u.n. security council imposed additional sanctions against iran back in june. the united states, european countries, and japan have approved additional sanctions of their own, but iran is continuing its nuclear development despite the international pressure. >>> two weeks after north korea's bombardment of yeonpyeong island in the yellow sea a senior u.s. official has again urged china to exert influence over its neighbor. u.s. deputy secretary of state james steinberg spoke in washington on tuesday before an expected visit to china. >> in the context of our interest in a stable and secure and denuclearized korean peninsula, china has a critical role to place, and we look forward to working together in a way that can demonstrate to all that our partnership is effective. >> steinberg also said the united states does not consider it productive at this point to convene a meeting of delegates to the six-party talks, as proposed by china. he stressed north korea first needs to take concrete steps toward denuclearization. >>> a british court has denied bail to wikile

u.n. security council going to look like for the u.s. well here to discuss it with me is marc leon goldberg managing editor of the u.n. and global affairs blog which mark thanks so much for being here and thanks for having me that we just heard. say in this story our diplomats are just that they're diplomats and that's all they do so is this what diplomats really do they all spy on each other and take biometric scans and look into credit card accounts well you know i don't think it's altogether surprising that the united states or frankly any country would be conducting and some sort of intelligence gathering operation at the u.n. it's happened in the past in two thousand and three the observer reported that the national security agency was trying to keep tabs on the debate on the run up to the iraq war to try to influence the debate towards the bush administration's favor other countries have certainly spied at the u.n. in the past so it's not altogether surprising that it's not right either way though i guess you could say but is that w

u.n. security council meeting yesterday was an important effort to call on all sides but but nevertheless in the even in the face of that and world calls. south korea and the u.s. went ahead with these military exercises every time there's a mention the. republic i want you mentioned the united states on the u.n. what do you think generally about the efforts of the international community basically the u.n. all they doing enough to settle this dispute what else can they do. well they have certainly made every effort at the u.n. security council and it was important the role that russia and china held in both calling the security council to meet and it's interesting in that meeting finally there were in some form the six nation talks that had been called for all along. by north korea by china by russia until now the u.s. has only been talking with south korea and japan two countries that it occupies and has occupied for sixty five years so they really have no political military independence in a situation like this so the very fact that the u.n. security council meeting took place was an i

u.n. security council meeting took place it was an important step yet nevertheless the danger increases as long as all of these ships aircraft carriers troops are in the region and continue these very dangerous military maneuvers. sara flounders from the international action center there all the russian's foreign minister has warned that the new strategic arms reduction treaty with washington cannot be amended or negotiated so again after all voiced his hope that the u.s. senate will ratify the treaty soon and said russia will make it all ready to do the same on sunday bombers democrats for back another republican attempt to amend the deal a senate vote turned down calls to alter and effectively killed off the start treaty hailed as one of the u.s. administration's main foreign policy achievements start would slash the two cantonese deployed nuclear arsenals by a third signed by president to be very bright a bomb in april it needs to be ratified by the american ferret and the russian duma it's a race against time for the democrats is majority in the senate will be reduced in january they c

u.n. security council meeting was an important effort to call on all sides but but nevertheless in the even in the face of that and world calls. south korea and the u.s. went ahead with these military exercises. moscow has warned the americans and washington that any change to a reduction deal could destroy the pact foreign minister said that for russia the stocks treaty is bought up because she meanwhile the u.s. senate rejected one amendments from republicans today to ratification to the general they hold a majority in congress but democrats hope the treaty will have enough support for the passage of the u.s. president the senate to ratify the document this week describing the start treaty as a national team. by one. rubin from the national security network says despite the republicans and the treaty living side. many of these amendments are designed to make a political point attempting to either embarrass the administration or cause debate on the floor that could bring others to the side of the rejection of the treaty these are all failing they need to get a majority of the irony in this

