in mali, it is relatively tolerant. it is rare to see veiled women on the streets, for instance, so there is little support for islamist extremism. there are real hopes that mali has the right elements in place to achieve peace and it has the will to get there. >> in nigeria, they have declared a state of emergency in three northeastern states to try to stem an islamist insurgency there. >> the president of the country says that nigeria is facing an insurgency that poses a threat to national unity. he has ordered extra troops following attacks by militants. for more on the political background to the story, let's go live to abuja. first off, welcome. does this bear the hallmarks of a potential civil war, and is this mainly religious or ethnic? >> it is an insurgency that has been going on for 10 years already. whether or not it is a civil war, it is extremely violent and highly militarized region. if it is an ethnic or religion, it is a conflict that uses religion, but not a religious conflict. because many people are s

notion altie from mali. forty contributor afshin rattansi says it is wrong to think the french actions in its former african colonies will defeat extremism that especially given the natural riches some of the some of those countries can offer. there's no doubt that the french intervention will lot of changed anything but in particular. the idea that extremist or al-qaeda linked groups are just going to go away friend special forces of left. the share which usually we knew about because of course the yellowcake uranium saddam hussein deals this is where all the world's uranium you know there's a big fight for whatever is happening in these areas there is a scramble for this uranium french company arranged with their own this uranium mine how strange that its revenues are twenty eleven or about the g.d.p. of the entire country of what fertile ground to extremism and. still ahead for you top politicians keep raising this territory as the way out of europe's financial crisis but as we report later this hour mill

now team from mali. contributor option for towns it says it's wrong to sing the french actions in its former african companies will defeat extremists that especially given the natural riches some of those countries can offer. there's no doubt that the french intervention will lot of change anything but in particular. the idea that streams are al-qaeda linked groups and is going to go away french special forces. which we knew about because of course the yellowcake uranium. is where all the world's you're a new you know there's a big fight for whatever is happening in these areas there's a scramble for this uranium french company. how strange that its revenues are twenty eleven or about the g.d.p. of the entire country what fertile ground to have extremism of any code. this is from ahead for you top politicians keep praising the stars he asked the way out of europe's financial choices but as a report later this hour for millions of people in portugal any further sounds taken from back pockets could result

now team from mali. r.t. contributor afshin rattansi says it is wrong to think the french actions in its former african colonies will defeat extremism there especially given the natural riches of some of those countries there's no doubt that the french intervention will lot of change anything in particular. the idea that extremist or al qaeda linked groups are just going to go away french special forces a left. which usually we knew about because of course the yellowcake uranium saddam hussein deals this is where all the world's you're a new there's a big fight for whatever is happening in these areas there is a scramble for this uranium french company arranged with the road this uranium. how strange that its revenues are twenty eleven or about the g.d.p. of the entire country of what fertile ground to have extremism or any good. you without a still ahead feed top politicians keep rising a stereotype as the way active europe's financial crisis but as we report later this hour millions of people in portugal an

notion our team from mali. watching our team still ahead few portugal is bracing itself for a fresh round of budget and job cuts later this hour we take a look at high frustration and the lack of prospects are becoming the order of the day for millions of portuguese people and the knowledge makes augustinian youngsters overcome almost every obstacle though sometimes with the help of some four legged friends report on that much more. the brutal machete of a british soldier in london and that judy allegedly motivated by radical islam has already sparked in attacks on muslims extra police were sent to the muslim areas after dozens of islamophobia incidents were reported including vandalism mosques and a number of muslims including children being abused in the street my colleague bill dodd discussed the extent to which muslims and immigrants are being blamed with in dunned editor of politics dot co dot u.k. and callers to the yeah from the right wing british national party is acts of terrorism really conducted by t

notion altie from mali. well aussie contributor afshin rattansi says it's wrong to think the french actions in its former african colonies will defeat extremism especially given the natural riches some of those countries can offer. there's no doubt that the french intervention will lot of change anything in particular. the idea streams or al qaeda linked groups are just going to go away french special forces left. which usually we knew about because of course the yellowcake uranium. same deals this is where all the world's uranium you know there's a big fight for whatever is happening in these areas there's a scramble for this uranium french company. how strange that its revenues are twenty eleven or about the g.d.p. of the country what to extremism and. still ahead for you top politicians keep raising the stereotype. of europe's financial crisis but as we reported the millions of people in portugal. taken from that could result in sliding into poverty. and. along with. this to the classroom we report on tha

