the building is situated in tripoli's -- neighborhood. there were no reports of casualties, but we believe that bombing of the high commission of children took place with in the last few hours. and that has since spent preceded by a number of blasts being heard in the capital itself. jets screamed over the skies, carrying out a series of strikes in quick succession. we do not have any details at the moment. there were no casualties in the compound there that you could see. those pictures in the high commission building there. like i said, it is thought that colonel gaddafi's compound has been targeted in the latest bombing taking place in tripoli. meanwhile, in new york, stay with the situation in libya, the u.s. humanitarian chief has called for a pause in hostilities to get urgent help to civilians and the country. speaking to the u.s. security council, amos said the destruction caused by the combination of conflict and sanctions was paralyzing the country. we have more details. >> but she was on the one hand talking about the conflict

andrew north in tripoli. just confirming that there have been reports of nato airstrikes and explosions, some 20 explosions reported within a very short space of time. some 30 minutes, at this heavy bombardment on the capital of tripoli itself. and the government spokesman we have been quoting to you from a number of news agencies - - and he said three people have been killed during the latest nato air strikes and he has come out and said that 150 have been wounded. andrew north just told us it is hard to cooperate and that information from the government spokesman. we do not know whether those figures are correct. that is the latest situation on the nato airstrikes in tripoli. more on that to come. now, as we reported earlier, the is cloud from icleaneland affecting flights to and from scotland. it prompted president obama to arrive in the u.k. earlier. arrived in london after spending the day in ireland. earlier, he addressed a cheering crowd of thousands in dublin. >> moneygall, a village of the fewer than

in tripoli. i'm, i'm zain vergejee. >>> president obama arrives in britain early and gets ready to meet the queen. >>> rain of fire. more than a dozen bombs fall on tripoli as nato launches a massive air strike on moammar gadhafi's compound. >>> look at this trail of destruction. the search for survivors after a deadly tornado flattens a town in the u.s. midwest. >>> it's an unpredictable situation. changing by the hour. british authorities are saying, watch this space as a voluntarily cannish ice cloud from iceland creeps further south toward the uk and main land europe. uk's official weather service told cnn the plume of ash will spread into all of british air space within the next 24 hours. thousands of people are waiting to see if their travel plans are going to be disrupted. dozens of flights to and from airports in scotland are canceled. one airline is challenging advice not to fly. irish carrier ryan air says restrictions are totally unnecessary. most airlines will review the situation aro

come on the ground in tripoli. a volcanic eruption in iceland has began to hit air traffic in europe. klm is among the airlines cancelling flights to and from scotland. the ash cloud is expected to reach england and northern ireland shortly. last year, ash from another icelandic volcano forced cancellations of thousands of flights, causing travel chaos across europe. >> it is happening all over again, the vast power of cash -- tower of ash ballooning into the sky above iceland. there is a wind blowing the stuff our way. it is not the same bacchanal as last year, but the ash is being blasted higher. aviation authorities are warning that flights will be disrupted. >> some parts of the u.k. will have some disruption probably as early as tomorrow. some possibility that by the end of the week that may be more widespread. there is low pressure. that means the weather can change quickly. >> once again, all eyes are on iceland. this is where the ash cloud has moved since saturday. there are those in scotland overnight toni

: tripoli seems sad than defeated. different in subtle but profound ways from the last visit. six weeks ago in tripoli, every time we took out a camera, crowds rushed up to show their loyalty to colonel moammar gadhafi. back then in green square, there were pep rallies for the cult of gadhafi every day. now in green square, the platform where the rallies were held is empty, the bandstand broken. even gadhafi's giant portrait doesn't hang straight anymore. gadhafi himself hasn't been seen in public in weeks, only making rare television appearances from undisclosed locations. the area around gadhafi's compound was bombed three times just this week, a sharp increase. british intelligence officials say gadhafi may be hiding in hospitals. libyans who oppose the regime are generally too scared to speak on camera, but one man said he believes 90% of the people in the city are against the government. and every time nato bombs, the people on his neighborhood go on the roof to whistle and cheer. but across tripoli, there's littl

