the u.n. council issued a statement condemning the april 13th missile launch as a serious violation of security resolutions 17, 18, and 1874. no real consequences for north korea's flagrant violation and action that threaten global peace and security. while the missiles blew up short of leaving the launchpad as all of us know, measure intent is just as important as measuring culpability. north korea's rhetoric should have told the negotiations all they need to know. the north korea's policy of starving the people and feed the army remains. the south korean defense industry estimated this month, north koreans spent $850 million on the failed missile launch, enough to buy corn to feed the entire population for an entire year. politics in north korea remains all about the kim dynasty and its needs, not about either the concerns of the united states or the welfare of the korean people. a particularly unfortunate result of the leif day agreement was the combining of discussions of nuclear disarmame

the u.n. resolves to expand its model to mission in syria but despite a unanimous vote in the security council some members are accused of undermining the peace effort. also bahrain hosts a controversial formula one grand prix ending in police to brutally crackdown on demonstrators angry at the regime. and thirty minutes that gripped the global attention of his own interview shown on t.v. this week sparking a range of reaction from praise to hysteria. with a look back at the past seven days top stories in the latest developments this is the weekly party in france presidential election front runners nicolas sarkozy and his main rival socialist francois hollande look to have reached the second round of voting in two weeks time polls suggest one on one the first round by a small margin will get live reaction from france very shortly but first test is following the voting in the french capital. and the big surprise is actually the voter turnout earlier before the actual election at the projections

well despite officially backing the u.n. plan for a diplomatic solution to the conflicts america its allies are providing even more material support to the rebels that's the view of principle analyst well that's not . the scope of the cease fire amounting. there are some parties within the middle east politics trying to sabotage the peace plan that is a range by mr anon and the un i think somebody in qatar and arabia they're not like in the plan and they wanted the bloodshed to continue in syria and for our belief we have seen and witnessed in the past couple days major of rescue from other terrorist organization and getting from countries into syria and causing all these against the stability of syria i think. the peace plan should have signed by the qatari and the sudanese and the united states. because because these factors are actually causing. the collation to continue at this point we don't understand how mr obama would say i'm supplying all kinds of. different supplies mostly weapons to the opposition and at the same

the first u.n. monitors arrived in syria following saturday's unanimous security council vote for an observer mission as damascus warns of retaliation if attacks by armed groups continue. i will under attack the taliban strikes at the presidential palace western embassies and nato saying it's in revenge for recent actions and killings by u.s. troops. access denied scores of activists from across the globe perceived as a security threat by israel and banned from flying into the country but some do make it to protests. and the biggest day of the religious calendar for millions of orthodox christians who are celebrating easter sunday with the most spectacular service held here in moscow. six am in moscow i mattress i could have you with us here on r t the first u.n. observers have just arrived in syria to oversee the tenth cease fire sent there after a security council resolution saturday this is damascus warns of retaliation if attacks by armed groups increase the number of demonstrations erupted in t

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ambassador at the u.n. as the white house spokesman said the united states would take more steps if syria did not comply with kofi annan's peace plan but the pentagon downplayed the expectation of u.s. military s on the hill today. >> the decision is well not have any boots on the ground and well not act unilaterally in that part of the world. >>reporter: that was echoed by former speaker of the white house who said any aid to the syrian rebels who be humanitarian in nature. >>shepard: another thing not works is the u.n. chief and others are calling for u.n. observers in syria. >>reporter: that is right calling for more observers because the u.n. has been touting they did manage to get the syrian regime of assad to agree to u.n. observers but there are only seven u.n. observers on the ground today and they were swarmed by protesters and they demanded they do more to stop the firing by the regime on the protesters and on others. 9,000 people have been killed by the assad regime in the past year, and 230,000

the u.n. resolves to expand its monitoring mission in syria but despite a unanimous vote in the security council some members are accused of undermining the peace and. range controversial forty one grand prix goes ahead despite widespread protests against the regime and a brutal crackdown by police that's left one day. in thirty minutes the grip to global attention premiere of his own interview show on r.t. this week sparking a range of reaction from praise to history are our top stories this hour. with a look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly. french voters are choosing their next president and their ten candidates in the running including incumbent nicolas sarkozy and his main rival socialist francois hollande that seventy percent turnout has been high in an election driven by discontent over a struggling economy record unemployment and immigration is in paris with more people are watching it closely because the numbers could sway the resu

