live from singapore and london. the london olympics is one year away. we look at how beijing benefited from the games legacy. the father of the 18th winehouse -- of amy winehouse leads the tribute to his daughter at her funeral. >> tens of thousands of people have been forced to free their -- flee their homes due to a tropical storm. many are missing. daniel has the story. >> shelter from the storm. safe now, rescued from the floods that hit the philippines. but there are many more, bridges and towns under water. half of a million people have been affected. these are the worst floods in years. look at them now, getting through to safety is a difficult journey. now they have only what they can carry with them. they are the only way to reach those stranded by the floodwaters. 1/2 she is safe. so is he. what about the others? we have nowhere to run to. so we are just on the street. not allowed to go down the road because the water level was to buy. the storm has not passed yet. more rain and misery over the coming days. nature has blessed them with nothing

good luck, london. [cheers and applause] >> earlier during a visit to the aquatics center, i asked he dss -- how he assessed progress so far. >> there is one year to go, one year in which we will learn a lot and also the operational readiness will be polished and rehearsed. i am an optimistic and happy man. >> they have completed the first dive. at this time next year it will not be an exhibition. this could be judged by the number of medals britain's athletes when in venues like this. >> it is incredible. it will be awesome next year. >> britain's team will be under huge pressure to deliver. record levels of -- of money are being pumped into the driver of success -- for success. 70 million pounds was invested to deliver 30 metals. but beijing, the team's budget grew 2 to 1 35 million but that was repaid with 47 medals. the question now, whether that cash will be turned into gold. here is what the athletes will be aiming for. the biggest and heaviest medals in the history of the summer olympics. there a

that's far more than london is spending. we're just going to go inside now and speak to a top shines official about the preparations which the city took in order to host what is a massive event. so, mr. chang, a year ahead of the olympics here in beijing, where were you at? [speaking chinese] >> at that time we had a one-year countdown ceremony in tiananmen square. it's a crucial time. the clock, of course, is ticking. the key issue is making sure that every deadline is met. >> do you have any tips or advice for london? >> we worked to make sure that the olympics complimented beijing's economic development. for example, when we built the new infrastructure for the olympics, it many proved everybody's standard of living. >> just ahead of the olympics, beijing went on a building binge. but it wasn't just sports venues, it was subway lines, an airport terminal, roads and railways. it was all designed to keep a city on the move and an olympic games running like clockwork. three years after the event was held, what's the legacy?

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i'm zain verjee in london. "world business today" starts now. >>> good afternoon from cnn hong kong. i'm pauline chu. >> from cnn london i'm charles hobson. anxious investors dump their stocks as europe struggles to contain its growing debt crisis. >> macarthur coal rallies on a $5 billion buyout bid. >> politics, high finance and criminal allegations, the whirlwinds rocking rupert murdoch's mighty mediame empire. >>> markets in europe are deep in the red on heels of steep markets across asia. how are things moving where you are? >> down, a third session of losses and quite heavy ones. let's check in with the markets. really quite heavy, off by more than 2%, comfortably more than 2%, and with the paris and zurich off by 2.1%, zurich off by more than 2.1% and the same theme as we saw in monday's session which is the banks very heavily being sold at the moment heavily, there is clearing great deal of worry about the contagion spreading to italy about this moving into a generalized crisis with a lot of banks reall

of the european championships in over a month's time where a good showing would have a spot and the london olympics next summer. it's been a difficult few months for japan by the country going to least take some joy from their women's football team who've become champions in frankfurt the newly crowned one as of now iraq back home schooled landing in tokyo only on tuesday just a day off to securing the country's fast have a women's well title japan and of the global final as rank outsiders taking on two time champions team usa and held on to defeat them on penalties after regulation ended that one piece the first victory of the u.s. in twenty five attempts for japan and one which going to last bring some chance following the tragedy is over a seven months. similar scenes but a slightly different feeling in new york where the american team arrived following the shootout defeat on monday however captain chris stay around the school and should stop focusing on next summer's london olympics which will also be her last moments before retiring from this sports. can build up and you know i think

it was great. >> london was her destination. with her phd credentials, kim arranged for a job as a train psychologist, counseling kids in the busch withes. >> i twoebt my local car dealership. >> who guessed your life could change in a used carer lot. that the debonair 30-year-old salesman there would turn out to be the one. >> robert sort of swooped in and shooked my hand and introduced himself. when i met him i remember thinking he has the most honest eyes. >> robert sold kim a car and his after sales service calls became personal heart to hearts. after a few months he asked kim out on a date. dinner in london's exclusive park lane. >> he was very attentive. he enjoyed the finer things in life. >> more dates followed. drives through the english countryside. easy times. but as sauf as he was, kim says there was something nagging about robert, something secret. like his cell phones. had four or five of them, though she often found it hard to reach him. frustrating and the funny business about cameras. he didn't like having his p

