u.n. security council. president lee myung-bak has spoken with japanese prime minister naoto kan and u.s. president barack obama about his alliance with their countries. however, the effectiveness of going through the u.n. security council is in question. actually, it took four months for it to adopt a statement about the sinking of a south korean war ship. china was reluctant to back the statement. in the end the security council didn't name -- even though evidence showed it was to blame. now china and russia are concerned about the north artillery attacks, so the south korean government will need to use diplomatic skill to keep the countries on its side. >> and why did north korea attack south korea, and why now? >> well, i think there were two reasons behind this strike. one stems from north korea's domestic situation and the other is based on its relations with south korea and the united states. domestically, kim jong il decided his third son, kim jong un, will be his successor. kim jong un has to quickl

u.n. security council over the shelling by north korea. following tuesday's artillery attack. japan is holding unofficial talks at u.n. headquarters in new york. they plan to raise the issue at the security council. japan a nonpermanent member of the council says it's completely supporting south korea. it will watch how the south refers to the council. even after they take issue with the action it will be difficult to issue a change. considering the sinking of the warship in march, the statement adopted by the security council did not blame north korea by name out of consideration for china. >> translator: china bears a huge responsibility to the international community as a permanent member of the u.n. security council. i believe they should exercise their power for the good of all nations. >> japan's consumer prices fell 0.6% in october from a year earlier, marking a 20th consecutive monthly decline. the internal affairs ministry said on friday, that the consumer price index stood at 99.5. the core index excludes volatile fresh food prices. the drop is due to falling prices i

u.n. security council. the pledge has been opposed by pakistan, which has accused the two countries of playing a "power politics." we have this from delhi on the growing ties between the united states and the world's largest democracy. >> as a ceremonial welcome for barack obama at the presidential palace in delhi. at this, he says, is one of the most important relationships in the world. american power allied to and massive that country with an economy growing at 9% a year. and that rhetoric was translated into one firm commitment india wanted to hear, a seat at the top table. >> in the years ahead, i look forward to a reformed security council that includes india as a permanent member. >> the applause was a lengthy but followed by a warning. with power comes responsibility. speaking out against the oppression of democracy in places like burma is essential. >> if i could beat frank, india has often shied away from these issues. -- if i could be frank. i have no doubt that indians and americans will live in

u.n. security council are the only ones with veto power when it comes to the u.n. and india actually was elected to be a rotating member of the security council so they'll be there for a two year term starting in january but they really say hey we're the next big superpower we have china there we have russia there france united kingdom united states we deserve to be there too so a lot of people are saying that this probably isn't going to happen anytime soon but the fact that president obama said it is a big deal now let's talk about somewhere that he didn't go we have two cities we want to cover but first i want to start with bangalore i mean this is essentially like india silicon valley why would no one would go there absolutely this was seen as a huge slap in the face to indians as you know alone i got a chance to go to bangalore in july this is the center of most of you know india is i t. i t. boom i guess you could say but you know president obama didn't really want to go there because he didn't want to see this he didn't want to americans to see it as him kind

u.n. security council reflects the country's growing global weight. the announcement came on the president's first stop on a ten- day asian trip. >> i look forward to a reformed united nations security council that includes india as a permanent member. >> suarez: president obama, speaking to the indian parliament. in a surprising gesture to his host who wanted that permanent seat for some time. but the president offered a note of caution along with his endorsement. >> let me suggest that with increased power comes increased responsibility. >> suarez: it is a long task from today's speech to full membership. many procedural and political roadblocks remain. high among them opposition from china. mr. obama's three-day visit showed points of contention and cooperation in the expanding u.s.-india relationship. from indian involvement in afghanistan and its explosive relationship with neighboring pakistan to the promotion of democracy to nuclear non-proliferation and trade and business relations. at a news conference earlier in the day, mr. obama and indian

u.n. security council held ministerial-level talks over the poll scheduled for january 9th. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said that sudan should not return to the past when 2 million lives were lost in a conflict that lasted for more than a quarter of a century. >> it is critical to peace and stability that the referendum for southern sudan be held peacefully and on time on january 9th, and regardless of the outcome, the will of the people must be respected by all parties. >> a japanese representative also expressed his country's intention to give its full support. a u.n. source says that many challenges remain for holding the referendum as scheduled. he said the international community needs to provide more support such as helicopters for areas without roads. >>> in haiti protesters blaming u.n. peacekeepers for the deadly outbreak of cholera have exchanged gunfire with u.n. troops. at least one resident was killed. rallies continued in cities and towns across northern haiti on tuesday. protesters placed barricades in front of u.n. peacekeepers' camps and threw stones.