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just days before a u.n. brokered peace plan is scheduled to go into effect, the military has intensified its attacks across the country, even using air power to attack civilian areas. and on the ground, the violence continues to claim more lives every day. despite sanctions and international pressure on assad to stop. rebel fighters say they will abide by the u.n. deal, promising to lay down their weapons but not before the syrian military stops its assault. so far, that has not happened, said former u.n. secretary-general kofi annan, who brokered the cease-fire. >> other abuses continue to be reported daily. >> the spike in violence has triggered the largest single-day exodus of refugees from syria into turkey. today alone, more than 2,000 people fled across the border. the deal calls for both sides to stop fighting by april 12th. the united nations will send observers to monitor the truce, but many doubt the assad regime will keep its word. savannah? >> nbc's ayman mohyeldin. in cairo tonight, thank you. >

well syria remains mostly called after the u.n. brokered cease fire between the government and the opposition came into force on thursday morning a truce resulting from the mediation efforts of international envoy kofi annan is the first in the year long violence but as oksana boyko reports from damascus with mutual distrust between the sides he still remains fragile this ceasefire came into effect at six am local time and so far it's been holding syrian the finance minister promised not to conduct any operations and have found so vague as they are that military groups while they did say that they reserve the right to retaliate in case their units are being attacked as for the syrian opposition what we're hearing from various members of various opposition groups is that there are going to respect the cease fire and they promise not to open fire if the regular army. indeed silence has its guns damascus has always been spared the destruction and violence that has iraq and some of the northern areas of syria but these trends of violen

u.n. security council votes to send three hundred observers to syria and russia warns nations not to undermine the mission after the u.s. says only pressure on the assad regime will work. campaigning ends in france ahead of sunday's presidential poll with voters facing a tough choice at a time a social division and record unemployment. energy hungry china works to secure a slice of the arctic and its untapped mineral resources chinese premier the tour of the nordic states on top stories this hour. on screen online around the world this is r.t. life here in moscow the un security council has unanimously voted on a resolution to send hundreds of observers to syria and says it will help promote the un backed cease fire agreement with multiple reports of the truce being violated by both sides. as more now from new york. once again the united nations security council has unanimously adopted a resolution on syria the most recent one drafted by russia and co-sponsored by eight other countries the

and i cannot see the u.n. security council passes a resolution to send observers to oversee the cease fire in syria which has been hit by further deadly clashes the latest for you this hour. also back around the table after more than a year of silence and suspicion world powers meet with the brand to talk about its nuclear program which to run insists is peaceful. and the people of new delhi a sense of vote in regional elections but it could end up being a choice between alleged murders and fraudsters that many candidates by criminal past as we discover. alone a very good evening from moscow my name's kevin owen it's eleven pm here now and you're watching r t our top story the u.n. security council voted unanimously on a resolution to send a team of observers to syria the first monitors are set to arrive in the country on sunday to help oversee the country's fragile cease fire has made reports of fresh shelling and more bloodshed despite the truce has made a point now has been following the latest for us in ne

unarmed observers that will be deployed to syria they will be deployed once the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon feels that it's safe enough for the observers to go and there has been enough to satiate of violence this resolution the most recent one adopted also underscores that the syrian government and the opposition group both have to put their weapons out weapons down and begin engaging in dialogue. now reporting there and form a syrian i'm going to turkey told r.t. that foreign backing for the armed opposition is to blame for the ongoing bloodshed . what we are seeing is that the security council has been moving more and more towards russia's point of view towards syrian principle in adopting a more balanced resolution and that's why there is a consensus so observers on the ground are doing their job the syrian government is facilitating their work but what guarantees peace on the ground is not the mere presence of three hundred u.n. soldiers and officers what guarantees a peaceful end to the crisis is a goodwill gesture by the so-called opposition and their re