. >>> i'm zain verjee at cnn in london. in britain, members of parliament will pepper news corp chief rupert murdoch with tough questions later today, outraged over a string of allegations reporters for the paper hacked mobile phones to get scoops. murdoch's apologized. much more on the story justice ahead on "world business today." one of the first journal itss who exposed phone hacking by "news of the world" has been found dead. sean ward said andy coulson hacked into phones. police are not treating the death as suspicious. >>> a u.s. official says a meeting between the u.s. and libya at the weekend was meant to deliver one message, that moammar gadhafi must go. libya called the face-to-face talks in tunisia a first step. the u.s. says the meeting was a one-off event. >>> the women's world cup team soaked up the limelight after bringing japan its first cup title. japan's the first asian nation with a world cup championship. those are the headlines. auto' jane verjee at cnn in london. "world business today" starts now. >>

london promised to build -- arlenet irina's us. how was london getting on? this is how the dream took shape. space age arenas for that world to visit. the centerpiece, the 80,000 seat olympic stadium. amazing what a few billion can do. already, they are laying the running track. the most ambitious pledges are still kept. they got the olympics because of what they promised, the regeneration of london's poorest areas. this is to be the launch pad, the future is supposed to start here. there is of course a buzzword. the buzz word is legacy. the regeneration of the entire community for the benefit of everyone that lives there. most of the olympics will happen in the east london borough. the locals have faced years of destruction. the mayor says that it will be worth it if they can see the benefit. >> are you worried that people resent this? >> yes. >> we want a dress rehearsal. we get the feel of the olympics. there are lots of things you can do. >> you think that local residents should be invited. >> london needs jobs. the mayor says the construction for one an

i'm monita rajpal in london. outrage by alleged phone hacking by tabloid, "news of the world." now, david cameron has an official inquiry, that follows reports that the newspaper hacked into phones of bereaved families of soldiers in iraq. >>> the imf former manager, dominique strauss-kahn, says the maid's lawyer is demanding that the district attorney step aside, saying that prosecutors have leaked information to the media and discredited the maid. >>> of two earlier attempts, the city pyongchang won the olympic games. >>> the power of social media has opened so many doors, it's reached the white house. president barack obama, hosting a town hall meeting on twitter wednesday. taking tweets. he answered them the old-fashioned way, through the microphone. those are the headlines. i'm monita rajpal in london. "world business today" starts right now. >>> good morning cnn london, i'm charles hudson. >> i'm andrew stevens. welcome to "world business today." >> investors head to the exits. a phone hacking scandal of br

london f fascinating u.s. from the london. a year ago when the government was power in the come out with an austerity plan. people hate the plan. why do we have a better system in the uk? because there's the british they've been before in come through really big is that greece and on its that caused psychological shock politicians but >> rose: bill, what dow make eight out >> and there are small banks spain. what it is the within your. euro-land has less debt than the united the balance versus the comparing it to a row boat with too many people on one side. rebalancing,ffort from a the ecb or fiscal policy kwn as the get funds to the polal problems have been the day. >> the problems in euroland have the u.s. in but we have a really here for some on the debt s. coupled worsening of crisis in the weeks which shock financial when you have both at same te. the difference is, that it is a self-inducedess. >> the president tried to in his press >> absolutely. however say fundamental crisis that debt level countries are insolvent and

