u.n. security council. the new sanctions will forbid european firms from investing in and giving technical assistance to iran's oil and gas industries. iranian banks must get permission for transactions of 40,000 euros of more in eu member countries. >>> our objective was, is and will be to bring iran to the table to resolve this issue. >>> eu foreign policy chief ashton advised iran to hold talks with the u.n. security council. >>> miyazaki prefecture in southwestern japan lifted its last remaining ban on the transfer of livestock, about three months after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. at a news conference early in the morning on tuesday, miyazaki prefectural governor hideo higashikokubaru announced that he had lifted the state of emergency declared in may. >> the governor says disinfection and other preventive measures will continue until it confirms the end of the epidemic. the prefecture and the central government instituted precautionary restrictions on moving livestock after cases of foot-and

u.n. security council. to impose sanctions against iran russia has long been trying to build bridges between iran and the west but ave nuclear is enough to undermine those bridges we're asking alexander. the russian ambassador to iraq. is nothing special in question hello mr dudley given thank you for coming to our program. we're going to talk about iran's nuclear program today probably and the main problem here is that it's not clear whether or not there are nuclear weapons in iran. as the invested to this country would you say that iran's nuclear program is a real threat for anyone. and this has been an issue for several years already just because and we don't have a definite answer to this question at this point. of course we can say for sure that iran has a bomb or he's ready to make it here. and we can only base our judgment on the information and data gathered by the international atomic energy agency here mighty ali because the resolutions did the i.a.e.a. board of governors the dogs after carefully

u.n. security council's resolutions from the regarding iran's nuclear program of the players. and we cannot use any other sources any other opiates or any other decisions you bring him to draw a definite conclusion about what's dear and what's not true that it is important for us to know why they and we sure are a team she wants the purpose of this enrichment. what is the quantity openreach to raney i'm aware there iran needs doing a reach because such a high degree if we don't need to peaceful purposes you're a big deal it's that some suspect that duran is pursuing nuclear research in order to produce and those who are to be able to produce nuclear weapons. of course there's what ten chillis growing you're on there with you know but it's not clear if the holiday will use up not assured of course arrangements just not that they have any intention of creating an atomic bomb. they say. their nuclear program totally peaceful. however it's just not about them it's their lack of desire for a more constructive dialogue. there on the willingness to discuss the issue at an appropriate

u.n. security council presidential statement that condemned the sinking. the united states, south korea, and other countries say that a north korean torpedo sank the warship, while the north denies any involvement. north korea's foreign minister has arrived in hanoi to attend the final day of the asean foreign ministers meeting on friday. north korea takes part in the conference every year. at hanoi airport pak refused to respond to questions from reporters and went straight to his hotel. the north korean foreign minister is expected to stress the promotion of diplomatic dialogue, including the resumption of the six-party talks to end the controversy over the sinking. but he's likely to strongly oppose next week's scheduled joint military drills by south korea and the u.s. in the sea of japan and the yellow sea. >>> a strong typhoon is approaching southern china. this follows tropical storm conson that hit just last week. we now go to saki ochi from the weather desk with the latest information. >> we have been keeping an eye on the storm system. it's been

u.n. security council adopted a resolution imposing additional sanctions on the country. the measures include a partial ban on financial transactions. the united states followed up by announcing its own sanctions earlier this month, including a ban on the export of petroleum products. the eu decided this week to ban new investment in iran's energy sector. japan, which imports crude oil from iran, had been wary of imposing its own punishments. but the government apparently felt the need to show solidarity with the u.s. and eu following the latest u.n. resolution. japan's new sanctions will likely include tighter monitoring of financial transactions with iran and targeting more businesses for an asset freeze. a draft of the new penalties is expected by the end of next month. >>> the united states says its ambassador to japan, john roos, will attend a ceremony marking the 1945 atomic bombing of hiroshima. ambassador roos will be the first u.s. official to attend the memorial. >> ambassador john roos will represent the united states at the august 6 hiroshima peace memorial to

