[cheers and applause] or as the french say, brulee! [ laughter ] interestingly, one of the reasons that hollande is so unpopular in the first place is that he's the one pushing the gay marriage initiative. but as one paper put it "mali could transform hollande's political image." their wars make their leaders look tough, just like ours do! [ laughter ] france just needs "their" own france to call pussies-- i'm gonna say belgium. [ laughter ] come on, belgium. bunch of chocolate-slurping, mayonaise-dipping antwerps, who need to brussels sprout a pair! [ laughter ] france, those are all free. [ laughter ] and it's working for hollande with his mali intervention backed by 75% of the french, a shocking number, since french people normally can't agree on anything. that's why the scaffolding for the eiffel tower's been up so long. they can't decide what to build! [cheers and applause] well it is about time! about damn time the french are finally joining the war on terrorment they're gonna get in there, kick some al qaeda butt, and get out--

well initially we know that two thirds of the french population supported what they thought what many probably thought was going to be a rather brisk straightforward military intervention but from what you know on the street paris we've been talking to quite a few locals here and there's a growing sense of unease about the fact that this could actually turn into a much longer more expensive war real war than it was actually build up by the point of a build by the politicians here so that's one of the concerns the other concern that we've heard from people here on the ground is that this could make both western assets in africa as well as. actually areas of france and paris susceptible to more of these sort of tragic terrorist attacks so a sense of unease definitely growing in france and looks like public opinion could really shift in relation to the mali intervention or the balkans things to bring sort of their life in paris much preaching to. you i know you vote for the reporter so we will listen to take a listen to that is. i mean at sure it's all calm on the streets of paris but wi

the french have a very special cinema tradition the french movies are not always as popular as big as the how would movies but many critics say that the french contribution to the art of filmmaking is no less and even maybe better than america so my guest on the program today a very famous french actor is also a script writer a comedian a television house may hear had met. in the early two thousand skadden a rat burst to the top of french cinematography and has become one of its most familiar faces started off as a comedian and later proved his skills in drama receiving the prestigious french sees a movie award for the role of the father who conceived the songs nevertheless comedies truly he's real i rather like no one else makes people smile sometimes tears. thank you thank you very much for being with us on this show i'm very glad to see you in the flesh finally after seeing it on screen well the first question i wanted to ask you i know i know that you actually didn't plan to be knocked to be in the movies when you were when you were a kid so how did you want to be. do you think wh

the french. has ordered increased security across france following military operations in both somalia and mali. and a french hostage. has reportedly been killed during a failed rescue attempt in somalia. shi'ia demonstrators have rallied in a show of support for prime minister al malachi and his government. for weeks the government has been the target of angry protests in sunni provinces while prostors say the shi'ia-led government discriminates against them. opposition activists in the syrian capital a air attacks have resumed after stormy weather prevented them for a week. jets and helicopters fired miss aisles and p dropped bombs on a tony -- line of towns eastd of damascus where rebels have pushed out troops loyal to president assad. to the north, around 00 men, -- 100 men, women, and children had paid smugglers to take them across be the border to turkey but were deported. this from one of the largest refugee camps. >> this is one of the largest refugee camps in turkey. a container city alo

french or do you feel yourself. or you feel yourself a little cheer in french how do you identify yourself i mean this is very important not only. that i have never lived in algeria. since i was born in algeria and i grew up in france my mother is french my father is old during the french made if possible have to the liberation of algeria algerians were free to choose their country because back in those days old syria was part of france so if you have to choose this is. i think i'm french with old cheering roots african roots. and i'm braced my origins. put accomplish things that were regarded as a disadvantage people feel now my advantage i mean i have a lot of relatives and all cheery our cousins i advance and i can go there to visit them all so that i'm not all cheery and i'm french the top of all just like many other french people with foreign roots deplore the hindi film very many french yes this way it's in the same as you would with and this is strange that you say that in the twenty first century it's still