london police are treating it as unexplained but not suspicious or directly to his former editor andy colson for knowing about in the old hiking which he denies later on tuesday murdoch his son james and his former u.k. executive groups will face the wrath of british m.p.'s will be asked to explain the scandal that shaken the press with the astonishment of the police to its core as the emirates reports it's another blow to britain's beleaguered police force a string of high profile errors in recent us. ian tomlinson died in london's g twenty protest in two thousand and nine after being pushed to the ground by p.c. simon hall would paul wood said he'd been. vented from giving first date by a baying bottle throwing more he later admitted that happened happened john schollers damon as as shot by police in a london underground station in two thousand and five officers allegedly leaked a report saying he'd fled from police c.c.t.v. images later showed this wasn't true. less well known is michael daugherty a man who went to the police for help only for it to turn into a cafe. full statement

and in london we crossed the mishit ivory all because he is a political expert on the balkans all right gentlemen crosstalk rules are in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want me schiff i go to you first today is the sixteenth anniversary official anniversary of events that occurred in seventy two are you satisfied how mainstream media portrays those events and we can use tragic events or i can you can use whatever you want but how do you feel that the description of that anniversary is being understood understood today. well i've been hoping for the last sixteen years the way that it has been represented lead to start out with its description of the worst the war crime in europe soon the sort of the second world war the worst war crime in the second world war was the crime of aggression by nazi germany against a neighboring state that was not decided by a meet was decided by the nuremberg tribunal that action has been repeated in europe by the bonding of the federal republic of yugoslavia by nineteen nato states led by the united states and that is the worst war crime for m

the torch is being passed to london. full steam ahead, london 2012. you know, as we said before, london is now hosting it for the third time. you can bet after one successful games, beijing is already planning its next bid as well. manisha? >> i'm absolutely sure about that. thanks so much, stan. >>> back to the story that just keeps getting bigger and bigger, talking about the u.s. debt deadlock, of course. just ahead on worl"world busine today," we'll take a look at who has the most to lose. stay with us right here on cnn. >>> from cnn london i'm nina dos santos. >> i'm manisha tank in hong kong. welcome back to "world business today." >>> let's take a look at the european stock market. here in europe the markets have been open four 90 minutes. cac 40 down by the most by about 2/3 of 1%. when we looked it was down by 3/4 of 1%. generally a lot of these markets concerned about the u.s. debt debacle as it shifts ever closer towards a potential default, manisha. >> very similar story here, actually, nina. generally another down day in asian trading. ta

i'm monita rajpal in london. "world business today" starts right now. good morning from cnn london. i'm nina dos santos. more advertisers consider pulling the plug as britain's tabloids is hacked. >>> and touching a raw nerve. we'll tell you why japan's meat eating carnival girls have a beef with the boys. >>> first up, though, let's take a look at the markets. it's been a mixed day for asia's stock markets. banking stocks sunk in china. here in europe we had a down beat start to the day. european stock markets have been open for slightly more than an hour at the moment, and as you can see, most of them firmly stuck in the red at the moment. >>> and let's have a look at the currencies because on the currencies front the euro is down by three-tenths of one u.s. dollar. a little under 81 as you can see at the moment. 80.80 is where we stand. in asia it was a mixed day on the stock markets. in tokyo the nikkie closed up 1.10%. not only did the index hit the highest level since the earthquake on march the 11th, but today's gains gave the nikkei the longest winning streak for two years.

nbc's stephanie gosk with the latest from london. >> reporter: london's police chief resigned under intense pressure after it emerged scotland yard hired a former "news of the world" editor as a media consultant in 2009. the same year investigators decided not to further pursue the phone-hacking case. the former editor, neil wallace, was arrested last week in connection with the scandal. >> i have heard suggestions we must have suspected the alleged involvement of mr. wallace in phone hacking. let me say unequivocally that i did not and had no reason to do so. >> reporter: even with the head of police preparing to step down, scotland yard continues to make arrests. rebekah brooks, former head of rupert murdoch's newspaper arm here in the uk who resigned herself on friday. it was just a week ago that murdoch flew to london and stood by her side, all smiles. brooks had a immediate otheric rise at the condition, becoming editor of "news of the world" when she was only 32. neil sean worked for another murdoch newspaper, "the sun". >> she rose to the top through sheer ambition, networking and an

