u.n. security council and its opinion effects many major developments in the international arena speaks now to russia's representative to the organization. the u.n. security council rejected russia's proposal to investigate civilian deaths from nato strikes in libya what members avoiding. ongoing conflicts and i'm more important. well you know first of all it was not rejected the fact of the matter is that a number of security council delegations including the russian delegation raise the need to have some clarity about civilian casualties as a result of nato bombings because for months we heard from made from nato that they are adopting all those measures in order to make sure that there can not possibly be any civilian casualties and then we had on december eighteenth of this a disturbing investigation published by the new york times which showed that there were dozens at least civilian casualties so it makes sense to us and seems to be a pretty obvious thing that they have this matter investigated in an impartial. and it's a political but also humanitarian case if there are people who be

on this issue you will forget that the security council is working quite harmoniously on a range of issues pertaining to the post conflict situation in libya the u.n. mission is there supported by the security council the security council is working under the resolution which was adopted by at. russia's initiative on looking into the dangers which are there in terms of spreading weapons out of libya which were left on that in the course of of the conflict. helping the libyans to rebuild their political and economic structures so a lot of harmonious work is going on in the in the security council of the united nations on libya even though we continue to have some ideological and political difficult is as to whether it is a looser nine hundred seventy three was properly implemented bus you touched on it just i wanted to pick up the. aussie rules of post conflict libya how they being made secure how is the u.n. stopping any of those weapons maybe ending up in syria. there may be ending up in various places the best thing i can report of this point is that we're told that the most dangerous of those weapons in terms of terrorist use the so-called manp

u.n. security council and of course none of these voices are talking about getting u.n. security council approval for jack you know one because they know that they could never get it. while we are all zero to know you are taking our stories today we're asking what the deadlock in the strait of hormuz will need to be about over a third of our viewers think it will have no serious consequences being just another move in a long game while half of the viewers believe america will take advantage of the situation to strike iran and the rest are split between two options whether iran will teach the west a lesson of what it's like to be deprived of vital supplies or america will back off whether it's sanctions cast your vote at. the debt stricken euro zone is set to enter two thousand and twelve in a gloomy mood with italy's borrowing costs remaining near the seven percent danger zone italian premier is pledged more efforts to revive the ailing economy in his and of years speech but as our teaser in english to reports there are huge doubts that new man in charge of a number of th

u.n. security council and of course none of these voices are talking about getting u.n. security council approval for ducking iran because they know that they could never get it. well rouzier to know your take on our story so today we're asking why the deadlock in the strait of hormuz will lead to and about forty four sands our viewers think it will have no serious consequences being just another in a long game while almost half believe america will take advantage of the situation to strike iran now the rest are split between two options whether iran will teach the west a lesson of what it's like to be deprived of vital supplies or america will back off with sanctions so you can let us know what are you saying by logging on to our website r.t. dot com. the deaths. of two thousand and twelve in a gloomy mood with italy is borrowing costs remaining near the seven percent danger zone and premiers pledged more efforts to revive the ailing economy in the us and of your speech but as are to reports there are huge doubts the new man in charge of a number of the eurozone states w

u.n. security council for action if the request is refused. forward a new drop resolution to the u.n. security council and see. we're also as demanding by the assad regime and the opposition and the violence and to begin to die and old world rooting out foreign intervention and sanctions but the u.s. and its allies want the russian motion amended and seeks to put the blame for the bloodshed on the damascus authorities alone that's despite thousands of army defectors claiming to be fighting to bring down their son regime. this is all she had still to come on the program a soldier's bravery or betrayal leytonstone legalized all the products of passing military secrets to the whistle blowing web site we could meet with his supporters seeing him as a hero to trade to. the russian built rocket success very little just from be european space before the french guiana well look at what this journey to the heart of the. new york court has ruled is that iran provided material support to al qaeda for the nine eleven attacks but the hearing was settled by default because the defendants including i

u.n. security. council on syria mosque is demanding regime and the opposition to end the violence and begin dialogue. for intervention and sanctions but the u.s. and its allies want the russian motion amended and seeks to put the blame for the blood should only damascus also refuse only that's despite thousands of army defectors claiming to be fighting to bring down the assad regime. you're watching r.t. and still to come on the program a soldier's bravery or betrayal it's the latest on the u.s. on the private accused of passing which we secrets to the whistle blowing web site wiki leaks with his supporters seeing him as a traitor and. so as a russian built rocket successfully launches from the european spaceport in french guiana but look at what this journey to the stars means for the war. because our president nursultan nazarbayev has announced a three week state of emergency in the town in the west of the central asian country where riots on friday left at least eleven people dead and he also said this i