u.n. security council meeting this is held russia's request but we had the russian ambassador to the u.n. saying the russian draw statement is really cool for both north and south korea to avoid doing anything that would escalate this conflict we can also hear now from russia's foreign minister has commented on the situation. we cannot be optimistic in the situation that's why we suggested an urgent meeting of the u.n. security council last weekend we did not want to condemn anyone we really want to urge the sides to show control tensions are very high the meeting took place and unfortunately no statement was made we managed to send a clear message during the discussion to the previous military drills carried out by south korea on the same island. on a fender the twenty third in that instance north korea reacted by shelling the island and that resulted in two civilian deaths and with us the team remains that it was the worst attack on south korean territory since the korean war ended in one thousand nine hundred fifty three you know you heard south korea saying that these astounded milita

u.n. security council warning that you could aggravate tensions on the peninsula and the situation in the polls. here in new york the united nations security council has been meeting round the clock throughout the weekend these emergency sessions were called for by russia which is certainly not taking the tensions between south and north korea likely whatsoever for many different reasons one of them of course being russia's proximity to a possible conflict as well as a serious threat that any tensions including a war would cause to the international community let's take a listen to what the russian ambassador to the u.n. said here in new york there may be. going to vision of tension. serious conflict for that matter so in the big chamber when we have the private meeting which was also of course asked for by the russian federation. we reiterated the call for forty straight borders in no uncertain terms ask the republic of korea to refrain from conducting the search the size of this at this point in time throughout the weekend russia the united nations has been circulating the draft document

u.n. security council? so was a complete halt to enrichment prerequisite or is the administration willing to consider a partial halt? also, there are rumors of a new p5+1 offered to the iranians. does such an offer exist? and what type of incentives and disincentives are included in the proposals? also, what is the administration's plan regarding the uranium that tehran has enriched to the 20% level? will we insist that iran surrender the entire amount or as a deal in the works allowing iran to keep some portion of what has already amassed? and how do you plan to deal with iran using the negotiation, this stalling procedure or the u.s. and other countries? and then lastly, i know the chairman has talked about the energy and refined petroleum that cavities with iran and china being a repeat offender, but we also have the iran north korea syria non-proliferation act and that is also a sanctionable procedure that we can use. and i wanted to ask about the administration possibly taking action against russia in

u.n. security council? so was a complete halt to enrichment prerequisite or is the administration willing to consider a partial halt? also, there are rumors of a new p5+1 offered to the iranians. does such an offer exist? and what type of incentives and disincentives are included in the proposals? also, what is the administration's plan regarding the uranium that tehran has enriched to the 20% level? will we insist that iran surrender the entire amount or as a deal in the works allowing iran to keep some portion of what has already amassed? and how do you plan to deal with iran using the negotiation, this stalling procedure or the u.s. and other countries? and then lastly, i know the chairman has talked about the energy and refined petroleum that cavities with iran and china being a repeat offender, but we also have the iran north korea syria non-proliferation act and that is also a sanctionable procedure that we can use. and i wanted to ask about the administration possibly taking action against russia in

u.n. security council met today in an emergency session to diffuse growing tension between north and south korea. the meeting was called after china and russia expressed concern for south korea's plan to conduct another live-fire drill in the next few hours. a month ago the north shelled the same island, killing four people. north korea warned of catastrophe if the south goes ahead with drills, saying it would strike back harder than last month. residents have been told to move to air raid bunkers. >> the u.s. senate convened for a rare weekend session. most of the day was spent debating a new arms control treaty with russia, with final approval of the so-called new start treaty is uncertain. here's david curley report after legislative victories on the tax bill and repealing the "don't ask, don't tell" poll circumstance president obama has his eyes on a third prize, probably his biggest. >> ratifying a treaty like start isn't about winning a victory for the administration or political. it's about the safety and security of the united states. >> reporter: the proposed arms control treaty w

u.n. security council remains divided over north korea's artillery attack over a south korean island last month. envoys held unofficial talks last monday. japan and the united states demanded that the council condemn the north for shelling the island last month. china's deputy minister said that peace is in the interest of both the koreas and is urging both parties to exercise maximum restraint. susan rice said because of the impasse it was not productive to continue discussing the matter. >>> north korea has not reacted to south korea's live fire drill on monday. the north is showing restraint in order to engage the united states in direct talks. the south resumed their drills in the yellow sea had been suspended since the north's attack last month. the north threatened military strikes if the south goes ahead with the drill and said the consequences would be more serious than last month's artillery attack. the north korean issued a statement on monday dismissing the drill as not worth responding to. >>> the u.s. governor of new mexico, bill richardson, is currently visiting north korea

