ba

u.n. security council the u.n. special envoy described this moment. >> saturday will be critical tomorrow, in fact, from midnight. no doubt there would be no shortage of attempts to undermine this process. we're ready for it. we should not be impressed. we should not be overly concerned. we should address it and realize that this is part of any cease-fire every sever assess station of hostilities. diplomats tell me that they know there is not a quitening of guns across syria apart because two groups are not even included in this. this will still be attacked by an array of different parties on the ground and from the air. that's isil and jabhat al nusra. stephanie powers said that people had a right to be steptcal by things. >> towns being pummeled up to this very day. a town that is not held by isil or al nusra front. it is hard to seem serious and sincere about ceasing hostilities when you ramp up fighting right up to the minute the cessation of hostilities is to take affect. >> in the coming hours and days this c

u.n. security council needs to play. they need to play the role in additionally advancing or pushing for more human rights in north korea because they have the leverage to do so. we don't trade with north korea, our leverage is somewhat limited, but china with a 90% trade share has that leverage. the good thing about these sanctions is that they will sanction the activities of chinese companies and entities that are trading with north korea, and that secondary sanction i think has the ability to work and put pressure on. we've seen recently how sanctions can work in another context, in the iran context and the architects of the sanction policy with iran are in this room and they deserve praise because there's no way that iran, a rogue nation that was moving forward to develop nuclear weapons, would have ever entertained a diplomatic discussion to try to put limits on that program had it not been for sanctions that were designed to have a strategic and careful effect. and so we need to do the same thing here. and these sa

u.n. security council resolutions. north korea should pay the price. >> the tone in the chinese media is also changing. this newspaper is affiliated with the chinese communist party. so it likely lists the views of authorities. one cites that with regard to the nuclear test, many consider them a bad neighbor. rather than a friendly partner. another article can be taken as a warning, saying that china should prepare for a worst-case scenario on the korean peninsula. i asked an expert about his take. he sees ties between north korea and china beginning to crumble. >> more chinese public consider north koreans not of strategic asset but a strategic liability. i think our clear influence on pyongyang weakened quite a lot in the past three years. the economic aid to pyongyang accounted for a high percentage of china's aid. now is very low. >> so this change in tone on the chinese side, is that going to allow the security council to move towards a consensus? >> there are still hurdles that member countries need to overcome b

u.n. security council to intervene. these show syrian kurdish y.p.g. fighters being shelled in the north. it wants them to withdraw from areas they have captured in northern aleppo province. the y.p.g., who also have the support of the u.s., are refusing and say they will push back any advance from i.s.i.l. france has joined the u.s. in urging turkey to stop bombing kurdish zones in syria. syrian forces meanwhile continue their push for aleppo, backed by russian air strikes. this apparently shows the aftermath of an air strike on the districts of where a building collapsed. a family of six were stuck under this rubble. we have had no reports of deaths so far. an aid convoy carrying medical supplies has been load inside of douma. the syrian red crescent it says there are medicine and milk for children. nearly half a million people in syria are cut off >>> libya's presidential council has named a revised list of ministers for a unity government. the announcement was made in morocco. the group of 18 ministers will have to be approved by the internationall

u.n. security council is discussing how best to respond to that. this this rorkt launch to respond as well. the white house is now calling for serious consequences. national security adviser susan rice said, quote, north korea's missile and nuclear weapons program represents serious threats. we call upon the international community to stand together and demonstrate to north korea that its reckless acts must have serious consequences. now this rocket launched just 30 minutes before last night's republican debate. senator ted cruz was asked, if president, would he have ordered a preemptive strike to destroy this missile? cruz said he wouldn't speculate but he would discuss his fears of an eelectromagnetic pulse that could fry our electrical grid. >> one of the real rinks of this launch, north north korea wants to launch a satellite, and one of the greatest risks is they would place a nuclear weapon in the satellite and they would detonate the weapon and set off an electromat nettic pulse, which could take down the grid and potentially killing millions

u.n. security counsel condemned the missile launch but they didn't agree on the white house wants serious consequences and they called called for a swept and greesessive response. >> looking forward to consulting with our colleagues in the coming days and be looking looking to all counsel members to unite around a swept and aggressive response to the repeated violations at constitute this very direct threat to global peace and security. >> reporter: north korea fired off the rocket on saturday night. it passed over japan and landed near the philippines. u.s. officials say it posed no immediate threat. this is their second major provocation in a month. in january they conducted its 4 4th nuclear test. they are discussing how to respond to that and now they have yesterday's missile launch to factor in as well and discussions are underway over deploying a missile defense system in south korea. a development that china calls concerning. china is north korea's main ally. today the counsel's present said an agreement on sanctions could come next week. fox news. >> something we will have to keep

