syria. many of those refugees are now in turkey. ankara says the u.n. may need to create a safety zone in northern syria because its capacity to accept refugees is nearly exhausted. >> as you just heard, turkey is struggling with the influx of refugees. the foreign minister says ankara cannot handle more than 100,000 within its own borders. >> international aid is arriving for those refugees, including some from germany. groups are calling for more help, including better temporary housing units and food and medical supplies. >> and germany's disaster relief agency, the thw, is setting up toilets and water facilities here at a refugee camp on the border between jordan and syria. tens of thousands of syrians have fled to these camps in jordan, turkey, lebanon, and iraq. german relief experts are concerned that if the flood of refugees continues, these countries simply will not be able to cope. >> on top of that, a fear that these -- unless rich countries increase the amount of aid for the refugees, we will see in humanitarian disasters sooner or later. >>

governments and opposition forces in syria pick up their weapons as u.n. monitors leave the country. troops on both sides of syria's civil war have rejoined their fight after a holiday. muslims stop to mark the end of the holy ramadan. a japanese journalist got caught in the crossfire. a senior official with the opposition free syrian army said yamamoto was killed in the northern city of aleppo. she was a freelance journalist working with the press. she she was taken to the hospital. a colleague identified her body. she was a seasoned journalist with more than 20 years experience. she covered the conflicts in kosovo, afghanistan and iraq. she talked with nhk last month about why she believed in the work she was doing. >> covering conflict zones is tough. but i'll continue with my work. i believe there could be a chance to finish the war or contain the damage by reporting on what's happening on the ground. however tragic. many residents wonder how the dynamics of the battle will change now that u.n. monitors are on their way out. many have chosen to flee. ma

. >> reporter: an algerian diplomat, lakhdar brahimi, will replace kofi annan as the u.n. syria peace envoy. he faces a challenge to prove his effectiveness. many syrians are waiting to see if the diplomatic effort can be renewed. most are resigned to a long wait. >>> government and opposition forces have not let up their fight for aleppo. a japanese journalist covering the battle was killed. a freelance journalist working with japan press. a colleague working along side her said she got caught in the cross fire. telling nhk that they entered aleppo monday the he said they were accompanying opposition forces when soldiers who aper to be with the government suddenly fired on them. and she was just a few steps behind him but they lost each other. sato found her dead at a nearby hospital. she was a seasoned journalist with more than 20 years of experience. she covered the conflicts in kosovo, afghanistan, and iraq. she tacklked with nhk last mont why she believed in the work she was doing. >> translator: covering conflict zones is tough. but i will continue with my work. i believe

and welcome to our team am karen tara and i've got your top stories this friday beginning with syria the u.n. and the arab league are looking for a new joint envoy to syria after kofi annan said he'll step down at the end of the month the diplomat blamed a lack of consensus at the u.n. for the shortcomings of his peace plan for syria where the violence is escalating and i started going to has the latest from new york. this was a job that most called a diplomatic mission impossible from the get go firstly of course because of the intricacies of the conflict on the ground but also because of the conflicting positions of the key players at the united nations security council and now with one month to go before. the job is officially over we're already seeing reactions from the international community that some could call predictable russia for one has said that the resignation is regrettable other countries have said this is well box we are seeing many countries in the west already back to singing the old tune of regime change something that russia and china have vetoed repeatedly at the united

u.n. resolution on syria as one sided and supportive all the armed opposition moscow says the non-binding motion passed have been general assembly does nothing to ease the conflict this comes after the u.n. envoy to syria kofi annan announced that he was stepping down casting doubts over the future of the peace effort and the situation has more from new york. this resolution apart from condemning the security council for failing to move the syrian peace process forward also condemns the syrian government for failing to stop using heavy weaponry as well as condemns the syrian government from for not withdrawing from civilian areas among the ones that voted against this text was of course russia russia believes that the behind the humanitarian facade of this resolution lies the militarization of the opposition and russia says this resolution is not helpful and that the country supplying weapons to the opposition are well known to take a listen it is a this resolution exacerbates the confrontations and solving the syrian crisis it's not helping the sides enter into dialogue find peaceful ways

u.n. arab league to syria when his position expires this month. the u.n. secretary-general condemned the government of al-assad and criticize he the u.n. security council for being locked in a standoff with russia and china on one side and western nations on the other. >> at a time when we need, when the syrian people desperately need action, there continues to be finger-pointing and name-calling in the security council. >> annan took on the role of mediator last february. since then he tried to resolve the syrian crisis but acting as a good-between, between the assad administration and antigovernment opposition. we apl jaz for the technical trouble there. that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us.