u.n. security council has urged the ivory coast to recognize their new president. first though, as lanphear prepares to mark 20 years of independence from the soviet union -- as latvia prepares to mark 20 years of independence, we have this report. >> when running her own fashion label, this is typical. successful, attractive, but single. there are 8% more women here. competition for men is stiff. >> it it is the same as it is between the animals. the strongest wind. hear, we have a war of beauty, right? -- here. >> lackey of-- latvia's answer to "sex and the city" carrie bradshaw says one of the problems is alcohol abuse. >> we are all proud that we are from latvia. our men compare themselves to europe. >> many of the women, on the other hand, feel that leading soviet communism behind has given them more opportunities than ever. they outnumber men at universities and on average live 11 years longer, the highest disparity in the eu. >> when you notice out in bars, there are more men than women. but there is nothing stopping the ladies from having a good time. >> th

u.n. security council. >> smart foaps can fine directions and they also remember personal details about you research conducted by the wall street journal shows that smartphones also share this was widely and often. the information includes your contact numbers, current locations and a unique i.d. number that can never be changed or turned off. the journal examined 101 popular apps for iphone and the android and discovered that 56 of them transmitted the phone's unique i.d. number. one of the woirts offenders was pandora's music app. >> crews finished the latest phase of the construction of the bay bridge. the contract are started the day ahead of sed to all avoid the weather we're having. although they didn't have to deal with e.r.a. -- rain, when the final pieces are added in february can, it will be 525 feet tall. >> let's talk to leigh glaser. she is at the board looking at this front coming through. leigh? >> leigh: the heaviest rain is going to move in tomorrow morning. already starting to get very active. we had a nice break this afternoon for much of the bay area. but you can see the

u.n. security council will be meeting to discuss its mission in afghanistan. >>> and a crash that killed thengeles angels pitcher faces 55 years to life in prison. his sentence is today. >>> and an immigration hearing is scheduled in vancouver, canada, for actor randy quaid. he and his wife are wanted in the u.s. in a felony vandalism case involving a house. the house they were allegedly staying in as squatters. the couple is looking to remain in canada. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. find out the forecast for parts of california under a state of emergency in the wake of epic flooding. >>> and meet a woman on a controversial new reality show, giving brides-to-were plastic surgery. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the da

u.n. security council held an emergency meeting last night but failed to produce any agreement on how to address the potential confrontation. the u.s. and other members wanted the council to condemn north korea's recent attack, but diplomats say china strongly objected. >>> in central mexico, an oil pipeline ignite add deadly inferno that claimed the lives of at least 28 people on sunday. amateur video shows a wall of fire followed by several more explosions that blacken the sky with think clouds of toxic smoke. more than 115 homes were score mped, dozens reduced to smoking piles of ash and rubble. authorities say the explosion was caused by thieves trying to steal crude oil. so far, no arrest it's have been made. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. dangerously icy roads over the weekend in texas. the pileup shut down roads two hours residents awaiting help from street crews. nearly 200 crashes were reported in the spokane area. >>> in texas, the walls came tumbling down at the historic imperial sugar refinery. sort of. during the planned implosion

u.n. security council has urged restraint. >> this is the man who claimed president of ivory coast for theext five years. for the time being, it is not a face you can see on the state television. instead, the independent electoral commission used other media to announce results sca. mr. ouattara said he would form a unity government hear. >> our ambition would be to unite the nation around peace, forgiveness, and reconciliation. >>b but the outcome is not clear. the government is closing borders until further notice appear. alecto results was made away from their -- elect for resorts was made away from their headquarters occurred >> the independent electoral commission handed it over to the constitutional commission. >> the delay in announcing results heights tensions. -- hides tensions. mr. ouattara's supporters accuse president laurent gbagbo of trying to block the electrode process. rocess.torlal p they attacked some people at his headquarters and killed four people. >> we heard gunfire for 30 minutes. after having killed people, they mounted the wall to get in here. they threw tear gas