intervention in mali and that french citizens there the french government has said should leave the country raising the fears that around the region this fighting as the militants are pushed out of the strongholds they've been in they could scatter all over the place and spread violence with them or it might be a fair argument then to say that the french might be getting a little bit ahead of themselves by claiming this is been a successful mission and we of course will continue to track the campaign tom burton thanks for that update. let's now get some more analysis on the situation jeremy corbin a labor member of the u.k. parliament now joins us live thanks for being with us this afternoon david cameron has said there would be no u.k. army boots on african turf we just heard from our reporter there why the change of heart. well david cameron is getting sucked into something i don't think he's seriously thought through two weeks ago we started offering transport planes to france we then sent force protection to back up the transport planes we sent trainers and we have additional fo

just like many other french people with foreign roots deplore the hindi film there even a french yes this way it's in the same as you would with and this is strange that you say that in the twenty first century it's still may be a problem especially for kids if we go for younger. kids or younger people especially those living in the suburbs. you're right it is still difficult if they have a foreign name like me have foreign roots you know i discover more people have certain ideas about the arab countries they have certain ideas about all muslim countries and sometimes they're wary of people from those countries so the same cliches are then applied. for an origin. says. french actor filmmaker and comedian spotlight will be back shortly after we take a break so stay with us that go. choose your language. if we can with the federal. trials. it's the consensus here to. choose the opinions that invigorating a good mind. choose the stories that imply good life truth be access to your office or. hold it. hold it. looks like. that speech. she. gave. her. which i. took. a long time it's good.

warfare being conducted by the french and possibly with britain and others. against people that know the terrain very well will be hidden by the local population this could be a very long and very nasty conflict. let's not get some more analysis on the situation in mali from independent journalists are garro to all call more and he joins us live from paris now the governor just two weeks ago david cameron said there would be no you take troops in mali now bridges sending in three hundred fifty military personnel as or more to come. i should think so yes i think they will probably send more troops within the next couple of years and probably see our goal first. i think this mission is going to be an absolute disaster i think the french already are experiencing difficulty in the ground because if eyes were not really getting that much reliable information most of the information coming through the french militaries that information is highly filtered. yeah i think this is going to be a long long campaign this destabilisation was caused by the libyan war when th

they've made more than $30 million euros after kidnapping french citizens because the french will pay for the nationals to come back. up until this point, they hadn't taken an american hostage and now they have at least three. >> so they would view perhaps mali as the next afghanistan or having the possibility of being the next afghanistan before 9/11 when in fact it was a haven for al qaeda. >> there are parallels there because in some ways, you know as one u.s. official said to me half jokingly it's the world's worst neighborhood. you have islamic extrialists, you have al qaeda through aqim, you have drug traffickers up there in the north of mali. and you have just rebels who want some independence to split the country in two. so in that mix you have that worry that you can create within the chaos a command and control center. like what you saw al qaeda do through the taliban in afghanistan. so that's the fear that it can become a launch pad. >> rose: on another matter finally, when dow expect the secretary of state to testify about ben gazee-- ben gaddee? >> secretary clinton will

french invasion and that is what's making the news here it's only just recently that the french decided to intervene can you explain demba why now what is the significance of the intervention french intervention today. well it's. a response to most importantly by both the mother the interim government which was established after the cool and the original organization known as the economic community of west african states as well as the african union so different to intervention actually followed many attempts by the original organization and they are incapacity actually to handle discussion on the ground here in mali because we were having. bigger numbers of these. really displaced people and bigger numbers of refugio and we had. part of the country being occupied some of the go in to and with no resistance. and with no administration at all and we know him aquatic institution such as. president in place and it could do this jury system so you had all these events happening and i think the french decided then to intervene because had they not been the day they did the extremist islamic

campaign starts with french troops about two and a half weeks ago sweeping up from the center of the country up to where these these islamist held areas meeting very little resistance really they are they go on there was an incident here in qana where in fact a french helicopter strike killed some civilians apart from that the french had been welcomed with with street parties and crowds coming out to greet the convoys as they arrived in each of these towns the islamist militants retreating not wanting to stand and fight many people thinking that they have been retreating further into the deserts in the north there's only one town of appreciable size left to capture after the fall of of timbuktu without nearly without a shot fired and then it seems that the next stage of the operation will be to try and hunt out islamist militants who have gone to hide in the desert and many observers think that it's possible a guerrilla war may result in the desert there after that there is also increased involvement from other countries and ecowas force of west african troops about seven thousand fi