human rights activists detail the latest fallout from the fighting in syria as u.n. monitors leave the country in frustration. welcome to nhk world "newsline." people in syria have spent the past year and a half watching their country descend into war. they live with the threat of air strikes, bombings and gun battles. human rights activists say the latest fighting between government troops and opposition forces has claimed the lives of dozens more civilians. spokespersons for the london-based syrian observatory for human rights say more than 100 people were killed on sunday alone. they say about half of the victims were unarmed civilians. they got caught up in fierce battles in the capital damascus and in the southern city of daraa. president bashar al assad's forces have been carrying out air strikes in some places. they have warned opposition fighters in the commercial capitol aleppo to surrender or face full-scale attacks. >>> the escalating violence prompted u.n. officials to end their observer mission in syria. monitors pulled out of the country after failing to

coordinating the military operations to overthrow a sovereign government in syria. the u.n. says it's registering about three hundred displaced families in syria each day a swelling refugee influx is seeing more cans being sucked up across the country's border okies maria travels to one of them and says even their politics prevails are both simple human bangs. a conflict of contrast and contradictions freedom fighters with guns in their hands and the kind of support calls for jihad those claiming to want to stop the violence in the country continue providing the warring sides with more weapons and now supposedly peaceful humanitarian mission it's been used as a breeding ground for hatred and division clean refugees may have felt this caped the war but it seems the conflict has other plans for them the lot of muslims out in the northern lebanon is known for being strongly opposed to both its home government and the syrian regime seen for much tension for years especially after the death in custody of a local man accused of being part of al qaida today it's home to many islamic

. >>> overseas, dozens of people reported killed in syria as the war there shows no sign of coming to an end. at the same time, the last group of u.n. observers in syria is leaving this weekend. a sign of frustration after almost 17 months of violence. nbc's eamon mojadin has the latest. >> reporter: the frantic after math. a glimpse of what life has become under the regime's daily bombardment. this is where assad's regime has largely been untouchable. the skies above syria. on the ground, his regime has lost control with rebels making gains. caught in the middle are civilians. every day, hundreds more escape to neighboring countries for help. the rebels say they need the united nations to impose a no-fly zone to protect them from assad's superior air power. for you russia rejects the no-fly zone and the u.s. is reluctant to undertake a military operation. the u.n. is resorting to solving the conflict diplomatically. a previous peace plan failed to end the bloodshed. today, the observers part of the plan prepared to leave syria. now the u.n. and arab league have turned to this man, former u.n. diplomat, lakhdar brahimi to come up w

u.n. meanwhile syria's deputy foreign minister who rushed to the scene suggested that the choice of venue for the attack indicates that it was targeting the u.n. observers the mere choice of this i mean a place for a mix of pros and indicates the intentions of those who are behind this is terrorism attribute stop the international community must work hand in hand against terrorism one supports here near the united nations observers everywhere they had a view of the mission in syria didn't talk to reporters today though he did appear in front of the cameras his missions mandate expires in four days and it is still unclear whether it's going to be extended the last time he spoke to the media he was very skeptical and has meant of the situation on the ground because clearly the violence is increasing in many parts of syria. discriminates every weapons by the government and attacks by the opposition in centers are inflicting. a heavy toll on innocent civilians he also said that despite all the dangers involved u.n. observers will continue with efforts of documenting violence in syria till the