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t with me and he said now it's six pm here in the russian capital five pm in damascus as the first u.n. observers touched down in syria the government's being urged to show restraint and the opposition to fully cooperate damascus says it can't guarantee the monitors safety unless every step is coordinated with authorities well the opposition claims it's still under attack and the government vows to crack down on what it calls terrorist acts on a void in the syrian capital. waiting to be reborn the series also looks christians the meaning of easter was all the most poignant this year as they contemplated the sacrifices of the last one to the death and suffering across the country many so bruff and in prayer hoping that peace would be a reason reacting i guess. praise for these despite isolated clashes the kofi annan brokered cease fire has answered its fifth day and begin a rival of the universe a lasting peace may now have the best chance in months still as these analyst points out the u.n. monitors may need to learn from the experience of their arab league counterparts as mission in j

there is no alternative plan at the u.n. and little likelihood of another agreement there to end syria's agony. jonathan head, bbc news on the turkish syrian border. >> the union secretary-general has condemned syrian's cross border attacks. violence leaves the peace plan. >> the security council is syria. diplomats here have said all along it's time for him to take the time and space he needs to try to get the plan to work. they say it's his call in terms of assessing whether the government is keeping its promise or not to end its military operations by the deadline of tuesday, april 10, now given the fact that the violence has been escalating and given the fact that the government has come up with the new conditions for keeping its commitments, it seems unlikely that that deadline will actually be kept, but we do know that mr. annan hasn't given up on the plan. he is very actively working the diplomatic channels and is in contact with syria's allies to put pressure on the regime to comply with its commitments. it's not cle

there were still snipers. >> the u.n. secretary general's response spoke for many. >> the world is watching with skeptical eyes. many promises previously made have not been kept. >> in damascus, there was a welcome to the cease-fire. >> we are against the withdrawal of the army. we are seeking the stability of the country. >> all syrians are supporting the cease-fire because we are already so tired of this mess. >> the man who brokered this cease-fire, kofi annan, has spoken of a fragile calm. he has called for president bashar al-assad to withdraw his heavy weapons, tanks, and troops from syrian cities. he wants u.n. monitors deployed with unimpeded access. it could happen within 48 hours. he wants a syrian led political process brokered by an intermediary. the stumbling blocks are significant. president bashar al-assad enemies, turkey and saudi arabia, have no faith in the plan. >> the plan is not a menu of options. it is a sense of obligations. the burden of fully and visibly a meeting all of these obligations continue

u.n. security council votes unanimously to said monitors to syria to oversee the cease fire after revisions to the original draft resolution calling objections from russia. back around the table iran and six world powers freeze their resume talks over to iran's nuclear ambitions is constructive and useful is after a fifteen month break and an increase in tensions. and sunday marking the most important day in the year for millions of orthodox christians around the world this is live pictures you're looking at of the easter service in moscow city's main cathedral leading russia's president medvedev and prime minister putin in attendance. two am in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on our team our top story the u.n. security council's voted to send observers to syria to oversee the country's fragile cease fire but first monitors were arrive sunday as reports emerge or fresh clashes russia demanded a revision of the original u.s. draft to hold all sides in the conflict accounta

first u.n. monitors arrived in syria following saturday's unanimous security council vote for an observer mission as the mascot's warns of retaliation if attacks by armed groups continue to. kabul under attack the taliban strikes of the presidential palace western embassies and nato saying it's retaliating for recent actions and killings by u.s. troops. access denied scores of activists from across the globe perceived as a security threat by israel and banned from flying to the country but some do make it into protests. and the biggest day of the religious calendar for millions of orthodox christians who've been celebrating easter sunday with the most spectacular service held in moscow. five am in moscow i match reza bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on r.t. the first u.n. monitors have just arrived in syria to oversee the ted cease fire set there after a security council resolution saturday this is damascus warns of retaliation if attacks by armed groups incr

u.n. security council votes unanimously to send monitors to syria to oversee the ceasefire after a vision as to the original draft resolution calling objections from russia. back to the table iran and six world powers raise their resume talks over to ron's nuclear ambitions is constructive and useful this after a fifteen month break that increased tensions. sunday marks the most holy day of the year for millions of orthodox christians in moscow with hard relation of thousands of attending easter service in the country's main cathedral including russia's president medvedev and prime minister putin. five am in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on our team our top story u.n. security council's voted to send observers to syria to oversee the country's fragile cease fire first monitors said to arrive tomorrow as reports of. reports emerge of fresh clashes russia's demanded our version of a revision rather of the original u.s. draft to hold all sides in the conflict accountable f

