i think it is very important your role in the united nations. you have a united nations mission in that region to provide protection to the people. i think that is a a very important role. whether the united nations can provide protection in that area will be seen. not only protection but it is critical have to -- how to help the people. we should not expect the sudan government to offer protection to the people of nuba mountain. we look to indigenous organizations that can assist nuba mountain. as an organization trying for peace and development, i think we believe we can offer a lot in terms of helping the people and making the aid affected using the guide -- indigenous organizations. i would like to echo our appreciation with what the bishops said about the role of the ngo's. one program that is too focused the attention. it provided information that we are very proud of. it is not only about the government. it is about the people. they can do a lot of the focus is on sudan. i want to conclude with what i believe we end kush can do also in the

>> the united nations is a travesty. [applause] any organization that creates and human rights council and books as members of it -- puts cuba andrs of eit libya -- [applause] [laughter] that is where the united nations is. i agree that the united nations is regularly working against the interests of the united states. u.s. foreign policy should be guided by one simple question. what is in the national security interest of the united states of america? [applause] i will tell you on the united nations, that fight is just the tip of the iceberg. one of the leading opponents of the state of texas was the dean of yale law school, a man named harold, who twice filed briefs against the state of texas arguing that the u.s. supreme court should be totally subservient to the world court and the united nations. harald is now the chief legal adviser at the u.s. department of state under barack obama. the most radical academic in the country for giving up our sovereignty is the no. 1 lawyer at the u.s. state department. this is going

of the united nations, mr. ban ki-moon, will soon arrive here at an evacuation center in fukushima city and deliver the message of the solidarity from the international community. he also stressed that the united nations will take steps to enhance the safety of nuclear plants. but ban expressed skepticism about prime minister naoto kan's proposal to reduce the nation's dependence on nuclear energy. >> the government should determine that nuclear energy is still regarded as one of the viable options for energy sources particularly in fighting against the climate change and also providing universal access to many poor people. >> reporter: later in the day, ban met kan in tokyo to ask him to participate in an international conference on nuclear energy in new york next month. nhk world, fukushima. >>> an nhk poll shows the approval rate for the cabinet of prime minister naoto kan has risen to 18%. the figure is up two percentage points from the previous months when the rate marked a low since the party took place. t

of the united nations, mr. ban ki-moon, will soon arrive here at an evacuation center in fukushima city and deliver the message of the solidarity from the international community. he also stressed that the united nations will take steps to enhance the safety of nuclear plants. but ban expressed skepticism about prime minister naoto kan's proposal to reduce the nation's dependence on nuclear energy. >> the government should determine that nuclear energy is still regarded as one of the viable options for energy sources particularly in fighting against the climate change and also providing universal access to many poor people. >> reporter: later in the day, ban met kan in tokyo to ask him to participate in an international conference on nuclear energy in new york next month. nhk world, fukushima. >>> an nhk poll shows the approval rate for the cabinet of prime minister naoto kan has risen to 18%. the figure is up two percentage points from the previous months when the rate marked a low since the party took place. t

tonight, the united nations says 3.7 million people face starvation and the u.s. government estimates that 29,000 children under the age of five have died in the last 90 days. this is a camp in kenya where 400,000 somalis are here and 1,500 more throw themselves on the mercy of the camp everyday. these are the new arrivals. you know them by the faces dusted with the desert and by the eyes that have seen too much. medina ali was one of those waiting to be admitted to the camp. she sat with the quiet resignation of a woman who had fought to save her children in an unforgiving land. how long were you walking? >> 17 days. >> reporter: and how many children do you have with you? >> four children. >> reporter: did all of your children survive the journey? >> one boy died on the way. >> reporter: the somalis are farmers and ranchers who tried to hang on after one year without rain, then two and three. now land is pale and livestock have fallen. there's no help at home. somalia hasn't had a stable government in decades and much of it is run by a brutal militia called al-s