u.n. security council? >> the announcement of support on the u.n. notes, but remember, it came at the end of his trip, and there was a lot of public disappointment. why is he not pushing harder on pakistan? why isn't he talking about terror that comes from pakistan? that's a hot-button issue. that's not going away. it got very heated in the newsrooms and got very heated in studio discussions, as well as to people i spoke with on the streets who said, well, you know, he may be the president of the united states, but we're expecting a little more from him here. >> jason, the symbolism of his trip to indonesia couldn't be matched. i mean, there's no other country where he'll ever be able to have that kind of connection. he spent four years there. the reports we get are that it was a huge success. did it feel like that on the ground? >> oh, completely. i mean, it was definitely a home run. the welcome he got here was quite surprising. i was impressed myself because you didn't see too many demonstrations on the streets. there were groups that were intent

u.n. security council resolution then what international law are you abiding by with your settlements. ok there have been other international people who have also lawyers. and other people who have said that the settlements are not illegal including the american administration and i think everybody knows how biased the un is against israel and that's all that's a whole other discussion but i think what's happening here now is really very strange what's going to happen in the next ninety days because especially for israelis who see it very very clearly this isn't a peace process all right if it was really a peace process the u.s. wouldn't have to buy anything it wouldn't have to lean on anybody because israelis want peace more than anybody else but we've seen over the years of use of the the palestinian incitement in the press and towards their children naming streets after suicide bombers showing maps that replace israel with palestine that what's going on here is really a process of appeasement but if you and i had a stance really similar to what you have come to happen in the middle

council during his visit to the country earlier this week. on thursday in new york the u.n. general assembly debated the long standing issue of reforming the security council. german u.n. ambassador peter wittig said the structure should be changed to reflect the current geopolitical reality and that obama's address emphasized this need. speaking after the session, the brazilian ambassador maria luiza ribeiro viotti said her country regards obama's remarks as a positive sign that the u.s. is committed to reforming the security council. japan's u.n. envoy said it is good news for the four countries that the u.s. president has stepped forward on the matter. referring to obama's visit to japan for apec summit meeting in yokohama, nishida expressed the hope that the u.s. president will lend his support to japan's membership bid. >> translator: given the importance of japan/u.s. bilateral relations and previous comments by successive u.s. administrations, i expect that president obama will make an appropriate remark when he meets prime minister kan. >> obama will hold talks on saturday with japanese prime minister kan. >>> a tokyo-based cyber security f

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u.n. permanent security council permanent membership is something that we do not agree with. but then even reform is something that is a complex process and we feel that complex process has yet to play itself out. the united states also committed itself to a permanent seat for japan several years ago. japan is now nowhere near getting that seat so this is not something we think is going to reflect in any way on the u.s.-pakistan relations, and i don't think even reform is something i'm going to read about in tomorrow's paper as having materialized and commenting on the after tomorrow's paper is a little too far right now. as far as pakistan being relegated it hasn't benefited the united states. in the past a don't think it's great added benefit the united states around so there's a considerable understanding in this time around and in the united states that it is in america's interest to have a close relationship with pakistan and pakistan's interest to have a close relationship with all of our neighbors and i would emphasize again pakistan would like to have a close relation

u.n. security council.resident considers india a world power. >> we look forward to working with india and other nations that aspire for security council membership to make sure that it's effective and resolutions are implemented, that sanctions are enforced. that we strengthen the international norms that recognize all nations and all individuals. >> he wrapped his stay at state dinner. he next visits indonesia. >> first lady michelle obama joined some school girls on a trip to india. she had a strong message to the girls to study hard and she exercises because women to have stay strong. later they asked her tough questions. one asked whether she apologizes first when she and president get into a fight. her response, the president makes up first. >> okay. >>. >> happy life. >> mike nicco. >> how are you doing? >> let's talk about what is going around outside. beautiful picture. few clouds we're talking about now developing but the real story is the fact that valleys in the north bay may deal with frost ton

u.n. security council. president considers india a world power. >> we look forward to working with india and other nations that aspire for security council membership to make sure that it's effective and resolutions are implented, that sanctions are enforced. that we stngthen the international norms that recognize all nations and all indivials. >> he wrapped his ay at state dinner. he next visits indonesia. >> first lady michelle obama joined some school girls on a trip to india. she had a strong message to the girls to study hard and she exercis because women to have stay strong. later they asked her tough questions. one asked whether she apologizes first when she and presiden get into a fight. her response, the president makes up first. >> okay. >>. >> happy life. >> mike nicco. >> how are you doing? >> let's talk about what is going around outside. beautifu picture. few clouds we're talki about now developing but the real story is the fact that valleys in the north bay may deal with frost tonight and mor