because reporters a bit later today for now syria and the u.n. have agreed on rules governing an advance team of international monitors the u.n. chief wants a team of three hundred people it's clashes between regime forces on the rebels continue despite a ceasefire civilians are being forced to a safe place both inside and outside syria's borders and also use orks on a boy to follow those displaced by the war. whether it's battle for freedom or against terrorism for those caught in between it's produced only losses cans of thousands of syrians are proven from their homes left at the mercy of strangers for their basic needs and so far it seems those who feed them also define their story we're a few g.'s in the tents here in turkey we're here to protest against this because the conflicts and the massacres didn't end the massacre in syria only continue. while the turkish syrian border is seen as the epicenter of serious refugee crisis only a minority of syrians sought shelter across the border most internally displaced and most flat through the sieg

peace plan the arab and u.n. envoy kofi annan we talk about the rebels being off by these covert war games we talk about assad trying to implement a peace plan trying to to show that he's willing to cooperate with the world community at the end of the day what is the end game with the west's motives in syria what are they trying to do. i think they are trying to destabilize and overthrow and end the pendent regime and have it replaced by a regime that is friendly to the entrance of nato and this has ramifications that extend far beyond the boundaries of syria they have roots among. them and international empire and the geo strategic struggle with the rising states like russia and china so this is about at this throwing and dependent state that has been relatively successful and building has some i end up on the economic base that is dependent on agriculture and us three manufacturing specifically as opposed to being an importing state that is bound to that from the i.m.f. and the world bank that's the bottom line

security council and it is only the u.n. security council that can really make a decision as to whether mr kofi annan wants peace plan is moving in the right direction or not let's take a listen to what more mr lavrov had to say. russia's committee to implementing the unknowns and we are constantly pushing the syrian government's secret steps in line with proposals according to eat the syrian government be the first to begin to pull that of its forces this is been an opposition to. us he expects in this and some arab states simply seem signal to the armed groups who are also responsible for the bloodshed in syria. in the aftermath of the friends of syria meeting it's been reported and stated that some western countries in the arab countries are also going to be aiding the syrian opposition with various forms of communication equipment and even according to reports of weapons clearly this is not how you put out the fire that's been raging in syria for more than a year now with anything it's just adding more flames to it so yo

unarmed observers that will be deployed through syria they will be deployed once the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon feels that it's safe enough for the observers to go and there has been enough to say should of violence this resolution the most recent wanted to adopt it also underscores that the syrian government and the opposition group both have to put their weapon sound weapons down and begin in teaching in dialogue. the syrian opposition are three new dates calls for yuan box military intervention in place as the friends of syria group not in paris this week to discuss putting more pressure on the suffering under such a siren marie sig believes that one sided efforts only underlined the importance of the service mission in syria. this is incredibly significant especially when we consider a lot of the other regional neighbors of syria behaving very poorly and provoking violent conflict in syria and suggesting that they want to arm the rebels and continue and actually increase the level of violence that's happening in syria so we have this region that's actually inst

the deadline for a u.n. brokered ceasefire has been flaunted as government forces have continued to pound opposition activist. the violence has increased markedly in the last few days, as has the numbers of refugees trying to escape into turkey. our special correspondent is in one of the refugee camps. he filed this report. >> if peace is about to dawn, there is no sign of it can homs. -- in homs. this is the voice of a cameraman filming the violence. this is homs, he says, it is been destroyed by random shelling. the destruction seems to be escalating. the time running out on the peace mission, kofi annan came to visit the refugees. there was a welcome. most of these people have fled from the north of the country with stories of killing and torture. all day, the cavalcade moved from camp to camp. some of the refugees we mad clung to the hope that the mission might still work. maybe something will happen in syria, this woman told us, and we can go back to our families and children. kofi annan is being asked

if the shaky cease-fire is upheld, a larger u.n. observer team can be deployed in the coming days, part of a plan that calls to the end of all acts of violence by rebels and the syrian government and also calls on a political dialogue to begin immediately on the future of the country. lester? >>> now to north korea, still reeling from that failed long-range rocket launch, a huge embarrassment in the eyes of the world. but todayen othe 12r50e9s of the north korean capital, instead celebrations are under full swing and you wouldn't know that anything went wrong. richard engel with reports inside pyongyang. >> south korean ships are scouring the waters looking for pieces of north korea's rocket, in familiar its engines and guide anxious systems could provide a great deal of intelligence. here, they're continuing celebrations. yesterday, the government unveiled two colossal statues of former leaders. 50,000 military officers crowded into the main soccer stadium here in pyongyang. they were greeted by north korea's new leader. when he en