but many french people are beginning to wonder. and just how long that might take and out what cost . paris well as can some more thoughts on the show talking to activists and journalists who can chant there is a line from london so morning to you thanks for being a nazi let's listen if we can for a second. views as well so. he's in algeria this is what he had to say about the crisis. being ready to kill. me and. human. should make. plans and let my dog. out. and he didn't leave us. so important a line there but the message very clear the terrorist ready to cause a bloodbath a massive arsenal of libyan weapons so as you see it how much danger do you think such is the most militant groups pose in the region now. they don't we pose a big problem the region where let's just backtrack and just zoom out and contextualize this a little bit because what happened is everyone's talking about some fallout from libya when the libya crisis happened i don't hear many most of these voices talking anything about denouncing nato operation in libya

it's a common topic when she gets together with her french friend. both mess life and in particular, the lightness of the french way of life. >> i miss the feeling you get when you go shopping in the markets in france in the summertime and how easy it is to make contact with people, how easy it is for people to approach. >> during those first few days, i had to change. you have to communicate a bit more subtle way. for instance, had to say "no" in a more pleasant way. cut stealing home in both. hoping the countries will grow even closer. >> i wish there was even more cooperation, more joint projects, meetings, exchanges. anything and everything helping us to expand. >> of course there will still sometimes be some understanding. odds are after decades of peaceful coexistence, they have learned how to get over it. >> political and business elite from rome world are gathering in the swiss town of davos for annual talks on the global economy. >> this year's meeting will look at ways of building growth and avoiding inflation anmid the debt crisis. >> a lo

people can tell a french film after watching it for one three five minutes you know this is french you know what's what is this that makes french cinema so distinctive so so different from probably would from anything else what is it. i don't know. sitting there it's an interesting question. because. i think there is really something special about french films which makes them special senior and sets them apart from others but i can't tell you exactly what it is that makes american films different from french films because they feel america . actually the raw america. in films that are quite realistic which is about the christian references but the thing about french films is i guess we know how to make films about our times you know that if you coupon been a quick buck but that you know anything about russian cinema those are the. no really we we yes yes yes. but then why don't we give me some russian films. bill you know. that's a russian director right i know him. i think he may be the only russian director we know in france he's the only one i know although i'm not really an expert

the french have 800 troops here on the ground. they have said they will double have said theye will double back to 2000 forces or 2500 altogether. ansar al din is one of the armed groups who have taken over the town of diabaly with sophisticated weapons. they had been fighting in libya on behalf of qaddafi, where they got the weapons, and also taken from the malians. they are able to take ground quickly. the french will have their work cut out for them. >> and west african nations are expected to send troops. when are they expected to arrive? the french do not want to go it alone here in mali. the terrain is extremely difficult. they would need more ground forces. 3000 forces will be sent from africa. the nigerians will be sending 900. respect around 200 to arrive dead sometime today. niger, around 500 in the coming days. the french and malians want the african forces on the ground as quickly as possible. >> thank you for that report from the capital of mali. in the last few hours, a helicopter has crashed near a busy railway stat

in mali, french and mali and troops. and tens of thousands of supporters of gay marriage march in the french capital, paris. >> and fire at a nightclub in brazil has left 232 people dead. 170 others are in hospital. it is thought the fire was started by fireworks during a stage show. hundreds of panicked clubbers stampeded toward the exits. it happened in the city of santa maria and it's been described as the worst tragedy emergency workers have responded to. >> a frantic attempt to rescue those inside, the blaze was started by firework display during a live music performance. an official for the military police said most of the deaths were called -- were caused by asphyxiation. many others were trampled underfoot as they tried to escape. these pictures, which al- jazeera cannot independently verify, were uploaded to youtube. >> there is a mobilization of resources to take out the bodies, which is the main thing we can do for the victims' families at this point. also to treat the injured as quick as possible. >> police s