u.n. security council officials and north korean diplomats. but the u.s. state department denied the spy claims and said american diplomats ignore requests to engage in such activity. >>> u.s. senator joseph lieberman and other lawmakers have unveiled legislation that would make it illegal for anyone to publish the name of a u.s. intelligence source. the bill was introduced thursday and comes after the wikileaks website published classified u.s. diplomatic documents. the lawmakers say wikileaks' actions have threatened the safety of those working in u.s. undercover operations. in a statement, lieberman said "wikileaks' move is the latest example of how the illegal release of classified information can jeopardize the security interests of the u.s. and its allies." he also said the legislation will make anyone who puts sources of information at risk criminally accountable. >>> u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton has been busy contacting foreign leaders and expressing regrets over the wikileaks document release scandal. u.s. assistant secretary of state p

u.n. security couns. embassy in logged the document in april of last year. it reveals that a senior chinese foreign ministry official told a u.s. diplomat the u.n. security council should not be diluted by increasing its permanent members. they include china, france, russia, britain, and the u.s. the chinese official added that japan's election as a permanent member would be difficult for its public to accept. the document shows the u.s. diplomat said it will be hard to ignore japan's bid because the country is the second largest financial contributor to the u.n. the wikileaks website withheld the name of the chinese official, but the british newspaper "the guardian" identify him as hu yafei, who was china's vice foreign minister at the time. it was widely believed the chinese government opposed japan's bid for a permanent seat on the security council. but it's rare for a senior official's stance to be revealed so explicitly. >>> japan's toyota motor is asking general motors for compensation after a joint venture between the two automakers was liquefied. toyota is seeking about $74 million in damages. toyota filed a lawsuit against a firm that took over gm's los

u.n. security council should not denounce north korea at a time of heightened tensions on the korean peninsula>>> indonesian president, susilo bambang yudhoyono, and japanese foreign minister, seiji maehara, have pledged to make asia wide efforts to ease tensions on the korean peninsula. during a meeting, yudhoyono said he believe the war must be avoided at all costs. yudhoyono referred to indonesia's presidency of the association of south asian nations in 2011. he said, indonesia will seek to deepen talks on regional peace and stability and underline the importance of involving china. maehara replied that japan will hope to cooperate closely with indonesia, which he called a key asian player. >> translator: in any case, we need to avoid war. the president and i agree regional peace and stability are essential. >>> japan's defense minister, toshimi kitazawa, has expressed reservations about a u.s. proposal to conduct joint military drills with the united states and south korea. he was referring to a comment by the chairman of the u.s. joint chiefs of staff that said he would support japan's pa

u.n. security council has decided to partially lift sanctions on iraq in a move that would allow the country to develop a civilian nuclear program. the sanctions have been in place for nearly two decades. the council met to discuss iraq on wednesday. with u.s. vice president joe biden serving as the chair, the united states this month holds the council's rotating presidency. sanctions were imposed on iraq one year after it invaded kuwait in 1990 under the then president saddam hussein. the council adopted resolutions to lift restrictions on the country's civilian nuclear program. it also decided to return the control of profits from iraq's oil exports from the government, allowing the money to be used for humanitarian assistance. iraqi oil earnings have long been under international control. the united states now wants to accelerate reconstruction by helping the country stand on its own. >>> germany will suspend military conscription, or the draft, as part of a plan to reform its armed forces. the decision was made at a cabinet meeting on wednesday amid government efforts to ease fiscal shor

u.n. security council failed to agree on a statement backing the opposition presidential candidate. the bbc's u.n. correspondent barbara plat has this report. >> here in new york the secretary-general ban ki-moon issued a statement backing the opposition candidate. he congratulated him for winning the election and also called on the incumbent president to cooperate in a smooth transition of power. now he was basically endorsing the position that already been taken by his representative in the country who accepted the provisional election result, which favored the opposition candidate and rejected the official result, which favored the president. this is quite a strong position for the united nations to take but in this particular case, the u.s. had been strictly mandated to monitor every phase of the election to make sure it is reasonably free and fair but also to certify the outcome of the vote. it would have been a stronger position if the security council also backed him but they were not able to agree on a statement and u.n. diplomats said russia and china raised traditional obj