u.n. security council. serbia said it was a flagrant violation of international law. that position has been at now rejected by the international court of justice. kosovo house that this will prompt countries that have not recognized its independence to do so. -- kosovo hopes that this will prompt countries that of not recognized its independence to do so. greece, romania, cyprus, and slovakia have reduced to recognize it. they fear the secession could set a legal precedents. groups in the basque region of spain, northern cyprus, of cause yet, south ossetia may say if kosovo managed it, why not us? the struggle for independence in kosovo began years ago, culminating in an ethnic war where albanian separatists fought serb troops. serbs still feel attached to kosovo. the reaction to the decision was one of bitter disappointment. >> it is an injustice. you can do such an injustice. >> the foreign minister from serbia it gave a defiant response. >> serbia will never under any circumstances recognize the independence of the so-called republic of kosovo. this position is not

u.n. security council due to opposition from china and russia. the international court of justice has rejected it was a violation of international law. this prompts kosovo to hope those who have not recognize its to do so. spain, greece, romania, cyprus, and slovakia have refused to recognize kosovo. they and others feared that this will inspire secessionist movements -- groups in the south of the basques in spain, ossetia, and others saying if kosovo managed it, why not us? the war ended with an nato bombing campaign to force belgrade to withdraw troops from the southern province. serbs still feel deeply attached to kosovo, and the decision brought reactions of bitter feelings. >> it is an injustice. >> serbia will not let go. >> serbia will not under any circumstances recognize the legitimacy of the so-called republic of kosovo. >> but relief from a government that firmly believes the republic of kosovo has a right to exist. the foreign minister once contact with belgrade. >> there is no other alternative but working together in a joint operati

u.n. security council presidential statement that condemned the sinking. >> south korea's foreign ministry spokesperson quoted yu as saying both nations should pressure the north to refrain from acting against the international community. >>> a senior u.s. official has brushed off north korea's condemnation of new u.s. sanctions against the country and its planned military drills with south korea. north korean foreign ministry official ri dong il said in vietnam on thursday that the u.s. moves represent an expansion of its anti-north korean and security in the peninsula. at a news conference u.s. assistant secretary of state phillip crowley responded to the north korean comments. >> the very kind of actions that we've announced in recent days including military exercises that will be conducted in the near future are expressly demonstrating that we will be prepared to act in response to future north korea provocations. >> crowley said actions by north korea, including the sinking of a south korean warship, are the kinds of moves that actually pose a threat to stability in the region. he sai

u.n. security council. he said it would respect -- it would reflect the continent's growing insignificance. >>> venezuelan president hugo tavis has broken off diplomatic talks with colombia. chavez accused them and the u.s. of wanting to instigate a war with his country amid accusations from bogota that its neighbor was hovering leftist guerrillas. chavez announced he would sever ties after columbia presented what they said was photographic evidence of -- after colombia presented what they said was photographic evidence of farc rebels meeting with leaders in venezuela. >>> heavy rains and flooding in parts of the province. roads are still flooded from the previous typhoon. the government has warned pele to stay ioors. china currently in the grips of its worst flooding in at a decade. storms have killed more than 700 people since the beginning of the year, with hundreds more still missing. >>> germany's defense minister guttenberg sayse will not be scrapping the country's compulsory military service. the pro

u.n. security council's adoption of a resolution to impose further sanctions on iran due to its nuclear developmentthe u.n. sanctions mainly target foreign firms that have exported oil products to iran. the united states is also working on further sanctions against north korea following the march sinking of a south korean warship allegedly by the north. the sanctions are said to include freezing of assets of north korean entities and individuals in the u.s. the u.s. is expected to call on japan and south korea to follow suit. it aims to increase pressure on iran and north korea and make its sanctions more effective. >>> thai prime minister abhisit vejjajiva announced thursday that he has lifted the state of emergency in six more provinces. however, he added that the law remains in effect for the capital of bangkok, even though protests there ended over two months ago. the government imposed emergency rule in 24 provinces during mass protests that lasted from march to may. at that time, 90 people were killed and nearly 1,900 were injured in violent clashes between anti-government protesters and secu

u.n. security council is more of a political gesture on behalf of the easy one cannot doubt and it's aimed at washington and it's important to see that the latest u.n. sanctions are harsher and more comprehensive than the previous rounds and if they're fully implemented they're likely to have the desired effect it's worth saying here that foreign companies including european firms frequently find ways and loopholes to bypass restrictions and channel investment and technology is. therefore a way key objective is to make sure that all the un member states it here to its decisions. it is. ten minutes past the hour here in moscow you are with auti thank you for joining us today israel's defense minister is visiting washington to talk to u.s. officials about iran's nuclear program america is around are united in their drive to hold tehran's atomic ambitions and support tougher international sanctions u.s. academic norman finkelstein says washington's harsh rhetoric indicates that all talk of change was simply short lived. there was an offer made in october two thousand and nine by the us admini

