first, on south sudan. is the united states ready to respond to the secretary general's request for help in transporting the additional troops, police and equipment to south sudan and secondly, ambassador cherkin just said that yes, there was council support. but he questioned some of the, what he called editorial comments in the u.s. draft resolution. and i wonder if you could tell us what he might be referring to. >> i -- let me take that question first. he seemed very supportive of the need to both approval the secretary general's notional plan, that was the overarching message. i'm not sure what he was referring the as he departed. but again overwhelming consensus, overwhelming desire to move quickly. you know very significant alarm on the part of councilmembers by the accounts by edmond and others of the possibility of imminent confrontations at u.n. bases where civilians are gathered. i mean there was -- this was not a politicized or ideologic or editorial meeting. everyone was rolling up their sleeve

let me end with a word, south sudan is a nation. the diversity of this nation should not be a force of division. diversity should be an asset of strength in the process of nation building. today, unity is more important than ever. and it's absolutely fundamental that the leaders of the country and all political forces and communities now put their own identity first, and not their own identity as members of a particular community. it is on that account that this country can move forward, out of a situation of violence and strife, and onto a peace trek. this morning, i had the opportunity to meet, and let us hope that they can grow up in the south sudan in peace with opportunity to be in prosperity and debment. thank you very much. and i'm happy to take any questions. >> you're listening to hillary johnson, the united nations specialist, saying that the united nations is in this for the long haul. the sudan is perhaps on the brink of a civil war, and just a few updates, she said that the u.n. is possibly sending 5500 troops, and they

sudan which washington among the loudest supporters in south sudan has mining rees reserves and it also has massive oil reserves those are the biggest interests land for oil mining and agricultural production the agents of power that have put in place the government of silva kerr the agent that supported the south sudan sudan people's liberation army would be the government of uganda and powerful factions from the united states including corporate executives from the oil companies to the oil companies have served their interests have been served by bringing deescalate to power which they did and they succeeded in creating a separate independent state called south sudan now though a key oil producing area has fallen into when it gave forces a huge blow to a government that relies on the industry for just about all of its money well i'm afraid it's going to affect each and every one of us worldwide you will see the tail on a pullback in terms of production levels from the south sudan which will impinge on global world prices of oil and alternately we would fill it out the pumps in respect

is looking for 5,000 more peace keepers in south sudan. they say there have been summary executions. a catastrophic ice storm hits toronto in canada, cutting power to thousands of homes. weather wreaked havoc to many christmas plans. >> thank you very much for joining us. the last member of the punk protest group pussy riot was released from jail earlier monday, calling for a boycott of the sochi winter olympics. she gave a defiant speech. she called her release a publicity stunt by vladimir putin in the run-up to the games. >> flashing the victory sign, she walked free after spending almost 18 months in a remote siberian prison. it was seen as an attempt by the kremlin to improve russia's image. >> they just put on another show ahead of the olympics. such is their desire to prevent european countries from boycotting our olympics. >> another member was released she said it was a publicity stunt and would not give up. >> we remain in our human rights activity. we remain passionate about what we believe. >> they were sentenced to prison in 2

sudan with washington among the loudest supporters south sudan has mining reserves and it also has massive oil reserves those are the biggest interisland for oil mining and agricultural production the agents of power that have put in place the government of self occur the agent that supported the south sudan sudan people's liberation army would be the government of uganda and powerful factions from the united states including corporate executives from the oil companies so the oil companies have served their interests have been served by bringing deescalate to power which they did and they succeeded in creating a separate independent state called south sudan now those. a key oil producing area has fallen to renegade forces a huge blow to a government that relies on the industry for just about all of its money well i'm afraid it's going to affect each and every one of us worldwide you will see a cattail pullback in terms of production levels from the south sudan which would impinge on global world prices of oil and alternately we would feel it are the pumps in respect of where you are in the

sudan with washington among the loudest supporters in south sudan has mining rees reserves and it also has massive oil reserves those are the biggest interests land for oil mining and agricultural production the agents of power that have put in place the government of silva cur the agent that supported the south sudan sudan people's liberation army would be the government of uganda and powerful factions from the united states including corporate executives from the oil companies so the oil companies have served their interests have been served by bringing deescalate to power which they did and they succeeded in creating a separate independent state called south sudan now though a key oil producing area has fallen into when it gave forces a huge blow to a government that relies on the industry for just about all of its money well i'm afraid it's going to affect each and every one of us worldwide you will see a tail pullback in terms of production levels from the south sudan which will impinge on global world prices of oil and alternately we would fill it out the pumps irrespective of wh

