signs are that laurent gbagbo is holding out. his spokesman has said that the region will burn if troops are sent in. >> ivory coast has been a country with extravagant protocol. visiting leaders have a message. the protocol was still laid on thick. it almost became political theater. the visiting presidents became just earnest and were greeted with a characteristic laurent gbagbo embrace. here at the hotel, the women and men hold cabinet meetings as if they were running the country. this is theater. laurent gbagbo may have been condemned by the international community but he holds the reins of power. this is a test of the commitment to the outside world, especially africa. african leaders have taken on a high risk strategy by calling on laurent gbagbo to leave and threatening military action if he does not. it looks like laurent gbagbo is in the presidential palace with no intention of resigning. what do the letters do next? if african army's follow through on their threat to use force in ivory coast, civilians could suffer. one

we came to one of their stronghold in the city center. >> gbagbo! gbagbo! >> behind the defiance lie bitter ethnic rivalries. >> more thfrom the hotel. [unintelligible] >> such threats stoke the fears of many. we found this group of immigrants from liberia seeking protection from the united nations. >> we are afraid of being massacred here, because of the threat we continue to receive at the hands of those who pass by. >> her husband is missing. it is hard to see a quick or painless way out of any of this. bbc news, ivory coast. >> a hearing has opened in los angeles to determine whether the doctor retreated michael jackson in his final days should stand trial for manslaughter. lawyers murray's say that he did not give a pop singer anything that might have killed him. the prosecution has already begun to present their case. >> the prosecution basically has been coming out with details about what happened in the final moments when it became clear that michael jackson was unconscious at his mansion in beverly hills 200in 2009. dr. murray and waited as much as

his rival, laurent gbagbo, is refusing to step down. andrew harding reports. >> an empty road as we head towards the besieged hotel. we're hoping to reach the man the world says is the rightful president of ivory coast. we have to get through that stage. where stopped by forces loyal to laurent gbagbo, the man refusing to give up the presidency. we are ordered out and they say, we will finish you. you'll never leave. that was an unpleasant scene. we were taken from the car and threatened with execution by laurent gbagbo's troops. we have made it by road to the besieged hotel. acer real calm -- a surreal calm in the middle of the storm. we're not allowed to film the troops guarding the hotel. a lobby and a cabinet and president in waiting. they want this standoff resolved. >> i think laurent gbagbo has never been -- he has never been up to his commitments. he wants to gain time to bring in arms, munitions, and mercenaries. he wants to continue to stay in office. >> this will end in a war. >> it will not. it will be one -- this does not m

we were threatened with execution by laurent gbagbo's troops. we have made it through by road to the besieged hotel. a surreal calm in the center of the storm. we were not allowed to film the troops guarding the hotel. in the lobby, the cabinet and president in waiting. they want this standoff resolved by outside military intervention. >> laurent gbagbo is not sincere, he has never been. he has never been up to his commitments. he wants to bring in arms, munitions, and mercenaries because he wants to continuously stay in office. >> this will end in war? >> it will not. it will be -- laurent gbagbo has mercenaries, militias, and a few young people he has organized. there will come and take him away and all this will cease. >> will leit? across town, a rally for laurent gbagbo and a shorw of force. if foreigners in bed, he said, they will see how strong we are. if they attack us from abroad, we will deal with all foreigners living here. not a hint of compromise in the country drifting toward a violent showdown. >> stay with us. the royal wedding a

gbagbo will not be removed. >> gbagbo is doggedly hanging on to power. the diplomatic spat with britain and canada is unlikely to worry him. for now, u.n. troops have not been tested too much. if there is a military intervention, keeping the peace could suddenly get much harder. bbc news. >> the banking bonus season in britain used weeks away and we have learned ministers are receiving payouts worth billions of pounds. negotiations with the top bankers are having ripple effects. robert has this exclusive report. >> the city of london and big banks, vital to the british economy. ministers have been talking about cheeps and whether they're doing enough to support the recovery, and whether they pay their top people too much. an agreement has not yet been reached. chancellor george osborn recognizes the cannot prevent billions of pounds of bonuses being paid out by the banks, which were rescued from collapse only two years ago by hundreds of billions of pounds in loans and investments from taxpayers. investment banking has been a less profitable people busin