u.n. security council statement on north korea each come down the wash it sounds kind washington sinking boss a stool which didn't blame north korea but these inaugural conditions north korea could that technology itself already due to the all of them in. predominance all military power from your past self or an alliance i think the only way to deal with north koreans now is to negotiate especially you know went down to park to nuclear power and they want to be treated as a new their power and then when they're treated as a some kind of. evil axis. so they're just irritated then that's a very difficult to to deal with them in such a way. that it's going to check all the international news making headlines this hour and scientists in the mania have double what it believed to be the baldies a fuller remaining dictator nikolaus tell chest and his wife and children want to confirm that they were actually buried at the spot in bucharest officials took samples from the corpses before repairing the coffins ceausescu ruled romania for twenty years before being executed in an anti communist revolts. t

u.n. security council own lot of big stalk so i don't know why people neglected search key international documents so you've highlighted some of the potentially controversial issues at stake here let's talk about the long term endgame but what are the consequences are going to be from this i can anticipate of interests of points of view for example if you just take into consideration how many countries have already recognized so to say self independence of kosovo roughly one third of the entire world community so but there is another qualified majority two thirds of them they have not recognized corso war and i think they will never recognize it because it creates creates a very dangerous precedent in the world affairs that russia has said the decision of the international court of justice doesn't affect its stance on cause of independence can can you see that changing no it will not change so moscow just has already. expressed its position on. many occasions including highlighted three main points bullet points first of all no no recognition of self independence second continuation of talks betwe

u.n. security council debates there in deliberations or produced a presidential statement that focused on the action rather than the actor so you saw that statement condemning the sinking of the chart on but not referring directly to north korea now we're in this cycle where various countries are either objecting to the report or objecting to some of the actions and we're very frankly watching these types of actions and reactions very carefully right now can i ask about the social implications hillary clinton has said that these new measures need not directed against the people but surely further impact on an already impoverished nation is inevitable isn't it. well the administration the u.s. side as well as south korea they've been very careful to target the elites the leadership regime in north korea and so if you look at the freezing of bank accounts of things along those lines those are designed to again focus on a very specific group within north korea but when you look at the overall situation of the north korean people it's really a lapid economy the economy hasn't been functioning

u.n. security council as of the resolution two forty two but in addition to that it's clear that the united states and on this point i do agree with mr fisk the united states has has had a very difficult time in the middle east trying to create peace among all the parties in middle east look what happened in iran in one nine hundred seventy nine look what happened in lebanon in one thousand nine hundred three where america lost three hundred peacekeeping soldiers when the iranian backed hizbollah blew them to bits i'm sure mr fisk was in lebanon at that time and then the americans have tried somewhat unsuccessfully to broker a peace agreement with israel the palestinians the bottom line here is that the palestinian leadership under mr abbas have to agree to come to the table and talk with the state of israel mr newton the al much to the surprise of the entire world has actually reached out to mr abbas as much as any left wing liberal israeli government has in the you know in the sixty two years since israel was created and mr obama and mr abbas for his reasons has decided not to come to the

u.n. security council resolutions, area is full now with 45,000 rockets and missiles of all kinds.haron, out of all ople, made this gallant u-turn and pulled out from gaza, last square inch, every settler, every soldier out. it ended up in spite of a further military operation -- so first of all we should make sure that the west bank, if we end up in an agreement executed will not be filled with rockets, that the terror wave that caused the loss of life of thousands in israel ended up with a major operation, will not repeat itself from 2001 to 2003, the wave of terror will not repeat itself and that any geopolitical major changes will be dealt with properly -- or could be dealt with properly by israel. that's tough demands. could be solved, i believe, by the palestinians, might be solved i believe in a more smooth way within the context of regional structure of moderate states -- america, e europeans, israel, facing against the radical terror, israel has hegemonic ambitions and the like -- >> charlie: you have said that your responsibility is to the history of the people of israel

