hassan is clearly making a play to be this year's star at the u.n. general assembly. and the apparent thawing of relations between huh ran and washington isn't the only hope. sign on the global sting at the moment, there is the follow follow-up between the geneva deal. everybody india and pakistan, meaning next week's u.n. general assembly could be fairly interest, if not news worthy events. at the united nations in new york. >> and when he arrives in the u.s. for the u.n. general assembly he will have with him the only jewish member of try aye ran'iran's parliament consig the last president publicly denied the holocaust. north korea says it is

. >> i would also -- india will also take part in the u.n. general assembly. in 2010, barack obama had endorsed india's long-held demand for a permanent seat on the u.n. security council, a reflection of the asian countries growing global reach and is a challenge to china. nt, the u.n. general assembly begins on the 20th of september. >> the expansion of the un security council, the permanent membership, continues to remain an important priority for india. the prime minister would the -- would be taking up this issue with key leaders, including at the u.n. general assembly. >> the indian prime minister would meet the u.s. president on the 27th of september in washington, and the pullout of troops from afghanistan could dominate the agenda. the prime minister is visiting the united states from thursday, september 26th to monday, september 30. the prime minister will meet president obama on september 27th at the white house in washington, d.c. i, which has invested billions of dollars in afghanistan since the taliban was ousted from power, fears that the taliban

general assembly by lambasted in washington for the n.s.a. spying scandal and demanding an apology for being snooped on. russian investigators for piracy charges against greenpeace activists saying they may have endangered the region's environment that's after they tried to climb onto an offshore oil platform in protest against drilling in the arctic. meanwhile the arctic sea focus of top officials in ecology experts who flock together in russia's north and countries are beginning to see the oil and gas treasures being revealed by the melting ice. this is a party live here in moscow with you twenty four hours a day speaking at the u.n. general assembly in new york barack obama has defended america's foreign military interventions and stressed that washington must remain heavily engaged in the middle east now that's after his brazilian counterpart took the chance to criticize the u.s. for the recent global spying scandal well we hope to get more from auntie's marina porter from new york live a little later this hour here on r.t. . greenpeace a

. >> i would also -- india will also take part in the u.n. general assembly. in 2010, barack obama had endorsed india's long-held demand for a permanent seat on the u.n. security council, a reflection of the asian countries growing global reach and is a challenge to china. at present, the u.n. general assembly begins on the 20th of september. >> the expansion of the un security council, the permanent membership, continues to remain an important priority for india. the prime minister would the -- would be taking up this issue with key leaders, including at the u.n. general assembly. >> the indian prime minister would meet the u.s. president on the 27th of september in washington, and the pullout of troops from afghanistan could dominate the agenda. the prime minister is visiting the united states from thursday, september 26th to monday, september 30. the prime minister will meet president obama on september 27th at the white house in washington, d.c. i, which has invested billions of dollars in afghanistan since the taliban was ousted from power, fears that the

hassan is clearly making a play to be this year's star at the u.n. general assembly. and the apparent thawing of relations between huh ran and washington isn't the only hope. sign on the global sting at the moment, there is the follow follow-up between the geneva deal. everybody india and pakistan, meaning next week's u.n. general assembly could be fairly interest, if not news worthy events. at the united nations in new york. >> and when he arrives in the u.s. for the u.n. general assembly he will have with him the only jewish member of try aye ran'iran's parliament consig the last president publicly denied the holocaust. north korea says it is postponing family reunions with family members in south korea. the reunions were supposed to take place late they are month. but in a surprise move the north said it is putting off the event until, quote, a normal atmosphere can be created. the last reunions were held in 2010. chicago residents came together for a vigil friday he can after the latest round of violence left three people dead and 23 injured across the city. >> pu

general assembly artie's sam sachs as more it didn't take long for the recent n.s.a. leaks to dog president obama in the united states at today's u.n. general assembly debate in new york city or maybe very first speaker the day was brazilian president dilma rousseff who recently canceled a meeting with president obama and devoted a third of her speech to bashing mrs mask global surveillance operations stem the flow of what we have the four was a surprise and is a serious case of violation of human rights and civil liberties a case of invasion and capture of confidential secret information pertaining to business activities and above all a case of disrespect to national sovereignty the national sovereignty of my country we have to let the u.s. government know about a protest by demanding explanations apologies and guarantees that such acts so procedures will never be repeated again she even went a step further and urged the u.n. to join brazil in building a new internet framework that protects the privacy and sovereignty of all nations as well as you up example is ill w