and secondly the whole role of the united nations, now we have united nations peacekeeping forces on the ground and we should discuss the role of the united nations in protection, because although they are there to protect the citizens, we know what happened in congo. you may be giving a good mandate but it's not well-defined. let's engage with the united nations what does it mean because you might have heard even these forces now in owe buyy, some got killed and were not given a chance to medical attention by the sudan armed forces in abyei. the united nations' role protection and kush could help in returning these people. and there is an element we are seeing as an opportunity, having an organization on the ground because sometimes these international organizations cannot deliver. it is critical and whether we can look for a partner that will have the knowledge and to assist. this is the one thing we are discussing. the final one is building the peace at the grassroots level and because the tension was created the n.c.p. dragging them in against their will. what kush is saying, whet

for more now on this latest warning, we're speaking now to the united nations food organization. what has prompted them to issue this bird flu warning now? >> our point here is that because we found the new virus in several countries, and there is the evidence that this can spread to other countries as well in the region. and it's not necessarily that this will be more virulent than the other one than before. the significance that we would like to point out is that the vaccine that is available so far may not give the full protection to this new strain that we found. and one of the reasons that we put this press release to the public is that -- >> your organization has basically urged for surveillance and preparation. what do you think the government should undertake at this point to be able to inform their people about precautionary measures to protect themselves from this new bird flu strain? >> our point is that because of the characteristic of the virus , and it's evolving. it's changing. and there are several strains of the virus, so the good civilians and good military of th

now we have it's political challenges and but we are going to continue to proceed to go to the united nations or more than that with today or the palestinian authority has as the united nations security council for an emergency meeting to take measures to restrain the israeli behavior and israel must stop these aggressions that could leave. televisions and then we will have an endless cycle of violence the walls must pressure israel to stop that fact visually against civilians and put a strain is there and if israel does not i think the world has to also establish to punish them and then israel abides by international law and international humanitarian law and by the truce that was on the ground before these attacks started but again it's hamas that announced that it's pulling out of the ceasefire which may mean they are prepared for full scale military action don't you think they should be more restraint ahead of the upcoming move to ask for recognition of the palestinian state i'm sorry to say that good question sounds imbalance because if one side says they are going to defend themselves b

hear from its political challenges and what we are going to continue the policy will go to the united nations or more than that we will be there the palestinian authority has as the united nations security council emergency meeting to take a major to restrain the israeli behavior and israel must not be the garage and that's good leave it's literally asians and then we will have an endless cycle of violence the world must pressure israel to stop that are actually against civilians and through history and if israel does not stop i think the world has to also established acts of punishment then israel abide by international law and international humanitarian law and by the truce that was on the ground that started but again it is time now that announced that it's pulling out of the cease fire which may mean they are prepared for a full scale military action because you think they should be more restraint ahead of the upcoming move to ask for recognition of the palestinian state i'm sorry to say that the question sounds in balance because if one side is the they are going to defend themselves bec

there is a treaty where we could lose to the united nations. that is one of the things i will make sure i stay on top of. this child rights faint that they are trying to put -- the thing that they're trying to push through the united nations. we have to make sure we maintain our sovereignty, securing our borders. because we have a huge problem. >> there is a question about cfl bulbs the light bulbs that people use have become a big issue. is that something you're interested in doing? >> we could not even repeal that in congress. the government is telling you what kind of light bulb you can have in your home. we cannot even repeal that mercury light ball, which if you break it in your house you now have hazardous-waste in your home. we will keep trying to fight for the light bulb. >> how closely the need to work with the united nations? >> i see the united nations as a failed organization right now. [applause] i do not want to see american soldiers having to wear that light blue beret. there is a different in the standards and style of leadership

human rights watch says somali supporters such as the united nations, the african union and the united states, should reconsider their assistance unless the transitional government changes how it operates. >>> in the wake of criticism of japan's nuclear watchdog, the international atomic energy agency will seek regular checkups of nuclear regulators in member nations. the agency publicized the plan on monday. the iaea met in vienna in june following the fukushima daiichi accident. members agreed to improve the response to nuclear crises and ensure the safety of nuclear power. the iaea worked out the new plan as part of such efforts and presented it to member countries. the plan outlines a series of measures in ten areas. these include assessments of safety measures taken by nuclear regulators every ten years and, if necessary, additional checkups in three years. the draft also proposes the iaea organize an independent group of experts to regularly assess nuclear reactor designs and measures to cope with critical accidents. the draft will be submitted to the iaea general assembly in sep