tripoli comes in for more bombing. >>> we begin in london where the u.s. president is kicking off day two of his state visit to britain. right now barack obama is at 10 downing street for talks with british prime minister david cameron. they've got lot on their plates, the talks mark a shift in tone for the president. tuesday was mostly about pageantry, meeting the royal family and getting the vip treatment over at buckingham palace. today it is all about politics. and washington's close ties with the uk, that's really going to be at the heart of mr. obama's address to parliament today. he's expected to say american relations with the uk and nato are essential to global security. >>> to number 10 downing street and to our white house correspondent, brianna keeler. what is president obama's message going to be to david cameron? >> we're just a short distance away from 10 downing street for this hour. one of the big things, in fact the biggest item on the agenda today is going to be libya. this is what prime minister cameron and president obama will be discu

i certainly felt that more when i was in tripoli. tripoli, we operate under very tight restrictions. we're constantly surrounded by the very surreal. it's like a bus tour we get taken to. everything is heavily orchestrated. if you manage to speak to someone, if you manage to sneak out-- i managed to speak to someone who said she had been raped by pro qaddafi forces. going to see her was a cloak-and-dagger mission. i had to several taxis, make sure i wasn't followed. she risked her life and i risked my life in order to get out the story. you have to protect people's identity. she was famous. therefore her eye dent team didn't need to be protected. other people i spoke to, we were careful to disguise their voices to make sure they couldn't be traced in any way. unfortunately certainly in the early days of the uprising in tripoli, many of the taxi drivers that the reporters would go in the cars with ended up being picked up and sort of disappeared. it's one of the very real risks that we take when we report on stories like this. >> suar

is he in tripoli, is he out of tripoli? can he in any wise run this government and its resistance to the rebellion if he can't even appear live on television? >> and the regime took reporters out on the trip, all of these trips are carefully choreographed. they're trying to make the point that civilians are being endangered. but your shorting shows something different, doesn't it? >> when they took us yesterday to look at the damage, they claim that the victims were civilians, that the bombs were errent, one had fallen just beside a children's play ground. but you didn't have to be an expert to see that the target was really a subterranean complex that underlies pretty much the entire leadership compound, bunkers, passageways. whether the tunnel was injured in the attacks or not, again, i'm afraid a matter of speculation. >> we also have significant developments in misurata where the rebels claim now to have the airport, a civil defense base there, what is the significance of that? >> well, i tell you, three times in the la

the united states is backing nato, which is backing rebels, who are unable to advance on tripoli. the nato bombing campaign here in tripoli is sporadic, once or twice a day, and not every day, but the war in libya could soon escalate. the uk and france have both said they will send attack helicopters which can launch more frequent precision air strikes, but the u.s. military doesn't appear to want to become more deeply involved. and it's unclear what would happen if gadhafi were killed. >> what do you do when there is no control and order and now we have evidence that gadhafi has armed the population in tripoli and the western parts of libya? it's a very dangerous situation. >> reporter: the u.s. military on this memorial day is fighting three wars, and none of them has an easy exit. richard engel, nbc news, tripoli. >>> when we come back here tonight, the big business of flying high. it's the new space race. >>> the scene up above today as the shuttle astronauts floated out of the space station and back into "endeavour" for their trip home. with just one more shuttle mission to g

tripoli is bracing itself for another bombardment. in what may be another sign, though, of the pressure on colonel qaddafi's military, it's been announced in italy that eight officers have defected as part of a group of 120 soldiers. but even though he is under increasing pressure militarily, diplomatically, colonel qaddafi has shown many times in the past his ability to survive and, though there's opposition in tripoli, you can hear it on the streets, they still haven't been able to gain the momentum to push him from power. the crisis here could still go on a long while yet. >> andrew north in tripoli. medical staff in the yemeni city of taiz say at least 20 have been killed after government forces opened fire in a protest camp. soldiers reportedly moved in to end a four-month-old sit-in late on sunday night, firing shots and setting fire to the camp. our correspondent reports from sana'a. in the southern city of taiz, bloodshed and vince violence against protestors. it is the second biggest group of anti-president saleh protests. th

the vessels were targeted as part of courted the strikes on the ports of tripoli and -- the alliance said they had to take decisive action to protect the civilians but also in nato forces at sea. >> recent nato air strikes on tripoli had mainly targeted government buildings and the colonel gaddafi's presidential compound. residents of the libyan capital heard a series of blasts and then columns of smoke could be seen rising from the city's port area. at least one boat could be seen in flames though it was not clear whether it was a civilian or military vessel. for weeks nato has tried to keep up their pressure on the gaddafi regime but on the ground the conflict between pro gaddafi forces and the rebel army appears to have hit a stalemate with few signs of serious gains made by either side. the libyan government reiterated its criticism of nato saying that international leaders have so far ignored an offer from the libyan leader to visit the country. >> why want reasonable governments come and act, especially when they are invited. we promise them free access from the 25th of februar