u.n. security council resolutions, which include a call to halt ballistic missile development. the u.s. official said if the north demonstrates its seriousness through action the door to renewed dialogue might open. following the north's artillery attack on a south korean island last month, china, the chair of the six-party talks, is proposing an emergency meeting of chief delegates. but the u.s., south korea, and japan have reacted cautiously to the proposal. >>> meanwhile, north korea has criticized the united states for attaching preconditions for a proposed emergency meeting of the chief delegates to the six-party nuclear talks. it claims the u.s. is trying to sid-step dialogue. the accusation came in a statement issued by a north korean foreign ministry spokesperson and carried by the korean central news agency on thursday. the statement defended the country's building of a light water reactor and proceeding with uranium enrichment, which it described as peaceful nuclear activities to produce electricity. >>> u.s. president barack obama says significant progress has been made in af

u.n. security council has made its position clear. there is a unanimous resolution that it is for matar as the next president of the ivory coast. >> what in effect can be done to move forward? >> some measures can be taken. mwatar is moving to gain control of government institutions such as the reserve bank, which would cut off gbagbo's access to capital and paying his staff. it will be a difficult question for the international community if the violence escalates. central to that will be what happens to the 9000 un peacekeeping troops who are currently in ivory coast. >> you have met gbagbo. do these actions surprise you well? >> it is quite unfortunate. these elections have often played again and again over 10 years. he is proving himself to be an enemy of democracy. there is no question about it. i am hopeful that he will yield to the urgings of his fellow leaders in africa and around the world and stepped down and let mwatara take his place as the next president of the ivory coast. >> eu leaders have agreed to make changes to the

u.n. security council resolution. but china called for restraint. >>> in biz news the european central bank has kept its interest -- key interest rate, that is, unchanged and a record low for a 19th straight month. the move is aimed at easing credit concerns over the region's debt problem. the central bank decided on thursday to maintain the rate at 1%. it made the decision for the 16-nation you're o'zoen at a board meeting at its headquarters in frankfurt, germany. the bank also opted to continue offering unlimited three-month funds to financial institutions. the move comes after the eu decide last month to bail out ireland, which has excess debts. the eu and imf will inject a combined 85 billion euros, or about 110 billion u.s. dollars. but that wasn't enough to stamp mounting concerns that credit woes may spread to other eurozone economies with huge fiscal deficits. >> down side risks will lead to tensions in some segments of financial markets and their potential spillover to the euro area economy. we will continue

u.n. security council meeting does meet. russia's request and participants at that meeting were discussing a russian draft statement the coups and south korea to really try and ease the tensions. there may be going to vision of tension. serious conflict for that matter so in the big chamber a private meeting which was also of course asked for by the russian federation. we reiterated the cool. part is no uncertain terms we. asked the public to refrain from conducting this exercise at this at this point in time but there are certain political circumstances would try to deal with the situation unfortunately so far the security council has not been entirely successful. though what is the key issue that prevented the u.n. from because from the don't think a coordinated statement with the differing approaches. the u.s. and china now the u.s. is making it very clear that they were going to don't do any statements unless there was very clear condemnation of north korea and its recent actions now see that russia's foreign ministry ha

u.n. security council session warning that the war exercises could further destabilize the already volatile korean peninsula. because i reports from. the events of the last couple of days are definitely the threats and warning signs that have been coming from north korea have been having the international community certainly walking on egg shells here in new york the united nations security council has been meeting round the clock throughout the weekend these emergency sessions were called for by russia which is certainly not taking the tensions between south and north korea likely whatsoever for many different reasons one of them of course being russia's proximity to a possible conflict as well as a serious threat that any tensions including a war would cause to the international community let's take a listen to what the russian ambassador to the u.n. said here in new york last night. there may be a division of tension and a serious conflict for that matter so in the big chamber when they have the private meeting which was also of course asked for by the russian federation. we reiterated t