u.n. security council for action if the request is refused and it comes as russia has put forward a new draft resolution to the u.n. security council on syria demanding but the assad regime and the opposition and the violence and begin dialogue whether rooting out elaborating out foreign intervention or sanctions but as you want us and its allies once the russian motion amended seeks to put the blame for the bloodshed on the democracy authorities alone thousands of i mean defect is claiming to be fighting to bring down the assad regime. this is still to come on the program a soldier's bravery or betrayal point out as the latest on the us army private accused of passing military secrets to the whistle blowing web site we could leaks with his supporters seeing him i think he wrote a note to trade and. the russian build a rocket successfully launches from to european space french grey on a place journey to the stars of the world. because after president nursultan nazarbayev has announced a curfew in a town in the west to the asian or asian a country where riots on friday left at least eleven peo

u.n. security council for action if they request is if you it comes as russia has put forward and new drawn for a solution to the u.n. security council on syria most is demanding by the assad regime the opposition and thereby they send a big and domino routing out for intervention on sanctions but the u.s. and its allies on the russian motion amended and seek to put the blame for the bloodshed on the damascus authorities alone that's despite thousands of defectors claiming to be fighting to bring down the assad regime. still to come a program a soldier's bravery or betrayal find out the latest on the last on the private accused of passing military secrets to the whistle blowing web site keeps its supporters same him as a hero to traitor. the russian built a rocket successfully little interest from the european spaceport in french radio and a look at what his journey to the stars means of the. president . has announced a few in a town in the west of the central asian country where riots from friday left at least eleven people dead he also said this is haitian is now under control that unrest

u.n. security council for action if the request is refused. forward a new draft resolution to the u.n. security council on syria is demanding but that sort of regime and the opposition and the bonding with them to begin dido well rooting out foreign intervention and functions but the u.s. and its allies want the russian motion amended and seeks to put the blame for the bloodshed on the damascus authorities among bats despite thousands of me defect is claiming to be fighting to bring down best. this is all she had still to come on the program a soldier's bravery or betrayal find out later it's only us on the product fees the passing military secrets to the whistle blowing web site wiki leaks with his supporters seeing him as a hero to trade to. as a russian built rocket success through a new interest from the european space history of french guiana well look at what this journey to the heart of. a new york court has ruled is that iran provided material support to al qaida with the nine eleven attacks but the hearing was settled by default because the defendants including iran's supreme l

u.n. security council and of course none of these voices are talking about getting u.n. security council approval for jacket on because they knew that they could never get it they're always eager to now your take on our stories today were asking what the data lock in the strait of hormuz will lead to. well take a look at the site of that we've god for now about forty percent of our viewers think it will have no serious consequences being just another move and all along again while almost half of you believe america will take advantage of the situation to strike iran the rest are split between two options whether iran will teach the west a lesson of why it's like to be deprived of vital supplies or america will back off where that sanctions so we can let us know what you think on this issue by a loving ontario website r.t. dot com. the debt stricken euro is able to set to twenty twelve in a gloomy mood with italy's borrowing costs remaining near the seven percent danger zone italian premier is pledged more efforts to revive the ailing economy in the us and of years speech

u.n. security council for action over the request is refused comes as russia has put forward a new draft resolution to the u.n. security council on syria demanding the assad regime and the opposition to end the violence and begin to dialogue well bring out foreign intervention and sanctions but the u.s. and its allies want the russian version amended and seek to put the blame for the bloodshed on the damascus or sorties alone that's despite thousands of army defectors claiming to be fighting to bring down the assad regime. well violence has flared up in kazakhstan with twelve now dead for the neon rest in the western part of the country protesters have blocked araya way station in support of al it demonstrations in our town and this can off as across them a sense for us in kazakhstan hello there you who are so we're hearing reports of new violence what's going on in kazakhstan right now where you are. according to the latest reports from. a group of protesters block to really station and passenger train with over three hundred people on board in the west of kazakhstan and i guess in total seven bas

u.n. security council and of course none of these voices are talking about getting u.n. security council approval for attacking iran because they know that they could never get it but other terror on risk being labeled as provocative here. sure it risks being labeled as provocative but again you have to look at the context if iran doesn't. make some response to the threads against it then you risk being perceived as. a country that can defend itself in a way that could be even more dangerous because there is a fantasy world that exists in washington in tel aviv in some european capitals in which iran is a country that can respond to u.s. threats and there could be even more dangerous in terms of preparing the way for an escalation in future if the people in the west don't understand their threats to attack iraq cos i miss the confrontation in the gulf could threaten the world peace and peace in the region how far do you see this ultimately ask. well that depends a lot on future developments there is you know you see in the u.s. presidential campaign every republican presi