i certainly felt that more when i was in tripoli. tripoli, we operate under very tight restrictions. we're constantly surrounded by the very surreal. it's like a bus tour we get taken to. everything is heavily orchestrated. if you manage to speak to someone, if you manage to sneak out-- i managed to speak to someone who said she had been raped by pro qaddafi forces. going to see her was a cloak-and-dagger mission. i had to several taxis, make sure i wasn't followed. she risked her life and i risked my life in order to get out the story. you have to protect people's identity. she was famous. therefore her eye dent team didn't need to be protected. other people i spoke to, we were careful to disguise their voices to make sure they couldn't be traced in any way. unfortunately certainly in the early days of the uprising in tripoli, many of the taxi drivers that the reporters would go in the cars with ended up being picked up and sort of it's one of the very real risks that we take when we report on stories like this. >> suarez: what abou

>> mitchell: tonight missile strike on tripoli. libyan officials say a nato attack killed one of qaddafi's sons triggering mob attacks on -- embassies in the capitol. i'm russ mitchell. also tonight path to st.hood. more than a million people turn out at the vatican for the beatification of pope john paul ii. prayers for recovery in the tornado zone on the first sunday after the storms that killed more than 340 people. and female jockey on the fast track. one of racing's most promising young riders sets her sights on becoming the first woman to win the kentucky derby. >> i think riding in the kentucky derby is a big deal no matter what gender you are. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. the libyan government tonight is condemning the u.s. and nato for missile strike yesterday that killed one of moammar qadz avi's sons and three grandchildren. here's the latest. libyan officials say that attack at a qaddafi compound in tripoli. today's qaddafi's forces shelled

the libyan capital of tripoli. the strikes began with two large explosions which shook our hotel. it appears that they were again aimed at the same part of the city as last night, and now a large plume of smoke coming from that area. nato said yesterday it was a reserve military force. they have reacted with fury to last night's heavy bombardment, questioning how nato could be claiming to be protecting civilians when, in the words of libyans, they are terrorizing the population of tripoli with this massive bombardment. but it appears nato tends to carry on its pressure, and this comes just before president obama and the british prime minister are due to hold talks in london with libya high on the agenda. >> at least four people are reported to have been killed after more tornadoes in the american midwest. this dramatic video from oklahoma shows a tornado tracking across the landscape, sending debris flying through the air. homes have been flattened and cars overturned. tornadoes struck the state capital, oklahoma c

i certainly felt that more when i was in tripoli. tripoli, we operate under very tight restrictions. we're constantly surrounded by the very surreal. it's like a bus tour we get taken to. everything is heavily orchestrated. if you manage to speak to someone, if you manage to sneak out-- i managed to speak to someone who said she had been raped by pro qaddafi forces. going to see her was a cloak-and-dagger mission. i had to several taxis, make sure i wasn't followed. she risked her life and i risked my life in order to get out the story. you have to protect people's identity. she was famous. therefore her eye dent team didn't need to be protected. other people i spoke to, we were careful to disguise their voices to make sure they couldn't be traced in any way. fortunately certainly in the early days of the uprising in tripoli, many of the taxi drivers that the reporters would go in the cars with ended up being picked up and sort of disappeared. it's one of the very real risks that we take when we report on stories like this. >> suarez

are they in tripoli? >> reporter: that's a possible. the way it was orchestrated it was deliberately held for two hour, we were take therein and given a press conference which abraham spells out what he thought. certainly, he puts pressure on nato and its allies. we've seen already a very angry reaction from his supporters in tripoli, reports of attacks on the u.s. embassy, i spoke to u.n. officials who said their offices were looted and attacks on the british and eye tanyan missions in tripoli. the concern is what colonel gadhafi's response will be. we haven't heard from him yet and don't know what the international reaction will be to what unfolded here last night. >> a lot of question there's christian, we'll continue to monitor it. of course the u.s. embassy is empty, because all of the stars have been evacuated over the last weeks and moss. now we go to the other side of this conflict and abc's miguel marquez who is in the east in rebel-held benghazi. what is the reaction from the rebels? do they think this attack could end the sta