u.n. security council meeting was an important effort to call on all sides but but nevertheless in the even in the face of that and world calls. south korea and the u.s. went ahead with these military exercises on its way here naughty it tangled in a web. claims to two women seeking sensationalism. from. and why iran wants to cut its cause really. in just a few moments. well known makers in washington that any change to a new nuclear arms reduction deal could destroy the pact foreign minister. said that for russia to stop the treaty is not top of the negotiation meanwhile the u.s. senate rejected a woman from republicans seeking a directive occasions when they hold a joint there will be democrats who the treaty will have enough support acquired for passage surprised in the senate. this week describing the start of national unity. hostiles. from the national security network says despite the republicans amendments will eventually be signed. many of these amendments are designed to make a political point attempting to either embarrass the administration or cause debate on the floor that could

u.n. security council to approve a resolution that condemns israeli settlements in the west banks now his from a human rights group that's concerned the world body is struggling to cope with israel. with me i have the executive director of human watch a human rights group based in switzerland mr miller thank you very much for joining us here on r.t. your group basically the united nations but why does the u.n. even need monitoring he would watch as a non-governmental organization whose mandate is to monitor the united nations according to the principles of its charter essentially to hold the un accountable and to measure it by the arctic of its own charter many israelis complain that israel does not get a fair deal or fair hearing by the united nations would you agree it's one of our issues that's important to us is fighting anti-semitism and also the discriminatory treatment of israel the un's obsession with israel doesn't only harm israel it doesn't only harm the peace process but it harms the u.n. as a whole it prevents the u.n. from being effective for human rights victims who never g

u.n. security council held an eight hours of last night to try and calm the situation down now but this week at that meeting with discussing a russian drawl statement that was cooling the north and south korea to avoid doing anything that would escalate this conflict we can now from the russian u.n. envoy talking about this. there may be going to vision of tension. serious conflict for that matter so in the big chamber when they have this private meeting which was also of course asked for by the russian federation. we reiterate at the cool or. on both parties in the no uncertain terms we. asked the republic of korea to refrain from conducting the six the size of this at this point in time but there are certain political circumstances would try to deal with the situation unfortunately so far the security council has not been entirely successful. so one of the key issues. from coming up with a coordinated statement. with a different approach to bring approaches especially between the u.s. and china i know the u.s. making a very very clear that they were going to sign any agreement without a ve

u.n. security council meeting was an important effort to call on all sides but but nevertheless in the even in the face of that and world calls. south korea and the u.s. went ahead with these military exercises. well still ahead for you this hour here in our team minding their own business this very dark down on position protesters in bell the roof comes under fire over around the world as hundreds are beaten and arrested after the incumbent president claimed another victory. and out of jail but not a free man around have sweden desperately wants to leave those songs extradited from britain the wiki leaks founder fears he won't be tried fairly bare. but first a monument to the soldiers who gave their lives fighting fascism and world war two was being on failed moscow today the project was conceived after georgia blew up a war memorial in the country's western city of the e.c. last december prime minister vladimir putin and the leaders of the georgian opposition are attending the ceremony in the russian capital we can now go live to our correspondent on a boy is there for us now i understand

u.n. security council emergency meeting to try and calm the tensions not the meeting with discussing a drive russian draft could all north and south korea pay for framing from escalating this. there may be. vision of tension. serious conflict for that matter so in the big chamber when they have this private meeting which was also of course asked for by the russian federation. we reiterated to cool the strain on both parties in the no uncertain terms we. would ask the republic of korea to refrain from conducting this exercise at this at this point in time but there are certain political circumstances would try to deal with this situation unfortunately so far the security council has not been entirely successful. so one of the key issues that prevented the un from coming up with a coordinated statement was the difference in approaches particularly between the u.s. and china now the u.s. made it very clear that they weren't going to agree to anything without a very clear condemnation of north korea's actions recently what they called provoked to attack the no we. military drills now going ahead

u.n. security council meeting was an important effort to call on all sides but but nevertheless in the even in the face of that and world calls. south korea and the u.s. went ahead with these military exercises. well on its way here naughty tangled in a web we reporter just seems to win in seeking sensationalism. why iran wants to cut its ties with the u.k. . just a few months. moscow has warned lawmakers in washington that any change to a new nuclear arms reduction deal could destroy the pact foreign minister. said that for russia the start treaty is not up for renegotiation. the u.s. senate rejected one of them from republicans seeking to today the ratification. when they hold a majority in congress democrats hope the treaty will have enough support. u.s. president urge the senate to ratify the document by the end of week describing the start treaty as a national unity. slashed by one third of joe national security network think tank in washington says the republicans want to disrupt it's ratification. many of these amendments are designed to make a political point attempting to either em