and the french are starting to fly bombing raids from here, too. in central mali french and government troops are consolidating their hold on towns recaptured in recent days. the wreckage left behind is testimony to the determination of the rebels. they fought for weeks before fleeing. >> we are very happy about the release of our town from the jihadists. >> en el a second front is opening against the rebels in the east -- and now, a second front is opening against the rebels in the east. soon, these nigerian troops will be joined by contingent from chad, experts in desert combat. >> we are going to war, he were imposed on us by terrorists and traffickers of all kinds. an unjust war from west the peaceful assistance from northern mali are suffering terribly. >> the french intervention has been widely welcomed by ordinary people in mali. and to those few defending those few descending voices -- and to those few dissenting voices, we hear this. >> they single the french deployment as an attack against islam on the contrary. they're helping people in

the french forces have taken control. >> the french troops are established at kidal airport, which was taken little more than a day ago. conditions are such that it will take a bit more time for other forces to arrive. in any case, french forces are at kidal and are in control of the airport. since the french military hospital rival, the, nation of airstrikes -- the combination of airstrikes and ground forces has retaken the towns, most symbolically, timbuktu. it is thought the islamist rebels have slipped away to hiding places in the deserts and mountains, possibly to regroup. the french presence may have stabilized timbuktu and the other cities and towns, but the french are anxious to quickly hand over to african peacekeepers and have welcomed the reunion talk of a possible -- the renewed talk of a possible united nations force. >> it would be extremely positive. i want this initiative to be carried through. them as well as its military move, -- >> as well as his military moves -- it's military moves -- as well as its military moves, it is also pushing for talks. >> iran says it is s

>> well, the french say that there will be 2,500 french forces here. we're talking about marines, foreign legion, air force, many of them trained in desert warfare in chad. others who've been in the ivory coast, so neighboring african countries. their job will be to spearhead this and to have these first assaults that we've seen over the last few days. the african troops will probably be in more of a peacekeeping mission if there is a peace to keep. the problem that the african troops have-- including the mali is that they have no logistics. it's extremely difficult for them to keep their troops fed and waters and sheltered, provide ammunition and so on. so they will not be affected unless french, other european and american forces help with logistics. >> brown: lindsey hilsum in mali thanks for talking to us. >> you're welcome. >> suarez: for more on the situation in mali and the wider region in north africa we get two views. j. peter pham is the director of the africa center at the atlantic council in washington, d.c. and retired colonel cedric leigh

islamic militants threaten to carry out more terror attacks in retaliation for the french campaign in mali accusing paris of a crusade. the german coalition government fails to impose and important tasks months ahead of the national parliamentary vote. christian democrats lose ground to the social democrats opposition in regional elections. and as israel prepares for its own parliamentary poll on tuesday we report on why many in the country are growing increasingly frustrated with the policies of the party that said to win the vote. live from our studios in central moscow you're watching r r c with me and he said now it's good to have you with us four pm here in the russian capital let's get straight to our top story and the islamic terrorist cell allegedly responsible for the deadly siege in algeria says france is carrying out a crusader campaign in the region almost sixty hostages were killed after militants captured a remote gas plant in retaliation for the ongoing french intervention in neighboring mali well the islamists claim they wanted to negotiate the release of their captive

it is the first place the french soldiers have begun their ground assault against the rebels. >> french soldiers struggling to aly.ke control of diabelli's do we know when more african troops are scheduled to arrive to fight alongside the french? >> nigerians are expected here today. 490 of them out of the 600 that nigeria has agreed to contribute to the mission for the military support of mali. there are also 507 soldiers from niger. they just received the consent of their parliament. they are expected to cross the border at any time and come into mali to join the mission. countries such as burkina faso, chad, and ghana participating as well. 2000 troops from chad. thousands of african troops are expected to support the french and malian forces. they are appealing for help particularly from european countries for logistical as well as financial help to support the mission in support of the mali government. >> thank you. al-shabab says it has killed a suspected french spy at the center of a failed rescue mission earlier this week. denis allex was captured in 2009. the somali rebel group