sudan with washington among the loudest supporters in south sudan has mining reason reserves and it also has massive oil reserves those are the biggest interests land for oil mining and agricultural production the agents of power that have put in place the government of silva kerr the agent that supported the south sudan sudan people's liberation army would be the government of uganda and powerful factions from the united states including corporate executives from the oil companies to the oil companies have served their interests have been served by bringing deescalate to power which they did and they succeeded in creating a separate independent state called south sudan now though a key oil producing area has fallen into when it gave forces a huge blow to a government that relies on the industry for just about all of its money well i'm afraid it's going to affect each and every one of us worldwide you will see a tail pullback in terms of production levels from the south sudan which will impinge on global world prices of oil and alternately we would fill it out the pumps irrespective

autonomy had less to do with humanitarian issues and more to do about the south sudan irony right now is that no matter which way you slice it the international community has another crisis on its hands that may be costly and complicated the country's top u.n. humanitarian official said the death toll from the past ten days has surpassed one thousand but added that there's no official firm counts it may be more it may be less nobody knows what we do know is that the violence is spreading and spreading quickly. really important there was late to stop that washington send marines to the one of africa to help evacuate its citizens from south sudan the u.s. has been engaged in the region of let's remember since the one nine hundred seventy s. when all journal chevron discovered oil their first washington was also one of the biggest champions of south sudan's independence in twenty eleven let's discuss this and the background what's happening now with the author historian gerald horne he was indeed mediating the sudanese civil war in the 1980's and a better person to talk about it with eit

now the former vice president of south sudan has now d.d. an armed rebellion his study may negotiate with the government and that's according to the u.s. special envoy there who is working frantically to prevent the country from falling apart american corporations have had the era sights set on the country's oil zones since it broke away from sudan in two thousand and eleven gaining control over more than seventy percent of sudanese reserves now there are reports that army defectors in south sudan are in control of these areas after two weeks of violence which has seen hundreds of people killed mostly or has more details. it is the boots newest country but it is south sudan already on the brink of its own food blown divisive conflict you're dealing with a civil war that knows no bounds in terms of how long that's would last of course it has no determination as to how many people lose their lives not to mention those who will be displaced and alleged coup the vice president forced out which it's claimed ignited his ethnic loyalists into a dea

sudan with washington among the loudest supporters in south sudan has mining rees reserves and it also has massive oil reserves those are the biggest interests land for oil mining and agricultural production the agents of power that have put in place the government of silva kerr the agent that supported the south sudan sudan people's liberation army would be the government of uganda and powerful factions from the united states including corporate executives from the oil companies so the oil companies have served their interests have been served by bringing deescalate to power which they did and they succeeded in creating a separate independent state called south sudan now though a key oil producing area has fallen into a negate force is a huge blow to a government that relies on the industry for just about all of its money well i'm afraid it's going to affect each and every one of us worldwide you will see a tail pullback in terms of production levels from the south sudan which would impinge on global world prices of oil and alternately we would fill it out the pumps irrespective of wh

sudan with washington among the loudest supporters in south sudan has mining reason reserves and it also has massive oil reserves those are the biggest interests land for oil mining and agricultural production the agents of power that have put in place the government of silva kerr the agent that supported the south sudan sudan people's liberation army would be the government of uganda and powerful factions from the united states including corporate executives from the oil companies for the oil companies have served their interests have been served by bringing deescalate to power which they did and they succeeded in creating a separate independent state called south sudan now though a key oil producing area has fallen into when it gave forces a huge blow to a government that relies on the industry for just about all of its money well i'm afraid it's going to affect each and every one of us worldwide you will see the tail on a pullback in terms of production levels from the south sudan which would impinge on global world prices of oil goaltimate the we would feel it at the pumps in re

as nick killings mass graves and thousands dead across the country violence in south sudan as some question whether there is more to the unrest than just an internal conflict. well the white house praises drone strikes as a pinpoint accurate anti terrorist weapon are two looks at the staggering numbers of civilian casualties the unmanned attacks have wreaked. harlan's happy bailout exit leaves people there wondering whether the end justifies the means. i couldn't do anything at all if you think i was this dish. i have no way i wish to speak to some of those trying to keep a roof over their heads as banks push to repossess homes from struggling families. international live from moscow with me and used to now a straight to our top story this when they say the un is sending over five thousand more troops to south sudan almost doubling the number of peacekeepers there for the past ten days the country has been engulfed in deadly violence which the u.n. says has already claimed thousands of lives are reports. the security council after a meeting also condemned the fighting and violence against c

