the united states and the united kingdom france other western nations have really made clear that they will only accept the fall of the side and despite the fact that they continually try to say that they're for peace negotiations it seems at every turn whether it's sending arms to the rebels whether it's in them quote unquote non-lethal aid money in general supporting the gulf countries that are also supporting them that really all of the talk about peace is disingenuous and unlike russia and other countries they seem very. determined to push forward the syrian rebels as the new leadership of the country regardless of the situation on the ground when the russian the united states where originally trying to promote the geneva two conference we saw that the syrian rebels essentially said that they had no intention of negotiating until the situation on the ground changed that is so they gained the military upper hand so from their perspective they seem only willing to negotiate if the military situation allows them to have the upper hand in negotiations but if they seem to be losing the

education is the only solution, those were the words as she birthday ater 16th burstin the united nations. it was last year that the pakistani teenager was shot by the taliban for promoting the right of girls to gain an education. today she proved her determination is stronger than ever. >> it is a teenaged takeover of the united nations. diplomat but young people from across the globe here to demand education for everyon child. malalanspiration is yousafazai. >> my ambitions are the same. my hopes are the same. and my dreams are the same. >> the taliban tried to kill her and pakistan because she was campaigning for girls to have an education. she survived and was flown to britain for treatment. now her campaign has gone global. , onee child, one teacher book, and one pen can change the world. .ducation is the only solution education first. thanks. >> for her family this was a proud day. quick she conveyed her message and a very powerful way with powerful words. i think it should be heard by where women'ss and children's rights are violated. >> they were energized by malala's message. >>

cross that unites the nations of russia the symbolic event in kiev comes during political hot times for crane with the country at the crossroads between russia and the e.u. explains. well it's really the center of one of the most religious festivities you have seen in the last several years of hundreds of thousands of people have flocked . to these are taking part places because one thousand twenty five years ago it was here and it was adopted as official religion of russia and then spread its way across the country that there have been several you can see conflicts that russia and ukraine have participated in over the past several decades we had the orange revolution which increasingly saw ukraine pushing its way. away from russian towards europe ukraine is just and destroying favorable relations with russia thousands of reasons to say that every third ukrainian. living russian and half of the country. is moving in the opposite direction. because new voices. of course there are people in ukraine who a look at who are looking west they're looking at europe and they're thinking. it's in

the united states and the united kingdom france other western nations have really made clear that they will only accept the fall of the side and despite the fact that they continually try to say that they're for peace negotiations it seems at every turn whether it's sending arms to the rebels whether it's sending them quote unquote non-lethal aid money in general supporting the gulf countries that are also supporting them that really all of the talk about peace is disingenuous and unlike russia and other countries they seem very. determined to push forward the syrian rebels as the new leadership of the country regardless of the situation on the ground when the russian the united states where originally trying to promote the geneva two conference we saw that the syrian rebels essentially said that they had no intention of negotiating until the situation on the ground changed that is and so they gain the military upper hand so from their perspective they seem only willing to negotiate if the military situation allows them to have the upper hand in negotiations but if they seem to be losi

nations' meeting. [cheering] >> i was born in bangkok. >> ban bangalore, india. >> connecticut. >> romania. >> ethiopia. >> in china. >> sharon is the gas pedal, and i am the brakes. over and over, she'll say, i found this child that needs "x" and "y" and "z," and all we have to do is fly over the ocean, get funding, connect this dot to here, and it will be done. >> we're such victims of our culture because our culture tells us your kids have to look perfect and be in all of the perfect schools. and you can't do that with a big family, but if you just concentrate on what's important, the rest will follow. people discouraged us. they thought we were going to ruin our lives by taking all of these special kids, and they said you don't know what to do. it is true we had no experience and we didn't really know how to raise them, but you see what happens with unconditional love. you give a person unconditional love, and they blossom. >> i feel like having these kids has really help us find our life, find our

nations last week russia's united nations ambassador said that wisdom claims appear to be aimed at undermining investigations into the chemical attack he said this when he explained the findings the results of the analysis clearly indicate that the ordinance used in common assault was not industrially manufactured and was filled with saddam. but the sudden technical specifications proved that it was not invested in manufacturing either the projectile involved is not as standard one for chemical use therefore there is evidence you seem to believe that it was the armed opposition fighters who used the chemical weapons so it's very important to make the point that the united states claims that it regina is using chemical weapons that these planes are without any kind of proof and of course the whole argument of the use of chemical weapons remains a hot potato but without that kind of proof the u.s. and its western allies are going to have a hard time proving anything that they came. here while anonymous u.s. officials claim israel attacked syria's port city of latakia ten days ago the strike alle