on call in britain as you do a limp a cold cold beer a poll has a fighting chance to make it to the london games in twenty twelve b. catch up. let's start with. some dutch steel through their suspect midfield netherlands international demi donning his new red and white jersey after transferring from i.x. that new signing going his first public training session already looking well versed in russia's most successful club do things despite sitting a full thirteen points or top spot midway through the premier league season comes to spark talk with things looking on the on the club winning three of their last games the twenty eight year old who played in last year's world cup saying football here is a step up from his in a simple one. for the first two games. they really want to buy me and they hold it for i think two more. gets more interesting to play first but then i get to the station with the train. with a lot of people who are working. good stories about this part about the russian. or the braves or come to terms being he's i think the left was more than all the. same pitch side where pa

the ongoing conflict in libya i'm joined by jim brann in london he's the spokesperson for the stop the war coalition also in london we have and it's al gore marty he's a libyan political analyst and in los angeles we cross to omar torrijos he is a political analyst and a founding member of the libyan human rights commission all right gentlemen this is crosstalk that means crosstalk rules in effect and that means you can jump any time you want and i always start this program with the person that had to get up early as far as i'm going to go to you omar in los angeles is there a political solution to the conflict ongoing conflict now in libya because we see what mainstream media says that's not a possibility though we hear here european officials saying there is there should be a possibility of a political solution and we have the international criminal court saying that his son and a security chief should be indicted for war crimes and that kind of says you shouldn't talk to people like that so i asked my question again is there a political solution to the ongoing conflict quagmire stan

ok michel if i can go back to you in london there is no doubt of it to a tragedy occurred in seventy to sixteen years ago i don't think anybody really refutes that but my question is i'm remembering that or all the victims of that war remembered in the proper context because i mentioned media earlier and in western media the serbs are just painted as the bad guys all the time in a series of civil wars why has that happened. there is a precedent to it you know and this is the second world war because it happened also during the invasion of nazi germany of the then. state it's a very simple process you know the invader of the one who wants to control the territory in the region ideally divides thing people into friends and foes you declare half the country to be the enemy to be the baddies and the other half the goodies so you arm them your way you speak nicely about them in your media and so on and then they can have a nice civil war between them neutralize each other and your army is going to roll over that is what mr hitler's army and his axis policy did and every single statement a

and in london across the nation and of the old vic she is a political expert on the balkans all right gentlemen crosstalk rules are in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want me to find go to you first today is the sixteenth anniversary official anniversary of events that occurred in seventy two are you satisfied how mainstream media portrays those events and we can use tragic events or i can you can use whatever you want but how do you feel that the description of that anniversary is being understood understood today. well i've been hoping for the last sixteen years the way that it is going to represent it later start out with its description of the worst a war crime in europe since the second world war the worst war crime in the second world war was the crime of aggression by nazi germany against a neighboring state that was not decided by meat was decided by the nuremberg tribunal that action has been repeated in europe by the bombing of the federal republic of yugoslavia by nineteen nato states led by the united states and that is the worst war crime for me and this cri

ok michele if i can go back to you in london there is no doubt a day to a tragedy occurred in seventy to sixteen years ago i don't think anybody really refutes that but my question is i'm remembering that are all the victims of that war remembered in the proper context because i mentioned media earlier and in western media the serbs are just painted as the bad guys all the time in a series of civil wars why has that happened. there is a precedent to it you know and this is the second world war because it happened also during the invasion of nazi germany of the then. yugoslav state it's a very simple process you know the invader the one who wants to control the territory in the region ideally divides thing people into friends and foes you need half the country to be the enemy to be the baddies and the other half the goodies so you you on them you know you speak nicely about them in your media and so on and then they can have a nice civil war between them neutralize each other and your army is going to roll over that is what mr hitler's army and he is axis powers did and every single st

it is london's olympic village. it is not quite finished, but somebody knows what it is like to stay somewhere like this. >> i think it is fantastic. this is where the athletes spend most of their time. >> what do the athletes went from an olympic village? >> they want some more they can relax, good food, a good bed to sleep and, a feeling that something is of good quality, a place really to prepare for the most important day of your life. >> thousands of young people across the world for the olympics. you cannot give too many stories. athletes, they train hard, they compete hard, and they play hard. >> british viewers will become very familiar with some of the nunes -- news during the game. there is a good chance one team will pick up medals here. in other venues, that is less likely, with the hope there will be a long-term benefits for britain. this arena was actually completed ahead of schedule earlier this year. the idea is when the games are over, it will become a multipurpose sports center, and that is what al