is in mali. those behind the two suicide blast that killed over twenty people in niger on thursday have described this as an attack against braun's in revenge for its offensive against islamic militants in neighboring mali one of the two groups claiming responsibility for almost simultaneous explosions at an army base and a french run your reign in mind in nigeria is the movement for owners and you hard in west africa last year the al qaida linked group seized control over the northern part of mali and brutally ruled the area for months people being driven out of mali by french troops runs as president then failed the operation a success here in the capital the macros the french military we've spoken to have also expressed to us they optimistic confirming they destroyed all the major bases of the militants in mali north but this recent attack in niger it's clear that the grass remains serious and it shows that the militants are not defeated and the fight against them is far from over although the

from mali. r.t. contributor afshin rattansi says it is wrong to think the french actions in its former african colonies will defeat extremism that especially given the natural riches some of the countries can offer there's no doubt that the french intervention will lot of change anything in particular. the idea that streams or al qaeda linked groups are just going to go away french special forces left. yeah which usually we knew about because of course the yellowcake uranium saddam hussein deals this is where all the world's uranium there's a big fight for whatever is happening in these areas there is a scramble for this uranium french company arrayed with this uranium. how strange that its revenues are twenty eleven or about the g.d.p. of the entire country of what fertile ground to have extremism any good. still ahead few top politicians keep rising a stereotype as the way out of europe's financial crisis but as we report later this hour for millions of people in portugal any further sense they can

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races to raise billions of dollars to reconstruct war torn mali there are concerns the country is still too insecure and the insurgency too strong for rebuilding to begin. the u.s. justice department says it spied on journalists to protect americans but the seizure of phone records from one hundred associated press employees is causing huge on french. fourteen countries try their luck by seeking permanent observer status at the arctic council this in order to gain access to the region's vast untapped energy resources. twenty four hour worldwide news live from the heart of moscow with me will receive welcome to the program european leaders and delegates from all over the world are meeting to raise billions of dollars in aid for war torn mali it's the highest level gathering since front sent troops to intervene and to help rebuild a country still plagued by islamists and rebel instructions. from the summit ongoing in brussels the leaders from the e.u. and france as well as international donors are gathering today here in brussels to drum up and get aid and support for mali a country which

be easy pledges more often than in euros towards rebuilding mali at a major donors called friends even as the eurozone economy shrinks with a six course in a while. also the sound security of a sunk the us government owns up to a massive bayless operation targeting journalists with the white house trumpets national security as the be all and end all. on the clash of the nation's eager to tertian own riches is guessing they go to china and india are now among those who got us to go for is one of the comes to covering up the breach. you saw russia on around the wall this is all see with me you lash apollo thanks for joining us. the exposure of a cia sprain moscow has yet failed to stir the political arena but caused a major boom in the media instead journalists rushed along the unfortunate spike ridiculing his outdated equipment and clumsy method is. it takes up the story. just have to look at some of the headlines across the western media today to understand the magnitude of the laughter they're having now from russia with the wig james blog and many different headlines have come up acr

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to stabilize mali the issues that we've seen in places like somalia. about issues that we've seen in niger we look around can become apparent in mali where long after the money itself has been spent and gone it was back to where they spent properly or not what exactly it's all about for is a country with a history of corruption of the poor the other way how can you be sure the money is going to go to the right people. well that's a very difficult and tall order for the europeans who have actually made this pledge but it's because they're concerned they're worried but also it's also sense the signals that africans themselves cannot resolve their own problems which is why i support the african union efforts which which calls for stability helps governance and above all which is why the they've got troop numbers on the ground and they've got to start showing physically on the ground that they have the capacity and capabilities to help the modern people and good of course the the bomb is still then they're frequent in the country's north is it not prematur