u.n. security council has already imposed stiff sanctions on north korea for testing nuclear weapons and long-range missiles. >>> a major blunder by the white house, the obama administration today admitting that shirley sherrod was fired from her job for racism before the facts were all fully explored. the white house says the president had nothing to do with it, but sherrod did receive an apology from the president's spokesperson and the secretary of agriculture. as nbc's steve handlesman reports, she was also offered her job back. >> reporter: with sherly sherrod's story all over tv, she won partial vindication at the white house. >> without a doubt, ms. sherrod is owed an apology. >> reporter: she got one from secretary of agriculture tom vilsack, who fired her. >> i did not think before i acted. and for that reason this poor woman has gone through a very difficult time. were. >> reporter: vilsack offered sherrod a new job, helping deal with tens of thousands of farmers alleging discrimination by the usda that had fired sherrod, who had said today -- >> we seem to be going backwards instead of f

u.n. security council voted to defend the south with a multinational force and president harry truman-- withoutsking congress to declare war-- committed u.s. soldiers to what he would call a police action. poorly trained and equipped american troops rushed to the peninsula from occupation duty in japan where they were first quickly pushed deep into the south by the north koreans. months later, the tide turned with an amphibious landing at inchon, and the 15-nation u.n. force led by american general douglas macarthur routed the northern armies all the way to the yalu river. that, in turn, drew in massive armies of communist chinese who sent the allied forces into a hasty winter retreat. general macarthur called for carrying the fight into china, but was overruled and fired for insubordination by president truman, in one of the great tests in american history of civilian control of the military. the war then settled into a stalemate along the 38th parallel and ended in an armistice on july 27, 1953, but never in a formal peace treaty. for years, the official american combat death toll was set at

u.n. security council. it is a different story, but still, we think that the upper done by those countries should be commended as well. thanyou very much. >> mr. ambassador, thank you for exposing yourself to some 90 questions. i hope the flames of the barbecue were not too hot -- that you for exposing yourself to so many questions. i hope the flames of the barbeque were not too hot. >> can i take a few more hours? >> join me in thanking the ambassador at this time. [applause] and if i could ask the audience remained seated said that i could get the ambassador fujisaki out and onto his next meeting. thank you again, ambassador. governorstional s association meeting gets under way shortly. our live coverage is beginning with a look at achieving a sustainable health-care system. the guest speaker is ceo of ibm roughly 40 governors are attending the conference, and california gov. arnold schwarzenegger and colorado gov. bill ritter and maryland gov. martin o'malley will make presentations over the weekend. gov

u.n. security council. and there is certain -- certainly another power to take the names off of the list. >> this is the security council -- do you have anyone in mind? alaska? >> the russians. they have a legitimate role in this process. >> the have approved of the last five. in january, they had a very legitimate role. i was talking to senior russian officials in the last several weeks on several occasions, and they have said that they would take this on the case by case basis. and this will now come down to each -- to every name. and this is not unfair to conclude this the in the past, they were the slowest. it is not active to say that they are doing this now because the process is going on. >> do you make the distinction as you did in london between reintegration? are you still against reconciliation? >> you were making this distinction about this being one thing -- and you are not so supportive of this issue. >> i do not believe that this is what i said in london. you may have a better memory that i d

u.n. security council the toughest agents ever directed at an iranian government. in addition, last week i signed our own set of sanctions, coming out of the united states congress, as robust as any that we have ever seen. other countries are following suit. and so we intend to continue to put pressure on iran to meet its international obligations and to cease the kinds of provocative behavior that has made it a threat to its neighbors and the international communities. we had an extensive discussion about the prospects for middle east peace. i believe that prime minister netanyahu wants peace. i think he is willing to take risks for peacc. during our conversation, he once again reaffirmed his willingness to engage in serious negotiations with the palestinians around what i think should be the goal not just of the two principals involved, but the entire world, and that is two states living side by side in peace and security. israel security needs met, the palestinians having a sovereign state that they call their own -- those are gools that have obviously escaped o