every street in the buick ray in the french quarter has three names, english, french and spanish. you have to love the mixture of the people. it's a big city but it's a small town. very friendly. you love the music, the food. whatever you want, it's available there. you just go out and get it. here you go, gus. you never know who you're going to bump into when you're up here. >> that's right. we were just going for a friendly carriage ride and did you see who we ran into, frank? >> well, we heard from him a little bit earlier. i guess george lucas right? >> george lucas. >> we talked to him for a fuse few minutes and i asked him about super bowl xlvii. >> of course i'm rooting for the 9ers but in the end i'd rather watch it on television. >> it's the least amount of hassle. i'm sure they will win so i don't know what the upon the is really. i think they should just cancel it and have a big party. >> you think they should just call it now? >> yeah, just call it now and have a big party in new orleans and get on with it. >> hey, i would be all for watching at his house, as well. i b

french planes have pushed further into northern mali. fighter jets bombed a training camp and airport in the rebel stronghold gao. the u.s., britain, and other nations are pledging uses nickel -- logistical support. african states are stirring to deploy their own troops. let's get the latest now from the capital of mali. bring us up-to-date with the latest you have found on the ground. >> french forces have pushed deeper into the eighth rebels territory. they have attacked the town of gao and an army base. it has been taken over by rebels. they are said to have raised that army base on the ground. after stopping the advance of the rebels, bid has other strategic towns as the french forces a week in the military might. here there has been a huge response to a call by the president for the people of mali to help their week army. >> at a medical facility, people have gathered to donate blood. they are responding to our request from the president to support the country's forces which ever way they can. >> we are ready to respond to any reque

it's a french product. the truffles-- if i put--if i make the tin in china, it's a chinese truffle. >> i'm stunned. he was saying that since the truffles are packaged here, he can legally write "product of france" on the label. it feels like i'm being tricked

s for me and all the beginning is very french that it. still is very french and then we get really is italian but you know traditionally the same thing some songs. come from my italian parts some other never italian would be would be. could be possible for him to compose in that way though i know that you don't like to call that a dumb or rock opera but but you've lived your you've lived in the united states and is it is it america where you got that love for the news ical for the musical theater ok eventually i prefer rock opera really than a musical really yes because it's not musical not to them it's absolutely not a musical. because because and musical has a specific. way to sing to be composed and also the musical you have speaking parts spoke spoken poetry. you know to them everything is sung. and. ok. when i decide to do to make the composition the to compose not to them i say to me how do i have to express myself in that context so looking around me there is the italian opera very popular and musical rock opera and. i say musical

the french military machine rolls over islamic militants in mali amid fears a country could be seeking to recall them eyes its former turner tree. and britain's prime minister david cameron finally committed to holding a referendum on breaking away from the e.u. sparking a new wave of criticism both at home and abroad. look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly on. as violent unrest continues to rage in egypt president morsi has announced emergency law will be imposed in the worst affected cities of port saeed so is is my idea echoing the days of x. president hosni mubarak president morsi has just addressed the nation that says the city of port so you've has descended into bloodshed yet again as clashes broke out during a massive funeral march for people killed and hundreds injured the latest now from our correspondent bill true. seen in. protesters there were killed yesterday was it not. gunfire. that hundreds have been injured many. saying that's not. true to the military the funeral march by an army the army has been deployed to the c

you have french of course but algerian british japanese. civilians being killed. as a minute and consequences of our military intervention in mali so what we are doing is we are trading a potential threat. by by an actual. annex will count of because really it is and we are talking with civilians here so it's really we have to realize that when you when you when you do a military intervention in a free country it triggers consequences that are not planned and this conflict will is will you will expend. in mali you know joe you're in neighborhood countries and when we will push back. the extremists then who knows where they're going to. to go to i mean they come from algeria they come from libya they went to mali if we if we if we start to really beat them there they're going to go in countries are we really prepared to fight a war in their will worst in africa i don't think so all right live from brussels political analyst alex corbell thank you very much for your analysis thank you. well we want to know what you think the fallout from algeria hostage crisis will