pushes for diplomacy in south sudan is raging val's between armed factions threaten to shut american firms out of key oil zones. one piano the russian capital you're watching our team international with josh welcome to the program. a bomb attack in the egyptian city of an sor has killed at least fourteen people and injured over one hundred someone gyptian officials have put the blame on the muslim brotherhood tom dale has more from cairo. around one am a series of at least two explosions went off inside and just next to the security directorate building in months or we know that at least two senior security officers are among the dead according to state t.v. and this is the deadliest the most audacious in a series of attacks a series of bombings which have plagued egypt since the july third ouster of mohamed morsy. and the group which has been behind most of these bombings which is claimed most of them it's called beat them up this the partisans of jerusalem. while they haven't yet claimed responsibility for this attack they did issue a statement two days ago where they specifically

pushes for diplomacy in south sudan is raging battles between armed factions threaten to shut american firms out of key oil zones. international coming to you live from moscow with me marina josh welcome to the program. now a bomb attack in the egyptian city of monsoor as killed at least fourteen people and injured over one hundred some egyptian officials have put the blame on the muslim brotherhood tom dale has more from cairo. around one am a series of at least two explosions went off inside and just next to the security directorate building in months. we know that at least two senior security officers are among the dead according to state t.v. and this is the deadliest the most audacious in a series of attacks a series of bombings which are playing egypt since the july third ouster of mohamed morsi. and the group which is now being beholding most of these bombings are just playing mostly. unsought big fish the parties on the situation. haven't yet claimed responsibility but this is a time they did issue a statement two days ago where they specifically who are paying for use of the s

we'll begin with the crisis in south sudan. over the past week factional fighting has claimed the lives of hundreds of people. the targets civilians, u.n. peace keep exercise an american aircraft. there are thousands of aid workers, including americans, and many are trying to evacuate. four u.s. personnel were injured when their aircraft came under fire. chuck hagel is reviewing options to support the evacuation. meanwhile world leaders are stepping up the condemnation of the violence in the war-torn nation. president obama is urging south sudan factions to resolve the conflict through negotiations and ban ki-moon added his voice to the chorus of leaders calling to an end to hostilities, he spoke in the philippines capital of manila. >> i call on them to do everything in their power to ensure their followers hear the message loud and clear, that continued violence, ethnic and otherwise is completely unacceptable and is a dangerous threat to the future of their young country. >> nicole johnston has more on the south sudan confli

sudan with washington among the largest supporters south sudan has mining reserves and it also has massive oil reserves those are the biggest interisland for oil mining in agricultural production the agents of power that have put in place the government of silva per the agent that supported the south sudan sudan people's liberation army would be the government of uganda and powerful factions from the united states including corporate executives from the oil companies for the oil companies have served their interests have been served by bringing deescalate to power which they did and they succeeded in creating a separate independent state called south sudan now though a key oil producing area. as for an integrated gate force is a huge blow to a government that relies on the industry for just about all of its money well i'm afraid it's going to affect each and every one of us worldwide you wouldn't see a good tail pullback in terms of production levels from the south sudan which would impinge on global world prices of oil goaltimate they would feel it at the pumps in respect of where you are

movement for years, before the country became sudan and south sudan. if you could boil those down to differences between the current president. what are the major areas of disagreement. >> i think between the religious leaders, it's not just between the president salva kiir and riek machar. there's deep problems within the s.p.l.m. leadership. not sufficient the president sacking the top leadership, and these were the leaders that took the country to succession. there has to be a struggle for power. >> is there because it's a new country that it is difficult for people to come out of fighting a guerilla war into the real politics of holding power, or because these divisions will be impossible to settle six because of the historic proportions of them? >> it is a new country that is born out of a very brutal civil war that was characterised by large-spread destruction of livelihoods and it was forced by largely autonomous groups along ethnic lines. and the reality is in a country that reaches the peace agreement, once the process for succession was start

in south sudan. >> secretary of state john kerry has sent an envoy. even as hundreds of soldiers mobilized the united nations is leading the effort to resolve this crisis peacefully. diplomats have been urging south sudan president to meet with his ousted vice president. >> it's a political crisis, as i said you have the political crisis and you have a powder keg which is the ethnic question. the political crisis could lead to a civil war if we don't solve very quickly the political crisis through dialogue. >> an estimate 5th hundred people have been killed in the violence in south sudan during the past week, and there is renewed violence in the central african republic. 30 people were killed overnight. that was after days of relative calm. a peace keeping soldier was among those killed. fighting continues between muslim and christians rebels. around a thousand people have been killed this month. >>> president obama has begun his annual winter vacation. he and the first family has touched down in honolulu overnight. today in his weekly address the pre