ambassador to the united nations. that used to be john bolton's job. we will see what the ambassador thinks of all. with the obama administration rousing emotions over the zimmerman verdict leading psychotherapist joins us to take a look at the role of race and politics and the american psyche the house oversight committee demonstrated itsrand of by focusing on corruption at the internal revenue service. the ira's targeting of conservative groups. witnesses today claimed innocence in the cincinnati office and pointed instead t finger of blame at the washingt d.c. office held by one of two, one of two i appointees of the president. fox news chief congressional correspondents with our report. >> the investigation into the ira starting of conservative groups focus on hearing from two key figures, recently retired 48-year veteran of the irs said is handling a two-party applications was delayed by the office led by william wilkins, and a obama appointee. >> he said one group should be approved for tax-exempt status and what should be disapproved d get furth

nations presence there and they can accelerate their exit from the country they still plan on having some one thousand french forces even by the end of two thousand and thirteen. the orthodox church delegations arrive in ukraine following historical holy relic the cross that unites the ancient nations of russia but the symbolic event comes during political times for ukraine as well with the country the crossroads between russia and the e.u. really. well it's really the center of one of the most religious festivities you have seen in the last several years that hundreds of thousands of people have flocked here. taking part. because one thousand twenty five years ago it was here and it was adopted as official religion. and then spread its way across the country and there have been several conflicts that russia and ukraine have participated in over the past several decades the orange revolution which increasingly saw ukraine pushing its way. away from russia ukraine is just and destroying relations with russia for reasons to say that ukrainians. living in russia and the country. is movi

last week, she spoke at the united nations. but back in her country, girls that want an education continue to struggle. >> so here i stand, one girl among many. i speak not for myself but for those without voice can be heard. let us speak up. let us pick up our books and our pens. they are our most powerful weapons. one child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world. education is the only solution. education first. thank you. [ applause ] >> reporter: malala delivered her address at the united nations in new york on july 12. that same day, inspired by malala, a group of about 30 schoolgirls in the pakistani capital took action of their own. here in islamabad, females are visiting the education ministry to demand improvement of female education. the schoolgirls are petitioning for better education opportunities. but attacks by islamic extremists have continued. last month, 25 people died in an assault targeting schoolgirls. schools in northwestern pakistan have been hit by a series of bombings. >> translator: our

nations last week russia's united nations ambassador said that wisdom claims appear to be aimed at undermining investigations into the chemical attack he said this when he explained the findings the results of the analysis clearly indicate that the ordinance used in commerce so was not industrial manufacturing and was filled with certain. of the site and technical specifications prove that it was not industrially manufactured either the project al involved is not a standard one for chemical use therefore there is evidence you seem to believe that it was the armed opposition fighters who used the chemical weapons in. it's very important to make the point that the united states claims that regina is using chemical weapons that these planes are without any kind of proof and of course the whole argument over the use of chemical weapons were means a hot potato but without that kind of the u.s. and its western allies are going to have a hard time hoovering anything that they can. well syria's ambassador to the ends said that the alleged rebel store of toxic substances was enough to devastate an enti

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they asked the united nations to look into the matter. should the team confirmed the cargo violated the arms embargo, the case will likely be brought before the u.n. security council's sanctions committee. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe is riding high after an election victory gave his liberal democratic party a ruli rulirule power. they control the lower house so the diet is no longer divided. abe is vowing to push ahead with his economic policies. >> translator: with this election victory, we've been able to put an end to the divided diet which caused japanese politics to stagnate for a long time. but at the same time we have to fully appreciate the responsibilities behind the number of seats we won in this election. in particular, the public wants to regain a strong economy that can be felt in every corner of japan. the economy is the basis for the country's power. we cannot achieve diplomatic power or stable social security without a strong economy. >> abe also referred to relations between japan and china, which have been str