and in london we cross to me should i be all that she is a political expert on the balkans all right gentlemen crosstalk rules are in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want me should i go to you first today is the sixteenth anniversary official anniversary of events that occurred in cyber needs are you satisfied how mainstream media portrays those events and we can use tragic events or i can you can use whatever you want but how do you feel that the description of that anniversary is being understood understood today. well i've been hoping for the last sixteen years the way that it has been represented let us start out with its description was the worst the war crime in europe since so the second world war the worst war crime in the second world war was the crime of aggression by nazi germany against a neighboring state but that was not decided by meat was decided by the nuremberg tribunal that action has been repeated in europe by the bonding of the federal republic of yugoslavia by nineteen nato states led by the united states and that is the worst war crime for me in t

and in london we crossed the mishit i.v. all because he is a political expert on the balkans all right gentlemen cross talk rules are in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want me schiff i can go to you first today is the sixteenth anniversary official anniversary of events that occurred in seventy two are you satisfied mainstream media portrays those events and we can use tragic events or i can you can use whatever you want but how do you feel that the description of that anniversary is being understood understood today. well i've been hoping for the last sixteen years the way that it has been represented lead to start out with its description of the worst the war crime in europe soon the sort of the second world war the worst war crime in the second world war was the crime of aggression by nazi germany against a neighboring state that was not decided by a meet was decided by the nuremberg tribunal that action has been repeated in europe by the bonding of the federal republic of yugoslavia by nineteen nato states

now to london, where one of the world's most powerful media moguls is under fire tonight. rupert murdoch has promised full cooperation after it has been revealed that one of his papers, "news of the world," hacked phones and paid police of the search for information. murdoch called it an acceptable. that was nothing compared to the reaction of parliament, who found the families of london bombing victims may have been targeted. >> there was worse to come. ministers warned their phones may have been hacked on behalf of "news of the world," the families of those whose loved ones were blown apart on 7/7. >> my mind went back to 2005 and the emotional turmoil and state we were in. it is a violation, isn't it? >> on the list of possible targets -- the parents of holly and jessica, who died. and of course, millie, whose parents were given false hope she was still alive when her voice messages were deleted after her phone was allegedly attacked by a private investigator. -- hacked by a private investigator. the premise -- prime minister returned from afghanistan to learn of the br

live from singapore and london. still to come, it is a year since the floods that does -- devastated pakistan, but what is life like for the hundreds of thousands still homeless? >> and we find out what life is like for america's poor more than 70 years after the -- "the grapes of wrath" was published. senior officers in norway could not confirm that all of those missing had been found. prosecutors say anders breivik will be interrogated again on friday. >> outside the cathedral, the floral carpet continues to grow. one of these attributes could easily have been for him, he knows. he came face-to-face with the gun man and lived. >> he started shooting around me and he got several of the guys around me. and he had to reload his gun. i got my chance to get away and run into the water. and i started swimming. i got my clothing off and kicked my boots off and started swimming. >> was he still firing at you? >> he reloaded and was firing again. he went down to the water and shot many of them trying to escape. but luckily

london police are still waiting for the toxicology results. today, winehouse's parents visited her london home where she died on saturday. >> we're devastated and speechless. >> reporter: the tragic death of a young musician, an all too familiar story, but for her family and her fans, no less painful. amy winehouse was recording her third record, her label had promised it would be released last year, but it kept getting delayed. she's believed to have recorded at least several tracks, a final gift to her devoted fans. brian? >> stephanie gosk in london for us tonight, thanks. >>> we'll take a break. when we come back, a new hero for all those who believe that old treasured object might just be worth something some day. >>> okay, so if you ever watch "antiques roadshow," you know the drill. folks bring in the fireplace tongs, the vase, the ashtray, the toy train, hoping, of course, it is not just, say, a toy train. on saturday in tulsa, of the 6,000 people who showed up, one guy wondered if his 17th century carved chinese rhinoceros horn cups w