u.n. security council will be holding this emergency meeting on sunday. it will be at 16 gmt, around 11am local time here in new york in u.n. headquarters. ban ki-moon had warned north korea, before this launch, not to go ahead with it. diplomats at the u.n. told al jazeera that they also warned north korea as well not to pursue this missile launch. clearly those warnings fell on deaf ears. what we can expect at the security council is really the first chance that the security council members can all get together in one room to discuss where they go from here, what new measures or resolutions they might pursue, but i can tell you that it is slow moving here oftentimes at the u.n. china and the u.s. had been discussing new security council resolutions based on a north korea nuclear test last month, but those new resolutions were moving very slowly, but now the security council is faced with this new issue that has fallen right in their lap that they now have to deal with. on sunday it will be very interesting to see how all sides position themselves, especi

u.n. security council. but today -- the council's president said an agreement on new sanctions could come as early as next week. in washingtona& 3 (walter) in fact, the japanese and australian governments are already considering tougher sanctions against north korea and secretary of state john kerry has called the foreign ministers of south korea *and japan, to reassure both that the united states will stand by its "ironclad commitment to all its allies. 3 (jen) usually, the u-s olympic committee is a huge cheerleader and promoter... they *want the best american athletes to go to the games. but this year: they're telling top competitors to *skip the olympics in brazil, this summer, if they're concerned about the zika virus. top officials met late last month for a conference call... and decided: athletes and their federations shouldn't go... if they feel uncomfortable about the health threat. the united states won the most medals at the last summer games in london... so if american athletes don't show up in

u.n. security council to support the plan. ei lavrov spoke. >> translator: of course nobody can give 100% guarantees, but there is serious ground to secure this move and make it stable. >> james bayes is at the united nations. james what is the natest on this? >> reporter: well, the latest is some important developments in the coming hours ahead of that truce or cessation of hostilities which is supposed to start at midnight damascus, the beginning of saturday, that is here in the u.s., eastern time, 5:00 p.m. before that, to give it a little bit more weight going into it, the u.n. security council will be meeting two hours before that 3:00 pm eastern time. they will be passing a resolution, we believe to endorse the idea of this cessation of hostilities. and we wait for 5:00 pm eastern, when everyone will be watching very, very closely, whether there is a lull in the violence in syria. they are hoping that perhaps there could be a significant lull. >> and james, so, yeah, let's more about that. is anybody optimistic that this

u.n. security council members are deciding how to punish the country for its nuclear tests. for those pressing for a tougher approach, a launch would only toughen their resolve. nhk world. >> japan's self-defense forces are preparing to protect the country from any launch. the defense minister says if north korea launches a missile, japan will be ready. >> translator: we issued an order to destroy ballistic or any other missiles. >> authorities in pyongyang have released a flight path for a satellite-carrying rocket. based on that information, officials in tokyo say it may pass over islands in okinawa in southern japan. ships are equipped with advanced radar technology and intercepters. intercepters will also be set up on the ground in okinawa. last month they were deployed in and around tokyo. >>> the u.n.'s top negotiator at syria's peace talks are trying to get them to sit face to face. but they remain at odds over several issues, including the choice of top negotiator. representatives have been meeting separately. the opposition has named a rebel leader a their chief neg

u.n. security council to intervene. the turkish prime minister has said his country will keep pounding kurdish positions. these pictures show turkish forces shelling the y.p.g. fighters close to azaz district in the north. ankara that is. they want the y.p.g. to withdraw from the areas that they've captured in this area. the y.p.g. who also have the support of the u.s. are refusing. they say they will push back any advance from i.s.i.l. france has joined the u.s. in urging turkey to stop the bombing. syrian forces continue their push for aleppo city backed by russian air strikes. this apparently shows the aftermath of an air strike on the districts of two areas. an entire building kal appearsd-- kal opposited here. president of russia says it has no plans to have the military presence in syria forever. he was speaking in a magazine interview and said that russia is pursuing a limited objective. when asked if the air strikes would continue until the bashar al-assad regained control. to our correspondent who is reporting

u.n. security council resolutions. it's not clear if china, nuclear's strongest backer, will agree to new stiff sanctions. >>> al jazeera jamie mcintyre is live for us at the pentagon. what is the strategy and is there talk of changing it now? >> the talk is how successful this rocket launch was on saturday night-sunday morning korean time. it did put a satellite into orbit, however, as the satellite launch was quite unsuccessful, the satellite is tumbling out of control so, it's not funking as an earth-observation satellite. more importantly th, this is the second time that north korea has been able to launch a three-stage missiles, and so it shows that their capability continues to grow. in response the united states is looking at beefing up missile defenses on the koreanen peninsula, something that president obama hinted at in an interview on cbs aired this morning. >> now they're trying to perfect their missiles launch systems. i spoke with. presidenpresident xi of china on tightening the noose on them. and we're t