general assembly. secretary of state john kerry has plans to meet with his iranian counterpart. rouhani has been counting for meetings to fast-track nuclear talks. are joining us is kristin saloummi. >> he has been sending signals he is ready to talk with the u.s. about his country's nuclear programs and those signals have been received loud and clear here at the u.n. general assembly. katherine ashton who is head of the eu delegation which has been leading talks between the permanent five members of the security council and germany with iran on their nuclear program, did meet with iran's foreign minister earlier today. she announced there would be a meeting of foreign ministers from those countries later this week and iranian foreign minister hassan zarif will take part in those talks along with john kerry. i can't stress how significant that is, for countries who haven't had relations for over 35 years to have diplomats as high as john kerry and minister zarif. will president obama and president rouh

in the lead up to the youth cash u.n. general assembly -- u.n. general assembly, they released prisoners. a graduateoined by student and documentary filmmaker in new york university, director of "the skin that burns," about chemical warfare in iran. talk about the significance of the new iranian president at the u.n. yesterday. >> a couple of things that president hassan rohani did yesterday that were he was first he addressed the domestic audience in iran that has been a little bit weary of where this is going to go, and he was very forceful in saying that you ran should in his opinion and in the opinion of the islamic republic continue to pursue nuclear enrichment for fiscal purposes, and at the same time, out against the sanctions and compare it to the iraqi sanctions from before 2003, which was very big for him to do, but at the same time, he said it does not want war and iran wants peace. that was addressed to the toestic lyrical a lead and the american audience in the u.n. that was watching -- elite and to the american audience. >> who are

general assembly artie's sam sachs has more. it didn't take long for the recent n.s.a. leaks to dog president obama in the united states at today's u.n. general assembly debate mare in new york city or maybe very first speaker the day was a brazilian president dilma rousseff who recently canceled a meeting with president obama and devoted a third of her speech to bashing mrs mask global surveillance operations them to see what we have before was a surprise and is a serious case of violations of human rights and civil liberties a case of invasion and capture of confidential secret information pertaining to business activities and above all a case of disrespect to national sovereignty the national sovereignty of my country and we have let the u.s. government know about a protest by demanding explanations apologies and guarantees that such acts procedures will never be repeated again she even went a step further and urged the u.n. to join brazil in building a new internet framework that protects the privacy and sovereignty of all nations as well as you up example is ill wi

general assembly weighs in on syria's chemical weapons all indication show that deep seated tensions between the u.s. and iran may now be unwinding the latest updates on today's events ahead in the u.s. and thetic marijuana is usually sold with a nod or goofy brand name but what it can do to the human body is no laughing matter a look at this terrible facts of these substances in a special r.t. investigation and a columbia university professor attacked by more than twenty people all because they thought he was muslim we'll take a look at this case and whether the trend of islam a phobia is growing in the u.s. all later in the show. it's tuesday september twenty fourth four pm in washington d.c. i'm lynn neary david and you're watching our t.v. we begin today with the un general assembly world leaders from one hundred and ninety three countries have descended on new york city for their annual meeting this week this morning president obama addressed the assembly and pushed for a u.n. security council resolution that enforces syria's cooperation however syria was not the only foreign po

the 68th regular session of the u.n. general assembly kicks off. high level meetings will take place among 193 member states and the ongoing war in syria is top of the agenda. >> netflix making history at the emmys in los angeles. a popular cable show ends a 5-year run with a win. "breaking bad" won. "house of cards" won, it's only available netflix. >> hakers claim to have cracked a code to the iphone fingerprint scanner days after it was launch. a video was posted showing someone accessing the i phone 5 s with a fake fingerprint. it was photographed, printed on to a sheet and it was used to create a mould for a fake finger. apple has not responded to the claim. it may be easier to use electronic devices on airplanes. the faa meets to recommend changes. it allows passengers to read ebooks, watch video - as long as they are not connected to wi-fi. new guidelines will go into effect on flights next year. >> nike's cofounder phil knight is offering half a billion for cancer research. there's a big catch. he wants others to match his offer in two year