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races to raise billions of dollars to reconstruct war torn mali there are concerns the country is still too insecure and the insurgency too strong for rebuilding to begin. fourteen countries try their luck by seeking public to observe a status of the arctic council in order to gain access to the region's vost untapped energy resources. in the mother's day shooting in new orleans reloads the debate on gun control in america the firearms lobby is continuing its fierce fight against change. a very good morning to you from all of us here at the moscow i'm a rover sushi with your worldwide news live from the russian capital where it's now a just after eight. european leaders and delegates from all over the world are meeting to raise billions of dollars in aid for war torn mali it's the highest level gathering since france sent troops to intervene to help rebuild a country still plagued by islamists and rebel insurgents. has more now from a summit in brussels the leaders from the e.u. and france as well as international donors are gathering today here in brussels to drum up and get aid and su

braces to raise billions of dollars to reconstruct war torn mali there are concerns the country is still too in secure and the insurgency too strong for a building to begin. to calm a conspiracy the detention of a cia spy in most schools falls victim to media mockery thanks to the wigs dull glasses and all school with the band found on the american agent. international news and comment live from moscow this is all she with me thanks for joining us the u.s. justice department has defended its spying on associated press saying it was necessary to find leads that could endanger american people these phone records of about one hundred journalists including their private numbers were seized sparking outrage in the media worldwide the white house has distanced itself from the probe saying if we knew nothing about it all she is is of all reports sound scandal. it's being called an unprecedented government intrusion the justice department secretly collected two months of telephone records from the associated press and its reporters. a.p. believes this story prompted the secret investigation the

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races to raise billions of dollars to reconstruct war torn mali but there are concerns the country is still secure and the. rebuilding to begin. the u.s. justice department says it spied on journalists to protect americans seizure of phone records from one hundred associated press employees is causing massive outrage. fourteen countries try their luck by seeking permanent observer status of the arctic council this in order to gain access to the region's energy resources. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at. global twenty years. european leaders and delegates from all over the world are meeting to raise billions of dollars in aid for war torn mali is the highest level gathering since france sent troops to intervene to help rebuild a country though still plagued by islamists and rebel insurgents. now has more from the summit in brussels the leaders from the e.u. and france as well as international donors are gathering today here in brussels to drum up and get aid and support for mali a country which has been dealing with a radical islamist militants as well as a political

races to raise billions of dollars to reconstruct war torn mali but there are concerns the country is still too insecure and the insurgency too strong for rebuilding to begin. fourteen countries try their luck by seeking permanent observer status of the arctic council this in order to gain access to the region's vost untapped energy resources. and the mother's day shooting in new orleans reloads the debate on tougher gun control in the u.s. the firearm lobby is continuing its fierce fight against change. just after ten am here in the russian capital a very good morning to you this is r.t. live from moscow with me reception european leaders and delegates from all over the world are meeting to raise billions of dollars in aid for war torn mali it's the highest level gathering since france sent troops to intervene and aims to help rebuild a country still plagued by islamists and rebel ins with more from the summit in brussels also used tessa ross. the leaders from the e.u. and france as well as international donors are gathering today here in brussels to drum up and get aid and support f

the intervention of the french in mali american enough guys not seeing. the french foreign minister insists that security is largely in place in the country whether critics do question the extent of that kind of stability the mali may be seeing at the moment there is no argument among everybody involved that a stable mali is in the interest of a secure region a regional security however there is that question of how sustainable and how effective the efforts have been so far there are also plans of having elections in the country in july if and when that does happen what kind of a democracy and system will be put in place considering that the country is still facing some of those militant threats it's not one hundred percent out of the country also since today is largely a fund raising activity there are questions on the money now are there mechanisms that will make it should make it very transparent as to where this money is going to go and if it will actually reach its intended destination a lot of questions that need to be answered as these leaders and