u.n. security council and of course none of these voices are talking about getting u.n. security council approval for the dark in iran because they know that they could never get. a fire that engulfed clear submarine of a dockyard in northwest russia has been put out r.t.c. got piskun off has been following that story later on today. morning to reports coming from the locals they saw huge clouds of smoke rising from the ground and all the way to the skies was already said that they had the fire out of control although. the fall of these nuclear submarine was on fire in the dark around it they didn't fall on there any of your mobiles from nearby villages and towns to you that you eat and they mediately said that there's no threat to their health and that the levels of radioactivity are within the norm fortunately since the submarine was being repaired there were no weapons on board no miss else but there was and still is the nuclear reactor and that's obviously why this fire caused so much attention but the latest news from the authorities is that this reactor was shut dow

u.n. security council for action if their request is refused it comes as russia hospital with a new draft resolution to the u.n. security council on the sea we have moscow's demanding boss the assad regime and the opposition and the violence and begin rooting out foreign intervention on the sanctions of the u.s. and its allies launched the russian motion amended seek to put the blame for the bloodshed on the mosque alone and that's despite thousands of army defectors claiming to be fighting to bring down the. this is so the come in the program a soldier's bravery of the trail find out in late summer the u.s. army private accused of passing military secrets to the whistle blowing web site if we can leaks but his supporters seeing him as a hero not a traitor. as a russian have successfully launches from the european space port in french guiana look at what this journey to the stars means for the. president and survived by it has announced a curfew in a town in the west of the central asian country where riots on friday left at least eleven people dead and he also signed the situation has now

u.n. security council appealing for both the country's leadership and the opposition to search for a diplomatic solution. to moscow says all of the eurozone can solve its own problems but it will help deal with the blocks that crisis is president medvedev meets top technocrat sim process. stronger ties and ironing out differences when it comes to the energy sector between russia and the join me for more details on that very shortly. it's midnight here in moscow a very warm welcome for me kevin owen here with r.t. tonight our top story from the recent parliamentary election to russia's foreign policy vladimir putin has tackled all range of questions from the public including a number of tough topics to the prime minister's annual televised q. and a where the nation lost a record four and a half hours later all over this and the. prime minister vladimir putin addressed the protesters who were unhappy with what they claim was electoral fraud taking place during the parliamentary elections earlier this month now he said that they. heard the rights the constitutional right to protest but they must r

u.n. investigation authorized by the human rights council are being discussed here. we expect that will then be referred to the u.n. general assembly and the u.n. security council. it would be for the security council to bring in the international criminal court. that would be the most likely scenario. again, we have those permanent members permanentveto power -- permanent members with veto power, so that might be a stumbling block. there are very credible allegations of crimes against humanity in the report. as you said in the introduction, over 300 children apparently killed since the start of the violence. >> they are very graphic descriptions. thank you very much for joining us from geneva. the international criminal courts chief prosecutor has requested a -- he is wanted for alleged crimes against humanity in darfur in 2003 and 2004. icc has already issued an arrest warrant for the president of sudan. the republican presidential hopeful in the west, herman cain, has admitted given money to a woman who says they had eight affair. he said he repeatedly held to the woman, ginger white, with bills and expenses, but he denies having sex with her. she says she no

u.n. security council. >> we are staying in the middle east. violence between protesters and security forces in cairo has continued into a fourth day. at least three people were killed when armeded forces swept through tahrir square in the early morning, bringing that have told d centfriday to 14 -- bringing the death toll s since friday to 14. the ruling military council has defended its use of lethal force, saying the protest are part of a plot to topple the state. the german chancellor, angela merkel, is in close a vote on a 1-day visit. she was welcomed the capital by the prime minisister. she is due to meet german troops state didn't -- german troops stationed in closing bell. the visit comes just weeks after clashes between international troops and others. germany has around 4000 soldiers in close of zero. to sports -- it is official. he is not only that -- in coastkosovo. now to sports. it is official. he is now the sportsman of the year, dirk nowitzki. germany's sportsman of the year 2011, berkowitdirk nowitzki. he beat off competition

u.n. security council with a new resolution on the crisis which criticizes the violence but makes no mention of sanctions. the french foreign ministry has called the paper unacceptable but says this is a positive step that moscow has recognized the need to react. 50 people have died after flood struck an island in the philippines. there were triggered by tropical storm and swamped several towns. floodwaters rose quickly in the middle and night. 20,000 soldiers have been mobilized to help. a young thief who gained notoriety as the barefoot and it has been jailed for seven years. colton harris-moore pleaded guilty to 30 charges relating to a two-year crime spree. he is now 20 years old. he evaded police in planes, boats, and cars. it was a daring run from the law, earning him international fame and a movie deal. the money was used to help repay his victims after he flew a stolen plane. you're watching bbc news. israeli soldiers break up a protest outside the west bank village. a rescue operation has been taking place on the coast of france after a cargo ship ran aground. crewmembers were lifte