hours ago, we submitted our complaint to the united nations. in the coming hours, we will be complaining to the high commissioner of the human rights commission. >> bolivian officials say his jet had departed when france, italy, and portugal withdrew permission to enter their airspace. the aircraft diverted to vienna where it remained grounded for 13 hours. the european countries suspected that u.s. intelligence whistleblower edward snowden might he on board, but he said he had nothing to do with snowden accusing them of making a historic blunder. france apparently lifted its ban after learning morale us was on the airplane. critics say the incident raises troubling questions about how far the u.s. can go to catch snowden. >> apparently the u.s. has so tu it goes beyond that. no country is even willing to let an airplane that might he carrying him enter their airspace. >> is aircraft has since made a reairing stop in the canary islands and is now on the final leg to bolivia. >> germany has rejected a request by snowden for political asylum. whi

nations last week russia's united nations ambassador said that with some claims appear to be aimed at undermining investigations into the chemical attack he said this when he explained the findings the results of the analysis clearly indicate that the ordinance used in common assault was not industrial manufacturing and was filled with saddam. of the site in technical specifications prove that it was not industrial manufactured either the project allen volved is not a standard one for chemical use and therefore there is evidence you seem to believe that it was the armed opposition fighters who used the chemical weapons in khan it's very important to make the point that the united states claims that regina is using chemical weapons that these claims are without any kind of proof and of course the whole argument over the use of chemical weapons were means a hot potato but without that kind of the u.s. and its western allies are going to have a hard time to think anything that they came. defense consultant moeen rufe says it's now crucial to find out where the rebels are getting the chem

i am certain that the united nations are will put its stamp of approval on the elections perhaps the economic community of west african states but it remains to be seen exactly how much credibility is going to have inside the country france of course which carries a lot of weight and sat here opinion is looking for a mechanism to exit mali they intervened in january of this year they had approximately six thousand troops on the ground inside the country now there are about four thousand french troops they feel that this election can present some type of credibility for the end coming government as well as a united nations presence then they can accelerate their exit from the country they still plan on having some one thousand french forces even by the end of the twenty thirteen or older delegations are arrived in ukraine following an historical holy relic of the same anxious cross that unites the nation's ancient russia the symbolic event in kiev comes in political hot times for ukraine with a country at the crossroads between russia and the you're not going to. well it's really the

that is bad politics. >> united nations, we agree. we concur. >> exactly. cue the organ music. when we come back, the prosecutor, juror, and trayvon's attorney said the zimmerman trial wasn't about race. so why is the obama administration led by eric holder still looking at a civil rights case against zimmerman? is this about justice or political witch-hunt? that debate when we come back. ♪ members of the american postal worker's union handle more than 165 billion letters and packages a year. that's about 34 million pounds of mail every day. ever wonder what this costs you as a taxpayer? millions? tens of millions? hundreds of millions? not a single cent. the united states postal service doesn't run on your tax dollars. it's funded solely by stamps and postage. brought to you by the men and women of the american postal worker's union. ♪ ♪ >>> so the trayvon martin george zimmerman trial isn't about race, that's what we've been hearing from the state, the jury, and the family. >> this case has never been about race. >> i think all of us thought race did not play a role. >>

when people think about a -- assistance to developing countries, they think about the united nations and big charities. but the fact is economists have calculated that the amount of money sent home by family and friends living in richer countries is far more than all of that aid put together. >> this teaching assistant has now done what she sees as her duty to a granny in a distant homeland. but if the money transfer company's bank accounts close, she may find that much more difficult. "bbc news." >> when the chairman of the u.s. federal reserve talks, financial markets pay attention, and today they looked what they heard. ben bernanke was on khalil and told u.s. lawmakers that winding down stimulus program will depend on how well the economy is doing. that is welcome news to many. but to this one, they say bernanke is conducting a high wire act. >> you watched what bernanke said last month and how the markets reacted so well to that. they seemed to like a bit of welcome news. >> absolutely. today he continued to talk back what he had hinted at earlier, which is the fed may be less s

when this kind of work is done under the aegis of the united nations that united states and their support and financial political support, then it is much more comfortable work. if somebody plans to criticize the united states itself, it is been much more difficult. >> washington could be forced to reveal more details of the spying program edward snowden brought to the world attention. roslyn jordan explains. judge ordered the obama administration to declassify 82 thousand eight court ruling which justifies the sm, the nsa data collection program aimed at u.s. citizens and anyone of communicating with u.s. citizens . a program internet company yahoo has resisted trying to take part in because it did not want to reveal the private information it said of its customers and users. however, the government was able to compel yahoo, as well as other companies such as facebook, to turn over that information in what is considered a massive and necessary national security surveillance program. however, the government now agrees that it is going to have to declassify this ruling and it is going to m