that's seven strikes in one night here in tripoli. we were taken down to the scene of what we were told was a residential area and two government buildings had been hit. one they told us was the internal security of this with the investigative security office for the internal ministry and the other was the ministry for popular oversight across the street from each other. you can see in the pictures, in that investigative office, it seemed they had really been looking for something specific. it was the top floors that were in flames and the popular oversight ministry, i should say, we saw files, lots and lots of files being brought out and rescued. a government spokesman says his concern is that nato is being given faulty information by rebel leaders who had been part of the gadhafi government. he said that the popular oversight of this, which also handles corruption cases, had been the sight for an investigation into corruption charges against rebel officials. he said that's where they've been keeping those files and clearly, he says,

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unrest is threatening tripoli today after one of muammar gaddafi's sons and his grandchildren were killed by a nato missile. those reports are not verified, but there is criticism from the u.n. scott goldberg has the latest from new york. >> reporter: libyan officials took journalists on a tour of a bombed-out home in tripoli where anatomies sill strike killed one of muammar gaddafi's -- where a missile strike killed one of muammar gaddafi's son. the deaths have not been confirmed independently. >> we have no verification of that at the moment. it there are still reports saying we don't know one way or another. >> reporter: the report set off celebration. they called the air strike an illegal attempt to assassinate gaddafi himself. nato says they are not targeting individuals. >> the targeting policy of nato is absolutely clear and absolutely in line with resolution, u.n. resolution 1973 and it's about preventing the loss of life by targeting the war-making machines. >> reporter: but on the sunday talk show, the u.s. lawmakers said that he could be a casualty of that policy. >> and we sho

is he in tripoli, is he out of tripoli? can he in any wise run this government and its resistance to the rebellion if he can't even appear live on television? very odd. >> and the regime took reporters out on the trip, all of these trips are carefully choreographed. they're trying to make the point that civilians are being endangered. but your shorting shows something different, doesn't it? >> when they took us yesterday to look at the damage, they claim that the victims were civilians, that the bombs were errant, one had fallen just beside a children's playground. but you didn't have to be an expert to see that the target was really a subterranean complex that underlies pretty much the entire leadership compound, bunkers, passageways. whether the colonel was injured in the attacks or not, again, i'm afraid a matter of speculation. >> we also have significant developments in misurata where the rebels claim now to have the airport, a civil defense base there, what is the significance of that? >> well, i tell you, three times

is there a phase that they are entering tripoli? >> reporter: that's a possible. the way it was orchestrated it was deliberately held for two hour, and we were taken there, and given a press conference which ibrahim spells out what he said they expect to have political capital on this as he can. we've seen already a very angry reaction from supporters in tripoli. reports of attacks on the u.s. embassy. i spoke to u.n. officials who said their offices were looted and attacks on the british and italian embassies in tripoli. the concern is what colonel gadhafi's response will be. we haven't heard from him yet and don't know what the international reaction will be to what unfolded here last night. >> a lot of question there's christian, we'll continue to monitor it. of course the u.s. embassy is empty because all of it has have been evacuated over the last weeks and moss. now we go to the other side of this conflict and abc's miguel marquez who is in the east in rebel-held benghazi. what is the reaction from the rebels? do they think this attack could end the stalemat

>>[gunfire] the celebrations come after a nato air strike caused heavy damage to the tripoli home where gaddafi and several family members were staying. the bombing even shattered reinforced concrete inside the building. muammar gaddafi and his wife survived. nato is not able to confirm whether the leaders youngest son and three grandchildren were killed. >> the leader and his wife were in the house with other friends and relatives. the leader himself is in good health. he was not harmed. >> the strike comes as gaddafi is struggling to maintain his hold on the western part of libya. whatever his fate, the attack will likely boost morale among the rebel forces. what happened today is a joy says this man. the death of the murders will not go unpunished. -- the death of the murdererartyrers will not go unpunished. >> the youngest son spent time in germany. his fate is not known at this time. the rebels say they will only laid down their arms after gaddafi and his sons step down. >>> new numbers are released from the most recent round of storms. wednesday is being called the second deadlies