u.n. security council held a meeting on monday following the disclosure of the north's new uranium enrichment facility. susan rice told reporters that the new facility is a clear violation of u.n. resolutions. she also mentioned north korea's shelling of the island that killed 4 people and wounded 18. >> the united states strongly condemns this outrageous action by north korea. we continue to call on north korea to cease its irresponsible actions against its neighbors, to fully abide by the terms of the armistice and to adhere to its international obligations. >> she added that the u.s. will continue to work with the international community to maintain peace and security in the region. british ambassador to the u.n., mark lyle grant, also condemned pyongyang's attack and its uranium enrichment activities. >>> the south korean military is soon expected to resume a routine drill on yeonpyeong island. the drill was suspended after the island came under artillery attack from the north last week. it is near the maritime border between the two koreas. the u.s. and south korean joint naval exercise

u.n. security council has received a controversial report on violations of the embargo in the darfur region that infuriated beijing. they found the government breached the embargo and that china did little to enis that your chinese weapons were not used in the conflict. medvedev said he was aware of the spy ring in the u.s. when the scandal broke. it led to the largest spy swap between the two countries since the end of the cold war. the funerals of eight policeman have been held in karachi in pakistan. the blast almost completely destroyed a police come pound and high security zone. the medical aid group msf said the number of new cases of cholera in haiti have increased seven-fold in the last few days. they are making a plea for more funds. they said the disease has so far killed about 800 people. >> haiti's latest torment. children with cholera on the streets over the capital. in the past three days there has been an explosion in the number of cases. the epidemic intensified. the overstretched hospitals are overflowing with patients and exhausted doctors are overwhelmed. >> increasing pa

u.n. security council, including india as a permanent member. >> the applause was lengthy but followed by a warning that with our comes responsibility. speaking out against the suppression of democracy in places like burma is essential. >> if i can be frank, india has sometimes shied away from these issues. i have no doubt that future generations of indians and americans will live in a world that is more prosperous, secure, and just because of the bonds formed today. >> earlier a joint press conference with the indian prime minister. a reminder of some of the pressure is being faced by mr. obama at home about jobs being outsourced to india. the prime minister was quick to try to put things right. >> india is not in the business of stealing jobs from the united states of america. what the president has mentioned are two examples of a win-win situation for both countries. >> there was also time for the president to visit the memorial for the independence leader of india. gandhi. memories of the past looking to the future. what is striking is the range of big issues in the range on which the

u.n. security council resolution that imposed sanctions in june. united states and european countries are expected to take a firm stance with iran at the iaea board meeting next month. >>> palestinian prime minister salaam fayad says an agreement could be reached on a border demarcation of a future palestinian state in a short period once peace talks with israel are resumed. fayyad made the remark in an interview with nhk on tuesday during his visit to japan. direct peace talks between the palestinian authority and israel have been suspended since the palestinians reacted sharply to israel's continued settlement construction in the occupied territories. as a mediator of the peace talks the united states is calling on israel to freeze settlement building for at least three months. fayyad said a total suspension of israeli settlement construction is the prerequisite for resuming the talk. >> we definitely would not regard, would not regard the moratorium in the way that israel defines a moratorium as acceptable basis for considering. >> fayyad said o

u.n. security council authorized the use of all necessary means to compel iraq's withdraw from kuwait. congress voted to authorize america's armed forces to enforce the u.n. security council resolution with respect to iraq. mr. speaker, when called to action, our men and women in uniform, almost 700,000 of whom served in the theater, fulfilled their mission in an exemplary manner with valor and honor. joined by our partners, the united states overwhelmed saddam's forces and drove them out of kuwait that lasted fewer than 30 days. sadly, during the gulf war, 383 americans made the ultimate sacrifice, giving their lives and service to our nation and more than 460 were wounded. among those were died was a flight surgeon from illinois by the name of doctor korrett when his jet aircraft was shut down. the returning veterans of the gulf war have suffered from serious health problems. in 2001, i offered the persian gulf war compensation act to make sure our veterans received compensation for illnesses from gulf war syndrome. it garnered support from more than half of the house of representativ

