biden, so the dream team would be mitt romney and joe biden. is this possible? yes. is this likely? do not think so. >> i do not know if many voters would consider it a dream team, but we will see what happens. >> to the arab world now, and british prime minister david cameron has suggested that syrian president bush are assad -- bashar al assad could be offered immunity if he agreed to leave power and leave the country. >> at the same time, united nations envoy warned that syria risks becoming a failed state like somalia. in syria, self activists said more than 100 people were killed across the country, including the brother of syria's parliament speaker. >> for months, the syrian president's army has been hunting down opposition activists. rebels have been attacked with bombs and grenades. this internet footage is thought to show a city not far from homs ,. seven people were reported killed in this attack alone. russia's foreign minister met with jordan's foreign minister. he also held private talks with the former syrian prime minister. the

vice president joe biden is accompanying him to most of his destinations. republican party leaders criticized the administration for being too soft on china. >>> pakistan's air force is in talks with china over a possible purchase of the country's mainstay fighter jets. the deputy chief of the staff said that china delivered one surveillance aircraft last month, and pakistan will receive three more this year. pakistan bought the aircraft to boost its defense capabilities. the official noted that the air force is considering a proposal to buy ten fighter jets from china, and pakistan's military has been deepening ties with china and buying more chinese defense equipment and weapons in recent years. america says that pakistan is seeking chinese support to upgrade the equipment as the country continues to have strained relations with the u.s. >>> asia's largest aviation fair is under way in singapore with the most up-to-date models of fighter jets and civilian aircraft on display. a record 900 companies and organizations from more than 50 countries are taking

biden taking on paul ryan. >> president obama was viewed as having under-performed last week. >> he said he had been too polite to romney. the vice-president attack targets. >> my friend recently said 30% of the american people are takers. these people are my mom and dad, my neighbors. they pay more effective tax down governor romney does. >> the two clashed over foreign affairs. ryan says the killing of the syrian ambassador prove that his policies are wrong. >> it makes us more we can project weakness. our adversaries are much more -- >> with all due respect, that's a bunch of malarkey. >> his campaign certainly needed a boost. >> more on the surprise announcement about the nobel peace prize. >> don't go away. >> produces high quality seeds, starting small. >> we have the trust. we have proved to the bank that a woman can be equally competitive. >> worldbank.org/gender. >> many european leaders are delighted that the eu has won the nobel peace prize but it comes at a time when they are facing the biggest financial crisis in its history. >> many politicians feel the monetary union

vice president joe biden. yet another bump in the road to gris''s second bailout. eu finance ministers said the creek -- again delayed a final decision on releasing the funds. the meeting due on wednesday has been scaled down to a conference call on what they're calling outstanding issues. greece needs that bailout to avoid going bankrupt, and a new figures show how dire its economy has become. gross domestic product plunged 7% in the last quarter of 2011 compared to a year earlier. greece is facing its fifth straight year of recession. in greece may be the worst case, but it is certainly not the only country suffering in europe right now. >> the ratings agencies were on the prowl again last night. this time it was midi's with downgrades. it had some big targets. >> britain saw its outlook lowered to negative. that is not the same as a downgrade, but it is a blow to a country outside the eurozone that so far escaped the ire of the ratings agencies. >> it is not a downgrade, but it is a warning. moody's placed britain on negative outlook, meaning it could face a dow