what we know right now, there were two explosions near the united nations office, and and ian culturalasualties. >>> the fbi is looking into a death threat against david letterman posted on a jihadist web site. it says letterman's tongue should be cut off after he joked about an al qaeda al qaeda leader killed in pakistan. a fbi spokesman says these threats are common but they check them all out. >>> james whitey bulger's long time companion pleaded not guilty today to charges of harboring him. catherine greeg allegedly helped hide the gangster since june of 1995 until they were arrested. hewlett-packard is looking to spin off its personal computer business and it's killing off the touch pad tablet that it launched less than two months ago. hp ceo has said his vision focuses more on software. now back to anderson. >>> the ridiculist in case you weren't watching i couldn't quite keep it together last night. >> all right. i promise no bathroom puns. we used them up all last night. the ridiculist is next. [ waves crashing ] [ martin luther king jr. ] i still have a dream that one day on t

what we know right now, there were two explosions near the united nations office, and and ian culturalsualties. >>> the fbi is looking into a death threat against david letterman posted on a jihadist web site. it says letterman's tongue should be cut off after he joked about an al qaeda al qaeda leader killed in pakistan. a fbi spokesman says these threats are common but they check them all out >>> james whitey bulger's long time companion pleaded not guilty today to charges of harboring him. catherine greeg allegedly helped hide the gangster since june of 1995 until they were arrested. hewlett-packard is looking to spin off its personal computer business and it's killing off the touch pad tablet that it launched less than two months ago. hp ceo has said his vision focuses more on software. now back to anderson. >>> the ridiculist in case you weren't watching i couldn't quite keep it together last night. >> all right. sorry. lfz. >> all right. i promise no bathroom puns. we used them up all last night. the ridiculist is next. woman: day care can be expensive. so to save some money, i f

unite the country? >> i do not know if we know the answer to that yet. it is premature. the transitional national council is largely a council that has been led by the former justice minister. he does not have the charisma to unite the country which is basically a divided country. there is a great division between the transitional national council that originated in benghazi in those trouble leaders and opponents to the regime in tripoli as well as the west like ion laz rudder. they were unhappy over the failure of the council to provide adequate military resistance. can they restore safety and stability to tripoli as quickly as possible? that will be the most important task. >> when do you think we will see a functioning democracy in this country? is that possible at the moment? >> a functioning democracy is a rather distant goal. this country was ruled by a brutal dictatorship for decades. it is deeply divided along tribal lines. it has gone now to a harrowing -- through a harrowing civil war. half it has no political parties. its security forces are we. the task at hand is state building. on t

now listen to what syria's ambassador to the united nations has to say about what's happening in his untry. >> mr. ambassador, today president obama called for president assad to step down saying the future of cira must be determined by its people, but president bashar al-assad are standing in their way while he is imprisoning, torturing, and slaughtering his own people. the time has come for president assad to step aside. how do you respond? >> i think this is an unacceptable statement coming from an important -- heavy weight administration in the war affairs. we were expecting the american administration to go in a different direction, actually. >> would you deny those? that your president -- do you deny, though, your president his government has tortured and killed thousands of citizens? >> i deny categorically and unequivocally these bloodsheds and killings said to be taking place in my country. the way they are described by the media. >> we see countless videos of children with broken bodies, people being shot at as they try to retrieve the wounded and dead bodies of their friend

the united nations decided to move to remove its is no essential stuff stuff essentially. as a prelude to tomorrow's session of the united nations security council. around says it's ready to resume international negotiations all eyes disputed nuclear program he's on extended sees russia's efforts as key to restarting the talks south according to the iranian foreign minister he's all my visit to moscow two ounce currently under four sets of u.n. sanctions cutting that is out of a report. well washer of course has always been against this tough approach to the iranian nuclear gend saying that the only way out is a diplomatic one and that in forcing further sanctions on iran would only worsen the situation and its proposal is a step by step plan which has been deemed acceptable by the iranian side and also cautiously welcomed by the united nations security council and that plan proposes a greater openness of the return all the reigning officials to the negotiation table in return for a gradual removal of the un imposed sanctions against iran of the iranian side is said to be v