gbagbo, he will not be removed. >> gbagbo is doggedly hanging on to power. the diplomatic spat with britain and canada is unlikely to worry him. for now, the un troops have not been tested too much. if there is a military intervention by the international allies, seeking peace could suddenly get much harder. bbc news. >> banks are likely to award billions of pounds in bonuses again despite weeks of talks with british government ministers. the coalition agreement between the liberal democrats and conservatives said measures would be introduced to tackle what were described as unacceptable bank bonuses. robert has this exclusive report. >> the city of london and big banks. vital to the british economy. ministers have been talking to bank treats about whether they are doing enough to support the recovery. and, whether they pay their top people too much. agreement has yet been reached. i've learned that chancellor george osborn recognizes he cannot prevent billions of pounds in bonuses being paid out by the banks, which only two years ago were rescued from colla

this car was set on fire by supporters of laurent gbagbo. divens 3 their support for -- demonstrating their support for mr. ouattara. >> attacking civilians and un peacekeepers, this is a crime on the international law. gbagbo and his loyalists should keep in mind eventually, all the person to perpetuate such crimes will be held accountable. >> a un along with the rest of the international community recognizes alassane ouattara as winner of the presidential elections. lauren gbagbo is ref using to give up the presidency. they are supposed to strengthen the u.s. attempts to protect civilians. faced with crowds of loyalists, patrols have been forced to retreat. from may sweep by security forces from a pro-alassane ouattara neighborhood. negotiators are trying to break the deadlock. >> we worked late into the night. a breakthrough that was needed did not materialize. >> the longer the crisis materializes, the greater the pressure on the un unless mr. gbagbo steps down. >> encouraging news on the condition of gabrielle giffords. less than two we

his rival, laurent gbagbo, is refusing to give up power. we spoke to alassane ouattara. >> an empty road as we head toward the besieged hotel. we're hoping to reach the man the world says is the rightful president of ivory coast. first, we have to get through the siege. we are stopped by forces loyal to laurent gbagbo, the man refusing to give up the presidency. we are ordered out and they say, we will finish you off, you will never leave here. that was a very unpleasant scene. we were taken from the car and threatened with execution by laurent gbagbo's troops. they let us through and we made it through to the besieged hotel. a surreal calm in the center of the storm. we're not allowed to film the troops guarding the hotel. in the lobby, a cabinet and president in waiting. tired of negotiations, the one the standoff resolved by outside military intervention. -- they want the standoff resolved by outside military intervention. >> there are five years of negotiations. he wants to get time to bring in arms, munitions, and mercenaries. he wants

the delegation of african leaders failed to persuade laurent gbagbo to step down. coptic christians are on high alert after a suicide bombing in egypt, which killed 21 christians. there was a christian area of cairo pigment they are investigating threats made against coptic churches, and in germany, some copts have asked for protection. we have this report. >> for this 7-year-old, even the slightest movement is agony. the lone girl is burned pretty much all of her body. -- the little girl. it is not an easy sight to watch. her brother -- her mother is suffering her own agony. >> they are not human beings. they are not people. they are animals. >> the doctor shows me the bits of shrapnel that have been moved -- remove from the bodies of the victims. -- have been removed. it includes nuts and bolts. inside the church, but the explosion nearly blows the doors in. of sight in the street, and least 21 allied dead, and others are injured. -- at least 21 lie dead. there were the riot police that were brought in, too plate -- late, according to some christians. never befor

bank assets of laurent gbagbo, his wife simone and three close aides. the department said gbagbo continues to demonstrate disregard for the will and well-being of the people of cote d'ivoire. gbagbo refused to concede defeat in a november presidential election. he was later declared the winner, annulling the election. post election violence between supporters of the two candidates has left more than 200 people dead and has forced 14,000 people to flee the country. gbagbo is resisting calls from the united states and other african countries to step down. u.s. officials had earlier suggested that they would have accepted a request for asylum from gbagbo, but have now taken a tougher stance to try to restore order in cote d'ivoire. >>> a former cia officer has been arrested for allegedly leaking u.s. security secrets about iran and other countries to a newspaper reporter. u.s. justice department officials say the ex-officer's actions were deplorable and endangered national security. 43-year-old jeffrey sterling was employed by the cia from 1993 to 2002. he