nbc's mike taibbi is in tripoli with more on last night's nato strike. >> reporter: there's no doubt there was an air attack. nato confirmed it. reporters here who are tightly controlled were bussed to the scene to record the damage. two of the four structures at the compound destroyed. blood trails on the floor. a government spokesman says moammar gadhafi's son, saif al arab, was killed. at the time of the air strike on saturday night, gadhafi and his wife were also reportedly in the compound for a family gathering. >> he's in good health. he wasn't harmed. his wife also is in good health. she wasn't harmed. >> reporter: in rebel controlled benghazi, eastern libya, there were celebrations of the news that the strikes had killed members of gadhafi's family. there are also doubts expressed that gadhafi's son was actually killed. nato's commander said all targets were military in nature. that nato had no independent confirmation of casualties or of the identity of any casualties. in fact, though, the air strike was the third in a week that reportedly came close to taking out gadhafi hi

nato has launched more strikes on targets in the libyan capital of tripoli. there are reports of a number of large blasts near coffeepot compound. on monday, they carried out some of the heaviest rains in the city. the libyan government spoked and said 19 people were killed in those attacks. we have a latest on the air strike. >> and other night and nato is again bombing the libyan capital of tripoli. these strikes began around 11:00 in the evening. large explosions shook our hotel. it appears that they were aimed at the same part of the city that was last night. smoke coming from that area. nhtsa said yesterday -- and ito said yesterday -- it was reserved military force. they have reacted with fury to last night's heavy involvement. questioning how nato could declining to be -- there are terrorizing the population of tripoli. it appears that nato tends to carry on this pressure. this comes just before president obama and british prime minister are due to hold talks in london with libya at high on the agenda. >> there has been intense fighting and beat yemen

. >> two further strikes tonight in tripoli. we've not had any confirmation yet as to what was hit. it is almost a nightly event as nato steps up the pressure trying to dismantle colonel gaddafi's ability to speak to his forces at the front line. as for the whereabouts, we've had an audio message broadcast on state television. unusual for him not to appear in person, which might well raise speculation that he is injured, and that's why they're not showing us the pictures on this occasion. but he does refer to current events in his speech. he talks of a nato attack on thursday evening on his military compound, and he says in it that nato will never find him or kill him because he is in the heart of millions of his loyal supporters. earlier in the day, though, we did have a statement from the italian foreign minister who said he had information from the bishop of tripoli who is still here that he may have been injured and may have left the capital. meanwhile, we are getting reports of an attack that has killed 11 clerics in the east of the country. it's a town still under loyalist con

today angry mobs set fire to the british and italian embassies in tripoli which prompted britain to expel libya's ambassador to london. nbc's mike tie yaibbi. >> reporter: there's no doubt there was an air attack. reporters confirmed it. reporters here tightly controlled were bussed to the scene to record the damage. two of the four structures in the compound destroyed, blood trails on the floor. a government spokesman says moammar gadhafi's 29-year-old son saif al arab was killed along with three of gadhafi's grandchildren all under the age of 12. state television released video of shroud covered bodies. at the time of the airstrike 8:30 saturday night, gadhafi and his wife were also reportedly in saif's compound for a family gathering. >> the leader himself is in good health. he wasn't harmed. his wife also is in good health. she wasn't harmed. >> reporter: in rebel-controlled benghazi, eastern libya, there was celebration of the news that the nato strikes had killed members of gadhafi's family. but there were also doubts expressed that gadhafi's son was actually killed. nato's commande

it is not permitted by any moral code. >> reporter: nato confirmed an air strike on tripoli but says the target was what it called a command and control facility. the alliance says it's only going after gadhafi's military infrastructure and not targeting senior members of the regime. the libyan government says this is a residential complex struck here, struck by massive ordinance, this entire building was flattened. it appears there's several layers that go down here, which might be something like a bunker. we're just not sure what was underneath this building. saif al arab is moammar gadhafi's second youngest son and one of the most low profile children of the libyan leader. there's no way to verify if he was killed in the strike. the only sid yo purportedly showing him is from 1986 when he was 4-year-old, shown on libyan tv after war planes bombed mow gar gadhafi's compound. the news of his possible death led to demonstration but people in benghazi celebrated, even though some said they believe the libyan government is fabricating reports of saif al arab's death. the truth might be