south sudan and kenya airways suspended all flights to and from south sudan. some people have been brought home safely but some say it took too long and this is from duba. >> terrified and traumatized saying they cannot believe they survived the violence in the town of boar. they say they were air-lifted by u.n. helicopter. >> it was a miracle and they come to pick the u.s. citizens, that is when they discovered the u.s. citizens have already been evacuated and give a chance to 15 women and ten kenyas and people from uganda. >>> and talked about widespread looting. >> my passport and since monday i have been left with but i don't care. i'm going home. >> reporter: and those in the relatively calm capitol want out and kenya officials say there are some 30,000 people in south sudan and to have died as a result of the violence. and 10,000 kenyans applied for travel documents in the past week. this is the third batch of kenyans to get out of the capitol since the fighting began and kenya officials tell us the priority is to get women and children out. kenya troops

bases in south sudan. >> there are. and we have some very worrying news coming in about one of those u.n. faces. and the place called the cobo. that face, it seems, ard cooing to the u.n. has come under attack. they are not giving us very many details they say they are trying to verify the details but they say on the record, they believe there have been brutalities and they are trying to check that information. now, i have been talking to sources here in the u.n. building trying to get more information, exactly who those fatalities are. are they u.n. staff, are they civilians that might have been sheltering in that base. and i am told there are fears that u.n. staff members have been killed. i can term you in this space, which is right by the border of ethiopia, the troops there are from india, also u.n. police, also u.n. civilians there. not clear if there were also civilians there south sudanese civilians who were sheltering in that particular base. be uh the u.n. told me that many of their bases including remote base

we hear a lot about the border conflict between the sudan and south sudan. both depend on oil for their income. carrying oil into the north are the oil appliance, the government of south sudan has admit losing control of untd eut state. fears are growing around the world, president salva kiir, the president of the south has accused south sudan's former vice president, the man he sacked actually back in the summer of launching a coup or trying to. he's called riek machar, he is the guy who controls most of unity province. the united nations say 45,000 people are at this moment trying to seek protection in its main base in sudan. all americans in their camp in bor were evacuated, after four navy seals were shot in an evacuation attempt on saturday which we reported here. in spite of all that oil south sudan is still today one of the poorest countries in the world. and even though it -- well, it succeed two years ago, had only 68 miles of paved roads, which a country the same size pretty much as new mexico and arizona put together. that gives you some idea rich

as are many on the ground in south sudan. and that is a danger, in fact. >> gayle smith, thank you for joining us. today, vladimir putin made a surprise announcement saying he plans to pardon mikhail khodorkovsky, who spent more than than a decade in jail. khodorkovsky was once russia's richest man. and a potential rival enough putin. then he became the most famous political risen in russia, jailed for embezzlement. charges he tonight -- denied. >> mikhail khodorkovsky was arrested in october 2003. he has been in prison ever since, having been put on trial twice for fraud, theft, and money laundering. he is seen as a political prisoner because other oligarchs were not put on trial and because he alone had stayed in russia and continued to stand up to vladimir putin. putin has the blue, said he will pardon mikhail khodorkovsky. he has already spent more than 10 years in jail. it is a serious punishment. these are circumstances of a humanitarian nature. his mother is ill. i will soon sign an order about his pardon. >> mikhail k

votes to double its peace keeping mission in south sudan amid increasing violence. turned violence, after an explosion. pope francis holds his first christmas mass as head of the catholic church. are hello, two senior members of the turkish government have stepped down over a high profile corruption probe. ministers resigned following arrest of their sons after investigation into several prominent bankers and businessmen have also been arrested in turkey. >>> in south sudan, the u.n. security council has agreed to double the number of peace keepers there. forces loyal to the president and those loyal to the former vice president, cat turner reports from the u.n. headquarters in new york. >> reporter: a unanimous vote from the security council. all in favor of secretary general ban ki-moon's proposal. >> south sudan has been consistently grateful for the support the international community and the united nations has extended to our nation country, south sudan does not want to fall back into the war for which they have suffered over a half a century. >> united nations

i know the president is briefed in the situation in south sudan? >> reporter: a presidential vacation is not an entire vacation. he was told about it immediately after getting off air force one and indicated that he is happy four wounded americans are in stable condition. >> doug thank you for much. >>> target is in spin mode after the massiveidate breach. a lot of e-mails to the customers today. jp morgan- chase will limitous of debit cards. that will be the ones whoous debit cards in target store. they are only allowing cash withdrawals and purchase was throw hundred a day. target is offering a ten percent descount in the store in the wake of the breach for this weekend. >> it was an act of terrorism that claimed 189 american lives on this day. 25 years later. families of the lockerbie plane bombing caused to remember loved ones and this is a robberiy, police hope someone will recognize the suspect or their golden gun. by using one less trash bag each month, we can. and glad forceflex bags stretch until they're full.* so you can take them out les