u.n. security council system. the u.n. security council will hold an emergency meeting on sunday. >> turkey is ready to let in tens of thousands trapped on the border. they are stuck on the frontier after fleeing a government offensive near aleppo. 24 people are known to have died near southern taiwan. 120 people have been found trapped. rescue workers are searching under the debris of a high-rise building. >>> back to the main story and north korea's rocket launches. it's not pyongyang's space ambitions that have concern, it's the potential that the rocket technology could be used for, to deliver a nuclear weapon. >> reporter: here is, the north korean rocket. similar to the one thought to have put a satellite into space. it's never been tested as a ballistic missile but could be adopted to carry an 800 kilogram payload. that puts asia and the u.s. within its range. it can only be launched from fixed sites, which means it's not easily hidden or moved, and takes hours to prepare volatile fuel for launch, it's hardly a respo

u.n. security council to discuss the humanitarian situation in syria, there was stinging criticism of the syrian government for delaying and blocking aid to we seened areas. from the u.n.'s humanitarian chief stephen o'brien. they said they were putting bureaucratic obstacles in the way. there was a rare bit of good news about the town in syria. >> earlier this morning a plane dropped the first cargo of 21 tons of items. we have received initial reports from the team on the ground that pallets have landed in the target area as planned. >> the main reason for these aid deliveries, of course, is to help the desperate people in those we seened areas in syria. but it is also worth noting this was part of a plan drawn up in munich earlier on this month to try and get the peace talks in geneva back on track. those peace talks collapsed earlier this month. the other part of the plan is the asses cessation of hostilities due on saturday. in order to support that the u.n. security council, i'm told, may welcome up with a resolution, this could possibly be passed on friday just hours before that ces

u.n. security council. and state minister for foreign affairs is scheduled to meet ambassador from nine nonpermanent members of the u.n. security council on thursday. he hopes to seek their cooperation on the matter. defense ministry officials believe if a missile is launched, its path would be similar to the north's last launch in 2012. the launch is expected between february 8th and the 25th. in preparation, the ministry is deploying two destroyers with advanced radar systems and ters sea. it is also sending additional air defense missiles to the area near the planned flight path. and it has already set up interceptors around tokyo to shoot down any incoming missile. the government will also brief officials from across japan on a communications plan in the event a missile is launched. >>> united nations officials have tried to end syria's civil war. delegates in geneva since last week, but rocky from the start. the special envoy says the talks will resume in three weeks. >> there is more work to be done,

u.n. security council response. so, that is what we heard.e also heard from the japanese ambassador to the united nations. let's listen to a little bit more of what he had to say as well. >> using the technology is a clear violation of the u.n. security council. it came after four weeks, after the nuclear missile. today, we hope today at the council, we will make ourselves very clear that we cannot condone the acts of the violation of the security council resolutions by dprk. it went over japan, landed near the philippines, and this is a clear threat to the lives of many people. >> dave, i guess the thing is at the u.n., things do tend to happen pretty slowly. i believe they are still debating what to do after the last missile strike. what options does the u.n. have? you are right. that's really the key here is china in many ways. as you mentioned a, it was just last month that north korea did a nuclear test and the security council, while condemning that, has not agreed on a resolution based on that nuclear test from a month ago. china and t

u.n. security council resolution to impose stricter sanctions. >> we have made significant progress. if the resolution is approved, it will go beyond anything that we have previously passed. >> translator: important progress has been made. the u.n. security council could reach agreement on the draft resolution and pass it in the near future. >> john kerry and wang yi spoke after meeting in washington. wang also emphasized the need for u.s. officials to hold talks with the north koreans. >>> japanese officials are working to enhance air defense by manufacturing their own stealth aircraft. they've tested the prototype on a runway. it took place at nagoya airport in central japan. the plane sped down the runway at about 100 kilometers per hour. more than 200 domestic companies have been working on the project for seven years. >> translator: we have high expectations for future development of our country's fighter jets. the technical innovations could apply to the entire aviation industry and other areas. >> the united states uses f-22 stealth fighters and russia and china are also devel