u.n. envoy to syria also says he's quitting with kofi annan blaming the international community's failure tonight to find a peaceful solution to the conflict this comes as the battle for the syrian city of aleppo is about. according to the u.n. . while foreign media coverage of the conflict is criticized as inconsistent by some syrians rebel atrocities are going largely unreported while the lion's share of the blame for the killing has been placed on damascus. the controversial trial of members of a woman's punk band charged over and todd who stand in the main orthodox cathedral in moscow is to hear explanations for the cutest lawyers for the three of the riot members aren't present defense arguments today. started exclusively speaks to wiki leaks whistleblowers mother christina song about the fight for her son and america's role in the process. thank you very much christine perhaps for being here today with us in this show. just to start how do you feel about the work that your son has done and the effect that it's had on the rod on and policies of the united states the reactions that ha

the no fly zone over syria would violate the country's sovereignty and the u.n. charter that is moscow's reaction to the u.s. considering a no fly zone over syria without u.n. approval. broadcasting live direct from our studios in central moscow this is r.t. glad to have you with us the jailing of three members of russian punk band pussy riot who performed a protest stunt in russia's main cathedral has polarized opinion in russia and abroad. the two year jail sentence handed down to the trio for hooliganism motivated by religious hatred drew crowds of people outside the court rallying both in support and against the band more than fifty were arrested from both sides of the fence for violating public order the band has also received backing from outside russia with a number of extreme stunts staged like this one in ukraine where a feminist movement took a chainsaw to a cross foreign governments also had their say with the us calling on the authorities to review the case parties marina portnoy reports from the new york. there's been both political and public reactio

turkey pushes for foreign nations to intervene in syria to protect civilians as britain refuses to rule out taking action beyond the u.n. security council. syria is one of the topics in julian assange his latest interview he was a blower promises more wiki leaks revelations and claims the media's been manipulated for what's happening there. and romney's rumble to the u.s. republican candidate promises to showed russia more palatable if he wins the election but faces criticism himself for flip flopping on key issues. hello and thank you for joining our t.v. this friday with me karen tara we go now to breaking news and bodies because of ski has had his multibillion dollar claim against fellow russian oligarch on monochrome all that dismissed by a london court the trial which heard allegations of threats blackmail and corrupt business deals is being billed as one of the most expensive legal battles in history smith brings us all the details from london. the court decision found against. that means essentially that not a cent of the more than five billion dollars in retribution that he was asking for will be paid to him by

u.n. has now appointed a new syria envoy lakhdar brahimi, a veteran u.n. diplomat. he has worked as an envoy to iraq and afghanistan. but of course it remains to be seen whether he will have any more success than his predecessor. >> jeff: clarissa ward from beirut, clarissa, thank you. in afghanistan, another nato soldier was killed today by a man in afghan police uniform. this happened in kandahar province and is the latest in a string of attacks by apparent afghan forces against nato forces. a roadside bomb in central afghanistan killed three other nato troops. the nationalities of the troops are not yet known. in campaign 2012 tonight the presidential campaign paused for the day. president obama attended church in washington while mitt romney attended services in new hampshire. it has been a busy week since romney named paul ryan as his running mate and we are joined by cbs news political correspondent john dickerson. always good to see you, one week in here, what has been the ryan effect? >> he has put some oxygen in the race there. the poles don't show an uptic

u.n. envoy for syria confirmed earlier this week has admitted he has a tough job ahead with the first task overcoming divisions within the security council the current u.n. observer mission mandate for syria expires late on sunday president assad has made a rare public appearance at damascus moscow seen performing. prayers his outing comes amid reports quoting opposition officials that british intelligence is aiding rebels to attack regime forces apparently the turks are being used to pass information and moscow is strongly opposing you was called flow no fly zone over syria saying it could lead to a catastrophe well washington support of the rebels is being complemented by internet sites taking into a nation that is guaranteed you can report of they're not telling the whole story. ever thought about adopting someone why not a syrian rebel as this headline says for just one dollar a day you too can help a syrian rebel oust president assad these days you have a good number of organizations which present themselves basically as charities where you can make a donation to the rebels in syria t