>> i told laurent gbagbo to leave power. they told him to leave on december 20 but he will not leave. he will have to face the consequences. i am for peace. i prefer a peaceful solution, a negotiated solution. i hope in the next few days since, i hope you will step down. the ivory coast cannot remain in the situation. it has been five weeks since i was democratically elected by the people of the every coast. with an unprecedented turnout. he is hanging on to power with excuses that are not acceptable. >> good to have you with us. do stay with us if you can. if you want to get clean, you have to pay. why cubans may have to stay dirty. a scare of poisoned eggs have escalated. thousands of chickens are being culled. authorities are trying to control the crisis affecting industry. farms are closed if they had links to the producer of contaminated feed. >> as a precaution, we closed because we found them on the delivery list where dioxin- related and that was used. >> the dioxin was detected on this farm in the north of germany.

said that laurent gbagbo lost recent elections but he is refusing to leave office. he said that any attempts to remove him would amount to a coup by the international community. >> a united nations call center taking testimony about post- election violence the u.n. says that they are certain who won the elections, the opposition leader laurent gbagbo -- the opposition leader alassane ouattara. there also sure about which camp is responsible for the violence. >> this is the defense forces of the ivory coast who are currently controlled and commanded by laurent gbagbo's camp. >> this camp is still firmly inside the presidential palace resisting international pressure to leave. >> i have a question i would like ask, if i said that i would leave office right now, who could provide an assurance that this would increase and not bring in even greater violence -- who could provide an insurance that this would provide peace and not even greater violence? >> some say that he is simply stalling. >> time for him to recognize that he must go. let me make very clear that he shoul

bank assets of laurent gbagbo, his wife simone and three close aides. the department said gbagbo continues to demonstrate disregard for the will and well-being of the people of cote d'ivoire. gbagbo refused to concede defeat in a november presidential election. he was later declared the winner, annulling the election. post election violence between supporters of the two candidates has left more than 200 people dead and has forced 14,000 people to flee the country. gbagbo is resisting calls from the united states and other african countries to step down. u.s. officials had earlier suggested that they would have accepted a request for asylum from gbagbo, but have now taken a tougher stance to try to restore order in cote d'ivoire. >>> a former cia officer has been arrested for allegedly leaking u.s. security secrets about iran and other countries to a newspaper reporter. u.s. justice department officials say the ex-officer's actions were deplorable and endangered national security. 43-year-old jeffrey sterling was employed by the cia from 1993 to 2002. he

african leaders have been asking laurent gbagbo to step down. coptic christians are on high alert. sunday's suicide bombing in egypt is the latest in a series of attacks. anti-terrorism police are investigating threats made against coptic christian churches. they have received threats on line. clashes overnight with police. >> she is burned over much of her body. the nurses have to move her. it is not easy to watch. in the next bed, her mother is suffering her own agony. >> whoever did this, they're not human beings. they're not people. they are animals. >> dr. samir shows me the bits of shrapnel he has removed. the bomb was packed with nuts and bolts. this was the moment on friday when the bomber struck. inside the church, the explosion near the blue in the doors. outside in the street, carnage. 21 allied dead. 90 others were injured. today, the churches sealed off behind a wall of hundreds of riot police. too little, too late, according to most christians. there has been sporadic violence between agents muslims and christians for years but never before has there been an attack on

gbagbo. last week mr. gbagbo's young patriot movement rallied against armed intervention by neighboring countries. mr. gbagbo's militia attack opponents any time he wants. today's tentative steps toward mediation haven't quelled fears of further violence. >> ifill: at last public count, more than 170 people have lost their lives in the post-election turmoil. >> lehrer: now, the case of a man who was proven innocent after three decades in prison. ray suarez has the story. >> suarez: in 1980 cornelius dupree was sentenced to 75 years for aggravated robber the crimincluded abduction and rape. dupree was released last july on parole after 30 years behind bars. one week later, d.n.a. test results proved his innocence. today a dallas county judge overturned the conviction and officially cleared his name. dupree spoke to reporters afterwards. >> i just feel that the system needs to be fixed by whatever means, so that this won't happen to anyone else. that's about all i have to say. >> suarez: dupree served more t