that is a big thing in the united nations. when it comes to situations like this in egypt, which do have regional dimensions, they generally try to wait until the regional dimensions are filtering out before considering. many feel that acts of sovereignty outweigh what is going on right now internally in egypt. >> i want to get your last word on all of this and the mood at the u.n.. what is your take? >> i can only add to what nathan has said. if we look at the agenda, it addresses issues like sudan and mali. these are transnational issues that threaten peace and stability regionally. the security council is reticent to get involved in issues like this. that does not mean they are afraid to use their bully pulpit -- bully pulpit. moon addressed it and said he stood by the rights of protesters, appealing for the safety of women protesters. a spokesman said that it is time for egypt's president to listen to his people. >> thank you both for your reports. still ahead, the search or the latest on edward snowden. >> nsa analyst and

the united nations world bank report estimates that canola farmers in canada and corn farmers in the united states lose a combined six hundred million dollars a year to european g.m.o. free markets conventional farmers may find some markets close to them because their chili is genetically engineering but i think it may ruin all the markets for their ghana growers also the north american free trade act would force and i'm su to share its technology with america's competitors if they develop this to this next internet choice seed they don't have to go to mexico they can take the seed and go to mexico mexico peru or china or wherever else and so it's not going to benefit the new the new mexico farmers it whatever technology they can adopt their competitors can adopt so i'm not sure how this is going to solve their problems. resistance to chemically intensive genetically modified foods is increasing worldwide including bans labeling requirements and companies advertising their foods as g.m.o. free. consumer demand for g.m.o. products fifteen years after their introduction is still virtua

the united nations world bank report estimates that canola farmers in canada and corn farmers in the united states lose a combined six hundred million dollars a year to european g.m.o. free markets conventional farmers may find some markets close to them because their chili is genetically engineered but i think it may ruin all the markets for their advantage growers also the north american free trade act would force and i'm su to share its technology with america's competitors if they develop this chip this genetic engineers choice seed they don't have to go to mexico they can take the seed and go to mexico mexico peru or china or wherever else and so it's not going to benefit the new the new mexico farmers it whatever technology they can adopt or competitors can adopt so i'm not sure how this is going to solve their problems. resistance to chemically intensive genetically modified foods is increasing worldwide including bans labeling requirements and companies advertising their foods as g.m.o. free. consumer demand for g.m.o. products fifteen years after their introduction is still

delegation at the united nations was reportedly subject to similar surveillance citing classified documents leaked by n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden the weekly says that france italy and greece are among the thirty eight u.s. surveillance targets now while the news has blindsided and shocked many european leaders u.s. president barack obama has downplayed the surveillance story saying that it's basically political protocol between friends they're going to be trying to understand the world better and what's going on in world capitals around the world . from sources that aren't available through the new york times or n.b.c. news. that they're seeking additional insight beyond what's available through open sources. and. if that weren't the case then there'd be no use for an intelligence service. and i guarantee you that in european capitals there are people who are interested in if not what i had for breakfast at least what my talking points might be should i end up meeting with their leaders but not everyone is seeing the circumstance so casually greece's foreign ministry says it will be

united nations secretary general ban ki moon is urging nations to protect the integrity of diplomatic missions on their soil the u.n. chief's comments come amid allegations that the u.s. has been spying on the european union and other allies over port by german weekly der spiegel says that the national security agency bogged it the e.u.'s mission in washington d.c. and also popped into its computer system to be able to access e-mails and other internal documents the e.u. delegation at the united nations was reportedly subjected to similar surveillance citing classified documents leaked by n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden the weekly says that france italy and greece are among the thirty eight u.s. surveillance targets now while the news has blindsided and shocked many european leaders u.s. president barack obama has downplayed the surveillance story saying that it's basically political protocol between friends they're going to be trying to understand the world better and what's going on in world capitals around the world . from sources that aren't available through the new york time