u.n. resolution on libya. russia has its own interest in syria but it was a longtime ally going back to the cold war days. hey are buying into this bogyman by the u.s. that if only russia was not blocking the u.n. resolution somehow that would be the end up al-assad and democracy could come to syria. the point is, the people of syria are struggling themselves and russia's accents -- actions are not any more harmful than the u.s., which is supplying arms and supposedly non-lethal equipment to syria. i could not help but smile when the british official talked about providing body armor as being non-legal aid. come on, imagine that pakistan was providing body armor to the taliban in afghanistan what the human cry would be from the u.s.? >> what are people calling for? what do you think should happen as you are there on the border of turkey and syria? >> well, it is a very, very difficult struggle. people of course are angry at the al-assad government. they do have faith it will get rid of him without thousand western interference. i spoke with many who think the u.s. should keep its hands off the situation. n

syria. babacar gaye is the u.n. supervision mission in syria. >> i have reoriented the activities of our observers to monitor the level of violence and the use of heavy weapons. it is clear violence is increasing in many parts of syria to indiscriminate use of heavy weapons by the government, and savage attacks by the opposition in urban centers are inflicting a heavy toll on innocent civilians. >> in a moment, we are going to turn to syria. first, we're going to cairo, egypt, to a major shakeup. each of some of president mohamed morsi dismissed cairo's two top generals over the weekend: field marshal hussein tantawi and military chief of staff sami enan. tantawi had served as ousted leader hosni mubarak's defense minister for two decades and headed the powerful supreme council of the armed forces. to replace him, morsi appointed general and dole for talk al- sisi, the head of military intelligence. speaking on sunday, president morsi defended the move. >> to those attending and to the hon. egyptian people, the decis

u.n. make a move against syria? the general assembly once again trying to reach a resolution on what to de to do about the crisis. these are new images that we are seeing in "america's newsroom." just last month russia and china vetoed a sanctions against syria. what do we know about this proposed solution and what could it do, david lee. >> reporter: we learned yesterday that a vote in the general assembly on a saudi arabia sponsored resolution because going to be postponed friday morning. that vote was supposed to take place at 10:00 this morning. it has been postponed 24 hours. we have discovered the reason y. the original draft resolution in the general assembly called for syrian president bashar al-assad to step down. we understand now that the latest draft resolution has had that text rephofpltd it n removed. it no longer calls explicitly for bashar al-assad to step down. this was an attempt to try to muster as many votes as possible in favor of this resolution. very quickly it also calls for the withdrawal of

u.n. envoy for syria confirmed earlier this week has admitted he faces a tough job ahead when the fear is charles go overcoming divisions within the security council this as the u.n. observers wind up their mission in syria president assad has made through a rare public appearance at a damascus mosque seen performing. comes amid reports quoting opposition officials that british intelligence is aiding rebels to attack regime forces apparently the turks are being used to pass information and moscow is strongly opposing you was calls for a no fly zone over syria saying it could lead to a catastrophe this is the rebels claimed responsibility for this week's blast near the hotel where you and observers were stationed on a boycott says the ongoing violence in that country has provided al qaeda with yet another stage for his attacks blasts and gunfire daily occurrences here in damascus but once the explosion right next to the u.n. headquarters was something out of ordinary it took place at a have only guarded army garage and you can probably see a fuel tank or under which the explosive device was

syria's president bashar al assad has been shown on state t.v. praying and mosque his first public appearance since bomb blast killed top officials last month in the capital damascus meanwhile the u.n. observer mission mandate for syria expires later on sunday as government forces try to push the rebels out of the or key strongholds fierce clashes are continuing in the country's commercial hub aleppo with the losses army turning recently to air power to push back insurgents trying to seize the city and you are alive behave he was confirmed by the u.n. this friday and is expected to give a new impetus for peace efforts meanwhile russia says the u.s. will violate international norms of it goes ahead with imposing a no fly zone over syria a move that helped rebels to overthrow the regime and leave you there's a lot of boy who says the i'm going violence in syria has provided al qaida with yet another base from which they can stage attacks. blasts and gunfire a daily occurrence here in damascus but once the explosion right next to the u.n. headquarters was something ordinary it took place at a heavily guarded army garage and you can probably see a fuel tanker on there which the explosi