general assembly russia's foreign minister called for a collective globally. shipp his comments came after president obama just a few days before on the same stage spoke about what he called america's exceptionalism explain why washington felt compelled to engage in other states affairs earlier my colleague kevin no one discussed this with geo political analyst eric draitser let's first of all listen to what i had to say at the u.n. general assembly if we would before have a chat i believe america must engage for our own security but i also believe the world is better for some may disagree but i believe america is exceptional in part because we have shown a willingness through the sacrifice of blood and treasure to stand up not only for our own narrow self-interest but for the interests of all well obama says the u.s. has quote a responsibility to act but of course it begs the question does not guarantee it's always going to responsibly think that we should be very cautious about this so called american exceptionalism what obama is asserting is a longstanding

general assembly he told us damascus is willing to comply with the chemical. but is worried about possible provocation from rebel forces. we control our signal but we are worried that. the terrorists the group also has chemical weapons and they want to use it to show the west that syria is not committed to its commitments when you see the entire interview syria's top diplomat on our website is streaming when if you want to catch it r.t. dot com. the capital of qatar is growing in leaps and bounds and gearing up for the twenty twenty two world cup but it's coming at a tragic cost of dozens of lives the football community and rights groups accuse the government there of treating migrant construction workers like slaves for someone to work in humiliating simply inhumane conditions are to some british fans for their thoughts on. the choice of cast for the twenty twenty two world cup has raised more than just a few eyebrows while football fans wonder how they'll avoid alcohol restrictions if they attend the tournament and players raise concerns over the desert heat

general assembly russia's foreign minister called for collective global leadership is comments came off to president obama just a few days before on the same stage spoke about what he called america's exceptionalism explaining why washington felt compelled to engage in other states affairs well you might call it kevin and discuss this with geopolitical on this to eric draitser let's first of all listen to what a bomb had to say at the u.n. general assembly if we would before i believe america must engage for our own security but i also believe the world is better for some may disagree but i believe america is exceptional. in part because we have shown a willingness through the sacrifice of blood and treasure to stand up not only for our own narrow self-interest but for the interests of all well obama says the u.s. has quote a responsibility to act but of course it begs the question does not guarantee it's always going to responsibly think that we should be very cautious about this so called american exceptionalism what obama is asserting is a long standing principle not only within the

well this week's u.n. general assembly gathering was marked by some major diplomatic breakthroughs. first agreement on syria since the start of the conflict that historic phone call open the prospects for real progress in the international concern about iran's nuclear ambitions and he sonali reports now on. hope for diplomacy progress on two fronts at the united nations a new tone in policy towards iraq and a security council resolution on chemical weapons in syria the european union we've been hearing increasingly often the argument that the threat or use of force which is directly precipitated by the un charter might be the most efficient way to solve international problems the united states of america is prepared to use all elements of our power including military force to secure. our core interests of the rich but rare consensus at the u.n. emerged after years of deadlock over how to deal with the syrian crisis the un security council unanimously passed a resolution to secure and eliminate syria's stockpiles of chemical weapons according to the geneva agreement put forward by ru

. >> iran has released 80 prisons ahead of the u.n. general assembly later on tuesday. the announcement was made on state television being seen as a tentative sign that iran's hard line policies may be softening. some freed were arrested during protests against former president in 2009. well, iran is set to take part in talks on its nuclear program on the sidelines of the u.n. general assembly. u.s. second of state john kerry will meet his iranian counterpart on thursday and the u.s. isn't ruling out the possibility of a meeting between president obama and and iran's president. the foreign minister has already met his italian and british counterpart at the u.n. headquarters in new york. the european union's foreign affairs chief meanwhile says there are promising signs of progress. >> what i saw today was energy and determination to try and move forward in our talks. many things flow from that. but this was the first meeting in order to establish how we would work together. i don't add anymore to it than that. >> there was a rounds up of global weather and then we visit

general assembly russia's foreign minister called for connect to the global leadership is comments came off to president obama just a few days before on the same stage spoke about what he called america's exceptionalism explaining why washington felt compelled to interfere in other states affairs and my colleague kevin owen discussed this with a do this without a list and. let's first of all listen to what a had to say at the u.n. general assembly if we would before have a chat i believe america must remain engaged for our own security but i also believe the world is better for some may disagree but i believe america is exceptional in part because we have shown a willingness through the sacrifice of blood and treasure to stand up not only for our own narrow self-interest but for the interests of all well obama says the u.s. has quote a responsibility to act but of course it begs the question does not guarantee it's always going to responsibly think that we should be very cautious about this so called american exceptionalism what obama is asserting is a longstanding principle not only wi