united nations secretary general ban ki-moon is urging nations to protect the integrity of a diplomatic missions on their soil the u.n. chief's comments come amid allegations that the u.s. has been spying on the european union and other allies over port by german weekly der spiegel says that the national security agency bogged it the e.u.'s mission in washington d.c. and also popped into its computer system to be able to access e-mails and other internal documents the e.u. delegation at the united nations was reportedly subject to similar surveillance citing classified documents leaked by n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden the weekly says that france italy and greece are among the thirty eight u.s. surveillance targets now while the news has blindsided and shocked many european leaders u.s. president barack obama has downplayed the surveillance story saying that it's basically political protocol between friends they're going to be trying to understand the world better and what's going on in world capitals around the world . from sources that aren't available through the new york times

united nations secretary general ban ki-moon is urging nations to protect the integrity of and diplomatic missions on their soil the u.n. chief's comments come amid allegations that the u.s. has been spying on the european union and other allies over port by german weekly der spiegel says that the national security agency bogged it the e.u.'s mission in washington d.c. and also popped into its computer system to be able to access e-mails and other internal documents the e.u. delegation at the united nations was reportedly subject to similar surveillance citing classified documents leaked by n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden the weekly says that france italy and greece are among the thirty eight u.s. surveillance targets now while the news has blindsided and shocked many european leaders u.s. president barack obama has downplayed the surveillance story saying that it's basically political protocol between friends they're going to be trying to understand the world better and what's going on in world capitals around the world . from sources that aren't available through the new york times

nations last week russia's united nations ambassador said that with some claims appear to be aimed at undermining investigations into the chemical attack he said this when he explained the findings the results of the analysis clearly indicate that the ordinance used in commerce so was not industrial manufacturing and was filled with saddam. the study and technical specification is proof that it was not invested in manufactured either the projectile involved is not as standard one for chemical use therefore there is evidence you seem to believe that it was the armed opposition fighters who used the chemical weapons in khan so it's very important to make the point that the united states claims that the regime is using chemical weapons that these claims are without any kind of proof and of course the whole argument of the use of chemical weapons with mains a hot potato but without that kind of proof the u.s. and its western allies are going to have a hard time off moving anything that they came washington's previously threatened action against a mask is if it uses chemical weapons agains

confirmation from the united nations that seven of its soldiers killed by gunmen in western sudan were from tanzania. 17 troops on the peacekeeping mission were injured making this the worst attacks since the deployment began six years ago. the u.n. has condemned the killings calling them a heinous attack. the peacekeeping team was north of the state capitol when they came under fire. peacekeepers on control earlier this year since the joint united nations and african union mission began six years ago, thousands of foreign soldiers have been stationed here with a mandate to protect civilians. in recent months, they have become targets themselves. the saturday incident happened in the southern section of darfur. it is thought that troops were transferring to another base when they were attacked with heavy machine guns and possibly grenades. coursesituation over the of this year has been problematic. we face new challenges particularly in the form of tribal clashes that have been going on. last week, we had a patrol ambushed. we had three peacekeepers injured. darfur, moreng to than 40 m

the united states is not engaged -- indebted nations is not engaged in the -- united nations is not engaged in that at this point. there are counter-issues. positions in syria, unified action on mali. we have to pay a lot of attention to this question and build up consensus with brazil, india, turkey -- the swing states around this question of sovereignty. >> there is a perception among smaller states that have been subject to colonialism, etc., they say look at the p5, which says do not touch my sovereignty, the we will touch yours. p5 themselves have a responsibility to overcome that perception. , you have a hell of a job. i speak on behalf of everybody on the panel and in the audience to say i am glad you are where you are, doing such a great job. >> july, or. -- thank you, martin. [applause] >> i live look outside of the u.s. capital. thehouse returns to debate mandate under the healthcare law. the senate recessed for tonight just after 6:00 p.m. so that senators could attend a closed- door meeting inside the old chamber. senate majority leader harry reid just referred to that. they are

united nations refugee agency is concerned. worded statement, the unhcr says it is troubled by the absence of adequate protection standards for refugees in papua new guinea, described significant shortcomings in pat quinn new guinea's legal framework for asylum seekers, and says facilities have poor physical conditions. says there agency are serious unanswered questions. challenges of processing people transferred to the pacific island states raises a number of important difficulties for us. not only does it raise complex legal issues about compliance with these national prevent -- providinggencies, but protection to people in these remote pacific island nations. >> in the face of more than 20,000 asylum seekers who have come by boat in the last year, australia's time to persuade others not to make the same dangerous trip. >> you've got to break this new model of people smuggling. otherwise, you will occupy more and more of the immigration intake in australia. we cannot privatize our immigration program to people smugglers coul