u.n. security council resolutions. >> le yerl this week, north korea revealed -- earlier this week, north korea revealed a plan and the squirmish began after the north warned the south to halt the drills. president obama is tempering -- tennerring his involvement and plans to issue a public statement. >>> as euro's debt was a concern, taking a live look at the big board, the dow currently down 1 had 1. the nasdaq is down 37. and the s&p is down 37. >>> new today, we've learned that a jawbone found in aruba does not belong to missing american teenager, natalee holloway. a tourist found the bone on a beach earlier this month. it was tested to see if it belocked to holloway who disappeared during a vacation with classmates in 2005. but a tooth still attached to the bone did not match holloway's dental records. it's unclear who the bone belongs to. police say joran van der sloot remains a suspect. >>> oakland police are searching for two men who sexually assaulted and robbed three roommates. police say the suspects first stked -- ited a 26th -- first attacked a 26-year-old woman. then they sa

u.n. security council will not be viewed favorably in pakistan. the white house has declined to comment yet on mr. musharraf's remarks. >>> efforts to restart stalled peaks may have hit a -- peace talks may have hit a roadblock after a clash over a plan to build 1,300 housing units in disputed cumberland in jerusalem. the president said the construction announced by saddam monday could hurt the renewed effort to negotiate. >> this kind of activity is never helpful when it comes to peace negotiations. and, you know, i'm concerned that we're not seeing each side make the extra effort involved to getting what it wants. >> there was a statement by benjamin netanyahu saying "jerusalem is not a settlement, jerusalem is the capital of the state of israeli." >>> hillary clinton gave advice to president obama on how to handle the new and bigger republican presence in congress next year in. a joint interview with robert gates, secretary clinton suggested that the president should take a page from her husband's playbook sense he had to react after democrats

u.n. security council he mentioned the rainy season but also talked about unlocking the middle east peace process it described today's meeting with his german foreign counterpart as productive and also touched the possibility of a visa free regime between the countries and his part best of ellis said we are strategic partners and we can expand that and we have very good relations with russia and of course i will have more on that throughout the day here on r.t. . hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get the human voice face to face with the news makers. and good.

u.n. on security council reform. our focus is making the security council effective and efficient, and we have stated publicly we believe that, as we go forward with reform, it is hard to imagine a viable security council in the future without the participation of india. >> when was the first time you've-- have you informed india in advance or china or any of the five members of the u.n. security council that the u.s. is going to-- the president is going to announce the seat for india while he is in india? >> we have had-- we did inform certain countries before the president made his announcement. >> on the issue of security council reform, is that it? you will support japan and india but you won't support anyone else like rossillo, germany and others? >> well, as we said, in envisioning a larger and more effective security council there are a number of model countries that could make significant contributions within the security council. japan this one, germany is one. there may be a larger list than that. >> are yo

u.n. security council resolution adopted this october has already qualified drugs coming in from afghanistan as a threat to international safety and stability the war against narcotics remains one of the biggest problems in the ties between the two countries and that was something underlined by president veda and president karzai during their last meeting at the summit of nathan lisbon where president has said that as long as the drugs are being transported through the russian territory from afghanistan into europe this problem has to be dealt with and has to be dealt with now well we heard from mr lavrov that there's been a certain problem coming from the nato side on the transportation of russian helicopters the ones which russia is donating to afghanistan and this problem has to be dealt with and obviously it will be dealt with in the nearest future other than that we know that this cooperation will also expand we know that russia is allowing nato to transport its war toys so its territory into afghanistan russia will supply the nato troops stationed in afghanistan with electricity and mr

u.n. security council. >> i look forward to a reformed united nations security council, that includes india as a permanent member. >> reporter: he also announced deals to sell more than $10 billion in u.s. products to the nation with nearly 1.2 billion people. mr. obama called it a jobs strategy. >> i want to be able to say to the american people, when they ask me, why are you spending time with india? aren't they taking our jobs? i want to say, actually, you know what? they just created 50,000 jobs. >> reporter: president obama's packed schedule, those 24 hours in indonesia, will not give him time to stop by the old neighborhood, where he lived from 1967, to 1971. vinita and rob? >> a busy trip for the president. >>> background on indonesia. it's the fourth-largest nation, behind the united states. it's home to 238 million people. potential consumers of american goods. the u.s. and indonesia are partners in fighting terrorism. a specialer unit was set up after the bali bombings. >>> steven hayes was convicted of murder and rape in the brutal home invasion that claimed the lives jennifer ha