it is unacceptable for the united nations to continue ignoring the courage of the syrian people and the carnage brought about by the syrian regime. we must also continue to pursue efforts to constrict the ability of this regime to conduct business abroad. i welcome the new european union sanctions on syria this week which imposing travel bans on government officials. we must be willing to examine expanded sanctions on the banking and energy sectors. i want to applaud the work done by our diplomats in damascus, led by robert ford. the ambassador's recent trip was a testament to his commitment to representing the interest and values of the united states. due to the draconian measures imposed on the media, ambassador ford has been one of the few people who has traveled within syria and borne witness to the truth of the terrible crimes taking place across that country. president obama was right to send ambassador ford to syria last year. i look forward to supporting his confirmation when it comes before the full senate. mr. ford has shown that an american ambassador is not a gift to host co

lockdown because tehran buckled down and refused to admit international observers in return the united nations imposed more sanctions so it was kind of a dead end situation for a while but iran is now saying that if the step by step plan is implemented it will be more than happy to allow international observers to come and visit the country to visit the only so far existing nuclear power plant in iran that's the bush era nuclear power plant built by russia to make sure and reassure everyone that it is only interested in creating peaceful nuclear energy to power the country's needs and of course the bush air power plant which is which has been started by germans in the one nine hundred seventy s. and finished by russia just recently is still not fully operational we know that it is already working but it is still not been launched and it's still not producing that peaceful nuclear energy that iran needs but according to the russian side the launch of iran's first ever nuclear power plant is to take place very soon considering those are the live from central moscow. up next here on r t it's the

this is likely to be led by the united nations. >> the chairman of t foreign retions committee. we began by asking him what role he expected germany to play in a post-gaddafi libya. >> from the european union side, we will be helpful in reconstruction or constructing a civil society in libya after gaddafi's fall. this may mean that germany could be helpful with the political foundations to help new parties to get new structures and new programs. as they did with latin america in the 1970's and 1980's. >> could they be called on when the fighting is over? >> i do not see that there is a role for nato in this regard. it is the united nations that should provide additional security, international transitory council and not provide it. here, in regional neighboring countries and the african union arden mainly the countries that should be contributors of troops, not nato. >> what will happen to bring this conflict to a good conclusion? >> it is very difficult to predict. the war is not over yet. after gaddafi's paul, it is crucial that the transitory council is able to organize a pea

i think it is very important also your role in the united nations. in the abyei area to have a united nations mission in that region to provide protection to the people and i think that is a very -- under your role of the united nations political council. whether the united nations can provide protection in that area is not only -- [inaudible] mr. chairman during the war it is difficult to get access. you expect the sudan government to give access to the people. having their own over a station and development through that process that we managed to take a relief assistance to the people of nuba mountain. it is critical we look to the indigenous organization that will be able to assist the people of nuba mountain. but i think it is important also we should look for a safe corridor and also for the idp camp in the south so that these people can be served easily from the south. we also in the abyei area in the organization does look for peace and development in terms of helping the people and making the aid effective using the indigenous organizations. i

run away from its political challenges and but we are going to continue to proceed to go to the united nations or more than that we saw there the palestinian authority has as the united nations security council for an emergency meeting to take measures to restrain the israeli behavior. russian delegation has arrived in syria to assess the situation on the ground with reports of twenty new doubts during the latest spate of anti-government protests that's despite president answers claims that the army operations against civilians have ended the international pressure on the syrian leader is mounting despite moscow's refusal to court the u.s. initiative demanding that our side steps down and us has imposed process anomic sanctions with the e.u. preparing more penalties targeting the country's oil sector analyst james rhodes says such measures could prove decisive. americans have been very clear they know their influence and ability to change their behavior is limited they've always said that have to reach out to countries who are closer to syria and russia is one such country and a very important