and iran at the u.n. general assembly. want to sound smart today, tell them the beginning of the stain between the two has pretty deep roots in 1953 u.s. and britain intelligence agencies lead a coupe to overthrow the prime minister and it was not until 2000 when secretary of state albright acknowledged america's role in the takeover. it's a great tutorial on the history between our two countries. >>> thanks very much, brian. we know wow president obama stopped lighting up. >> i hope you've quit smoking. >> did you? >> yeah. >> no, no, i haven't had a smoke in six years. that's because i'm scared of my wife. >> i don't think he wanted us to hear that but it should be noted that he publicly admitted to cheating with cigarettes as recently as 2009. >>> bill clinton stopped by "the late show" and david asked him if hillary made any decision about a run. >> if she is running to your knowledge, blink twice. >> i blinked once. you know -- you know if i did know i wouldn't tell you. but -- but i honestly don't know. chelsea doesn

s general assembly. iran's president hassan rouhani will be there to discuss you iran's nuclear program. the gathering has grown now to 193 countries. >> reporter: for 60 years this is where world leaders made their speeches like kennedy, reagan, arafat, qaddafi and mandela were all heard in this building. now there are likely to be calls not just for the modern indication of u.n. buildings but of the whole system. when the united nations was first set up in the immediate aftermath of world war ii the main decisive power was given to the u.n. security council. it has 15 members but only five of them are permanent. only five have the veto. those five are the countries that were on the winning side when the war ended. >> the world, things are changing, and it should rise to the occasion. the system that was developed at the time was a good one, but over the years things have changed, and those realities should be incorporated. >> reporter: the u.n. system works when the five major powers are in agreement.

for years it was a u.n. general assembly annual ritual. iran's president shouts at the u.s. -- >> translator: continual threats by the uncivilized zionists to resort to military action against our great nation is a clear example of this bitter reality. >> reporter: the american president fires back. >> in iran we see where the path of a violent and unaccountable ideology leads. >> reporter: this year it's brimming with talk of new diplomacy. the report is there is no meeting, though they remain open to engagement. one direct contact confirmed that secretary kerry with the foreign minister, they'll immediate with the five permanent members plus germany. >> in terms of whether we're on the verge of a breakthrough, i would put it like this. i was struck by the energy and determination that the foreign minister demonstrated to me. >> so what are the chances of concrete progress here? >> there's a lot of science to suggest that iran is preparing for a nuclear compromise, but there are few signs to suggest that they're willing to cut loose al as

general assembly russia's foreign minister called for collective global leadership his comments came after president obama just a few days before on the same stage spoke about what he called america's exceptionalism explaining why washington felt compelled to engage in other states affairs my colleague kevin owen discussed this with geo political analyst eric draitser let's first of all listen to what a bomb had to say at the u.n. general assembly if we would be forever i believe america must remain engaged for our own security i also believe the world is better for some may disagree but i believe america is exceptional. part because we have shown a willingness through the sacrifice of blood and treasure to stand up not only for our own narrow self-interest but for the interests of all well obama says the u.s. has quote a responsibility to act but of course it begs the question does not guarantee it's always going to responsibly i think that we should be very cautious about this so-called american exceptionalism what obama is asserting is a long standing principle not only within the

general assembly has proven that there is enough space for consensus between world powers it's being seen we witnessed that historic phone call which raised hopes that a deadlock can be brokered in iran's nuclear crisis but of course the show of unity peaked when the u.n. security council unanimously voted on the syrian resolution something that seemed to be so elusive more than two years ago artie's nissen reports now from new york hoped for diplomacy progress on two fronts at the united nations a new tone in policy towards iran and a security council resolution on chemical weapons in syria. we've been hearing increasingly often the argument that the threat or use of force which is directly precipitated by the un charter might be the most efficient way to solve international problems the united states of america is prepared to use all elements or power including military force to secure. our core interests of the rich but rare consensus at the u.n. emerged after years of deadlock over how to deal with the syrian crisis the un security council unanimously passed a resolution to secur