sudan which washington among the loudest supporter is south sudan has mining reason reserves and it also has massive oil reserves those are the biggest interests land for oil mining and agricultural production the agents of power that have put in place the government of self occur the agent that supported the south sudan sudan people's liberation army would be the government of uganda and powerful factions from the united states including corporate executives from the oil companies to the oil companies have served their interests have been served by bringing deescalate to power which they did and they succeeded in creating a separate independent state called south sudan now though a key oil producing area has fallen into when it gave forces a huge blow to a government that relies on the industry for just about all of its money well i'm afraid it's going to affect each and every one of us worldwide you will see the tail pull back in terms of production levels from the south sudan which would impinge on global world prices of oil and alternately we would fill it out the pumps in respe

the leader of the rebellion in south sudan says his forces now control all of the country's major oil fields the world's newest stage broke off from the north in two it sounds and and eleven along with seventy five percent of all sudanese all reserves american corporations have had their sights set on the country's oil rich region ever since but the latest violence causes doubt on doing business that the u.s. has now sent marines to the horn of africa preparing to evacuate its citizens from their policy or has the details. it is the boots newest country but it is south sudan who will be on the brink of its own full blown divisive conflict you know dealing with a civil war that knows no bounds in terms of how long that's would last of course it has no determination as to how many people lose their lives not to mention those who will be displaced and the latest coup the vice president for stone which it's claimed ignited his loyalists into a deadly rebellion yet just two and a half years ago the world rushed to recognize some sudan which washington among the loudest supporters in south

into south sudan. these troops will be coming from nearby peace-keeping missions. they will be coming from nearby areas such as the democratic republic of congo. other contributing countries have also been approached to see how they could also help support south sudan. the secretary general said this is only a temporary measure even with these additional reinforcementments, they will not come overnight. and we cannot protect every cillian there. the unhas repeatedly said this is not the solution to the crisis. that must come through political dialogue. but this will helpfully reinforce the support. >> earlier i spoke about the buildup in south sudan with tim crockett. i asked him what u.s. marines can expect if they are sent in. >> they are not new. they are planned for in each embassy and diplomatic union around the world have a plan for this. so these missions -- they are called non-combatant evacuation scenarios. it is a fairly stable situation, but a deteriorating situation, and that will go right

the un security council doubles the number of peacekeepers in south sudan amid reports of massive million deaths will look at whether a foreign clamor for the african states oil is among the factors tearing it apart. and arlen's crisis has been declared over and fought for homeowners it's anything but to do anything at all if you think i was this dish. i have no way i wish to speak to the people whose lives have been shattered by the banks in a country where one in five mortgages are overdue we have never evaluation how much this is cost us in the motional and health terms. it is not in the russian capital you're watching r t with me marina joshie welcome to the program. an israeli airstrike on gaza has killed at least one person a young girl and injured several members of her family tanks and infantry have also been involved in a series of attacks on the palestinian territory all this in response to the fail shooting of an israeli civilian on the border the latest from our middle east correspondent paula sleep. one palestinian girl a three year old has been killed in the gaza strip among

do you want to be president of south sudan? >> yes. >> pretty blunt right there. more from juba. >> the main thing people are concerned about now is the escalating violence. the information minister said it's in complete control of the rebels, basically empty, those people who fled from gone to the u.n. base or hiding in the bush. he says another concern is soldiers are defecting from the army. one group defected, heading toward joining the rebels. he says we have no way of telling you how many people have died. there are bodies on the streets. we can't go in as the army to collect them because we don't control that area. this violence is escalating. something should be done soon to try to end it. there have been a lot of people, a lot of dissidents in and out of juba trying to get the two sides to meet. the u.s. envoy is trying to. they are meeting with the president here and other politicians. i think people think or hope that political dialogue is the way to resolve this crisis. but then you speak to people on the ground who say this is nothing new in terms of

south sudan is a country in crisis. >> as the violence in north and central south sudan escalates thousands are trying to scope the fighting. government forces have lost control. they are battling to recapture bor. >> there are a lot of people who are now in the u.n. compound in bor town. the whole town is vacated completely. it is only these rebel soldiers who move about in the town. all the bodies have not been collected. we don't know how far, what is the number of the dead. the town is under the control of the rebels. >> the rebels are loyal to former vice president riek machar. he's accused by president riek machar of plotting a coup. he denies this, but speaking to al jazeera's david foster over the phone, he says he's ready to run the country. >> >> so the answer is yes, you would like to be the next president? >> no one knows where riek machar is and government officials seem to be losing patience. since he's continuing with his atrocities against the people, the government of south sudan will not tolerate that. we will not allow him to continue to kill the people. we keep on waitin