u.n. security council resolution calling for an end of cross-border shelling more from the u.n. in new york >> reporter: fighting was supposed to ease across much of syria by friday. instead, it intensified. in the north syria kurdish fighters made gains. russian air strikes in support of the syrian regime hit hospitals as well as rebel targets. at the united nations a stark warning from france, russia's actions were making things worse. >> this millitaryise kalation is the direct result of the brutal offensive in the north of syria led by the syrian regime and its allies and here russia must understand that its unconditional support to bashar al-assad is a dead-end and a dead-end that will be extremely dangerous. >> reporter: french president francois hollande says turkey's actions put it at risk of war with russia. peace negotiations were postponed and the u.n. syria envoy staffan de mistura said no dates were set for resumption of talks. meanwhile russia called an urgent u.n. security council meeting and drafted a resolution calling on syria's neighbors and others to respect

u.n. security council resolutions. is not clear if china will agree to new stiffer sanctions. >> mitt security researcher jim walsh said the u.s. needs to change the way it deals with china if it wants support handling the north. >> we are doing the same old same old, publicly hectoring china saying why aren't you doing more. that's not a very smart way to go about it. we are more likely to be effective with china in quiet talks behind the scenes. every time we shout at china, it reduces their freedom of movement. china's dealing with an ally, an ally though don't like, that be causes them problems, but an ally nonetheless. the more we scream it, china do more, if the chinese do what we want, it will look to the north koreaens like their supposed friend is in cahoots with the enemy. we need to be more subtle, indirect and that will be more effective. >> china's foreign minister said it has called on all sides to show restraint. it condemns the u.s. and south korea's what it calls aggression against north korea. >> whil

u.n. security council voted unanimously to back the truce. talks to end the war will begin on march 7. james bays has more from the u.n. headquarters in new york >> reporter: just over 40 minutes before the cessation of hostilities was due to come into effect a vote by the u.n. security council to endorse it. it was unanimous. ambassadors were addressed by video link by staffan de mistura who said it would be an important moment advertisement we are ready for this, we should not be impressed, overly concerned. we should address it. and realise that this is part of any ceasefire. >> reporter: in the hours before the cessation of hostilities came into effect, there was an increase in violence, including fresh bombardment by the air force of russian which with the u.s. is posed to be one of the main sponsors of this process. >> many of the towns being hit by syrian and russian bombers are towns like derayaa. a suburb of damascus that is pummelled up to this very day. a town not held by i.s.i.l. or the al-nusra front. it is hard to seem serious and sincere about ceasing hostilities when you

u.n. security council? >> possibly on the margins, but i don't expect china to take any action that will be destabilizing. my personal view is that the only way you could stop these actions or behaviours of north korea is through force, which probably means war or you would need some kind of revolution inside north korea whereby the regime changes its thinking, it's development strategy, its national security policy and its world view and that would mean abandoning the state ideology, the identity of the regime and so forth. either of those two tracts would be very destabilizing and that's something china is it not want to see. they will not take strong punitive actions >>> thank you very much for that. syrian government forces are continuing to advance as they try to cut off rebel fighters in the northern city aleppo. they have captured a number of villages and towns nearby. thousands of people who have fled the fighting are still stranded on the border with turkey. the turkish government has not allowed t

u.n. security council to discussed humanitarian situation in syria, the stinging criticism of the syrian government of delaying and blocking aid to besieged areas from the u.n. humanitarian chief stephen o'brien, they were putting bureaucratic obstacles in the way. he had a rare bit of good news about the town in syria. >> earlier this morning a wef plane dropped the first cargo of 21 tons of items into the city. we've seen initial reports from the team on the ground that the pallets have landed in the targeted area as planned. >> the main reason for these aid deliveries, of course, is to help the desperate people in those besieged areas in syria. but it's also part of the plan, the time grab, the peace talks in geneva. and the other part of the plan is the cessation of hostilities due to reports on saturday. in order to support that, the u.n. security council may come up with a resolution. the u.s. and russia are talking about this, and it was possibly passed on friday just hours before that cessation is due to start. >> well, russia and syrian president have spoken on the phone about the deal. th

u.n. security council. state minister for foreign affairs is meeting ambassadors with nine nonpermanent members of the u.n. security council. defense ministry officials believe if a missile is launched, the path would be similar to the north's launch in 2012. in preparation, the ministry is deploying two destroyers with advanced radar systems and intercepters to the east china sea. it's also sending additional air defense missiles to the area near the planned flight path. and it has already set up intercepters around tokyo. the government will brief officials across japan on a communications plan in the event a missile is launched. >>> brazilian president has declared war on the zika virus. she's seen her country bear the brunt on the outbreak since last may. on national tv, she said brazil won't be beaten by the mosquitos that spread the virus. >> translator: the government is placing all financial, technological and human resources necessary in this fight in defense of life. we have even partnered with ma