. >> the arab league is waiting for syria to respond for a new proposal to end the violent crackdown in the country. a committee presented it to the delegation in doha. arab diplomats say it calls on them to withdraw security forces and launch a dialogue. the president has said he is prepared to and direct with the opposition but also warned western powers against intervening in syrian affairs. >> we spoke earlier to the german rights commissioner and asked how optimistic he is that the arab league will be able to convince the masochist. >> well, it is the best move that we can think of at the moment. i think it is very important that the arab league is taking a stance against mr. assad and the things he is doing for his people. we have to have hope that they can live freely and that they can express their opinions on the street and that the blood said -- the bloodshed stops. >> does the world community have any way of influencing damascus? >> first of all, he seems to be afraid of pressure from abroad. we have put all kinds of pressure on them, sanctions, travel bans, political isol

many are calling on the united nations to impose a no-fly zone over syria. activists say that they might launch air strikes against the protest. the winner of tunisia's first ever democratic election, the islamist ennahda party, has said that day are interested in human rights. violence broke out in one town. people are protesting against the disqualification against some local candidates. >> this video posted is said to show the offices of the ennahda party. the offices are reported to have been attacked and buildings set on fire. the protests came after election officials disqualified candidate at from one party for alleged violations of campaign spending rules. >> they saw the very first protest that sparked off uprisings across the arab world. now, the curfew has been imposed after the latest unrest. official confirmation of results came on thursday night. there were celebrations at the headquarters of the party. they later said they did not want to introduce a strict islamic law. >> we promise to continue to work for the aims of the revolution -- freedo

foreign ministers from all 27 union countries have called for the president of syria to step down. they said the crackdown on protesters may amount to crimes against humanity. also on the eu list -- belarus. there were expanded sanctions against the harsh treatment of political dissidents. >> eu for -- protesters are upping the pressure on minsk. the sanctions will stop 16 officials from traveling to the eu and freeze their assets. >> the way belarus has acted against the opposition -- the suppression is unacceptable. >> that message is intended to force president location code -- lukashenko to free political prisoners and give rise to the opposition. the weekend saw protests against political oppression and soaring prices. inflation is at 30%. while the eu is taking a unified stance, there is disagreement over how to deal with ukraine. a verdict in the trial of the former prime minister, timoshenko, is due tuesday. some say it is politically motivated, and they want to avoid a trade deal. some eastern governments approve that. >> this could change europe's geopolitics for 10 years

syria has barred journalists from reporting. canyon and somali forces say they are ready to close in on forces in southern somalia. paris announced the death of a french woman whose kidnapping spread -- whose kidnapping sparked the action. she was seized several weeks ago and she was taken to somalia. kenya blames the islamist militias for the kidnappers. the militia leaders say that they did not do it. more than 300 people have died in thailand in the worst flooding in decades. the prime minister is appealing for solidarity as the government deals with the natural disaster. nearly 9 million are affected by the flooding and more than a quarter of the country is under water. officials are warning that the capital might be affected. whole towns and are said marriage in cambodia as well. -- are submerged in cambodia as well. coming up later in this half- hour, we will go to cambodia to gauge what the flood damage means for the country. first, researchers might at last have developed a vaccine against malaria. clinical trials have s