laurent gbagbo loss november's election, but refuses to give up. instead, his rival alassane ouattara is now trapped inside this hotel. foreign mediators say a peaceful outcome is still possible, but they insist the loser must quit. they do not want a zimbabwe- style power-sharing deal. laurent gbagbo sat down, but he still has plenty of supporters here. they say they are not prepared to give up without a fight. we've come to one of their strongholds in the city center. behind the defiance like the bitter ethnic rivalries that caused the recent civil war and could trigger another. >> if alassane ouattara moves from that hotel and i did what was in my head, i will kill him. >> such threats stoke the fears of many here. immigrants from liberia are seeking protection inside the united nations. >> we are afraid of being massacred here because of threats to continue to receive at the hands of most of those who pass by. >> her husband is missing. it is hard to see a quick or a painless way out of any of this. andrew harding, bbc news, ivory coast. >> in

he says acts of fraud were committed, gbagbo is a christian and alassane ouatarra, a muslim. gbagbo says he has peace because heknows god is in control. >> [ foreign speang ] i pray god everyday andi tell him to give me the strength so that i can lead the people that he has entrusted into . the rest he decides. >> to find out more about the ivory coast political dispute, log on to cwnews.org >>> coming up, how young professionals are the newest faces of china's church. >> it has been nearl1 year since the earthquake that killed more than a quarter of a million people in haiti and left near 1 million homeless. now evangelist franklin grahm has been invited to remin people there is hope in god. on sunday, grahamwill hold a hope. they are working together to bring e neighbors to the even cbn will broadcast the festival at 1:30 on sunday at cbnnews.com. >>> decades ago most christian groups ved out in the untry. they are bringing faith to the big cities like beijing and shanghai. my colleague george thomas has that story from beiji. >> wednesday just at 7:00 in an apartment not t

gbagbo. last week mr. gbagbo's young patriot movement rallied against armed intervention by neighboring countries. mr. gbagbo's militia attack opponents any time he wants. today's tentative steps toward mediation hen't quelled fearsof further violence. >> ifill: at last public count, more than 170 people have lost their lives in the post-election turmoil. >> lehrer: now, the case of a man who was proven innocent after three decades in prison. ray suarez has the story. >> suarez: in 1980 cornelius dupree was sentenced to 75 years for aggravated robbery. the crime included abduction and rape. dupree was released last july on parole after 30 years behind bars. one week later, d.n.a. test results proved his innocence. today a dallas county judge overturned the conviction and officially cleared his name. dupree spoke to reporters afterwards. >> i just feel that the system needs to be fixed by whatever means, so that this won't happen to anyone else. that's about all i have to say. >> suarez: dupree served more

gbagbo. last week mr. gbagbo's young patriot movement rallied against armed intervention by neighboring countries. mr. gbagbo's militia attack opponents any time he wants. today's tentative steps toward mediation haven't quelled fears of further violence. >> ifill: at last public count, more than 170 people have lost their lives in the post-election turmoil. >> lehrer: now, the case of a man who was proven innocent after three decades in prison. ray suarez has the story. >> suarez: in 1980 cornelius dupree was sentenced to 75 years for aggravated robbery. the crime included abduction and rape. dupree was released last july on parole after 30 years behind bars. one week later, d.n.a. test results proved his innocence. today a dallas county judge overturned the conviction and officially cleared his name. dupree spoke to reporters afterwards. >> i just feel that the system needs to be fixed by whatever means, so that this won't happen to anyone else. that's about all i have to say. >> suarez: dupree served mo

gbagbo's supporters. all they could do was try to protect themselves. u.n. armored vehicles arriving on scene and were denied access by his supporters. then more gunfire as troops were forced back. in a recurrence gestured for them to leave. desoto, surrounded by un troops is still mr. ouattara's office. his side indicated they would be prepared to work with the moderates only if mr. gbagbo leaves office. diplomats are considering these facts. conducted in full view of u.n. peacekeeping troops, it signals mr. gbagbo's intentions not to step down and it could set the tone. >> the family of the man charged with the arizona shooting spree in which six people were killed and the congresswoman is injured have expressed their sorrow over the tragedy. in a short statement that never mentions the gunman, they said they wished they could change the events of saturday. they said we are sorry. doctors say the congressman is breathing on her own. wednesday, president obama will be attending a prayer -- a service in arizona. driving ambition. how foreign firms hope to ma

gbagbo has called for the troops to leave. on the ground, he holds power and is making life difficult for the un mission. >> the members of the security council expressed their concern over continued violence and human rights violations in the ivory coast including against u.n. peacekeepers and condemn the liberal attempts to impact the operation in the average coast. >> one of the key supporters is his youth activist. the target of a un travel ban and who is planning a meeting in this area. he wants the international community -- warns the community against any report to remove mr. gbagbo by force. >> they will encounter thousands of young people. ivory coast will turn into a cemetery. that is their choice to make. we do not think that is the solution. >> the original force has threatened to intervene. the original defense chiefs will meet next week to finalize their plans. many hope a diplomatic solution can be found. >> german investigators looking into the contamination of animal feed with dioxin is saying that it is found