that east african nation is in the midst of a devastating famine that the united nations reports may already killed tens of thousands of people. the united nations calling it unprecedented situation. we're told emergency supplies arrived in mowing dish show early this afternoon. the first of three planned air lifts this week. the united states also set to announce $100 million aid badge for famine relief. according to the united nations roughly 30,000 somali children under the age of 5 have already died of starvation in the past 90 days and staggering one half million more are acutely mal-nourished. refugees have flooded the capital city to get help against orders from that militant group al think bob which controls much of somalia. famine spreading with millions in danger. a third day of rioting in the streets of london. site of the 2012 olympic games. what started and where things starr stand tonight in a live update. plus, there is word another texas governor may be ready to make a run for president. that's ahead tonight from america's election headquarters. . good idea. let's go.

the united nations decided to move to remove its is no this initial stage stuff essentially. as a prelude to tomorrow's session at the united nations security council. on to iran where they say they are willing to take a step towards the international community tehran announced it could be ready to restart talks on its nuclear program this is after the country's foreign minister visited moscow he confirmed that iran sees russia's revival efforts as key to restarting negotiations. has more on the story. well russia of course has always been against this tough approach to the iranian nuclear eyed gend saying that the only way out is a diplomatic one and that in forcing further sanctions on iran would only worsen the situation and its proposal is a step by step plan which has been deemed acceptable by the iranian side and also cautiously welcomed by the united nations security council and that plan proposes a greater openness in the return all the reigning officials to the negotiation table in return for a gradual removal of a un imposed sanctions against iran of the iranian side

saddam hussein had refused to reveal as front was obliged to under chapter seven of the united nations resolution whether or not he had got rid of holds the nuclear chemical and. biological weapons that he knew he had previously bought from he refused to do. even as late as every hans blix was saying we do not know whether he still has these he listed a whole load of v.x. nerve gas mustard gas a different agents chemical agents so we didn't know and he. willing to allow. other countries to come to interview the scientists to see the order trails to know whether he got rid of them or not in that situation it would have been ludicrous to have had a million strong army but was on the doorstep of iraq simply go away when the resolution fourteen forty one had given given him a final opportunity to comply with its obligations but how the world beyond that point would have happened if he would have simply rebuilt those programs with impunity knowing that he was absolutely untouchable and the world would not do anything against him we would have then been precipitated into a far more major con

the reports from the united nations. >> the report appears to be an internal planning document that could form the basis for a new u.n. mandate. so, for example, on the security side, it recommends the possible deployment of 200 unarmed military observers. they would monitor a cease-fire. the documents suggest that what could they could be used to do is monitor the process of dealing with the troops that fought for the gaddafi government, what to do with them, how to treat them. it calls for the deployment of up to 190 u.n. police officers to help establish law and order in the country. on the political side, it talks about the transition to democracy, how the u.n. can help to support the establishment of an interim government that would be inclusive, legitimate. how we can help organize elections for a provisional body that could draw up a constitution. the u.n. has a lot of experience in this. this is a planning document. all of these things will only be implemented if requested by the libyan transitional authorities. >> there are still some problems being caused by irene. >> severe flo

has a new target the united nations lives they're making against the u.n. interest in the. internet only military mechanisms if you don't work to bring justice or accountability. i have every right to know what my government should do if you want to know why i pay taxes. i would characterize obama as a charismatic version of american exceptionalism. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so silly you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear see some other part of it and realize that everything is ok if you don't. chart the big picture. let's not forget that we have an apartheid regime right now. i think. even one well. we never government says they're going to keep him safe get ready because of the freedom. five. feet. well this past year we've watched the civil unrest has spread from the middle east to the western world not only the rights of london grabbed everyone's attention but here in the u.s. we've seen flash mobs form in philadelphia protests in san francisco against the bart police there's also something that's tied all of these

a massive series of cyber attacks targets including the united states. the united nationsfirms all head from one source. it's a huge threat so who is behind the new information. a shobicking scene. mubarak is rolled into court in a hospital bed and placed in a cage on trial for his life. cnn in the courtroom. we will show you what it was like. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. headlines and jeannie moos all straight ahead. you are in "the situation roo.". >>> 4,000 federal employees are furloughed and tens of thousands of construction workers across the united states cannot work right now because congress has left town. they are not funding the federal aviation administration and means the airline responsible for airlines, airports and safety in the skies can no longer collect taxes and potentially costing the u.s. government and american taxpayers $1 billion. behind it all a nasty political dispute. that is sparking even more public anger at washington. let's go to our congressional correspondent for the story. >> if senate majority