he says he wants to cooperate with the u.n. team. >>> the march 11th disaster and nuclear crisis caused a sharp drop in the number of foreign visitors to japan, but now they're starting to come back. authorities say last month saw the first year on year increase since the catastrophe. it was also a record for visitors from china. the national tourism organization says 679,000 foreigners visited japan in march for sight-seeing or business. the figure was up 92.4% from march 2011, the first annual increase since the disaster. but it remains 4.4% below the level recorded two years ago. travelers from china rose to more than 130,000, a record for the month of march. visitors from taiwan and britain are also on the rise. >>> the european union has agreed to ease sanctions against myanmar. it is a reward for political reforms that saw pro democracy leader aung san suu kyi elected to parliament. let's get the details from patchari raksawong in bangkok. >>> the president aung sung suu kyi in parliament is important for myanmar. it woul

while the u.n. security council ponders a resolution to cover the deployment, the group is waiting to move. >> at the moment, we have the advance team standing by to board planes and to get themselves on the ground as soon as possible. >> kofi annan still has a lot to do before it is truly stable. only then, can he get on with the daunting task of trying to foster a political agreement on the country's future. >> united states says it will cancel its planned food aid delivery to north korea after the government in p'yongyang defied security council resolutions and went ahead with a rocket launch on friday morning. the americans believed that it was a disguised test of a long- range missile. the test failed with the rocket plunging into the sea shortly after the takeoff. we are in the north korean capital. >> his swagger is that a man bred for power. kim jong un is 29 years old. today, the supreme leader. the third generation of the kim dynasty. the stature of his father next to his grandfather was u

the tiny handful of the u.n. observers still on the ground, still in single figures, cannot monitor events are around the country. an agreement with the government on their operating procedures has not yet been pinned down. both sides say it is close. this is the biggest challenge the observers will face. ban ki-moon admitted there had been an escalation of violence. in parts of homs, rebel fighters are still being pounded by heavy weapons. according to the peace plan, they should have been withdrawn over a week ago. the tanks and heavy weapons are still very much there. ban ki-moon says it's critically important they should be taken away. the government says they're fighting armed terrorist gangs. the bombardment has provoked some of the toughest words so far from one of the regime's harshest critics, president sarkozy of france. >> assad is lying. he wants to wipe homs off the map, just like gaddafi wanted to get rid of benghazi. >> the west has said it supports the kofi annan plan, but it is also preparing for

u.n.-brokered ceasefire came into effect last thursday. u.n. human rights investigators say they have received reports of shelling and arrest by government troops. rebel forces are also to blame, being accused of executing captured soldiers. access for foreign journalists is restricted. two of our correspondents have been inside a province in syria. they have sent us this report. >> there is supposed to be a truce in syria. it does not sound like it. at best, the calm feels uneasy. the ground remains highly dangerous. we have moved with rebel fighters into a town for me and the grip of president assad's men. -- into a town firmmly in the -- firmly in the grip of president assad's men. the rebels are vastly outgunned and not able to resist the ferocious government offensive that swept through the region just days ago. the international committee talks of cease-fires and peace plans, but the view from the ground is very different. >> they are buying time. the government lies to the people. i

damascus puts a price tag on the safety of the u.n. observer mission to syria the first monitors get down to business to oversee a fragile cease from. the eighteen hours of fighting in kabul security forces regain control of the taliban's cordon it the song all of its western embassies and baiters h.q. . resists to high profile political prisoners following pressure from washington and the e.u. to ease up on the opposition join me for all the details in just a few minutes. and then the business bulletin bears. one percent of the first hour of trade all the details in twenty minutes. international news and comment twenty four hours a day this is o.t. the syrian government says it cannot guarantee the safety of u.n. observers they coordinate every step of your thoughts. with want to arrive in syria to oversee a shaky cease one it comes as opposition activists claim they're still under attack by the government wants to act against what it calls terrorists on a boy who was in damascus for. hope waiting to be reborn for serious orthodox chr