u.n. security council meeting. >>> eight u.s. soldiers are facing charges after an army private's body was found in a guard tower in afghanistan back in october. the army ruled the death of danny chen, an asian-american from new york city a suicide. an investigation further found that chen had been the target of ethnic slurs and physical attacks at the hands of his fellow soldiers. eight of them have been charged with involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide for allegedly driving chen to take his own life. >>> a look at other stories making news "early today" in america. a high-speed chase through the streets of orlando ended in a hair-raising crash. whoa. police pursued burglary suspects for 40 minutes until they smashed into three vehicles at a busy intersection. miraculously, no one died. six people, including the two suspects, did suffer serious injuries. >>> a raging inferno in detroit forced two people to jump for their lives. a man and a woman lept from the burning home's second floor to escape death. both were hosp

u.n. security council meeting. >>> eight u.s. soldiers are facing charges after an army private's body was found in a guard tower in afghanistan back in october. the army ruled the death of danny chen, an asian-american from new york city a suicide. an investigation further found that chen had been the target of ethnic slurs and physical attacks at the hands of his fellow soldiers. eight of them have been charged with involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide for allegedly driving chen to take his own life. >>> a look at other stories making news "early today" in america. a high-speed chase through the streets of orlando ended in a hair-raising crash. whoa. police pursued burglary suspects for 40 minutes until they smashed into three vehicles at a busy intersection. miraculously, no one died. six people, including the two suspects, did suffer serious injuries. >>> a raging inferno in detroit forced two people to jump for their lives. a man and a woman lept from the burning home's second floor to escape death. both were hosp

u.n. security council were blocked by some western members. of the u.n. says their objections could be a barrier to securing peace. it's a straightforward text isn't of a commendation and support and appreciation of the efforts of the arabic and a pretty straightforward. expression of attention that it will help to put an end to while it's unfortunately i can tell you that a number of members of the security council objected to old this is a little strange one of the difficulties we encounter in working on the security council because i would try to do something positive will inevitably be met with all sorts of concerns about balance why didn't you do this why didn't you clued that and it brings us to two to square one in the entire conversation while the heart of the observer mission to damascus follows syria's membership of the organization being suspended but jordan based professor in journalist for him that means that he should not be lecturing the country talking about reforms in syria especially when this kind of talk is coming from out of gulf state

u.n. security council which russia co-sponsored. but the regime in damascus today is very unpopular not only in syria itself but also in the arab world in the arab street and you know with the arab street and it's a very powerful opinion. making process so isn't muscular great of losing his prestige in the arab streets we are not afraid of anything let the syrians decide for themselves this is the core element of our position why all this meddling why all this interference from abroad i don't know what might be the can sequence is which the so-called arab street draw. from this our idea here is we need to ensure that any internal crisis would be first and foremost addressed by the people by the locals by the government and the opposition let them continue their dialogue. surprise western diplomats by submitting the draft on syria which can then both sides without mentioning sanctions is it fear to blame the syrian opposition which is mostly a no army civil protest equally with a repressive regime massacring its own people several is

u.n. security council in the arab league told an emergency meeting saying that the damascus regime has massacrede than 200 people in two days. the government of president bashar al-assad accuses the opposition syrian national council of lobbying for foreign intervention and for trying to sabotage a deal to end the violence. a team of international observers from arab countries is due to arrive in syria on thursday to assess the situation there. >> these images posted online claim to show the city of homs. it is impossible to say who is shooting at him, but it is clear there are casualties. bashar assad's security forces are regrettably -- are reported to have killed nearly a 200 people in the last two days, including numerous and deserters from the syrian army. protesters are celebrating the victims as martyrs. 18 of for an monitress this task with finding out exactly what is going on -- 18 of foreign monitors has a task to find out what is going on. there will be independent eyewitnesses. >> they will have the right to freely move, freely meet with people if they have to go to prisons, hospital

u.n. security council investigate syria for crimes against humanity.his is the estimated death toll of the unrest in the country, reaching 5000. despite the government's crackdown, syrian tv broadcast, wall-to-wall coverage of local elections taking place, but internet images show continued street battles. an estimated 23 people were killed tuesday alone in homs and other city centers. in new york, the german master westerwelle wanted to introduce further tough measures against the assad government. iran has rejected a request by the united states to return captured spite drone and says that plane is now the property of iran. the foreign -- the foreign ministry said instead of asking for the drawn back, washington should apologize for violating their airspace. iran's scientists are now analyzing the aircraft technology. iran announced last week that it had downed the unmanned u.s. spy plane in the east of the country. canada still has a legal obligation under u.n. rules to cut its emissions, that despite the country's pullout from the kyoto protocol. t