. >> our top stories this hour -- the ivory coast's and incumbent -- incumbent president, laurent gbagbo, says he is willing to negotiate. a pakistan governor is assassinated amid a mounting political crisis. in quinoline costly, floodwaters are due to peak. -- in queens when australia, floodwaters are due to peak. african union negotiators say the incumbent leader of ivory coast, laurent gbagbo, has agreed to negotiate peaceful and the power struggle without preconditions. the regional bloc, ecowas, says he was planning to lift a blockade around the headquarters of alassane ouattara, who is widely seen as the winner of the elections. he says it is time for laurent gbagbo to go. >> as mediators wrapped up talks, there was little reason to be hopeful. he was not yielding to international pressure. but then came the message that he was ready to negotiate without pre negotiations. regional bloc, ecowas, and the african you want to avoid having to use force. >> ecowas and au, even if there is a half percent chance of resolving the problem peacefully, they would exploit it. >> the people of i

. -- if the president gives up, laurent gbagbo. >> he is not alone. he has followers. there are people in his party. those people, we are prepared to work with them in the framework of a cabinet. >> the ambassador at the u.n. our correspondent told us what he made of the latest attempts to resolve the standoff. >> this is similar to what has been said. what they're getting a sweden of deal for laurent gbagbo for him to step aside -- whether they're getting a sweet enough deal. they are trying to provide the right deal for him. there is no sign whatsoever from him or his supporters that they are willing to accept that they lost the elections in november, so i think we will see how this deal could be accepted, but possibly further down the lines. >> john james for us in ivory coast. stay with us if you can on "bbc world news." a deadly surge of flooding in the australian state of queensland. we give you the latest. first though, he seemed to be a committed a green activist, but an undercover police officer. now, a trial involving the activists he infiltrated has changed

the world says gbagbo lost the election, but he refuses to give up power. instead, he has laid siege to his rival, trapped inside this hotel. foreign leaders as a peaceful they insist that he must quit and not hold out for some zimbabwe-style power-sharing deal. >> the man himself still has plenty of supporters here in abidjan and they are not prepared to give up without a fight, they say. >> behind the defiance lurked the bitter ethnic rivalries that cause the recent civil war here and could recently -- and could trigger another round. >> [unintelligible] i will kill him. >> such threats stoked fears of many here. we found immigrants from liberia seeking protection outside the u.n. >> there is the threat of being massacred here. because of the threat we continue to receive. >> her husband is missing. it is hard to see a quick or painless way out of any of this. andrew harding, bbc news, ivory coast. >> police in london have released new cctv pictures of last month's attack by students on a motorcade carrying the air to the british throne, the princes -- th

gbagbo has refused to step down. the sudanese leaders are meeting ;8dñvlñwith mr. r shearer. he has said he would be sad to see it split into two countries. in an attempt to curb illegal immigration, there is activity on the turkish border. the european commission says it will work short-term. the 120,000 immigrants crossed into greece in the last year, most from africa and asia. $'(byÑthieves emptied a vault ae than 100 safe deposit boxes. alarms went off several times overnight. police saw the doors shut and took no action no one was sure how much was stolen because what was in the deposit boxes is confidential. a cloud of controversy is hanging over the start of hungry's six month presidency of the union -- european union. hungary hopes to put its own imprint on the you. -- on the eu. >> making a fresh start to the new year. they have been washing away the extent panes of budapest, even in the midst of winter. now they hope to take advantage of hungary's unaccustomed international exposure. >> is a doubly important year for us, as well as the eu presidency, it is also the