while i believe the syrian government already wrote to the united nations or already sent some letters about this catch because it is significant when especially some material came from saudi arabia it is important to stop this kind of act if it is just how the government knew about it this is a catastrophic. situation the saudi government is doesn't know about it is much worse and of course there are suspicions that assad himself his military views chemical weapons on both sides just as guilty as each other. well in that area some of the stories there were news and some reports two three weeks ago from sort of most of the shelves in being used in their will which led to some sort of. heavy breathing. difficulty in breathing so then well maybe testing. and they have not completely. a right to how to mix it properly under suited. me was a quick tour through into this area i am sure of course they have been in television in that area i just briefly what was the one question your political activist that you see a political solution in syria just briefly place. well i see they're carrying

states and the united kingdom france other western nations have really made clear that they will only accept the fall of assad and despite the fact that they continually try to say that they're for peace negotiations it seems at every turn whether it's sending arms to the rebels whether it's in them quote unquote non-lethal aid money in general supporting the gulf countries that are also supporting them that really all of the talk about peace is disingenuous and unlike russia and other countries they seem very. determined to push forward the syrian rebels as the new leadership of the country regardless of the situation on the ground when the russian the united states were originally trying to promote the geneva two conference we saw that the syrian rebels essentially said that they had no intention of negotiating until the situation on the ground changed that is until they gained the military upper hand so from their perspective they seem only willing to negotiate if the military situation allows them to have the upper hand in negotiations but if they seem to be losing the war if it s

intelligence officials and the united nations have concluded that iran is not currently building a nuclear weapon but that hasn't stopped washington sanctions if we're throwing accusations that are not true that cloud the domestic debate the political debate and also send negative signals to the other side we make it much more likely that diplomacy can succeed and we end up going into a war that was of avoidable. in the case of syria's civil war the french and others had already. concluded that he's using the sharing gas in small quantities but again here's this is the red line and we alleged they killed between one hundred one hundred fifty people washington recently began arming the rebels after independently concluding that damascus used nerve gas against the opposition findings u.n. investigators have not supported i think it's reasonable. here in haiti we have been in the grip of brutal you know u.s. government under well as for the whistle blowing website that aims to expose the truth the u.s. has listed wiki leaks as an enemy of the state until the obama administration comes forward

the united nations world bank report estimates that canola farmers in canada and corn farmers in the united states lose a combined six hundred million dollars a year to european g.m.o. free markets conventional farmers may find some markets close to them because their chili is genetically engineering but i think it may ruin all the markets for their advantage growers also the north american free trade act would force and i'm su to share its technology with america's competitors if they develop this chip this connection to the chile state they don't have to go to mexico they can take the seed and go to mex in mexico peru or china or wherever else and so it's not going to benefit the new the new mexico farmers it whatever technology they can adopt their competitors can adopt so i'm not sure how this is going to solve their problems. resistance to chemically intensive genetically modified foods is increasing worldwide including bans labeling requirements and companies advertising their foods as g.m.o. free. consumer demand for g.m.o. products fifteen years after their introduction is st

the united states and the united kingdom france other western nations have really made clear that they will only accept the fall of the side and despite the fact that they continually try to say that they're for peace negotiations it seems at every turn whether it's sending arms to the rebels whether it's in the quote unquote non-lethal aid money in general supporting the gulf countries that are also supporting them that really all of the talk about peace is disingenuous and unlike russia and other countries they seem very. determined to push forward the syrian rebels as the new leadership of the country regardless of the situation on the ground when the russian the united states where originally trying to promote the geneva two conference we saw that the syrian rebels essentially said that they had no intention of negotiating until the situation on the ground changed that is until they gained the military upper hand so from their perspective they seem only willing to negotiate if the military situation allows them to have the upper hand in negotiations but if they seem to be losing th