races to raise billions of dollars to reconstruct war torn mali there are concerns the country is still too insecure and the insurgency too strong for rebuilding to begin. fourteen countries try their luck by seeking permanent observer status at the arctic council all of this in order to gain access to the region's vost untapped energy resources. and the mother's day shooting in new orleans reloads the debate on tougher gun control in the u.s. . is continuing its fist fight against change. it's a pleasure to have you with us here on r.t. today on research and life in moscow with your twenty four hour wild why you're so european leaders and delegates from all over the world are meeting to raise billions of dollars in aid for war torn mali it's the highest level gathering since france sent troops to intervene and to help rebuild a country still plagued by islamists and rebel insurgents. has more now from the summit ongoing in brussels and leaders from the e.u. and france as well as international donors are gathering today here in brussels to drum up and get aid and support for mali a coun

races to raise of billions of dollars to reconstruct war torn mali there are concerns the country is still too and secure and the insurgency too strong for rebuilding the. fourteen countries try their luck by seeking observer status to the arctic council this in order to gain access to the region's vast untapped energy resources. and the mother's day shooting in new orleans reloads the debate on gun control in the u.s. . is continuing his fierce fight against change. a very good morning to you from all of us here. live from the russian capital with your news from around the world. european leaders and delegates internationally are meeting to raise billions of dollars in aid for war torn mali it's the highest level gathering since france invaded back in january and aims to rebuild the country still plagued by islamists and rebel insurgents. has more from the summit in brussels. the leaders from the e.u. and france as well as international donors are gathering today here in brussels to drum up and get aid and support for mali a country which has been dealing with the radical islamist m

the intervention of the french in mali marriage as well sooner or later. the french foreign minister insists that security is largely in place in the country whether critics do question the extent of that kind of stability the mali may be seeing at the moment now there is no argument among everybody involved that a stable mali is in the interest of a secure region of regional security however there is that question of how sustainable and how effective the efforts have been so far there are also plans of having elections in the country in july if and when that does happen what kind of democracy and system will be put in place considering that the country is still facing some of those militant threats it's not one hundred percent out of the a country also since today is largely a fund raising activity there are questions on the money now are there mechanisms that will make it should make it very transparent as to where this money is going to go and if it will actually reach its intended destination a lot of questions that need to be answered as these leaders

notional team from mali. are to contribute or option return see doubts french military action will suppress extremism in the region especially given the natural resources there. there's no doubt that the french intervention will lot of changed anything in particular. the idea that streams or al qaeda linked groups are just going to go away french special forces left into these yeah which usually we knew about because of course the yellowcake uranium saddam hussein deals is where all the world's uranium you know there's a big fight for whatever is happening in these areas there's a scramble for this uranium french company. how strange that its revenues are twenty eleven or about the g.d.p. of the entire country what fertile ground to have extremism of any kind. portugal plans introduce a new set of austerity measures to help its struggling economy this is tens of thousands protest in lisbon calling for the government to step down later on r t we take a look at who's hardest hit going crisis. but first a wave o

notion altie from mali. argy contributor are sure aton see doubts french military action will suppress extremism in the area especially given the natural riches that. there's no doubt that the french intervention will lot of changed anything in particular. the idea that streams are all qaeda linked groups are just going to go away french special forces left into these yeah which usually we knew about because of course the yellowcake uranium saddam hussein deals this is where all the world's uranium you know there's a big fight for whatever is happening in these areas there's a scramble for this uranium french company with this uranium mine how strange that its revenues are twenty eleven or about the g.d.p. of the entire country of what fertile ground to have extremism of any kind. orchard gold plans to introduce a new set of austerity measures to help its struggling economy and this as tens of thousands protest in lisbon calling for the government to step down still to come on r t we take a look at who's har

the mali and army is both poorly trained and poorly equipped. >> all of us need help. it is like playing in a team. you can only score goals by working together. by pooling our expertise, we will be able to build a strong team. >> it is hoped presidential elections in july will begin a process of renewal. the government is preparing to launch negotiations with rebels in the north. the biggest concern is that as long as fighters from neighboring countries could return, although they enjoyed little support among the local population. >> also in july, a multinational u.n. peacekeeping force is supposed to gradually take over from the french. their troops seem to have ousted the rebels and are now securing the north, but nobody here can say if the situation will remain peaceful. most likely, german soldiers will take part in that mission. if they do, they might be in for a rough ride. >> one of the u.s. women rescued this week after being held cash bid for a decade has celebrated a joyous homecoming. >> felice escorted gina dejesus back to her old neighborhood in cleveland