the u.n. security council unanimously voted to send a three hundred strong observer mission to syria amid reports of troops carnations by both the rebels and government troops. campaigning in france ahead of sunday's presidential polls with voters facing a tough choice of a time a social division of record unemployment. and energy hungry china works to secure a slice of the arctic and its untapped mineral resources with the chinese premier and the nordics. so bizarre russia close up team troubles beyond the arctic circle to see how herding and fishing communities they're surviving and thriving. on screen online around the world this is r.t. live here in moscow the u.n. security council has unanimously voted on a resolution to send hundreds of the observers to syria moscow says it will help promote the un backed cease fire agreement with multiple reports of the truce being violated by both sides well for more on this we can now talk to russia's ambassador to the end of the feelings us now from

u.n. . massive observer mission to syria ultimately a last ditch attempt to prevent an all out civil war. decision time in france after final appeals to voters are made by presidential hopefuls all the top job in a country hit by social divisions a new report unemployment. the chinese economic powerhouse sets its sights on the arctic as beijing weighs in for a slice of the untapped riches. it is good to have you with us today here on our. coming to you live from moscow the u.n. is expected to send hundreds of observers to syria after the security council votes on a resolution that will be later on saturday russia wants the monitors to fly out at once as the violence in syria grinds on despite the u.n. brokered cease fire but in new york with the latest details as r.t. is marina porter. there's been a combination of two resolutions to draft resolutions that were submitted to the u.n. security council one was a better from russia the other submitted by the your european union now odd combinati

observers that will be deployed to syria they will be deployed once the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon feels that it's safe enough for the. observers to go and there has been enough decision of violence this resolution the most recent one adopted also underscores that the syrian government and the opposition group both have to put their weapons out weapons down and begin gauging in dialogue. and the political analysts from the u.k. told us that peace efforts in syria are being undermined by what is a key mounting pressure on the assad regime. look at what the original strategy was the original plan was to basically roll out the same strategy as was employed in libya the syrian people so to that end the fermented a civil war they were successful in that using their proxy forces using libyan militants that they shipped in across the turkish border using people trained in lebanon and turkey and successfully managed to ferment some kind of insurgency so we will situation there's a battle within the western strategic kind of planners at the moment about how whi

u.n. is set to one massive observer mission to syria it's ultimately a last ditch attempt to prevent an all out civil war. decision time in france after a final appeal to voters are made by presidential hopefuls all the top job in the country hit by social divisions and record unemployment. plus the chinese economic powerhouse sets its sights on the arctic as beijing weighs in for a slice of the untapped riches that. it is a good to have you with us here today on r.t. i'm. welcome to the program the u.n. is expected to send hundreds of observers to syria after the security council votes on a resolution that will be later saturday russia wants the monitors to fly out at once as the violence in syria grinds on despite the u.n. brokered cease fire. hasn't this latest report from new york. there's been a combination of two resolutions to drop resolutions that were submitted to the u.n. security council one was submitted from russia the other submitted by the your european union now odd the acc

u.n. security council votes unanimously to send monitors to syria to oversee the ceasefire after a vision is to the original draft resolution following objections from russia. back around the table iran and six world powers praised their resume talks over tehran's nuclear ambitions as constructively useful this after a fifteen month break and increased tensions. sunday marks the most important day in the year for millions of orthodox christians around the world in moscow are geisha of thousands have been attending the easter service in the country's main cathedral including russia's president medvedev and prime minister putin. three am in moscow i matras a good to have you with us here on our team our top story the u.n. security council's voting to send observers to syria to oversee the country's fragile cease fire the first monitors will arrive sunday as reports emerge of fresh crashes russia has demanded a revision of the original u.s. draft told all sides in the conflict and conflicts a

the u.n. security council votes to send three hundred observers to syria russia wants nations not to undermine the mission after the u.s. says only pressure on their side regime will work. campaign he ends in france ahead of sunday's presidential poll with voters facing a tough choice at a time of social division underground called unemployment. and energy hungry china works to secure a slice of the arctic and its untapped mineral resources with the trannies premier on a tour in the world expects. this is coming to a line from moscow hello and welcome to the program the u.n. security council has unanimously voted on a resolution to send hundreds of observers to syria moscow says it will help promote the one bank ceasefire agreement with multiple reports of the trees being violated by both sides or his marina portnoy has more from new york for us. now honestly adopted a resolution on syria the most recent one drafted by russia and co-sponsored by eight other countries the resolution calls for a