part of the bombing campaign here in tripoli. what we do confirm there was this bombing attack last night. they were brought to this compound. we saw in this compound, two houses virtually destroyed. saif gadhafi was killed and three of gadhafi's grandchildren, all under the age of 12, were also killed. none of that confirmed by the way. just that there was an air stri strike. assassination disputed by nato. that's the third attack -- >> msnbc's mike, we thank you for that. a very important story. mike, your audio has a little bit of noise in the background. we hope that gets cleared up before the next time we're able to talk with you. thank you so much. >>> now to vatican city today. a mass attended by more than a million people and the groundwork laid for the making of a new saint. >> now the long four day has come. it came quickly because this is what was pleasing to the lord. john paul ii is blessed. >> and with that announcement, pope john paul ii was beatified this morning in front of a million faithful, many of whom were m

to last they're no rush to end this war they are keeping a strategic stalemate between benghazi and tripoli they are doing this to make them both depended on the united states the e.u. and nato as the arbitrators of libya who will decide the fate of the libyan people you are by the odds and on the way the armed americans who say they have nothing to hide. i believe that you should be able to. carry a firearm in any manner you choose if you can with the most the gun owners and now they want the right to bring a firearms into the. process that i saw troops in the streets of moscow along with tanks and helicopters but it's all in the name of remembrance ahead of monday's victory day parade to mark the end of the second world war parties at south park is now in the center of the capital and are standing by and sarah hi it's always a major event with possibly impressive military machines on display tell us how the

>> you've been in tripoli for a while now. what is it like for the ordinary person there to function and survive? >> reporter: you can appreciate the nightly air raids incredibly debilitating for the civilian populist. here in the hotel, every nice when we heart jets go overhead and the bombs start to drop, you can hear children. there's such a huge level of tension, you really feel people brace themselves as it starts to get dark here for what might come. on the coming evening. really what we're seeing impacting people the most on the ground is the fact that ships carrying fuel -- ships carry s boeing allowed to dock. they say they believe this fuel is used to power army vehicles. but that is impacting on people trying to get around. a lot of people we've been speaking to, taxi drivers, normal civilians say it's taking them two, three days at petrol stations to fuel up their cars. we're starting to see the sanctions biting here in tripoli, zain. >> thank you so much. >>> african leaders are trying to break libya's bloody stan

but could offer himself remains defiant this comes as more airstrikes hit the capital tripoli although the libyan leader says he is beyond the reach of coalition bombers. under starters orders of russia starts the official countdown to the next winter olympics which will give gaza just under one thousand days and it is the biggest sporting event to be hosted by the country since the summer moscow olympics in one thousand made. up next to the beautiful and of the bizarre one martin andrews is certainly

rebels suggest that he's hiding out in bunkers underneath his palaces in tripoli. but there are no signs that the libyan leader is willing to leave the country. nato seems to have awakened to what was becoming a forgotten war, launching a series of air strikes, including its most intense in weeks in tripoli. it targeted a military building and gadhafi's compound. gadhafi seems to have gone into hiding. he hasn't been in public since the last big nato air strike on his compound, nearly two weeks ago. nato insists it's not trying to kill the libyan leader. >> we have no evidence about what's mr. gadhafi's doing right now, and i tell you the truth, we're not really interested in what he's doing. >> reporter: u.s. officials believe gadhafi is still alive. rebel commanders say their plan is to launch a simultaneous assault from multiple fronts, now that nato support has increased. there are now at least three front lines. in the east rebel fighters are closing in on the city of brega. in the west by tunisia rebels have opened another front around zintan. misrata remains

on tripoli and. loyalists strongholds it's just the psychology of the war and where when you. are resisting group their resolve gets stronger and as history shows the situation in libya maplewood course already familiar to western politicians we have to give full credit to the u.s. political establishment in the military establishment have been always very creative in finding anything first it was a soviet union and was it was the russian federation in the name of some of the hussein and these days of course we have more on the. next one. whenever the need arises moscow has expressed concern over the stress that libya has times saying the coalition is using excessive force but promises from countries like russia china and india have gone unnoticed by the west and will need to decide that it's ultimately paul who knows how many more lives will be lost they don't see moscow they can check out free video section on our website for season footage from tripoli cruise films are angry crowds of libyans stormed the western diplomatic missions following the news that the children were