general assembly if we would before i believe america must wait engaged for our own security but i also believe the world is better for some may disagree but i believe america is exceptional. in part because we have shown a willingness through the sacrifice of blood and treasure to stand up not only for our own narrow self-interest but for the interests of all when obama says the u.s. has quote a responsibility to act but of course it begs the question does not guarantee it's always going to out responsibly i think that we should be very cautious about this so-called american exceptionalism what obama is asserting is a longstanding principle not only within the political establishment of the united states but within the very psyche of the american people that somehow we're better that somehow we're exceptional and obama is attempting to use that rhetoric as a way of putting himself on a moral high ground above putin above the chinese above any of the so-called troublemakers in the un security council so while it looks to the rest of the world that the united states is a belligerent acto

general assembly. participants floated homemade lanterns to send a message for peace. >>> major funding for "religion and ethics newsweekly" is provided by the lilly endowment, an indianapolis based private family foundation dedicated to its founders' interest in religion, community development, and education. additional funding by mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. barry kibrick: today, on "between the lines," a man who began his career during the formative years of rock n' roll, and whose influence continues to this day, gary u.s. bonds. welcome. i'm barry kibrick. gary u.s. bonds has been rockin' for more than 50 years. from his beginning days touring with sam cooke and bb king, to his close working relationship with bruce springsteen and the "e" street band, gary has entertained millions around the world with his music. now, with his autobiography, "by u.s. bonds," co-written with stephen cooper, we get an insi

general assembly wraps up with a return to hope and diplomacy world powers agree on a syria resolution and there could finally be light at the end of the tunnel over iran's nuclear crisis is to. go in here tonight in moscow for a good evening choose to say just after ten pm now this is a weekly a roundup of the top stories the last seven days and first the olympic flame for the twenty fourteen winter games was later earlier in the limpia the birthplace of the legendary event it's from there that the top will travel thousands of kilometers to next year's host city here in russia earlier marina joshie spoke to us andrew farmer at the ceremony in greece would say in sochi. the limpet flame for so she twenty fourteen has been lit you'll probably be able to see it just behind my left shoulder there and it also we will see here at olympia the birthplace of the games the longest torch relay in the olympic history just a few moments ago the lighting of the flame ceremony took place it was basically a step back in time winding back the clock perhaps two and a half thousand g.'s you saw a naturi

general assembly gathering was marked by some major diplomatic breakthroughs the foreign players reach their first agreement on syria since the start of the conflict their historic phone call open the prospects for real progress over international concern about iran's nuclear ambitions and the way reports on changes in tone and policy. hope for diplomacy progress on two fronts at the united nations a new tone in policy towards iran and a security council resolution on chemical weapons in syria the opening union we've been hearing increasingly often the argument that the threat or use of force which is directly precipitated by the un charter might be the most efficient way to solve international problems the united states of america is prepared to use all elements of our power including military force to secure. our core interests of the rich but rare consensus at the u.n. emerged after years of deadlock over how to deal with the syrian crisis the un security council unanimously passed a resolution to secure and eliminate syria's stockpiles of chemical weapons according to the geneva ag

general assembly before the vote for mr lavrov said the world is now multi-polar and there is no place for unilateral action against other states without collective approval it's in contrast to president obama's theory of american exceptionalism which he to found it on the same stage a few days before or just kevin owen discussed that with political with geopolitical analyst eric draitser let's first of all listen to what a bomb had to say at the u.n. general assembly if we would before i believe america must engage for our own security but i also believe the world is better for some may disagree but i believe america is exceptional. in part because we have shown a willingness through the sacrifice of blood and treasure to stand up not only for our own narrow self-interest but for the interests of all well obama says the u.s. has quote a responsibility to act but of course it begs the question does not guarantee it's always going to responsibly think that we should be very cautious about this so called american exceptionalism what obama is asserting is a long standing principle not onl

general assembly russia's foreign minister called for collective global leadership these comments came after president obama just a few days before the same stage spoke about what he called america's exceptionalism explaining why washington the felt compelled to engage in other states affairs well you know my colleague kevin erin discussed this with geo political analyst eric draitser let's first of all listen to what a bomb had to say at the u.n. general assembly if we would before i believe america must engage for our own security but i also believe the world is better for some may disagree but i believe america is exceptional. in part because we have shown a willingness through the sacrifice of blood and treasure to stand up not only for our own narrow self-interest but for the interests of all well obama says the u.s. has quote a responsibility to act but of course it begs the question does not guarantee it's always going to responsibly think that we should be very cautious about this so called american exceptionalism what obama is asserting is a long standing principle not only wi