>> she is going to inherit a very active inherit at the united nations. there will be a question whether the united states should help and support the serbian rebels and questions what be do with iron's nuclear program and north korea's nuclear program and where it all comes together at the united nations. she will be dealing with china and russia and the question when the united states intervenes in the world and when it doesn't is at the frorefront in awful thos decisions spell on iran and syria. she has been known to be an advocate for strong american leadership and intervening when necessary and not necessarily about military troupes with an american influence to make a difference. >> much is made of her personal style and she certainly not a shrinking violet. advocates have criticized what they see as a lack of substantive action on human rights and can she make a difference? >> we have strong advocates for the united states and i'm thinking of madeleine albright a successful u.n. ambassador and susan rice certainly. all of them have the courage of t

i am certain that the united nations are will put its stamp of approval on the elections perhaps the economic community of west african states but it remains to be seen exactly how much credibility is going to have inside the country france of course which carries a lot of weight and said here opinion is looking for a mechanism to exit mali they intervened in january of this year they had approximately six thousand troops on the ground inside the country now there are about four thousand french troops they feel that this election can present some type of credibility for the end coming government as well as a united nations presence there and they can accelerate their exit from the country they still plan on having some one thousand french forces even by the end of the twenty thirteen thank you set after the break. i've talked to many times about the absurd things going on all around us like kids being thrown out of school because they had a gun that shoots bubbles or various people getting punished for their tweets and facebook posts it's all really abstract it's hard to truly get an

united nations secretary general ban ki-moon is urging nations to protect the integrity of diplomatic missions on their soil the u.n. chief's comments come amid allegations that the u.s. has been spying on the european union and other allies over port by german weekly der spiegel says that the national security agency bogged it the e.u.'s mission in washington d.c. and also popped into its computer system to be able to access e-mails and other internal documents the e.u. delegation at the united nations was reportedly subject to similar surveillance citing classified documents leaked by n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden the weekly says that france italy and greece are among the thirty eight u.s. surveillance targets now while the news has blindsided and shocked many european leaders u.s. president barack obama has downplayed the surveillance story saying that it's basically political protocol between friends they're going to be trying to understand the world better and what's going on in world capitals around the world . from sources that aren't available through the new york times

>>> the united nations it is nelson mandela international day, a day honoring all good works for the former south africans president and antiapartheid icon of course. >> it began four years ago as a goal to promote world peace and encourage community service. this morning former president bill clinton, the reverend jesse jackson and the actor harry bellefonte all speak at the u.n. praising mandela's impact on racial justice and reconciliation in his country and in fact right around the world. >> they also wished him a happy birthday. mandela turns 95 today. he is still in the hospital suffering from a severe lung infection, but both south africa's press and nelson mandela's daughter say he is getting better. >> robin is live outside the hospital. robin, it is rather pleasant to be talking to you on a happy birthday here and people having a celebration unlike the conversations we have had over the last couple weeks. what is happening there and what is his condition like? >> reporter: absolutely. i think everybody here in south africa is focusing on the positive. you can hear the singi

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the united france other western nations have really made france other western up the fall of the side and despite the fact that they continually try to say that they're for peace negotiations it seems at every turn whether it's sending arms to the rebels whether it's in the quote unquote non-lethal aid money in general supporting the gulf countries that are also supporting them that really all of the talk about peace is disingenuous and unlike russia and other countries they seem very. determined to push forward the syrian rebels as the new leadership of the country regardless of the situation on the ground when the russian in the united states where originally trying to promote the geneva two conference we saw that the syrian rebels essentially said that they had no intention of negotiating until the situation on the ground changed that is until they gained the military upper hand so from their perspective they seem only willing to negotiate if the military situation allows them to have the upper hand in negotiations but if they seem to be losing the war if it seems that support for

united nations secretary general ban ki-moon is urging nations to protect the integrity of and diplomatic missions on their soil the u.n. chief's comments come amid allegations that the u.s. has been spying on the european union and other allies over port by german weekly der spiegel says that the national security agency bogged it the e.u.'s mission in washington d.c. and also popped into its computer system to be able to access e-mails and other internal documents the e.u. delegation at the united nations was reportedly subjected to similar surveillance citing classified documents leaked by n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden the weekly says that france italy and greece are among the thirty eight u.s. surveillance targets now while the news has blindsided and shocked many european leaders u.s. president barack obama has downplayed the surveillance story saying that it's basically political protocol between friends they're going to be trying to understand the world better and what's going on in world capitals around the world . from sources that aren't available through the new york time