the french led forces continue to switch with mind. >> the french had not encountered any resistance. the fear that some elements is still hiding in town. french led forces have conducted a rocket advance. it melted when the desert and chasing them down into this region will be much more difficult. >> resident erupted with joy when they discovered french and malian troops enjoying the town. the battle is not over. the hottest -- jihadists are still around. >> no. mali is still under the control of terrorists. it is up to the africans to restore its integrity. >> american forces are slowly deploying to mali. not only half of the 7000 troops promise are in the country. france may well find itself on the frontline of this operation for a long time to come. bbc news, timbuktu. >> french troops only took on the islamist rebels two weeks ago. in afghanistan, they have been battling the taliban for more than a decade now. nato troops are starting to withdraw. what kind of country are they leaving behind? we're in afghanistan and he sent us this report. >> the afghan capital of kabul is a bus

i'm french i was born here and live here my culture is french but my words are there and if i was there i wouldn't like another country telling me what to do. you know we're scared of anything that threatens us. france's global allies are showing signs of being sucked into the mali conflict british prime minister david cameron has already acknowledged that battling radical insurgency in the region could take decades rather than months and all this so that france can remedy the knock on effects from its libyan intervention. r t paris. so france says its aim is to liberate mali from insurgents and is bracing itself for a long conflict after initially forecasting a short operation and murray a few notional reports france could also be aiming to secure vast amounts of natural resources in the west african nation. the french have died headlong into the military operation in mali but the discussion is due on go in as to exactly why the western nation has deep roots on african soil again costing money and people's lives. official rhetoric remains in line with the mantra of the war on terrorism

well we'll bring you expert analysis on the french german french ship after a short break don't go away. there are twelve cities in the united states in which half of the people with hiv aids lives within a year of a diagnosis of. over sixty two percent of those patients i diagnosed with aids this is a problem that frankly is substantially preventable it was like the big elephant in the room and nobody wanted to talk about they were really good public health campaigns that people were really focused on this problem you certainly should be able to hold a lot less a child be a lot less human suffering. we speak your language i mean some of the will not be in. the news programs and documentaries and spanish what matters to you. i want to turn to bangalore stories. here. the spanish find out more visit. there with r.t. live from moscow back to one of our top stories today the franco german celebrations of their postwar friendship as promised let's cross live now to the german capital and talk to judith think of our political scientists at the free university of berlin thanks for being with

a said they will welcome french to -- french troops but opposed to the malian army because of past abuses. international donors and african leaders have pledged hundreds of millions of dollars for military operations against the militants. the imf and the eu already pledged money to support the beleaguered economy. i jubilation and towns across northern mali. people here know how fragile of their security is. the militants may have vanished for now and the desert, but any sign of weakness and they could return. few relished the prospect of a long guerrilla war. >> let's get the latest live from timbuktu. tom went into timbuktu with the troops and he joins us live. the islamist rebels out of sight but not out of mind? >> exactly. they are believed to be hiding in surrounding desert. but i can tell you the tension is rising here in timbuktu. there are scenes of looting downtown, with dozens of people out in the streets going one shop after the other, targeting shops that were held by ethnic touraregs. accusing them of collaborating with ms -- islamists and they say they are hiding arms, cas

the french military machine rolls over islamic militants in mali and it fears a country could be seeking to recall and eyes its former territory. britain's prime minister david cameron finally commits to holding a referendum on breaking away from the e.u. new wave of criticism both at home and abroad. look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly on t.v. in cairo stones in tear gas canisters being thrown back and forth by police and anti-government protesters on the fourth consecutive day of street violence in egypt so far at least forty eight people have been killed the deadliest clashes shook the city of port where crowds infuriated by the death sentences handed down over a football stadium riot try to storm a prison is bill true an update from the capital. here in the capitol there are clashes raging between protesters and security forces on they call me on the key areas in the government buildings and to tear gas in the air here in downtown cairo rocks have also been exchanged security have that presence around the government buildings as