general assembly gathering was marked by some major diplomatic breakthroughs key foreign players reached their first agreement on syria since the start of the conflict there and then historic phone call open the prospect for real progress of international concern about iran's nuclear ambitions. reports now on changes in tone. hope for diplomacy progress on two fronts at the united nations a new tone in policy towards iraq and a security council resolution on chemical weapons in syria the opening union we've been hearing increasingly often the argument that the threat or use of force which is directly precipitated by the un charter might be the most efficient way to solve international problems of the united states of america is prepared to use all elements or power including military force to secure. our core interests in the rich but rare consensus at the u.n. emerged after years of deadlock over how to deal with the syrian crisis the un security council unanimously passed a resolution to secure and eliminate syria's stockpiles of chemical weapons according to the geneva agreement put f

general assembly russia's foreign minister called for collective global leadership his comments came off to president obama just a few days before on the same stage spoke about what he called america's exceptionalism explaining why washington felt compelled to engage in other states affairs i mean my colleague kevin allen discussed this with geopolitical honest and . let's first of all listen to what a bomb had to say at the u.n. general assembly if we would before i believe america must engage for our own security but i also believe the world is better for some may disagree. but i believe america is exceptional. in part because we have shown a willingness through the sacrifice of blood and treasure to stand up not only for our own narrow self-interest but for the interests of all well obama says the u.s. has quote a responsibility to act but of course it begs the question does not guarantee it's always going to responsibly think that we should be very cautious about this so called american exceptionalism what obama is asserting is a longstanding principle not only within the politic

general assembly russia's foreign minister called for collective global leadership his comments came off the presence of bombers just a few days before on the same stage spoke about what he called america's exceptionalism explaining why washington felt compelled to engage in other states affairs well you know my colleague kevin owen discussed this with geo political analyst eric draitser let's first of all listen to what a bomber had to say at the u.n. general assembly if we would before i believe america must remain engaged for our own security i also believe the world is better for some may disagree but i believe america is exceptional. in part because we have shown a willingness through the sacrifice of blood and treasure to stand up not only for our own narrow self-interest but for the interests of all well obama says the u.s. has quote a responsibility to act but of course it begs the question does not guarantee it's always going to responsibly think that we should be very cautious about this so called american exceptionalism what obama is asserting is a long standing principle

., in new york the u.n. general assembly continues. circling around the thawing u.s.-iranian relations. in california, a law was signed that gives teens an online era sure button. while that was passed, there was growing privacy concerns over future twitter ads. we will talk about that and more in today's tech report. and synthetic marijuana is slowly becoming an alternative to the real stuff in the u.s. but it's an alternative that can have deadly consequences. now local governments are battling to regulate it. we will tell you more in the special investigation. it's thursday, september 26, 5:00 p.m. in washington dc r.t. you are watchingr.t. -- you raeare watching r.t. first, the five permanent members of the security council continue their efforts to find agreements on a resolution addressing syria's chemical weapons. john kerry and the russian foreign secretary had been working closely to draft a pact to convinced syria to give up chemical weapons. also today, john kerry is meeting with iran's foreign minister and top diplomats from four other country to talk abou

general assembly pushing to ease the economic sanctions that appear to hit the weakest part of iranian society hardest. you're watching are to live from moscow and lindsey france thanks for joining me. merkel has won germany's top job again but the landslide victory is overshadowed by some tough coalition choices let's take a look at the results the conservative bloc christian democrats took forty one point five percent of the vote that's not enough support for merkel's party to rule on their own as their main rivals the social democrats led by peers still brick came in with twenty five point seven percent a coalition between the two will be hard to reach parties peter all over has more from berlin. we've seen jubilant scenes at the christian democrats headquarters angle of merkel taking to the stage there and thanking her supporters those that have voted for her husband and then well the party really started then she told her supporters enjoy yourselves tonight because the hard work starts again tomorrow they greeted her by chance of on g. and g. and g. it all looked a little bit like

general assembly that's after the security council passed a unanimous resolution on syria over its chemical weapons and a potentially historic first glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel for us in relation. to british government's health care cuts dr tens of thousands on the streets of manchester just as the leading party prepares for its annual get together. and a russian court orders all the greenpeace activists arrested for trying to scale an oil platform in the arctic to be remanded in custody while their protest is under investigation. you're watching are to live from moscow i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me. the olympic flame for the twenty fourteen winter games has been lit in an age old ceremony in greece and is now on an epic journey to the host city of softie the torch will travel over fifty thousand kilometers across seas and mountains and will even go to space and your farm or watch the events in olympia and to bag mazzei reports from sochi here in russia. the limpet flame for sorcery twenty fourteen has been late will probably be able to see it just behind my left sh