pledges more than half a billion euros towards rebuilding mali as a major donors conference even of the euro zone economy shrinks for the six quarter in a row. also this hour security of the sanctity of the u.s. government owns up to a massive players operation targeting journalists with the white house trumping national security as the be all and end all. on the club of the nations eager to cash in on oxygen riches is getting bigger and china and india are now among those who got a stronger voice when it comes to cutting out the region. international news life from moscow this is an see with me a hello and a very warm welcome to the program the exposure of a cia spy in moscow has failed to stir the political arena but caused a major boom in the media instead journalist to rush to the unfortunate spy ridiculing his outdated equipment and clumsy methods he's going after can joins us now live with more on this hi there guys so why is this spy scandal being laughed at. well the reaction in the media is a mix of irony and disbelief you hear comments like oh i didn't know spies wrote instruc

pledges multiple from a billion euros in tools in rebuilding mali at a major donors conference even as the eurozone economy shrinks for his six course that you know. also this hour security of a sanctity the u.s. government owns up to a massive invasions operation targeting journalists with the white house trumpeting national security asa the be all and end all. the club of the nation's eager to cash in on. a richer that's getting bigger china and india and i'm getting a stronger voice when it comes to carving out their reach and. a new song russia and iran the wall this is all see with me your leisure and welcome to the program. russia has once again expressed of disappointment over the latest spying scandal saying this cia's actions undermined the government's efforts to cooperate as international media rushed among the unfortunate spite ridiculing his outdated equipment and clumsy methods. and gaia nature can try me now live with more on this story nice to see you if you go if i still hear what exactly is russia saying on the issue well we spoke with the president's call for so it's

may be seeing at the moment now there is no argument among everybody involved that a stable mali is in the interest of a secure region. the regional security however there is that question of how sustainable and how effective the efforts have been so far there are also plans of having elections in the country in july if and when that does happen what kind of democracy and system will be put in place considering that the country is still facing some of those militant threats it's not one hundred percent out of the country daniel do broad from the french colonial groups says throwing money at mali will not create a stable nation bring money in a system that is greatly corrupted and where the money never goes to the people that reading needs it and bring in the results you have to have a strong strong political institution you have to have strong polices. to improve the conditions there well conditions of the people you have results in death case we are putting the stages one bit before another but in the in the wrong in the wrong since this part of the world as being directly. targete

team from mali. r.t. contributor optionor aton see doubts the french military action action will suppress extremism in the area especially given the natural riches there. there's no doubt that the french intervention will lot of changed anything but in particular. the idea that streams or al-qaeda linked groups are just going to go away friend special forces left. which usually we knew about because of course the yellowcake uranium saddam hussein deals this is where all the world's uranium there's a big fight for whatever is happening in these areas there's a scramble for this uranium french company. strains the. revenues of the twenty eleven or about the g.d.p. of the entire country what to have extremism of any kind orchard no plans to introduce a new set of austerity measures to help it struggling economy this tens of thousands protested in lisbon calling for the government to step down still to come on r t we take a look at who is hardest hit by the ongoing crisis. but first a wave of rallies is rolli

and the proof is energy john to reva is present in mali and it gets the support from french military forces to protect the installations that's the first time the national army has gone to provide services to a commercial company and i think there's a huge problem today are countries go to war to make money they don't care about international rules you look at the moment you know there's no such thing as a preventative war it's all aggression was when we see france are all on deriving in mali and being celebrated as a liberator this is a publicist he campaigned well so i think we cannot interfere in the policy of a sovereign country. but the french president francois hollande was saying that france was merely answering the call for help of the mali and president. putin in the moment and president is a norm legitimity one because he was not elected and i think that the former french president nicolas sarkozy agrees with me as he said exactly the same thing we should not intervene in a country where there is no government and therefore i think i'm not the only one to think that it and