negotiations, an expert on south sudan. thank you for joining us on "consider this." >> we appreciate it. >> now to another crisis overseas. the civil war in syria. syrian government helicopters dropped crude barrel bombs on rebels in the second largest city of aleppo and surrounding suburbs. more than 300 have been killed in the barrel bomb attacks in the past week. white house spokesman jay carney say the attacks killed more than 300 syrians in the past two days. we are joined from denver from nader hosheme, the center from the middle east studies from the university of denver at josef korbel school of international studies, and the coeditor of "the syria dilemma", what is the u.s. interest at now in getting involved in syria? >> syria represents the largest moral and humanitarian catastrophe of the 21st centuries. 100,000 killed, half a million injured, approximately 40% of syria's population internally displaced or turning into refugees, a major part has been turned over to al qaeda. for all of those reasons united stat

interests inside of south sudan. i mean, what is the u.s. angle here when it comes to the involvement? and potentially boots on the ground? >> well, i mean it, certainly the u.s., of course, first and foremost wants to keep this country together. when you talk about u.s. assets, the one thing he's mainly talking about is the u.s. embassy on the ground. there's smaller u.s. business assets there, as well, but at this point in time, the belief is that pretty much all u.s. citizens have now left the country. buff the president has been very clear. they put a couple dozen u.s. troops on the ground to help protect the embassy because the situation in juba had become very volatile. he will put more assets on the ground including additional troops but only to protect american interests. it's made very clear, the white house has this does not mean the u.s. is getting involved in this conflict. however, at some point in time, it might be difficult to sustain that position because the u.n. is calling for additional countries to try and get hardware on

in 2011 sudan was two countries. 99% of people in the south voted for independence, making south sudan the newest nation. the north known as sudan is home to huss limmuslims. in the south most are christian. the largest tribes are the dinka and nuer and have been fighting for decades, both countries depend on oil for income. most reserves are in the south. the pipeline carrying the markets to the north. south sudan is one of the poorest countries in the wol. when it split there was 68 miles of paved road in a country larger than new mexico put together. >> antiriot police. it scuffled outside the prime minister's residence in thailand. thousands are marching in two different directions in an aim to lock down the village. they are asking for the prime minister to resign. the main opposition party says it plans to boycott the vote. >> hundreds of striking railway workers clashed with police officers and riot gear. the police used tear gas to force their wi into the headquarters of the mill tant labour group to take custody. >> more than 6,000 workers walked off the job to protest a plan

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ethnic killings mass graves and thousands dead across the country violence in south sudan as collates as some question whether there is more to the un rest than just an internal conflict. from the white house praises drone strikes as a pinpoint i curate antiterrorist weapon archie looks at the staggering number of civilian casualties young men attacks have wreaked. gardens happy ballot exit leaves people there wondering whether the end justifies the means. i couldn't do anything at all if you think i was this dish. i have no way i wish to speak to some of those trying to keep a roof over their heads as banks push to repossess homes from struggling families. from our studios in moscow you're watching r t international with me and he said no way our top story the u.n. is sending over five thousand more troops to south sudan almost doubling the number of peacekeepers there for the past ten days the country has been engulfed in deadly violence which the u.n. says has already claimed thousands of lives are reports. the un says that investigators discovered mass graves in the rebel held cit

marines are now headed to south sudan. the growing violence in the country has claimed hundreds of lives. an estimated 40,000 refugees are trying to escape the deadly fighting. >>> six months after leaking nearly a million documents to the press, edward snowden says mission accomplished. his leaks exposed details of the nsa massive surveillance program. and he said all he wanted was for the public to have a say in the way they are combgoverned. >>> and astronauts are doing important repairs at the international space station. >>> katy perry has been named the new goodwill ambassador for unicef. >> reporter: throughout its existence, the un has been trying to help the most needy people in the world. and has been constantly looking for ways to highlight their plights. 60 years ago it tried what was then a novel approach. it was in 1954 that danny kay, then one of the world's most famous actors and singers became the first ever ambassador. his path was followed by many others over the years. stars from hollywood from audrey h

, an expert on south sudan. thank you for joining us on "consider this." >> we appreciate it. >> now to another crisis overseas. the civil war in syria. syrian government helicopters dropped crude barrel bombs on rebels in the second largest city of aleppo and surrounding suburbs. more than 300 have been killed in the barrel bomb attacks in the past week. white house spokesman jay carney say the attacks killed more than 300 syrians in the past two days. we are joined from denver from nader hosheme, the center from the middle east studies from the university of denver at josef korbel school of international studies, and the coeditor of "the syria dilemma", what is the u.s. interest at now in getting involved in syria? >> syria represents the largest moral and humanitarian catastrophe of the 21st centuries. 100,000 killed, half a million injured, approximately 40% of syria's population internally displaced or turning into refugees, a major part has been turned over to al qaeda. for all of those reasons united stat