u.n. security council the toughest sanctions ever directed at an iranian government. in addition, last week i signed our own set of sanctions, coming out of the united states congress, as robust as any that we've ever seen. other countries are following suit. and so we intend to continue to put pressure on iran to meet its international obligations and to cease the kinds of provocative behavior that has made it a threat to its neighbors and the international community. we had a extensive discussion about the prospects for middle east peace. i believe that prime minister netanyahu wants peace. i think he's willing to take risks for peace. and during our conversation, he once again reaffirmed his willingness to engage in serious negotiations with the palestinians around what i think should be the goal not just of the two principals involved, but the entire world, and that is two states living side by side in peace and security. israel's security needs met, the palestinians having a sovereign state that they call their own -- those are goals that have obviously escaped o

u.n. you noted nation security council to make sure that iran cannot build an atomic bomb. there unless. iran is an active and proven trade partner but it doesn't mean that we're indifferent towards the way these limited public is developing its nuclear facilities we are loosing concerned with some military components of its atomic program allowing iran should find courage to begin to fully cooperating with the international community to iran should do this even if it doesn't like some issues it's currently facing. really friendly friendly relationship between the two wrapping up what has been a very successful summit a very successful meeting between the two leaders and also business leaders and political leaders germany and russia really to have the strongest partnerships on the world stage today cayetano many thanks for take that was daniel bushell talking to us from the russian city of yep i'm bored. well relations between russia and germany are now in a position where the team can get some real business done now is the opinion of a few that are on the kilmore third tour in chief of

u.n. security council resolutions, the u.s. sanctions joined in by the eu and others. there's international consensus that it would not be desirable for iran to develop nuclear weapons, and we need to take tough action to prevent them from developing nuclear weapons. i think the issue is broader. it is a u.s. national security interests that iran not develop nuclear weapons. our effort has been geared toward making sure they do not. >> another aspect of the challenge of maintaining the qme relates to arms sales. in my own experience, this was all so a delicate balancing act. we had commitments to the security, not just of israel, but up arab allies in the region. they also require arms sales and security cooperation. how do you balance those competing demands in the current security environment in the middle east? we have not seen the kind of arms sales battles on the hill that we saw let's say in the 1980's when israel and its american supporters on the hill battled the reagan administration is against a sale to saudi arabia. is that because we're not seeing major arm

u.n. security council approved a statement condemning the sinking that stopped short of directly implicatingorth korea. defense officials say israel's first internal report on the deadly raid against the gaza bound ship will compromise the intel. the report is not going to fault the commandos that opened fire. finally, this week the fda will begin radio of the first of the three new weight-loss drugs -- the fda will begin a review. dimon deliver significant weight loss without risking side effects. with of the city -- almost 35% of the adult population, expectations are high for some of the new weight loss their fees to emerge in more than a decade. those are some of the headlines on c-span radio. >> what world leaders from the white house to parliaments around the globe. the c-span video library is online and free in washington and the world. your way. this week on "the communicators," on line safety and the cable industry in europe. we had the maryland attorney general and the cable europe president. that is to 9 on c-span2. c-span is now available in 100 million homes bringing new politic

u.n. security council sent u.s. troops there. and the u.s.roops did a wonderful job of ending the famine. between november of 92 and march of 93, everything was taken care of in terms of getting humanitarian supplies through. at that point, the control over the operation shifted to the u.n. and the u.n. tried to engage in nation building, which is an extremely difficult thing. and during that time, u.n. troops were ambushed, u.n. troops were being killed by various war lords. and the government in power in washington at the time, the clinton administration, decided on an operation to try and get the chief warlord, a fellow named idid, and this is what resulted in black hawk down, the great tragedy where about 25 american rangers got killed. at that point, president clinton just said we're going to get out of there. but we did succeed in ending the humanitarian disaster that took place. host: next up, lake placid, florida. on our line for democrats. caller: mr. cohen, there's no american colonies on the conetnent of africa. if i'm not mistaken

u.n. security council resolutions against iran. as well as the recent congressional sanctions bill signed by president obama last week. the u.n. sanctions are important because they send a message to that regime that the international community led by president obama stands firmly against iran's nuclear program. the u.s. sanctions are important because -- the u.n. sanctions are important because they have more bite and the sooner they're implemented and the more rigorously they're enforced, the more bite they will have. . thehe sanctions are implemented and more vigorously enforced, the more fight they will have. the regime is vitally dependent on the energy sector. but we cannot be sure that these sanctions will have the necessary effect of stopping iran's nuclear program. i appreciate president obama's statement that he is determined to prevent iran from developing nuclear weaponsnd that all options are open. i think to for late -- to fully translate understanding into action, we must address the question of whether the world can