general assembly that's up to the security council passes a unanimous resolution on syria over its chemical weapons and a potentially historic glimmer of light and u.s. iranian relations. a russian court orders all of the greenpeace activists arrested trying to scale an arctic oil platform to remain in custody while the group is under investigation. and in the british city of manchester tens of thousands take to the streets angered over cuts to health care spending while the militant military and surveillance budgets continue to grow. we're watching our two live from moscow i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me. in greece at a grand age old ceremony of the olympic flame for the twenty fourteen winter games has been let's and set off for an epic journey to the host city of soft cheek the torch will travel over fifty thousand kilometers across seas and mountains and even go into space and your former watch the event in olympia and tibet must say reports from such a here in russia. lympics flame for sorcery twenty fourteen has been lit will probably be able to see it just behind my left sho

general assembly gathering was marred by some major diplomatic breakthroughs foreign players reached their first agreement on syria since the start of the conflict there and then historic phone calls open the prospects for real progress over international concern about iran's nuclear ambitions and the tsunami reports now on changes in tone and policies. hope for diplomacy progress on two fronts at the united nations a new tone in policy towards iran and a security council resolution on chemical weapons in syria the open union we've been hearing increasingly often the argument that the threat or use of force which is directly precipitated by the un charter might be the most efficient way to solve international problems the united states of america is prepared to use all elements of our power including military force to secure. our core interests of the rich but rare consensus at the u.n. emerged after years of deadlock over how to deal with the syrian crisis the un security council unanimously passed a resolution to secure and eliminate syria's stockpiles of chemical weapons according

general assembly. a british woman is believed to have lost her mind in the deadly assault on an i were shopping mall a scary as foreign minister says up to three americans were also among that time it's. called rush world governments to take that claim on a slice of the north poles or oil and gas reserves as melting ice makes the un time for sources war acceptable plots. with the city as it is and not some crazy crazy. london's mayor takes on anti pollution activists who want drivers in the british capital to ditch their cars and get on that bike. this is coming to you live from moscow hello and welcome to the park while. the speech of iran's leader at the u.n. general assembly is one of the most anticipated at the annual diplomatic gathering that's getting underway in new york previous addresses by iran have stirred anger and triggered mass walkouts but new elected how sorry arnie may be about to change all that and he said in our reports. world leaders are in new york this week for what setting up to

general assembly. a british woman is believed to have led the deadly assault on a nairobi shopping mall in kenya that kenya's foreign minister says up to three americans were also among the attackers. and arctic cold rush world governments stake their claim on a slice of the north poles oil and gas reserves melting ice makes the untapped resources more accessible. plus. deal with the disease and some crazy green. london's mayor takes on anti pollution activists who want drivers in the british capital to ditch their cars and get on their bikes. you're watching r t live from moscow i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me the speech of iran's leader at the u.n. general assembly is one of the most anticipated at the annual diplomatic gathering that's getting underway in new york right now previous to addresses by iran have stirred anger and triggered mass walkouts but newly elected hasan rouhani may be about to change all of that parties and this now he reports. world leaders are in new york this week for

both leaders were in new york to attend a meeting of the u.n. general assembly. a resolution on chemical weapons could be on the tables early as thursday. president a bam ma said it is important for the security council to act on the u.s. russian agreement, to eliminate syria's chemical weapons.

general assembly continues diplomatic talks circle around the syria crisis and the possible improvement of u.s. iranian relations have the latest on today's events ahead and the u.s. military claims the guantanamo bay hunger strike is over but that's not the only news coming out of gitmo we'll tell you why the detention facility was seeking millions of dollars for upgrades coming up then a florida man was struck and killed by a police officer now the man's family is pressing for criminal charges against that officer but so far that hasn't happened more on this case later in the show. it's wednesday september twenty fifth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm sam sachs and you're watching r.t. and we begin with continuing coverage of the united nations general assembly in new york city speaking in front of the general assembly today where leaders of roughly two dozen countries but the real business at the u.n. headquarters is what's taking place in smaller meetings throughout the week one on ones one group meetings among diplomats to hash out some of the most pressing international crises to b