and in london we cross to me should i be all that she is a political expert on the balkans all right gentlemen crosstalk rules are in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want me schiff i can go to you first today is the sixteenth anniversary official anniversary of events that occurred in seventy two are you satisfied mainstream media portrays those events and we can use tragic events or i can you can use whatever you want but how do you feel that the description of that anniversary is being understood understood today. well i've been hoping for the last sixteen years the way that it has to be represented lead to start out with its description of the worst the war crime in europe since the second world war the worst war crime in the second world war was the crime of aggression by nazi germany against a neighboring state that was not decided by meat was decided by the nuremberg tribunal that action has been repeated in europe by the bonding of the federal republic of yugoslavia by nineteen nato states led by the united states that is the worst war crime for me and this war c

london. the i know here in moscow norwegian terrorism and its consequences are heart of the debate in the latest cross talk in which people of castes argue over the chances of a repeat of your trust of yourself. i don't believe that this sort of thing is going to happen again but under law in threat that you know if we're not listen to you're going to see more terrorist attacks i just think believe it's a load of rubbish we're not going to see this kind of thing happen in england we're not going to see it happening across europe and we all hope there are no more terrorism but it's very. very naive to think that this was a one off and it's not like it's a happened if you look at the right wing the anti islamic. rhetoric in europe it is far higher than the u.k. for sure we have countries in the u.k. countries in europe who are banning certain acts of islam so they've banned the minaret they've banned the wearing of all of these things are happening in the u.k. it's not that bad at the moment th

for the stop the war coalition also in london we have and his album r.t. he is a libyan political analyst and in los angeles we cross to omar tora b. he is a political analyst and a founding member of the libyan human rights commission all right gentlemen this is cross talk to me as crosstalk rules in effect and that means you can jump any time you want and i always start this program with the person that had to get up early as far as i'm going to go to you omar in los angeles is there a political solution to the conflict ongoing conflict now in libya because we see why mainstream media says that's not a possibility though we hear it here european officials saying there is there should be a possibility of a political solution and we have the the international criminal court saying that he his son and a security chief should be indicted for war crimes and that kind of says you shouldn't talk to people like that so i asked my question again is there a political solution to the ongoing conflict quagmire standoff in libya. peter thank you so much for having me

for the stop the war coalition also in london we have and his album r.t. he is a libyan political analyst and in los angeles we cross to omar tora b. he is a political analyst and a founding member of the libyan human rights commission all right gentlemen this is crosstalk that means crosstalk rules in effect and that means you can jump any time you want and i always start this program with the person that had to get up early as far as i'm going to go to you omar in los angeles is there a political solution to the conflict ongoing conflict now in libya because we see why mainstream media says that's not a possibility though we hear it here european officials saying there is there should be a possibility of a political solution and we have the the international criminal court saying that he his son and a security chief should be indicted for war crimes and that kind of says you shouldn't talk to people like that so i asked my question again is there a political solution to the ongoing conflict quagmire standoff in libya. peter thank you so much for having m

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in just 355 days, the summer olympics open in london. the 2012 games will be the third time the british capital has hosted the world's top athletes. more than 10,000 are expected to compete. we take a look at london's preparations. >> this synchronized team put on a spirited show for the delegation. the hosts of next year's olympics are confident they are doing a good job. >> that water looks good enough to drink. it is clean and clear. there is nothing floating at the bottom. >> almost all of london's facilities are complete, including a slalom center set to open soon for preliminary competitions. the city both tried and tested venues from wimbledon to wembley stadium. the organizers in london are more prepared than many of their predecessors, but the work is not over. >> you could not stage an olympic championship in there tomorrow. a mountain of work. technology, testing. the athletes have to come here knowing it absolutely works. >> londoners celebrated the one- year countdown in trafalgar square. the event featured the first live br

ok jim i'd like to go to you in london me. we just heard omar mentioning about rapes and other heinous crimes being committed in libya right now but you know i looked in way when mainstream media and you see those reports but then i checked amnesty international human rights watch and they have not been able to determine any credible witnesses to mass rapes in khadafi libya now there seems to be a very big skewing of line between what mainstream media western governments and what reputable human rights groups have to say about what's happening in libya how do you explain that i think the thing is very simple you cannot possibly take the question of libya or what happens in libya outside of the context of the nato powers interests geopolitical interest it makes no sense whatsoever i think the starting point of any discussion should remain what was agreed in the first half of the twentieth century and it should stay there the fact that they are shifting the position the fact that they are tearing up agreements in the first half