basis across south sudan. some 100,000 people are reportedly displaced in south sudan, due to the interethnic fighting that is going on there. about half of those civilians have gone towards the u.n. basis, but the u.n. peacekeepers have not been able to sure that. there was an incident last week in which 20 civilians were , and two u.n. peacekeepers who were killed on thursday. now, the addition of more peacekeepers will help to stabilize the situation, but it will not be enough to stop the fighting. u.n. is also focusing on getting a political dialogue going. he says he will talk to his rival has a, but the a precondition. he says he wants the detainees released before he entered into talks. >> jessica, thank you very much, indeed. in new york. we'll bring you more on this as it happens, just monitoring the france 24.or and there has been an appeal for calm in a central african republic. despite remain high troops from africa and france. there is a presence in the capital. they have joined the call for peace

sudan well you have to remember that south sudan is a young country and a civil war is what initially caused its breakaway from the north you know the united states campaigned for it some experts believe that washington's enthusiasm for south sudan's autonomy had less to do with humanitarian issues and more to do about south sudanese oil reserves now the irony right now is that no matter which way you slice it the international community has another crisis on its hands that may be costly and complicated the country's top u.n. humanitarian official said the death toll from the past ten days has surpassed one thousand but added that there's no official firm counts it may be more maybe less nobody knows what we do know is that the violence is spreading and spreading quickly. well apart from the u.n. peacekeeping force washington is sending marines closer to south sudan the state department says they will assist in the evacuation of american citizens from the area if needed but pan african newswire editor me as a kiwi says the u.s. needs to make sure this doesn't go any further. the probl

more peacekeepers have been sent to south sudan. the troops have recaptured the strategic town of bor. 24 people have been killed in separate attack on the outskirts of the iraqi capital. both targetting doura in southern baghdad. >> let's return to our top story out of turkey. we are joined by a columnist for imam newspaper. how do you think the resignation will impact the scandal? will itened it? probably not. the debate is intensifying as is the tense situation goes between prime minister and the judiciary and the police force, and two ministers resign after eight days of exchanges of words for puck lick row. and the graft probe is still continuing against all odds, which means the prime minister has now replaced more than 400 police officers and 150 police chiefs. a lot of pundits are arguing that the program itself is in jeopardy. but the genie is out of the bottle. facts are on the table. allegations are public. we are expecting debate and earth quags in the political landscapes. >> is this whole case about corruption or a pow

. >> the government in south sudan tries to regain control. hundreds of soldiers on the move, thousands search for sanctuary. a report uncovers a secret c.i.a. program that is helping columbia kill dozens of rebels. fallout from the credit card breach at target - how it's disrupting a lot of people's shopping. [ ♪ music ] >> he is out of gaol and for now has no plans to return to russia. mikhail khordorkovsky spoke for the first time since being suddenly released from a russian prison. the oil tycoon and critic of the kremlin was pardanned by the president. >> if the kremlin hoped the world would forget about mikhail khordorkovsky after his release, they were wrong. he arrived under flash bulbs. it was chaotic, but he was quick to thank those that helped secure his release, which he admitted came as a surprise >> translation: i did not have a choice at the time i was released. a chief at the prison camp awoke me at 2 o'clock in the morning and i was told i would go home. i found out that my trip would end in berlin. >> he said he would fight

the capital of one of the key oil-producing states in south sudan falls to the rebels. the u.n. says the situation there after one week of fighting is heading into chaos as hundreds of thousands of civilians are at risk. christmas in north america gets hijacked by a new debate over santa's race. you are watching "france 24." first to russia, where the second member of pussy riot has been freed. new amnesty for prisoners convicted of nonviolent crimes. both women were defiant as they left their prison. one crying "russia without putin ." the other saying the whole thing was a pr stunt. >> yes, i was keen to reject this amnesty. the president gave an order. that's why i was brought here. now i would like to meet human rights activists. i would like to deal with the issue of prison. i would like to engage in human rights activity. now i'm not afraid of anything anymore, believe me. >> their release comes just three days after the release of mikhail khodorkovsky, who spent more than a decade in jail. speaking after his surprise release, he said he now has to pay back those who worke

sudan well you have to remember that south sudan is a young country and a civil war is what initially caused its breakaway from the north you know the united states campaigned for it some experts believe that washington's enthusiasm for south sudan autonomy had less to do with humanitarian issues and more to do about the south sudanese oil reserves now the irony right now is that no matter which way you slice it the international community has another crisis on its hands that may be costly and complicated the country's top u.n. humanitarian official said the death toll from the past ten days has surpassed one thousand but added that there's no official firm counts it may be more it may be less nobody knows what we do know is that the violence is spreading and spreading quickly. apart from the u.n. peacekeeping force washington is sending marines closer to south sudan the state department says they will assist in the evacuation of american citizens from the area if needed but pan african newswire editor about you know me as a kiwi says the u.s. needs to make sure this doesn't go any fu