is pulling out of the chapel tripoli after angry mobs attacked its offices in retaliation for a nato airstrike that killed look four members of colonel gadhafi is a family including his youngest son. and in our review of the week's top stories russia says a foreign meddling in syria will only make a civil war more likely as moscow blocks u.n. condemnation of the crackdown on anti-government protests in the country. as the world marks twenty five years since the turn over all nuclear tragedy and international fund gathers over seven hundred million dollars for a new dome to contain the still doesn't lead levels of radiation. and a creative controversy in extreme in russia against a major state prize while critics say they should be prosecuted for federalism. and broadcasting live from our studios and some from moscow this is our teeth we're certainly glad to have you with us in libya the u.n. offices have been attacked by a mob of prompting the withdrawal of all international staff from tripoli the embassies of britain and italy have also come under attack and are believed to have suf

on tripoli. loyalist strongholds it's just the psychology of the war anywhere when you. are resisting group their resolve carrots stronger and this history shows it's recently be a made course already familiar to western politicians we have to give full credit to the. us political establishment of the military establishment they've been always very creative in finding enemies first it was a you know it was a it was the russian federation and it was some of them large in saddam hussein and these days that. makes one come of it whenever it rises also has expressed concern over the straits in libya times saying the coalition is using excessive force but promises from countries like russia china and india have been noticed by the west and will need to decide the ultimate goal who knows how many more lives will be lost in. moscow. you can check out our video section on our website of our team for our own footage from tripoli our crews filmed angry crowds of libyans warming western diplomatic missions following the news that gadhafi was setting grandchildren to sign up to get

these show the target on an interior ministry compound in tripoli where you can see extensive taj to the government buildings there. in this same coordinated attack, it's believed that colonel gaddafi's compound itself in tripoli was also targeted as well and it is thought that there were a total of some sex explosions, five i should say, reported over a period of five to six hours on monday night into the early hours of tuesday morning in libya itself. but these are the latest pictures showing the aftermath of those nigh shots. you're watching bbc news. still ahead, we gauge the reaction on dominick strauss kahn's home country of france. in kenya, one of the world's elite athletes died at the young age of 24. he won olimp ibbling gold in beijing and had his sights set on 2012. >> the home where sammy's life ended so young, the olympic marathon holder went home late at night. he was with a woman. his wife then returned and locked them in the house. the police say the athlete was found on the ground with a broken skull. >> jumped from the first floor of his house and he was badly inju

is pulling out of the capital tripoli after angry mobs attacked its offices in retaliation for a nato airstrike that killed four members of colonel gadhafi family including his youngest son. and in our review of the week's top stories russia says foreign meddling in syria will only make a civil war more likely as moscow blocks u.n. condemnation of the crackdown on anti-government protests in the country. as the world marks twenty five years since the turn of the nuclear tragedy an international fund gathers over seven hundred million dollars for a new job or to contain the still deadly levels of radiation. and a creative controversy and extremely large group in russia gets a major state prize while critics say they should be prosecuted for vandalism. and direct from the heart of moscow this is r.t. we're certainly glad to have you with us let's take a look at our top stories in libya the u.n. offices have been attacked by a mob prompting the withdrawal of all international staff from tripoli embassies of britain and italy have also come under attack and are believed to have suffered c

outrage across tripoli gadhafi supporters attack western embassies and false u.n. staff out of the city following the deaths of the colonel son and grandchildren and then takes away a strike also. a reward for the stars of the past fifteen years. has been a result of your wife julie the sarge tells us about see who he thinks is to blame for letting international conflict. and with following deficient we get inside the nuclear power plant to bring you a glimpse of its workings and the safety provisions in place to prevent another fukushima. you're watching our t.v. it's just past ten pm here in moscow now this monday made a second on kevin zero in with the top story and the most high profile manhunt in recent history is over as washington confirms its eliminated its number one terrorist was some of enlargement the al qaeda leader was killed following a raid on his hideout in pakistan the correspondence of this in our future can give us a broader perspective from both sides of the atlantic. there has been a lot of cheering here in the u.s. since the president announc

is that withdrawing its staff from tripoli after angry mobs target its offices following a nato air strike that killed colonel gadhafi that youngest son and three grandchildren . and then our review of the week's top stories russia locks u.n. condemnation of syria saying foreign meddling will only stoke a potential civil war. ceremonies are held to mark the twenty fifth anniversary of the true noble disaster as an international funder gathers over seven hundred million dollars for a new dome to contain the spill of deadly radiation. and is it really are a controversial russian or group gets a major state award but critics claim it's nothing more than vandalism. and broadcasting live from our studios in central moscow this is our g we're certainly glad to have you with us let's take a look at our top stories from the past week in libya the u.n. offices have been attacked by a mob prompting the withdrawal of all international staff from tripoli the embassies of a britain and italy have also come under attack and are believed to have suffered considerable damage it comes just hours after a na