laurent gbagbo was -- ms. giffords was moved to a specialist facility in texas. she could recover well. also getting stronger, run barber, shot in the face and legs. he is reliving the attack. >> i cannot help but continue to see the shooter brushed past me and should congresswoman giffords/ -- the shubert brushed past me and shoot congresswoman -- the shooter brush past me and shoot congresswoman giffords. >> he could face the death sentence. he will appear in court in march. >> every year, almost 2 million children around the world died from pneumonia. now there is hope, a new vaccine being offered in african countries and others throughout the world. kenya is one of the first countries to use the pneumonia vaccine. our medical correspondent since this report from the country's capital, nairobi. >> imagine this was your child playground. no wonder disease thrives, amid the squalor and malnutrition of the slum in nairobi. it is pneumonia which kills more children worldwide than aids, malaria, and measles, combined. this nairobi hospital is packed with pneumonia

. >> our top stories this hour -- the ivory coast's and incumbent -- incumbent president, laurent gbagbo, says he is willing to negotiate. a pakistan governor is assassinated amid a mounting political crisis. in quinoline costly, floodwaters are due to peak. -- in queens when australia, floodwaters are due to peak. african union negotiators say the incumbent leader of ivory coast, laurent gbagbo, has agreed to negotiate peaceful and the power struggle without preconditions. the regional bloc, ecowas, says he was planning to lift a blockade around the headquarters of alassane ouattara, who is widely seen as the winner of the elections. he says it is time for laurent gbagbo to go. >> as mediators wrapped up talks, there was little reason to be hopeful. he was not yielding to international pressure. but then came the message that he was ready to negotiate without pre negotiations. regional bloc, ecowas, and the african you want to avoid having to use force. >> ecowas and au, even if there is a half percent chance of resolving the problem peacefully, they would exploit it. >> the people of i

the presidential election is called on regional neighbors to send in special forces to remove laurent gbagbo, who refuses to step down. alassane ouattara says they must take all necessary measures, including force. william daley has been confirmed as the new white house chief of staff. the former commerce secretary is also a banker and lawyer and a big dynasty from chicago. the u.s. treasury secretary has asked congress to raise the legal limit on how much the american government can borrow. it is left up to the senate, and the country could reach its current debt limit by the end of march. last year, more than 14,000 billion dollars in borrowing. the carmaker renault says its race to develop an electric car has been hit by industrial espionage. it has suspended three senior managers, accusing them of passing a closely guarded secrets to an unnamed rival. renault and its japanese partner have invested heavily in electric cars. the french industry minister is warning his country is facing what he calls the economic war. from paris, christian fraser. >> the renault zoe on display at the pair's

these among those killed when security forces, loyal to laurent gbagbo, fired into the crowd. his opponent is in a fortified hotel on the opposite side of the city. those who backed his rival clan the police come door-to-door to harass them. u.n. armored vehicles arriving on the scene were denied access, and then more gunfire as peacekeeping troops fought back. angry crowds gestured for them to leave. this hotel, surrounded by u.n. troops, is outawara's office. his opponent is refusing to go. he says he will work with moderates. so far mediation on that front has failed. tonight, calm has been restored. diplomats consider this the most provocative act in recent weeks. this signals the intention of the sitting president not to sit -- not to step down. bbc news, ivory coast. >> good to have you with us on "bbc world news." the swiss army as an the firing line. at there are -- the neutral country asked to its enemies are. first, german investigators look into the contamination of animal feed with dioxin. it has now been found in pork. several hundred eggs have been slaughtered. i

demand for all exports of cocoa and coffee to stop for a month, to cut off funds for his rival, laurent gbagbo. worried traders rushed to buy. prices have been volatile ever since last november's election. a ton of cocoa bought for delivery two months ahead was around $2,800. the cost is now above $3,300, a rise of 23%. what is not clear is how effective any export ban would be. cocoa could be smuggled over the border to fellow cocoa-producing countries like madonna before continuing its journey overseas. many observers believe higher prices in the short term are likely. >> the key point to make is that the ivory coast is the world's largest producer of cocoa beans. if there was to be a disruption to exports, and not just because of the ban but because of political issues as well, we could see substantially higher prices. >> the impact of a ban could depend more on the reaction outside ivory coast than in it. foreign chocolate producers may come under pressure from their own governments to stop buying. the u.s. food giant carvel has already said it will comply with the export ban. others could