from mali. r.t. contributor option or a time see though doubts french military action will suppress extremism in the region expressed especially given the natural resources there is no doubt that the french intervention will lot of change anything in particular. the idea that streams are al-qaeda linked groups are just going to go away french special forces left. which usually we knew about because of course the yellowcake uranium saddam hussein deals this is where all the world's uranium there's a big fight for whatever is happening in these areas there is a scramble for this uranium french company. strains that its revenues are twenty eleven or about the g.d.p. of the entire country of what to have extremism of any kind. orchard plans to introduce a new set of austerity measures to help its struggling economy this is tens of thousands protested in lisbon calling for the government to step down later in the program we take a look at who is hardest hit by the ongoing crisis. a wave of rallies rolling

jerry worked with mission aviation fellowship until the mission left mali back in 2009. they remained in the country, and jerry took a job with the private aviation company. >> my husband is self-motivated, very intelligent. >> reporter: jessica is one of jerry's daughters. >> he is a central figure to our family, and just like a man of god. he is awesome. i love him to death. >> he is so solid. he just keeps our family together. >> reporter: now je jerry's family is having to rely more on god. gina says her husband phoned her before departing south africa and said he had some engine problems with the plane. she says she knew jerry could fix the engines and then be on his way. >> he is a little bit of a macgyver. he likes fiddling with things and getting them to work. he was pretty optmistic about leaving. >> reporter: then jerry was back on his way to mali. his wife and children expected him to refuel at an island nation in the equator, in the gulf of guinea. but no one could tell the family if he was seen refueling there. now the question they're facing: did jerry expe

and those operating in libya and that the french intervention in mali pushed jihadists out of mali into libya and increased security concerns inside libya no doubt that is what we're witnessing now marty correspondent middle east correspondent i should say polis here with the latest on the blast in the libyan city of benghazi part of my thanks indeed. and to discuss this further i'm now joined live by joe political analyst patrick having some from twenty first century wired dot com patrick thank you very much for joining us there have been a string of a toxin libero over the past month is there anything the government that can do to improve the security situation that. looks very similar to the situation we used to seeing in iraq. right now just by the nature of this. crowd in hospital. is going to create a new. tax relief stations sort of a strategy of instability that we see you know for the years look at how long you're going to have to achieve there and it's still not. you don't worry i think we're living in a situation here in libya. we know all the groups recently surrounded the g

northern mali has been rocked by several suicide attacks targeting military forces in recent months. in tripoli government supporters have clashed with demonstrating militia members who were demanding to be era officials to be ousted from the government last week armed men laid siege to the country's foreign and justice ministries calling for a purge of the old regime members violence and instability are once again threatening the country two years after a nato led intervention and the overthrow of colonel gadhafi. millions of orthodox believers are celebrating easter in church ceremonies around the world it's one of orthodox christianity as most important services and marks of the reservation rection of jesus christ thousands of people gathered at russia's main vigil at the cathedral of christ the savior in central moscow artie's medina coach no one has the details. christ is free send us the phrase our two dogs believers read each other with us the celebration continues early on saturday you believe. in the church of the holy sample in jerusalem and the fly is described by our two

may be seeing at the moment now there is no argument among everybody involved that a stable mali is in the interest of a secure region a regional security. however there is that question of how sustainable and how effective the efforts have been so far there are also plans of having elections in the country in july if and when that does happen what kind of democracy and system will be put in place considering that the country is still facing some of those militant threats it's not one hundred percent out of the country to some city there and then you'll do broad from the french antique leno group some of these says throwing money at it will not create a stable nation bring money in a system that is greatly corrupted and where the money never goes to the people that reading needs it and bring in the results you have to do it have a strong strong political institution you have to have a strong. aim to improve the conditions there while conditions of the people you have results in death case we are putting the stages one bit before another but in the in the wrong in the wrong since thi

but also to signify that mali's infrastructures are weak and they need significant operatives feeling that the addressing the issues of poverty inequality and justice can only justify the reasons why islamists can make that place a haven and why the local population sometimes can show some level of resentment and of course the the long of the the french stay on the ground ten surely resistance can become a problem. there's some other handsome national stories in that brief now the u.n. general assembly has condemned the forces of syrian president bashar al assad in a new resolution the motion was brought by qatar and other arab nations and adopted by a large majority this is rebels in syria of launch an all out assault on a prison in aleppo that holds four thousand prisoners many of them political activists figes reportedly used to call bombs to blow through the main well. series of bomb blasts that struck cross iraq killing at least fifteen people and injuring dozens more the dead this attacks took place next to government buildings in the northern city of kirkuk but to call bombs ex