outrage across tripoli gadhafi supporters attacked western embassies and forced u.n. staff out of the city following the deaths of the colonel son and grandchildren and then they struck also. and you hear a reward at the start of the past fifteen years. has been a result of your wife julie to sarge tells us that r t who he thinks is to blame for letting international conflict. and following the fish and we get inside a nuclear power plant to take a glimpse of its workings and the safety provisions in place to prevent another fukushima. another you watching r.t. it's nine pm here in moscow monday may the second one is kevin zero in our top story the most high profile manhunt in recent history is over as washington confirms it's a limited number one terrorist osama bin laden the al qaeda leader was killed following a raid on his hideout in pakistan earlier my colleague my treasure spoke to r.t. correspondents and it's now you've got it you can give us a broader perspective from both sides of the atlantic. there has been a lot of cheering here in the u.s. since the presi

the resolve of the supporters for each dropped on tripoli. loyalist strongholds it's just the psychology of war anywhere when you. are resisting the group their resolve gets stronger and this history shows a situation in libya made course already familiar to western politicians we have to give full credit to the. u.s. political establishment of the military establishment always very creative in finding enemy first it was a soviet union and then was it was the russian federation and it was some of them large and saddam hussein and these days of course we feel. makes one come of it whenever the need arises also has expressed concern over the straits and libya numerous times saying the coalition is using excessive force but promises from countries like russia china and india are going to know this is why the west and all nato decide that it's all so much cool who knows how many more lives were lost in the middle of the store to moscow. you can check out our free video section on our website there are things i don't footage from tripoli our crews

>> reporter: the nato strike rose at the compound of colonel gaddafi in tripoli. nato says they weren't targeting any specific individuals, just targeting the command centers there. there is no independent evidence or proof yet that colonel gaddafi's youngest son is indeed dead or indeed three children were killed as claimed by the government spokesman last night. some reporters said they did see blood at the site and exploded missile which appears to have come from nato forces. but no confirmation that it's indeed that. many people believe here that it's just another effort by gaddafi to gain sympathy internationally alleging that civilians have been killed. students in munich, and he was brought back just before the uprising. no one has actually seen him. people here are doubting whether or not in fact he has been killed. details yet to be confirmed. people are skeptical about the news. back to you. >> chris: dominic di-natali reporting from libya. thank you for that. with the first presidential debate to be shown on "fox news fox news channel four days away, th

from going guys he and he are expected to discuss the preconditions for a cease fire would tripoli and it is going to take place the meeting after another meeting earlier last week between moscow and representatives from tripoli and during that meeting tripoli said that they are ready to go by all these un resolutions any or ready to consider a ceasefire if the rebels put their guns down and nato stops its shelling now it's important to stress here that so moscow has been saying it doesn't want to be a mediator in this conflict says this is an internal matter for libya it's just trying to help all sides try to find ways to move forward towards our ceasefire for peace to finally be established after months of awful violence in the country now talking about some of the palestinian delegation we don't exactly know which delegations are coming but it's a very all likely have dads they are going to be representatives from fox and hamas the two most powerful political movements in palestine and the west bank and they've just just earlier in may be decided to reunite after years of animosity

who will inevitably become the next place of global terrorism we try and assess also outrage across tripoli gadhafi supporters attacked western embassies and forced u.n. stuff out of the city following the deaths of the colonel son and grandchildren in a nato airstrike also. nearly every war that was fought in the past people even. as the result of your wife julie massage tells us that r t who he thinks is to blame for letting international conflict africa. i'm following a fish and we get inside a nuclear power plant to give you a glimpse of its workings and the safety provisions in place to prevent another fukushima. or. we're going to be watching r t it's now eleven pm here in moscow this monday may the second kevin know it and the main news the most high profile manhunt in recent history is over washington confirms it's a liberated it's number one terrorist osama bin laden the al qaeda leader was killed following a raid at his hideout in pakistan i think correspondent and this is now and you can give us a broader perspective from both sides of the atlantic. there has been a lot of cheeri