u.n. security council. dea the president endorsed while addressing india's parliament. >> in the years ahead, i look forward to a reformed united nations security council that includes india as a permanent member. >> reporter: but dogging him throughout the trip has been pakistan, a u.s. ally but bitter rival of india. the president called for dialogue between india and pakistan but india's prime minister says not until pakistan cracks down on terrorist safe havens. >> you cannot simultaneously be talking and at the same time be terror machine as active as ever before. >> reporter: experts say the remark was aimed directly at pakistan. >> the pakistan government is not strong enough to be able to take an agreement with india into the public domain and sell it politically. >> reporter: since his arrival, it's been a pretty hectic mix of policy, commerce and culture. some the president reveled in, some not so much. he was reluctant to take to the dance floor over the weekend. but first lady michelle obama has

u.n. security council and will closely call parade with germany in these form it is well and confidence that is of with germany in the council the decisions made by the un security council will be even more weighty and we will take an active positions on the various issues stead to the supreme body within the un considers but also we analyzed hols the remus that we have reached earlier on being implemented at the twelfth randolph the russian german consultation since the july here and during primarily the goals of practical development through the sleeves of joint initiative with the partnership for more than a station it's a. also we support from burlington issue to expand our cooperation it's in the area of law as well also we were pleased to note that we are almost finished with the preparations for and with an exchange of cultural center is a.

u.n. security council president obama has botched the bid in a speech to the country's parliament and he also declared the us indian relationship as a defining partnership of the twenty first century but survivors of india's nine hundred eighty four paul industrial catastrophe are calling on president obama to take action against american corporations blamed for the tragedy considered the world's worst chemical disaster the gas leak at pesticide plant thousands of people . up next a law of representing iraq is demanding justice after let's torture by british troops speaks to our. shine explains what his clients say they went through and why they're demanding a public inquiry. today i'm talking to fail shina who's a human rights lawyer and the head of public interest lawyers there representing a group of iraqis who allege that coalition forces abused them during the occupation of iraq they'll sign a thank you very much for talking to r.t. now you're taking a case to the high court representing one hundred forty two iraq east tell me what that's all about. of these iraqi clients complain that o

u.n. security council during a visit to the country a leader also said relations between the two states are defining partnership of the twenty first century hundreds of survivors of india's nine hundred eighty four industrial catastrophe calling on president obama to take action against american corporations blamed for the tragedy considered the world's worst industrial disaster a deadly pesticide plant killed thousands of people. a train carrying nuclear waste has reached its destination in northern germany after police were forced to clear protesters from the tracks and activists oppose the government's commitment to nuclear energy the train did suffer several delays due to protests since it departed from france dozens of activists were injured during clashes with police on sunday. well make up is supposed to enhance beauty but that's not always the case in russia tons of fake cosmetics are making their way into stores across the country leaving many suffering seriously from their side effects and while shoppers are taking a gamble buying the products authority you seem unable to stop the

u.n. security council to even consider taking a stand. but officials say that they are still days away from any u.n. action and when it comes, the chinese may not let them mention north korea by name. lester? >> andrea mitchell in washington. thank you. >>> in new zealand today, a second powerful explosion at a coal mine ended any hope that 29 trapped miners might have survived. even if some of the miners lived through the first explosion five days ago, none could have survived the second blast. relatives hoped for good news after rescuers finished drilling a narrow shaft into the mine. >>> mean while on wall street, the dow was up more than 150 points after several economic reports, offering new hope that the economy may be improving. >>> when "nightly news" continues tonight from kabul, forgotten families. while life here is hard for most, it's harder for them. we saw firsthand their struggle to survive. >>> back at home. the holiday shopping wars. now as they say, there's an app for that. wars. now as they say, there's an app for that.

u.n. security council resolution adopted this october has already qualified drugs coming in from afghanistan as a threat to international safety and stability of bloomer. missed a lot of roff also sad that in the nearest future probably next year nother summit of the countries including russia afghanistan and other bordering countries like egypt will be held to discuss further steps on fighting drug trafficking from this region into russia and europe. well just last week moscow agreed to allow more of nato carnatic cross the border into afghanistan and then we hear anything more of that today. well we heard from mr lavrov that there's been a certain problem coming from the nato side on the transportation of russian helicopters the ones which russia is donating to afghanistan into afghanistan obviously and this problem has to be dealt with and obviously it will be dealt with in the nearest future other than that we know that this cooperation will also expand we know that russia is allowing nato to transport its war toys through its territory into afghanistan we know that russia will supply th