that is south sudan would we be on the brink of its own divisive conflict you're dealing with a civil war that knows no bounds in terms of how long that's would last of course it has no determination as to how many people lose their lives not to mention those who will be displaced and. the vice president from stone which explained ignited his loyalists into a deadly rebellion just two and a half years ago the world rush to recognize some sudan with washington among the loudest supporters south sudan has mining reserves and it also has massive oil reserves those are the biggest interisland for oil mining in agricultural production the agents of power that have put in place the government of silva per the agent that supported the south sudan and sudan people's liberation army would be the government of uganda and powerful factions from the united states including corporate executives from the oil companies for your companies have served their interests have been served by bringing deescalate to power which they did and they succeeded in creating a separate independent state called south

leaders are trying to prevent a civil war in south sudan. kenyan and ethiopian officials arrived in juba. the fighting forced 90,000 from their homes. u.n. troops are on their way to protect civilian refugees in south sudan. >> we are improving a rapid redeployment, and in particular where civilians sought refuge in our camps. we are over 50,000 civilians in our fairs compounds. in juba, bentiu and elsewhere. >> al jazeera's correspondent joins me from kenya and nairobi, where east african heads of state are meeting. hello to you. what do the leaders hope to accomplish in the meeting today? >> well, there has been an understanding that this has been primarily political conflict and therefore they need to address the political grievances or outstanding issues between the two sides in order to prevent the situation from escalating further. what we have in nairobi is the leaders of eight african countries, including the president of south sudan. the idea is to primarily find a way to stop the fighting on the ground and move to the second more c

. >>> united nations officials are reinforcing their peacekeeping mission in south sudan to protect civilians from an increasingly violent conflict. >>> japanese government officials have approved their largest ever draft budget for the next fiscal year, totaling about $920 billion. >>> it's christmas season, thanks to a century old tradition. soon some children will be getting special gifts from anonymous santas. >>> members of the united nations security council are preparing their response to increasing violence in south sudan. they're expected to adopt a resolution later in the day. it would clear the way for the u.n. to send more peacekeepers into the african nation. u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon proposed the move. he says he's determined to protect civilians in south sudan. >> we will do our utmost to protect, provide humanitarian assistance, and most of all to help the country regain the path to peace. >> members of the security council held an emergency meeting to discuss ban's request. they debated a plan to add personal to the mission and police. >> this draft resolution has ha

there washington's no submarines to the one of africa to help evacuate its citizens from south sudan the u.s. has been engaged in the region indeed since the nineteen seventies when old john chevron discovered all that washington was also one of the biggest champions of south sudan's recent independence also in a store in gerald horn who was mediating the sudanese civil war and back in one nine hundred eighty s. spoke to me at a place why the u.s. wanted another country on the world map right now you're in states with basically the midwife for south sudanese independence the united states and israel were opposed to the khartoum base of government not least because it would seem as being anti israel and was perceived as being pro palestinian not only that but there is oil in sudan and the oil is in the south in this problem out there going to war and then there is the china question the chinese state oil company is deeply invested in south sudan and for allowing the chinese was also seen as a tool through which could be accomplished through independence and the such and for south suda

also ahead, violence and instability in south sudan and the central african republic. i'll talk to u.n. ambassador samantha power, who's recently returned from the region. n.s.a. leaker edward snowden declares his mission accomplished. we talk to the "washington post" reporter who interviewed him over two days in moscow. >> he, i think, feels vindicated by the fact that there has been six months of very intensive attention to things he thought were worthy of attention. >> ifill: and in the forests of mexico, worries are growing about the shrinking number of monarch butterflies spending winter there. those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: christmas eve was mar

ethnic killings mass graves and thousands dead across the country violence in south sudan as some question whether there is more to the unrest than just an internal conflict. or simple village we're stuck in a war that we didn't ask for but the outcry against drone warfare being heard across the world are two travels to a region in pakistan where the unmanned strikes have become a deadly every day reality. hardens happy ballad exhibit leaves people there wondering whether the end justifies the means couldn't do anything at all if you think that was this dish. i have no way i wish to speak to some of those trying to keep a roof over their heads as banks push to repossess homes from struggling families. international live from moscow where it's seven pm our top story this hour the u.n. is sending over five thousand more troops to south sudan almost doubling the number of peacekeepers there for the past ten days the country has been engulfed in deadly violence which the u.n. says has already claimed thousands of lives are reports. the un says that investigators discovered mass graves in the r