u.n. security council or countries like india pakistan israel and perhaps north korea that may have nuclear weapons what it does is though by the u.s. and russia that have ninety percent of all of the world's nuclear weapons by showing that they are taking another step toward significant reductions this does put pressure on the others to become more transparent and to be more willing to engage on what they can do to move toward nuclear disarmament. we'll be bringing you more comments and analysis on the start treaty approval from leading experts throughout the day so stay with us here on r t remember you can always log on to our website r.t. dot com and leave your comments as well. china says it will help struggling european economies fight their debt crisis the offer came at an economic forum in beijing the e.u. is china's largest economic partner but cooperations been challenged by europe's ailing financial health economist marco putri pollie says beijing support is not a permanent remedy for the block this extends china's political influence in europe by making a lot of european states d

u.n. security council meeting was an important effort to call on all sides but but nevertheless in the even in the face of that and world calls. south korea and the u.s. went ahead with these military exercises well on its way here in o.t. tangled in a web report on june the soldiers claims were unfit to win in seeking some solutions. moscow has warned lawmakers in washington that any change to a new nuclear arms reduction deal could destroy the pact foreign minister sergei lavrov said that for russia the starts treaty is not up for renegotiation while the u.s. senate rejected all amendments from republicans seeking to do they direct implication to january if they hold a majority in congress the democrats hope the treaty will have enough support required for passage us president urged the senate to ratify the document this week describing the start treaty as a national policy you would see the oscars gnashed by then joel rubin from the national security network think tank says despite republicans amendments the treaty will eventually be signed. many of these amendments are designed to make

u.n. security council is holding an emergency meeting behind closed doors discussing the increasing tension on the korean peninsula south korea says it will go ahead with military exercises on its shared border with the north despite a promise from pyongyang to respond forcefully the drills are to take place in the coming few days on a south korean island shelled by the north a month ago four people were killed in the november assault but this time killing and wanted will strike even harder russian something which says it's deeply worried by the crisis called for the u.n. meeting china backs russia's efforts to restrain south korea but the u.s. maintains seoul has the right to hold the military drill political analyst ruediger frank says russia is best placed to act as mediator in the korean conflict with russia that is the only country that does have a box nor specific interest. which actually is a difference between russia and the european union so russia can actually be a trustworthy and reliable mediator a neutral broker the want to trust that russia doesn't have a concern to korea is s

u.n. security council meeting this is tells russia's request but we had the russian ambassador to the u.n. saying the russian drawl statement is really cool for both north and south korea to avoid doing anything that would escalate this conflict we can also hear now from russia's foreign. minister has commented on the situation. we cannot be optimistic in the situation that's why we suggested an urgent meeting of the un security council last weekend we did not want to condemn anyone we really wanted to show control tensions are very high the meeting took place and unfortunately no statement was made we managed to send a clear message during the discussion. one of the key issues for why the un talks fell why they were unable to come to an agreement if the statement i was saved this issue of whether to. north korea we know certainly we've heard the u.s. does want that russia and china on the other how we're leading cools to abandon this military action it was seen as provoked to play north korea that was made very clear and i both russia and china has said that she more productive than milit

u.n. security council is struggling right now to deal with israel that's to come after thursday night business update. for the feel we've got. the biggest issues get voice face to face with the news makers. right. from. the. don't. follow welcome to business program here on r.t. with me. now russia's investment climate has been one key issue this week forty billion dollars of direct foreign investment came to the country this year that's roughly the same as in two thousand and nine the government was seeking to attract more curch more board and out of scotland has turned a possible impact of the whole of the sentencing on the investment climate in the country. from global insight so the case is likely to negatively influence the sentiment of potential new comers i think the reaction to the outcome of the court . different from those investors who are who are already in russia and sort of know the rules of the game probably the reaction would be rather muted however the investors who are interested in russia but yet have to venture into the country they would be more cautious. time to check the