from the london school of economics he was instrumental in negotiating giving up weapons of mass destruction for libya he was viewed as a reformer and on occasion criticized the libyan regime so it really begs the question the u.s. which is pushing for reform in this region are they working for or against it. and that is going to do it for this show you can watch that entirety the entire interview at r.t. dot com that's going to do it for now. it's been in the year iraqis and military journalists i saw some ways to go in the u.s. contractors there's kind of wasting their time trying to get killed three. i thought all along the link that you can see about five hundred miles i think it would take me about twenty seven days points of publicising people invited. i think . people started the base of the dialogue just. chanting the slogan or waving some stones. take. the low end welcome to crossfire i'm peter lavelle quagmire and standoff in libya is there a military solution to the conflict in libya could a stable democratic and whole libya be created to the use of force museum change and is ther

the owner of the british tabloid accused of hacking the phones of murder victims expected in london to deal with a crisis before the last edition goes to print with the number of arrests already made one hundred sixty year old newspaper now faces claims it tampered with evidence. next we continue our journey around russia as martin andrews takes us on a tour of st petersburg that's coming up next. hello and welcome to the program summer is the perfect time to visit russia a long weekend here in st petersburg is a must for the capital is bursting full of history and culture so join me as we visit major landmarks and take part in various fun filled activities that we started here at the spectacular site isaac's cathedral originally the city's main church in the largest cathedral in russia it was built between eighteen eighteen and eight hundred fifty eight a french going architects month around almost two centuries later the gilded dome mostly isaac still dominates the skyline of simplest bird a trip to the top provides excellent views of the city coming from the russian capital moscow o

from london school of economics and now just three years on. targeted by nato missiles in your own country split by civil war why do you think has your fate turned so violently so good let's put it working for us and for us. we heard. i mean we got most of us from our many countries. from iran north korea. this is your mistake you give up your weapons of mass destruction you will start developing new style as you'll be hearing very friendly with the west and this that is. so. it is this is a message to everybody that you have your strong and never trust them and you have to be. on alert because those who are the don't have friends over when i. understand. and the same thing could happen to any other country talking about mistakes and lessons what would you have done differently one of our big mistakes that we stopped. we delayed buying new weapons. from russia was the mistake by the way we delayed that we delayed building a strong army because we thought that we would not fight again the americans the europeans our friends cannot fight again. s

london across the me share of the old richie is a political expert on the balkans all right gentlemen cross talk rules are in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want me schiff i can go to you first today is the sixteenth anniversary official anniversary of events that occurred in seventy two are you satisfied how mainstream media portrays those events and we can use tragic events or i can you can use whatever you want but how do you feel that the description of that anniversary is being understood understood today. well i've been most unhappy for the last sixteen years the way that it has been represented like to start out with its description was the worst a war crime in europe soon so the second world war the worst war crime in the second world war was the crime of aggression by nazi germany against a neighboring state and that was not decided by a meet was decided by the nuremberg tribunal that action has been repeated in europe by the bonding of the federal republic of yugoslavia by nineteen nato states led by the united states and that is the worst war crime for me and

ok michelle if i go back to you in london there is no doubt of it a tragedy occurred in seventy to sixteen years ago i don't think anybody really refutes. that but my question is in remembering that or all the victims of the war remembered in the proper context because i mentioned media earlier and in western media the serbs are just painted as the bad guys all the time in a series of civil wars why has that happened. there is a precedent to that you know and this is the second world war because it happened also during the invasion of nazi germany of the then at all yugoslav state it's a very simple process you know the invader of the one who wants to control the territory in the region ideally divides thing people into friends and foes you declare half the country to be the enemy to be the baddies and the other half the goodies so you arm them your way you speak nicely about them in your media and so on and then they can have a nice civil war between them neutralize each other and your army is going to roll over that is what mr hitler's army and his axis policy did and every single statem

pollen brushes to do a limb pick hopeful barack obama has a fighting chance to make it to the london games in twenty twelve we catch up. let's start with a poll where spartak moscow steel to their suspect midfield netherlands international donating his new red and white jersey after transferring from i.x. the new signing undergoing his first public training session already looking well first in our russia's most successful club do things despite sitting a full thirteen points or top spot midway through the premier league season comes to sports talk with things looking on the optics of winning three of their last games the twenty eight year old who played in last year's world cup saying football here is a step up from his native. for the first two games . they really want to do by me and they will do it for two more. i get more interesting to play for sure i get shaky with the train. before our. good stories about being about the world. more be greater difference being he's i think the level is more general the same pitch parslow i haven't waited too long to secure their first title o