i am certain that the united nations are will put its stamp of approval on the elections perhaps the economic community of west african states but it remains to be seen exactly how much credibility is going to have inside the country france of course which carries a lot of weight and sat here opinion is looking for a mechanism to exit mali they intervened and january of this year they had approximately six thousand troops on the ground inside the country now there are about four thousand french troops they feel that this election can present some type of credibility for the end coming government as well as a united nations presence then they can accelerate their exit from the country they still plan on having some one thousand french forces even by the end of the twenty thirteenth world also talks cherished delegations have arrived in ukraine following an historical holy relic the same angels cross and he nice the nations of russia a symbolic event in kiev concerning political hot time for ukraine with the country at the crossroads between russia and the. expense. well it's really th

nations presence there and they can accelerate their exit from the country they still plan on having some one thousand french forces even by the end of the twenty thirteenth. some more international news in brief right now more than a thousand inmates have a skate from a prison near the eastern libyan city of benghazi the massive jailbreak happened as the facility was attacked from the outside eighteen of the skippy's were later arrested it comes after the assassination of a prominent political activist killed in the same city with a mass protest across the country. fifteen demonstrators have been arrested in pair rues a capital lima for taking part in antigovernment protests riot police used tear gas and but tongs or to disperse the crowd it was the fourth mass demonstration in a month many peruvians upset with government policies and education reforms. the president of venezuela has ordered thousands of soldiers to the streets of the capital caracas in an attempted to combat the growing crime rate but the government's actions haven't seemed to live each day to the security fears of

united nations leaders have been closely watching the crisis in egypt. deputy secretary-general spoke before the army announced it had ousted morsi. he said the u.n. hopes egyptians will resolve their differences through peaceful and democratic means. >> we appeal for tolerance and peaceful coexistence. the world is watching egypt at this crucial moment. it will have a significant impact on egypt and also on the region. >> he said he's deeply concerned about the future of democracy in the country. >>> bolivian president evo morales says he's not a criminal but he says that's how he felt after three european countries forced him to divert his private jet. they suspected he was harboring edward snowden, the fugitive former intelligence contractor. morales was on his way home from russia. france, italy and portugal canceled air permits for his flight. the plane had to make an emergency landing in vienna, austria, delaying the president for more than 14 hours. snowden was not on board. >> translator: i couldn't accept it. first of all, i'm not a criminal. an

delegations arrived in ukraine following the story of holy relic the cross that unites the nations of ancient russia but the symbolic events and. politically hard times. with a come to the crossroads between russia and the e.u. . really the center of one of the most religious festivities you have seen in the last several years that hundreds of thousands of people have flocked here and the reason why the festivities are taking part place here is because one thousand and twenty five years ago it was here and it was adopted as official religion. and then spread its way across the country and there have been several you can think that russia and ukraine have participated in over the past several decades the orange revolution which increasingly saw ukraine pushing its way. away from rushing towards europe ukraine is distant destroying relations with russia reasons suffice it to say that ukrainians. living in russia and more than half of the country. is moving in the opposite direction. because the voices. of course there are people in ukraine who a look at who are looking west they're look

united nations secretary general ban ki-moon is urging nations to protect the integrity of diplomatic missions on their soil the u.n. chief's comments come amid allegations that the u.s. has been spying on the european union and other allies over port by german weekly speak goal says that the national security agency bogged at the e.u.'s mission in washington d.c. and also hopped into its computer system to be able to access e-mails and other internal documents the e.u. delegation at the united nations was reportedly subject to similar surveillance citing classified documents leaked by n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden the weekly says that france italy and greece are among the thirty eight u.s. surveillance targets now while the news has blindsided and shocked many european leaders u.s. president barack obama has downplayed the surveillance story saying that it's basically political protocol between friends they're going to be trying to understand the world better and what's going on in world capitals around the world . from sources that aren't available through the new york times o

the united nations world bank report estimates that canola farmers in canada and corn farmers in the united states lose a combined six hundred million dollars a year to european g.m.o. free markets conventional farmers may find some markets close to them because their chili is genetically engineered but i think it may ruin all the markets for their ghana growers also the north american free trade act would force and i miss you to share its technology with america's competitors if they develop this chip this connection to their choice seat they don't have to go to mexico they can take the seed and go to mexico mexico peru or china or wherever else and so it's not going to benefit the new the new mexico farmers it whatever technology they can adopt or competitors can adopt so i'm not sure how this is going to solve their problems. resistance to chemically intensive genetically modified foods is increasing worldwide including bans labeling requirements and companies advertising their foods as g.m.o. free. consumer demand for g.m.o. products fifteen years after their introduction is stil