for an efforts to transport -- foreign efforts to transport mali ''s army. a u.n. report says the famine in somalia killed 260,000 people. that's one in 10 children under five in the country died of hunger. a u.s. citizen has been sentenced to 15 years hard labor in north korea. kenneth bae was arrested in november and has been convicted of hostile acts against the north korean government. relatives of an indian man murdered while on death row in pakistan are calling for his body to be returned. sarabjit singh died after being attacked by pakistani inmates in jail. a court in nairobi has found two iranians guilty of planning to bomb kenyan cities. the chief magistrate also 15victed two for possessing kilograms of explosives. police arrested the pair last june. they face 15 years in prison. as french forces speed up their withdrawal from mali, questions are being raised about whether the country's own army can co. it is poorly trained and its soldiers like discipline. from 1985 until 2012, malian troops were trained by the united states. in march of 2012, a u.s. tra

see how many stupid the first hair was happening in mali or syria or care what's happening in france the problem in france is they have record unemployment rose no sign it's going to get better. victory dres celebrations have continued across all russia throughout the weekend there is a month sixty eight years since the narcisse reigned in world war two the trademark ground of military parade in moscow was of course of the centerpiece of me the night thousands of troops and tons of hardware swept across with square with planes flying overhead as one of the most dates in russia in all of the surviving veterans and more than twenty six million soviet people who perished in the war the country bore the brunt of the bridge will not the war machine for several years before the red army pushed back to liberate all of eastern europe rolling all the way to the top of the race in berlin. this week or so is symbolic revolution on russia's political stage when a leading architect of the government's strategy stepped down after thirteen years vladislav surkov were handed in his records nation as

feeling in mali and. he's initially a ten year old very aggressive stance on syria and iran is very noticeable that he's gone quiet on syria and quiet on mali although the french have not withdrawn from. i think that. you know the traditional thing if things are not going well at home you cause a bit of a stir abroad and distracts attention and you look good you know presidential the as for the french are beginning to say to each other in the media and so on that and it's the colonies stupid the french hair what's happening in mali or syria they care what's happening in france the problem in proxy is they have record unemployment and those no sign it's going to get better. victory day celebrations have continued across all russia throughout the weekend thursday marks sixty eight years as the nazi surrender in world war two the trademark grand military parade in moscow was of course of the centerpiece of maiden life thousands of troops and tons of hardware swept across red square with claims of flying over

feeling in mali and. he's initially a tenner. so syria and iran it's very noticeable that he's got quads on syria and quiet on mali although the french have not withdrawn from it i think that. you know the traditional thing if things are not going well at home you cause a bit of a stir up or distracts attention and you look good you know presidential but the as for the french are beginning to say to each other and each other and so on. it's the harmony stupid the french the hair what's happening in mali or syria or what's happening across the problem in proxy record unemployment goes no sign it's going to get better. or the shifting gears here in a t. turning our attention now to greece where the finance minister said he thinks the worst is now behind the troubled country that of you might not be shared by workers left to fend for themselves as tom martin reports from a factory abandoned by its owner when laborers after almost two years of unpaid work have not taken control. it looks just like another day at the me factory in nor

military intervention to liberate three main towns controlled by al qaeda linked groups in northern mali the area has been rocked by several suicide attacks targeting military forces in recent months. in tripoli government supporters have clashed with demonstrating that militia members who were demanding khadafi officials the ousted from the government last week are men laid siege to the countries of foreign and justice ministries calling for a purge of the old regime members violence and instability are once again threatening the country two years after a nato led intervention and the overthrow of colonel gadhafi millions of orthodox believers are celebrating easter in church ceremonies around the world it's one of orthodox christianity is most important services and marks the resurrection of jesus christ thousands of people gathered at russia's main a vigil at the cathedral of christ the savior in central moscow artie's medina coaching over as details. christ is free send us the phrase our two dogs be rescreened each other with the celebration continues early on saturday you believe .