general assembly and pledged ongoing u.s. support for human rights and democracy around the world. he cited a list of challenges facing the international community, and noted the u.s. is

general assembly in new york in the coming hours tonight. next a court in russia's four city of murder mounts because it reminded over a dozen participants in last week's arctic greenpeace protest in custody they said to stay in jail until the end of november for scaling an oil platform against drilling in russia's waters but he's really got the details. the activists who had been operated on board to their eyes breaker in the arctic sunrise seems like they're getting about most most of them are getting the two months for luminary confinement however the spokesman for the russia for the russian prosecutor general's office has said that that doesn't mean they will actually have to stay the the entire two months in jail all of it depends on the piece of the investigation last week in the protest against oil drilling or any sort of drilling in the arctic they have scaled and oil rig a russian oil rig in the northern sea russian authorities are saying that they have done so ignoring the numerous warnings from. various several russian officials p

general assembly? this time he seems to say that the u.n. is not the only game in town should the vetoes continue. >> yes, it is true that the united they can -- united states can act outside the security council if the president decides so. however, the president, after making an initially very strong effort to get congress' approval for military force in syria, has decided, perhaps unsurprisingly, to go the route of international diplomacy. >> is it a smart move? >> it is hotly debated. if the president had really wanted to do punitive strikes in syria after a side's -- assad's repeated use of chemical weapons, it was perhaps best not to announce it. it was within his rights as commander-in-chief and he could've asked for a consequent authorization of military force. so again, a lot of problems with optics here. the united states went into the -- went in to libya to prevent adoptee from doing the very sort of massacres we have seen in assad do in syria. >> majid rafizadeh, when you roll back to august 21 and here the speech barack obama di

general assembly. the movie on to the detention facility at guantanamo bay the new york times reports say the pentagon has rejected the nearly two hundred million dollar renovation project for demo that included nearly one hundred million dollars for new guard barracks twelve million for a new mess hall and fifty million to replace camp seven which currently houses what are referred to as high value detainees pentagon's cited lack of congressional support as the reason for denying the renovation of the facility a facility that is beginning to deteriorate after more than a decade of so-called temporary operation meanwhile according to the military the hunger strike that brought renewed attention to the facility over the last several months is now over artie's making lopez has more on this new development. for over seven months now we have been reporting on mass hunger strikes happening at the guantanamo bay detention facility on monday military officials announced that a poor group of nineteen are left

general assembly. the five permanent u.n. security council members have agreed on a draft resolution through a compromise. since the conflict began, three security council draft resolutions on syria have been voted down. nhk world's kunihiro yamamoto has the details. >> reporter: the draft was presented to the security council in a closed-door meeting on thursday night. it could be voted on as soon as friday. >> it is something which is working very pragmatically and strongly in support of this effort of the elimination of chemical weapons in syria. >> reporter: the draft stipulates that syria must follow a weapons disposal plan approved by the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons. it also calls for an international conference to bring together the syrian government and opposition groups. the aim would be to establish an interim government that both sides agree on. the u.s. and european countries were pushing to include in the draft the threat of military action if syria fails to comply. russia and china had o

general assembly in new york to test his particular outrage by the storage phone call with barack obama which marked the first direct talks between the country's leaders in three decades norman solomon from the institute of public accuracy thinks it's crucial hardliners are kept at bay for diplomacy to succeed. the u.s. government is under great pressure from the hawks in washington many of whom why the united states to either attack or wink and nod towards israel launching an attack on iran within the next year or so the role of the us i think is now to see what's possible diplomatically and i think it's a combination you know it takes two to dance that was not possible under achmet din a job it would not be possible under president romney or president mccain for instance i think that is the very important factor the combination and it's a matter of timing. but it will be very important for. the grassroots leaders as well as the powerful in both iran and the united states to keep this on course so that the hardliners in each country don't gain the upper hand it's what he took over much

general assembly. later that day mr. obama will discuss the mideast peace process when he discusses the u.n. we're continuing our look at the growing violence in chicago. coming up i will talk with a local pastor and former northbound player isiah thomas how they're trying to change things. and jessica taff will have the latest from the bronx in sports. an anchor for al jazeera america. >>my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas. >>i'm kim bondy. >>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. faultlines investigates why so many babies are dying in america's inner cities. >> lot a times programs an

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