. >> in a televised new year address, the leader of ivory coast laurent gbagbo is refusing to step down as president. he is indicating that he will not give up power. he accuses the international community of drying and could talk. north korea has called for a peninsula free of nuclear weapons and for improved ties with the south. confrontation between the north and south should be defused as early as possible, the north said. millions of people in brazil have been partying on the beach ahead of a traditional fireworks display to welcome in the new year. the display consists of 25 tons of rockets and it is a very and loud and bright display. they have another reason to party, the new year means that their first female president takes over as the outgoing -- it takes over. a quarter of a million people gathered along the thames river to see a fire display centered around the bend. the freezing cold and not dampen the atmosphere as a thousands of people flocked to the eiffel tower in paris. there was cheers as the tower was eliminated and everyone shared a romantic moment with champagne.

if force is needed to oust gbagbo, and if west african nations ask for help. leaders of a 15 nation bloc of african countries have prepared plans to forcefully take over power if talks fail. a bomb exploded at a nigerian army barracks today, killing at least 30 people. nigerian state television reported it happened in the capital city, abuja in a beer garden as people gathered to celebrate the new year. today's bombing follows a series of christmas eve explosions in central nigeria that killed more than 30 people. officials in new orleans ordered residents of the last remaining fema trailers to move out or face steep fines. only 221 of the trailers are left out of the more than 23,000 that were put in place as temporary homes for hurricane katrina victims. city administrators described the existing trailers as blight, and want them removed by march. a ground beef recall is in effect for possible contamination from e-coli. more than 34,000 pounds of potentially tainted organic ground beef products were distributed in new york, new jersey, north carolina, wiscon

in the ivory coast main city of abidjan by supporters of the country's incumbent president laurent gbagbo is refusing to see power to his rival following the members disputed elections despite international condemnation last month he instructed all foreign peacekeepers to leave the country at the un ignored the order saying he doesn't have the authority to make such decisions. denise's opposition has welcomed president ben ali's decision to step down when his term mans in two thousand and fourteen after a quarter of a century in office the president's pledge came in response to weeks of unrest over high unemployment and food and fuel prices human rights groups estimate at least sixty people have died in the widespread violence these televised address the president also said he was ordering police to stop using live ammunition against protesters while little later we report on the buried remains of pre stored animals and how they are being put to use and russia's far east. behold the giant woolly mammoth. and coming up on our t.v. from scientific discovery to artistic symbol of culture we'

ethiopia following widespread unrest since november's disputed elections former ivorian leader laurent gbagbo is still refusing to step down despite calls from the international community who say that the opposition candidate is the rightful winner. the european union has begun a preliminary probe into allegations kosovo's prime minister once led a ring trafficking human organs and follows a council of europe report alleging that she was the boss of a criminal underworld gang involved in the grisly organ trade business during the one nine hundred ninety nine war against serbia the report also implicates the cause of the liberation army in the crimes which are said to have involved killing prisoners. because former president nelson mandela is now resting at home in johannesburg after being discharged from hospital the ninety two year old was admitted for two nights with an acute respiratory infection his stay provoked public panic over the health of the anti-apartheid icon mandela's office says it received over ten thousand messages of support from well wishers. well we are also one line for y

coast fourteen opposition supporters have been killed when forces loyal to incumbent president laurent gbagbo opened fire on a crowd a united nations convoy which try to rush to the area and calm tension was blocked by a militant youth group despite international condemnation and threats of military intervention but was refused to cede power to his rivals over in recent elections he's also accusing the u.n. of bias he maintains control of virtually all the security forces there and has been accused of killing hundreds of opposition members since the vote. tuesday marks knowing years since the opening of the u.s. prison in guantanamo bay cuba the detention of terror suspects is notorious for its use of torture on inmates he discusses the controversy surrounding it was human rights. these methods of interrogation the enhanced interrogation techniques as they're so referred did not happen to the minority they happen to the majority so what happens is you get instructors who are interrogators and guards who are trained in these techniques that are actually used in military training to help army m

in the ivory coast main city of abidjan by supporters of the country's incumbent president laurent gbagbo is the fusing to see the word to use rival following the fam burrs disputed elections despite international condemnation last month instructed all foreign peacekeepers to leave the club. the un ignored the order saying he doesn't have the authority to make such decisions. easy as opposition has or a little president ben ali's decision to step down one term and in twenty fourteen after a quarter of a century in office the president's pledge came in response to weeks of unrest over high unemployment in food and fuel prices human rights groups estimate at least six other people have died in the widespread violence in his televised address the president also said he was ordering police to stop using live ammunition against protesters. a little later we'll report on the buried remains of prehistoric animals and how they are being put to use in russia's far east. to hold the giant woolly mammoth. and coming up on our scientific discovery of two artistic symbol of culture we'll talk all abou