like the united nations it's the members that do. the government so you don't blame it on the institution and its members it has been recognized for a long long time that developing countries are emerging markets do not have adequate weight at the i.m.f. and the world bank and there's been a lot of words and communiques and rhetoric paid to that there have been a few steps in the right direction one is a creation of the g twenty the governance is moving in the right direction the shares of the emerging markets are larger than they were before we still have anomalies like you said but the progress is in the right direction the important point let's keep our eye on the ball rather than talking a lot about a lot of principles for the very first time the merging market countries do have shot at managing director of the i.m.f. and they won't get it if they don't unify behind a single candidate it's going to be european and it's going to be christine legarde who's perfectly respectable but. if they don't unify behind a single candidate and

course and that's what it's been and that of course was in my view way beyond the grief that the united nations had given and it was wrong it was not that we should have been about regime change a civil war in libya is something for them it's not something for the rest of the world from tribunal how do you wish it could have been different then what would you have done if you'd been in charge i think what we should have seen is we should have seen an intervention by the forces that went in to stop that attack on benghazi. gadhafi and to make sure that he then did not conduct any aggressive sorties as he had previously been doing but not that they should then become the air on the straight forward for the rebels david cameron said a few days ago that nato would lend support in libya for as long as civilians need protecting what was your reaction to that is that open ended commitment as it sounds. it was very clear in the original un resolution it was very clear our prime minister spoke in parliament here that there would be no. occupation force that would be totally wrong and one of the things t

the decision of the united nations is a relevant and perhaps even damaging by the way this is also the point of view of some. countries like iran and syria so it is possible to. have a an operation that these intended to sabotage exactly the palestinian authority is an invention to raise the question of the united nations and also perhaps. the peace process between israel and the peace agreement between israel and egypt we just of the fall of the. is a very sensitive these relations. thirty years of. it is not clear told the new egyptian government we've already. called agreement and to go do your. normal relations with israel. if we're going to bring in other issues that are sabotaging the peace process like egypt let's talk about settlements it's seen that israel is sabotaging the peace process by expanding on on settlements. i promise they want. a look the issue of settlements is not going to break a long time issue but if you look to the last year for instance the police still totally decided not to continue the negotiations with the government and they are not supporting the rebel

in nigeria, 18 people were killed when a car bomb ripped through the united nations headquarters. the u.n. general -- you wind capital -- the you can secretary to iran-- the -- the u.n. secretary-general condemned the attack. >> two stories were destroyed and many of those with and. >> the security agents just came around. i saw the whole window shattered. the other portion of the building was actually collapse. >> it is the worst attack on a u.n. building in over three years. suspicion fell on the local extremist group. the group called the bbc in nigeria to claim responsibility. this marks a major escalation. up until now, their targets were mainly nigerian officials. they are radical nigerian is lummis. they believe western education -- they are radical nigerian islamists. they have killed 250 people in the last year after a failed government attempts to crush them. the u.n. secretary-general was quick to condemn the blast. >> they devote their lives to helping others. we condemn this terrible act. we do not have precise casualty figures. they are likely to be considerable. >> t

good to see you. >> same here, ali. >> first of all, the united nations is taking this issue up. does the syrian administration care that united nations is taking this up and does it matter? >> well, it cares. the voice of the international community matters. ali, one point must be made very clear, the syrian regime is fighting for its very survival. this is all-out war. it's a fierce struggle to the bitter end. both camps, the syrian authorities and the protesters, are basically going for broke and i doubt very much whether president assad will listen to the condemnation in new york in the next day or so. >> fawaz, tell me how syria is different from egypt or libya or tunisia? what's the balance of power between the syrian government and military and the syrian people who are protesting? >> ali, this is a very important point. you're asking really several questions in one. the first question is that there is no daylight between the security authorities in syria and the political leadership. the security apparatus, the bulk of the security forces will fight to the end to protect t