the process of the ongoing conflict in libya i'm joined by jim brann in london he's the spokesperson for the stop the war coalition also in london we have and is al gore marty he's a libyan political analyst and in los angeles we cross to omar torre of he is a political analyst and a founding member of the libyan human rights commission all right gentlemen this is crosstalk that means crosstalk rules in effect and that means you can jump any time you want and i always start this program with the person that had to get up early as far as i'm going to go to you are in los angeles is there a political solution to the conflict ongoing conflict now in libya because we see why mainstream media says that's not a possibility though we hear here european officials saying there is there should be a possibility of a political solution and we have the the international criminal court saying they could offer his son and a security chief should be indicted for war crimes and that kind of says you shouldn't talk to people like that so i ask my question again is there a political solution to the ong

here in london. this is newsday. >> hello and welcome paired it is the phone hacking scandal that has stunned britain and today came the biggest bombshell of all. britain's best-selling sunday newspaper "the news of the world" is being shut down by murdoch's news international. the closure comes after a public outcry. but it has not lifted the spot line of the murdoch empire which controls 40% of newspaper circulations in the u.k. and has worldwide reach. the bbc business editor robert preston starts our coverage. >> rupert murdoch, 1969, shortly after he bought a newspaper which was to become his very profitable pride and joy. >> 4 give the individual, by all means. but you cannot forget. >> he may have well have made the remarks about the newspaper that has shocked us here in the paper that has been printed for 168 years became indelibly linked with the worst practices in british journalism. mr. murdoch says it could not be amended. >> clearly practices of certain individuals did not live up to the

to see in london during the cold war so when he started to invest in london in the u.k. some newspaper markets import up those titles the evening stand.

>> peter alexander in london tonight. thank you. >>> we're back with more news, including today's high speed rail disaster right after this. >>> tragedy in china tonight, a collision between two high-speed trains has left at least 32 people dead. two cars derailed and plunged at least 65 feet off a bridge. one of the trains had lost power after being struck by lightning. the other train crashed into it from behind. >>> and we have more tonight on the debt crisis and the big sticking point between the two parties, whether tax increases will be part of the final plan. one of the most influential voices in washington arguing that they can't is the anti-tax crusader gordon norquist. grover norquist. andrea mitchell has his story. >> reporter: grover norquist is a behind-the-scenes power broker who's never held office. a self-described reagan republican who even tries his hand at standup. >> bourbon, neat, no water, my rule, never drink water, dick cheney tortures people with it. >> reporter: but about taxes, he is deadly seri

from hong kong and london. welcome back. >>> norway is preparing for a one-minute silence at noon local time to honor the attacks. that's a little over an hour from now. flowers and candles are continuing to pile up in central oslo. it's a glowing tribute to the 90 people known to have died in the bombing and shooting spree. norwegians are still trying to come to terms with the shock and the loss. the sole suspect in those attacks is due in court in a little over two hours' time. investigators are poring over a 1,500-page manifesto it appears he's written. >> reporter: this is how the man accused of being norway's most notorious mass killer apparently wants the world to know him, a smiling norwegian nationalist,er issous military-style marksman. not just the cold-blood killer police say stalked and gunned down innocent young victims on a remotor vehicle rocky island. anders behreng breivik is believed to have posted these images in youtube, embedded in a 1,500-page manifesto just hours before he began his deadl

ian tomlinson died in london's g. twenty protest in two thousand and nine after being pushed to the ground by p.c. simon harwood harwood's said he'd been prevented from giving first date by a baying bottle throwing more but he later admitted that hutton happened john schollers damon as as short by police in a london underground station in two thousand and five officers allegedly leaked a report saying he'd fled from police c.c.t.v. images later showed this wasn't true less well known is michael daugherty a man who went to the police for help only for it to turn into a calf to ask where both allegedly false statements and mistreatment. i obviously have no protection from. doherty told police he suspected his thirteen year old.