french led troops retake a key northern town in mali in the battle to oust islamist insurgents as questions mount over the true most of all the ongoing intervention. and prime minister david cameron promises to let the british people vote on whether the u.k. should exit the e.u. but only if his boss who wins the next election. the latest news on the week's top stories this is the weekly on ours here with me you know the thanks for joining us. chaos has spread across egypt following deadly clashes and portside in cairo a total of forty one people have now been killed over the past two days one and anti-government rallies are raging across the capital where police used tear gas against protesters demanding the resignation of president mohamed morsi while said two people have been killed and hundreds injured in port sunny's after death sentences were given to twenty one people who took the deadly could go riot last year relatives of the defendants attempts to storm a prison forcing the government to deploy troops to the area to quell the rest president morsi has called for dialogue with the op

an other french forces engaged make very quick progress. i say that because once they get ensconced in mali, they could do real damage over the long-haul. that's why you don't want this to become a staging ground for the growth of this organization. >> one other thing i heard today, chairman, was speculation, british petroleum, b.p., obviously, is one of the employers at this point venture along with the company statoil. these workers cary on very high ransom. these companies have insurance and the ability to pay ransom if they need to. i want to put this very difficult question to you. should bp pay it if they think they can get these people out alive, these americans whose lives are at risk tonight even if that money is going to go to fund al qaeda, if the other option is some sort of u.s. military special operations raid that may or may not work in which lives could be lost? >> here is the conundrum. the payment of those ransom dollars in the past have helped build this organization, this all qaeda affiliate. now, it has chapters in coun

the french military machine rolls. fears that european country could be seeking to form a territory. and britain's prime minister david cameron finally commits to holding a referendum on breaking away from the e.u. . new wave of criticism. just in time for the weekly. live in moscow with the week's top stories. and to cairo now where stones and tear gas canisters are being thrown back and forth by police and government protesters on the fourth consecutive day of street violence in egypt so far at least forty one people have been killed the deadliest shook the city of port site where crowds infuriated by the death sentence handed down over a football stadium riot trying to storm a prison is true with an update from the capital. here in the capitol there are clashes raging between protesters and security forces on they call me on a key areas near government buildings this is just a tear gas in the air here in downtown cairo rocks have also been exchanged security have upped their presence around say government buildings

the hostage taking was in retaliation for france's military intervention in neighboring mali now a french president francois along believes that the latest developments justify the ongoing offensive let's get more from artie's poly boy who is in paris this hour for us polly thanks for joining us i just want to ask you first there are reports of reporting of conflict worsening and then at the border of course what is the latest you have for us on this. well in this of the picture is by no means clear what we do know is that the algerian military launched a rescue attempt to free the b.p. gas plant where there were a number of international civilians workers who were being held hostage by islamist militants that now what we know is that this rescue attempt seems to have gone horribly wrong and we've got reports of sort of bloodshed that since you'd in the gas plant it's unclear whether it's now over or not wildly varying reports as to the number of casualties how many hostages are dead but we do know that at least two civilian workers two brits have been killed and up to as many as thirty m

. >> the french fisherman film the altercation -- the french fishermen. in total, 40 french trawlers surrounded the five british ones. the standoff threatens to tear out of control. the british crew say the french fishermen did all they could to hinder them. >> they wer just very abusive. at one point, they started throwing rocks at us, tried to put ropes in our propellers, things like that, just to stop us fishing, basically. >> the british responded, as the footage shows. the french crew set fire to an english rugby shirt and made rude hand gestures. the french say they felt provoked by the british behavior. >> they insult us, too. -- insulted us, too. they showed us their backsides and give us the finger. >> the british fleet have legal rights here to fish for scallops, but unlike them, their french counterparts have a closed season for five months. that is why the french trawlers blocked the british vessels. they feel they are at a competitive disadvantage. andrew mccloud, who owns the van dyke, has some sympathy for their situation. >> they do not li

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