u.n. security council, the united states, and other countries are putting unprecedented pressure on the iranian government. and i thanked david for great britain's efforts to ensure strong european union sanctions in the coming days. along with our p5-plus-1 partners, we remain committed to a diplomatic solution. but the iranian government must understand that the path of defiance will only bring more pressure and more isolation. finally, much of our discussion focused on afghanistan. after the united states, great britain is the largest contributor of combat forces in afghanistan, and british troops and civilians have served and sacrificed in some of the most dangerous parts of the country. this is not an easy fight. but it is a necessary one. terrorists trained in afghanistan and the tribal regions along the pakistani border have killed innocent civilians in both of our countries. and an even wider insurgency in afghanistan would mean an even larger safe haven for al >>aeda and its terrorist affiliates to plan their next attack. and we are not going to let that happen. we have the right strat

u.n. security council the toughest sanctions ever put on an iranian government. and in addition, last week i signed our own set of sanctions coming out of the u.s. congress as robust as any we have ever seen. other countries are following suit. we intend to continue to put pressure on iran to meet their international obligations. we want themmto seize the kinds of provocative behavior that has made them a threat to their neighbors and the international community. we have had an extensive discussion about the prospects for peace in the middle east. i believe prime minister netanyahu wants peace. i think he is willing to take risks for peace. during our conversation, he, once again, reaffirmed his willingness to engage in serious negotiations with the palestinians around what, i think, should be the goal of the entire world which is two states living side by side in peace and security. israel's security needs will be met, the palestinians having a sovereign state that they can call their own -- these are the goals that have obviously escaped our grass for decades n

u.n. security council where you see nations as different as china, russia, france, u.s. voting together. and the european voted to sanction them even further, restrict further their visas. so iran is, i think, the digger long-term state threat. and it is becoming increasingly isolated by its approach. >> i'm encouraged by your discussion about the use of earmarks, or ofenchmarks to identify progress of a certain type. and and in that regard, it's helpful because you have people who say we're winning and people who say we're losing. looking at the same set of circumstances it's hard for them both to be right at the same time. but we can begin to debate whether we're 60 towards the reduction in the number of missions taken by the enemy. where we realize that they're not able to continue at the level they were before. so that kind of information is helpful to anybody. . in pakistan, in your remark to the committees, you said that pakistan is the highest priority, citing that the tribal areas provide them a safe haven and the pakistanis have begun to take significant step in addressing extre

u.n. council. it was -- security council.was made up of revenue and surplus money from the oil and food program. >>> in afghanistan a nato specsperson says one -- spokesperson says one of two sailors missing last week has been confirmed dead. the two disappeared friday after their armored suv was seen in a taliban-held area. officials say they don't know what the men were doing in such a dangerous part of the area. >>> police say jesus has admitted to sexually assaulting an 18-year-old. the suspect has been released on jail. >>> 7:48. well, sportscasters erin andrews is joining lawmakers on capitol hill calling for stronger laws against stalking. take a look. these are live pictures. there is erin, the blonde on the far left, hasn't spoken yesterday. that bill -- that's a california congresswoman in the red right there -- the bill would strengthen existing laws to make sure all forms of stocking are taken seriously. erin andrews was the victim of stocking two years ago. she was videotaped nude through a hotel peephole. that v

national security adviser, ron, the prime minister's senior adviser, israel's most able and intelligent embassador to the u.s., the permanent representative of israel to the u.n., and the council's general here in new york city. faugh not to know who comes from a family long at the center of his country's intellectual and political life. his career has spanned his ambassador to ship to the u.n., minister of foreign affairs and finance, and is now serving as prime minister for the second time. in his first stint as prime minister he signed agreements and as finance and prime minister he had a great deal to do with the introduction of significant economic reforms, those that have helped israel to grow and whether the recent financial turbulence considerably better than most other countries. as you all know, the prime minister met president obama on tuesday in the washington. both sides went to great lengths. i take it as positive because history shows that a strong and cooperative relationship between the u.s. and israel is very much in the interest of both countries. today's meeting could hardly come at a more opportune moment. there have been serious questions raised about the n