u.n. security council sets its sights on syria with a draft resolution on the table to force the fragile peace deal and send in observers a u.n. brokered cease fire came into force on thursday but officials say it's not being fully implemented made reports of fresh cautions. incensed over immigration and enraged euro france's far right against their own to the presidential race amid their public rallies against multicultural culturalism the country's own for a conservative national front party is seeing its highest ever poll ratings the. next step on a scale out talks kids could tour and how the performing arts are encouraging children to fulfill their potential. hello and welcome to the show mr spragg and the reason you look at russia for children why well because it's now a huge developing market here and russia from magazines through the stores would be surprise i mean in the capital like a said just fill them and this group of girls here are taking part in accounts work with all the su

chris bambery spoke to me and the opposition will be able to stick to its part of the u.n. . it's a fragile cease fire but it does seem to hold a large parts of the country and it would seem to me there is a possibility of peace process or civil war inside a. natural be welcome what is the free syrian army is there a national council capable or. definitely a face of the different groups inside syria for we don't know on because the opposition is not a unified body in terms of that i don't think assad had any option but to along with the last one have been one of those coming in from or how does the even those who want to even two hundred fifty monitors there is a big country they are covering a huge space is very difficult for these monitors that that's what is going on protecting it but i think fingers crossed this could come or we could stall looking like a very unpleasant civil war developing inside. the talks who six major world powers and iran of wrapped up in turkey they were hailed as constructive by the eve foreign policy chief who said the next round set to take plac

the u.n. security council voted unanimously to send monitors to syria to oversee the ceasefire after revisions to the original draft resolution following objections from russia. back around the table iran and six world powers praise their resume talks over tehran's nuclear ambitions as constructive and useful this after a fifteen month break and increased tensions. and sunday marks the most important day in the year for the millions of orthodox christians around the world in moscow harder haitien of thousands were attending easter services in the country's main cathedral including russia's president and prime minister. four am in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story the u.n. security council's voted to send observers to syria to oversee the country's fragile cease fire first monitor is said to arrive sunday's reports emerge of fresh clashes russia demanded a revision of the original u.s. draft to hold all sides in the conflict accountable for any abuses or. ha

ten times the number of dead versus u.n. peacekeepers. in fairness, the six monitors are only an advance team. next week there could be 30. 30. here's the reaction to that number earlier from the activist known as zaidoun. >> 30? we need 30 observers for one neighborhood only. >> what do you hope happening? what do you hope the international community does? >> the international community should send 3,000 observers and believe me, the regime will fall the same day. the regime would be toppled the same day. we would have people rushing to the streets for demonstrations. we want this regime to go peacefully but we need the help. we need the help of the rest of the world. don't tell me you couldn't have sent us more than 30 observers. 30? these are good for an examination. not observe an army of half a million people just firing all types of arms against civilians, against unarmed civilians. >> 30 observers expected. the u.n. secretary-general ban ki moon wants to increase that to 300 eventually. but there are only 30 expected and only six o

john king asked the u.n. ambassador the tough question. >> answer the critics saying they have been played. the death toll has gone up by more than a thousand. that assad has used this as cover to kill more people. >> well, i don't think it's a question of the united nations or anan being played. i think they have been clear eyed about the syrian government, motives, and behavior to date. the question is whether there's still the opportunity, however slim, for there to be a diplomatic resolution to this over-year-long conflict. >> joining us now robert bair and ann marie slaughter. bob, do you think the u.n. has been played? >> i think bashar al assad has bought time. he knows what he's doing. his intention is the same as it's been. that's destroy the opposition. he intends to wipe them out. he doesn't care what the u.n. wants. yes, they've been played. >> is there any reason the u.n. to believe what bashar al assad says about doing a cease fire? >> anderson, i agree with bob. i don't think he's going to stop