in the ivory coast main city of abidjan by supporters of the country's incumbent president laurent gbagbo is refusing to cede power to his rival following november's disputed elections despite international condemnation last month he instructed all foreign peacekeepers to leave the country nor the order saying he doesn't have the authority to make such decisions. antony's just opposition has welcomed president ben ali's decision to step down when he's term ends in two thousand and fourteen after a quarter of a century in office the president's pledge came in response to weeks of unrest over high unemployment and food and fuel prices human rights groups estimate at least sixty people have died in the widespread violence in his televised address the president also said he was ordering police to stop using live ammunition against protesters. by watching r t live from moscow in a little later in the program we reported the buried remains of priest organ animals and how they are being put to use and russia's far east. to hold the giant woolly mammoth. coming up from scientific discovery to art

ethiopia following widespread unrest since november disputed elections former ivorian leader laurent gbagbo is still refusing to step down despite calls from the international community to say the opposition candidate is the rightful winner of. the european union has begun a preliminary probe into allegations of its prime minister once letter ring trafficking human organs and council of europe report alleging that she was the boss of a criminal underworld gang involved in the grisly organ trade during the one nine hundred ninety nine war against serbia the report also implicates the cause of liberation army in the crimes which are said to have involved the killing of prisoners. africa's former president nelson mandela is now resting back at home in johannesburg after being discharged from hospital ninety two year old was admitted for tonight with an acute respiratory infection provoked a public panic over the health of the anti apartheid icon mandela's office says it received over ten thousand messages of support from well wishers. well we are live for you twenty four hours a day with plent

ivory coast for opposition supporters have been killed when forces loyal to incumbent president laurent gbagbo opened fire on a crowd ignited nation as a convoy which tried to rush to the area and calm tension was blocked by a militant group despite international condemnation threats of military intervention has refused to cede power to his rival in recent elections he's also a key. the u.n. of bias he maintains control of virtually all security forces and has been accused of killing hundreds of opposition members. at least thirteen people have been killed in the mudslide in the city of brazil homes were swept away and major roads flooded across the city. earlier this week caused rivers to burst their banks officials say rain in the first few days of january has been equal to the monthly average. memorial service has taken place in haiti for the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake which claimed the lives of more than two hundred thirty thousand people and left more than a million homeless haitian president rene preval made a mass grave where more than two hundred thousand victims a

in the ivory coast main city of abidjan by supporters of the country's incumbent president laurent gbagbo is refusing to cede power to his rival following the vampiric disputed elections despite international condemnation last month he instructed all foreign peacekeepers to leave the country the un ignored the order saying he doesn't have the authority to make such decisions. and hundreds of anti-government protesters are marching through. it's an asian capital today's day after the president found stabbed vowed rather to step down president ben ali announced that he will give up his power when his term ends in twenty fourteen after a quarter of a century in office is move came in response to two weeks of unrest over high unemployment and food and fuel prices human rights groups estimate at least sixty people have died in the widespread violence. and later here in r.t. we report on the buried remains of priests or animals and how they are being put to use in russia's far east. behold the giant wall the mammoth. coming up party from scientific discovery to artistic symbol of culture will t

the ivory coast incumbent leader has agreed to further talks over a bitter election dispute laurent gbagbo also promised to lift a blockade around the temporary headquarters of his rival i was satara has been widely recognised as the winner of the november election but the head of the diplomatic missions as a bow fails to live up to his promises use of force is still an option. a man in texas has been declared innocent after spending thirty years behind bars new d.n.a. evidence revealed criminal used it for you jr did not commit the crime he served time for and he was charged in nine hundred seventy nine twenty being lot of two men who raped and robbed a woman despite being offered two chances of freedom as long as he admitted he was a sex offender to brady had always maintained his innocence. to damn mark now and fight to keep the unique lifestyle alive in a self proclaimed a timeless neighborhood of copenhagen known as free town christiania people live by their own rules independent of the government but now authorities are pushing for them to pay their dues parties or in english go has