we need to maintain pressure on syria, the united nations human rights council. we should also continue to pursue a resolution at the u.n. security council condemning the syrian government's. on monday of this week germany called for the security council meeting on syria, which i hope will result in a strong resolution. but some security council members remain resistant. especially in the wake of recent violence, it is unacceptable for the united nations to continue ignoring the courage of the syrian people and the carnage that it brought about by the syrian regime. we must also continue to pursue efforts to the ability of this regime to conduct business abroad. i welcome the new european union's sanctions on syria this year which impose asset freezes and travel bans on five more military and government officials. with us also be willing to examine expanded sanctions on the banking and energy sectors. i also want to applaud the courageous work on by our diplomats in damascus led by robert ford, who is with us today. ambassador ford's recent trip was a testament to

. >>> the united nations is warning asian countries about a major bird flu alert. a mutant strain of the deadly virus has the potential to cause an outbreak if the region. the world health organization reported recently that a 6-year-old cambodian girl died from avian influenza. the agriculture organization issued a statement calling on the international community to increase surveillance and preparedness for a possible outbreak. experts are especially concerned because of a variant found in vietnam and china that seems to sidest sidestep vaccines. the disease has killed 531 people around the world since it was first detected in 2003 according to figures from the who. experts say five of the six countries where the virus is especially entrenched are in asia. the places most at risk are vietnam, indonesia, bangladesh, india, and china as well as egypt. >>> in cambodia a trial of genocide has run into problems. the age of the four defendants is raising questions about whether a judgment can ever be reached. >> reporter: the brutal regime was established in the mid-197

supporting role and will have no troops on the ground. >>> libya's opposition forces have asked the united nations chief to provide assistance for the creation of a new country after the fall of the gadhafi administration. a u.n. spokesperson said mustafa abdel jalil, the leader of the national council, made the request to ban ki-moon during a telephone conversation on tuesday. the u.n. chief stressed the importance of libya's national unity after the collapse of the gadhafi government. the spokesperson announced the u.n. secretary-general will host an emergency international meeting in new york on friday to discuss the libyan situation. now there was quite a big move in the markets overnight. ai uchida joins us with the latest in business news. >> indeed. very good morning to you. u.s. shares surged over 300 points in new york overnight on investor expectations that the fed will take additional monetary easing measures. the dow jones industrial average rose 322 points ending the day's session at 11,173. buy orders were placed on a wide range of shares. this came as market players anticipated fed

in the fourth verse of our national anthem, "the star spangled banner," it says so again. we need to put united back in the united states of america, the greatest nation in the world. [cheers and at the stage where we have been bringing the speeches of all the candidates. more people are gathering for the results of upper straw poll. earlier, and we got a preview with matthew strong. we will show you as much of that coverage as we can before returning to our live coverage of the straw poll results. >> ha. realigns flong into the doors -- we have lines flowing into the doors. it looks like a great day to be in iowa. >> what is the straw poll? what is the price of the admission? who is attending today and who is not? >> there will be nine names on the ballot, all have announced president. six of them will be here today. i like to describe the straw poll as a county fair meet a rock concert meats and national political convention. >> we take you back live to ames, iowa. and matthew strawn on the stage. you are watching live coverage on c-span. >> secretary of state shultz will hand deliver the str

mission when they is he seeded and joined the united nations. at the same time, the sudanese army stepped up a military campaign against former guerilla fighters, which it says are still allied to the new southern state. but a bishop from the province says this is much more than the leftovers of the civil war. >> there is a lot of killing going on and we consider this as ethnic cleansing. so that is why we are calling on the u.n. council and the security council to consider what is going on in sudan. >> his claims are support bid human rights groups. they say there is evidence of indiscrimnat bombing and mass killings by government forceses. backed by a petition with nearly half a million signatures, they insist the security council should push for some kind of international presence to monitor the conflict. the warnings contrasts with the optimism here a few weeks ago. there was a lot of hope independents would bring peace. what it seems to have done is bring war. >> japan is marking the 66thth anniversary of the first atomic bomb attack. they h