u.n. security council. and when american influence is diminished, for example by the one nation, one vote formula of the u.n. general assemble or the u.n. human rights council, we see absurd and often appalling results. multilateral international organizations can be a forum for forming international coalitions. but as we have repeatedly seen over the last few years, the more difficult the problem, the likelier bad actors will spoil meaningful solutions within the current system of international organizations. for example, we can't always rely on the u.n. security council to achieve consensus on major threats to international peace and security. as we've seen on north korea, on syria, on iran, china and russia simply will not join that consensus when they do not perceive the problem as a threat to their narrow national interests. instead they exercise their veto or threat of a vote toe to the thwart effective and timely response. the security council remains a very valuable forum. but not

that is the call today from hillary clinton as the u.n. secretary general confirms the fact on the ground, saying syria is not honoring the cease-fire. he is still pushing for more u.n. monitors to be allowed into the country. our colleague in powell has seen evidence of the continuing assaults. >> on april 1, syria agreed to kofi annan's peace plan, saying it would not move further into populated areas. in a pattern of broken promises, it sent its soldiers. the story of what happened just down this road is perhaps worse than many other areas, but it is not unique. in villages across the north, people were not just single out. there were collective punishments, and many paid the ultimate price for having the audacity to call for change. this remains a dangerous place, where rebel fighters offer a thin veil of protection. but it was a chance to see firsthand what happened here. many people were crushed when their homes were shelled. even the school playground was not safe. no sanctuary, not even for children, not when the tanks rolled in. t

you will have seen that the u.n. security council adopted unanimously and i emphasize on saturday a resolution of proving the immediate deployment of an advanced team of up to 30 mill stair observers to syria to begin reporting on the implementation of a full us is sags of violence. it is an important development for the implementation for the plan. together with our eu representatives of the u.n. security council to whom i pay tribute for their work and for their engagement and all our member states, we have spared no effort to try to ensure the international community speaks with one voice. i and my services are engaged in particular with russia and china last week in the margins of the g 8 mission in washington to seek their support and a change in their position. the security council resolution presents finally a unified call to the regime and i quote, the urgent, comprehensive implementation of all the elements of the proposal in their entirety." this is not a matter of choice of the six-point plan is not option

the u.n. secretary general wants to increase that to 300 eventually. but there are only 30 expected and only six on the ground now. none have set foot in homs. even if all six or 30 or 300 did make to it homs, look at the size of the territory they'd cover. the rooftops go on for miles. third largest city in syria. 300 monitors in a city that size is the same as just 3400 cops patrolling new york. not the 34,000 that do. and homs isn't the only city in syria. syria is 23 million people, 71,000 square miles. one monitor for 238 square miles. that's assuming all 300 eventually go in. once again, there are six there now. one for every 4 million syrians. one for every 12,000 square miles of territory. the force that went into bosnia in '92 was thousands. only six unarmed individualed in syria. the ceasefire violations are so common only a few officials can stumble on to one. we can't independently verify the video you're seeing. perhaps one day the united nations can. tonight i spoke with george lopez and fouad ajami. i started asking professor ajami wheth

he's marina reporting that one of the syrian opposition has renewed its calls for a u.n. backed military intervention this has the so-called friends of syria group met in paris this week to discuss putting more pressure on the assad regime research i. believe to their one sided efforts on the underline the importance of the observers mission in syria. this is incredibly significant especially when we consider a lot of the other regional neighbors of syria behaving very poorly and provoking violent conflict in syria and suggesting that they want to arm the rebels and continue and actually increase the level of violence that's happening in syria so we have this gulf region that actually instigating violence and we have the so-called friends of syria of western powers really who will no influence over syria and have very little to say or do because they they don't have any relationships they don't have any information that will provide any help to the people of syria to solve this crisis so with those two efforts happening you know between the arab league and the friends of

marty tonight the first u.n. observer team arrives in syria to oversee the troubled truce there but the massacre says it must call more than eight monitors movements to keep them safe. the man who shot seventy seven innocent people says he did it in self-defense dave one abandons brevik trial hears him say he was protecting his country from muslim. and it's pole position for russian all joins us now after the teams up with america's exxon mobile to tap the trenches in the arctic ocean. just the tip of the iceberg. this groundbreaking of the deposits the details of business in switzerland. hello there just out of ten pm here in moscow now on this monday evening my name's kevin owen this is our team and we appreciate you joining us tonight our top story the news the first u.n. observers touched down in syria the government to allow them under strict access to monitor the fragile ceasefire damascus says it can't guarantee to monitor safety and as every steps coordinated with the authorities for their part the opposi