there was an arbitration that decided the south sudan against the oil fields around the border. everything is right for major terrorist violence there. this is a place where the world community has to do much more to head it off or we will be remembering sudan as any thing -- as worse than anything we've seen in years, where stem what ns going on in -- worse tha what is going on in darfur. >> kashmir suffers from the fact that there are other agendas involved. in some cases, the conflicts may be exacerbated by the specific neighborhood one is in. what is happening, not just in kashmir, but the pakistani, afghan, and u.s. agenda with respect to that border spills over ander creates -- and creates a situation. because there are other agendas, they oftentimes get shunted aside. therefore, the international community -- and i would say in terms of the united states -- what we do not see is a very strong global leadership. we do not see a global leadership as a function of cooperation and collaboration among all parties and countries that have the capacity to emphasize the agenda of

clark, let's start with sudan, what is the nature of the conflict between the north and south? >> the nature of the conflict, both religious, ethnic, and historical. you need to go back to the colonial period, british along with the egyptians colonized sudan and divided the country up into the north and south. a devieded ru. there has been a conflict between the 2. >> it is a religious conflict between muslim north and christian south. >> 1956 to 1972 tremendous bloodshed there. there was a peace record in 1972 and then sharia law that didn't go well for the south. then until 1975 to 2005, more bloodshed. >> is there a danger of another war? >> referendum that came out of the peace accord, there would be a referendum in 2011. there is a possibility of another war. i think, hilary clinton was right when she said this referendum is a ticking time bomb. it could go either way. if it goes for the north, there could be problems in the south reacting against it. if it goes to the south, of course the north are going to react. it depends on how the international community focuses on t

sudan. peaceful,s has ibeen with only a handful of reported disturbances. there is no reported conflict in the areas of southern sudan, other than one area. officials from the north and south should be commended for their collaboration and handling of this monumental, challenging and historical task. as we all know, this referendum is in a storage moment for sudan -- an historic moment for sudan and the african community. the people of southern sudan are determining whether they will remain a part of a united sudan are become an independent sovereign state. lasteferendum marxiks the major phase of the comprehensive peace agreement signed by the representatives of the governments of north and south sudan in january of 2005. a more critical word needs to be done in the coming months to ensure -- more critical work needs to be done in the coming months to ensure final implementation of the agreement , issues related to citizenship, boundaries and wealth sharing remains to be worked out, but ind

for south sudan. live coverage here on c-span it. >> so many channels, passing a budget, getting the economy back on track, putting people back to work, dealing with the many national security channels our country faces, the vitriolic rhetoric that slowed down new s.t.a.r.t. is the problems at hand as senator kerry will discuss, it's the decisions that we make now or fail to make that will determine the influence of our prosperity of our nation of years to come. if we want to come with technology, energy, education, and economic power, we'll have to make serious and sober efforts to lead today. that means spending far less time in symbolic debates and much more time getting down to the serious work of governing. in light of last week's appalling events, it appeared the new congress will tone down the rhetoric at least in the short term. scheduled vote, including the health care in the house will be postponed in order to focus on the enormous tragedy in arizona. there's a loud and public debate which h

in south sudan, with our assistance, the people were finally able to vote for independence after years of war. thousands lined up before dawn -- people danced in the streets. one man who lost four of his brothers at war summed up the scene around him. this was a battlefield for most of my life, he said. now, we want to be free. we saw that same desire to be free in tunisia, where the will of the people proved more powerful than the writ of a dictator. and tonight, let us be clear. the united states of america stands with the people of tunisia and supports the democratic aspirations of all people. [ applause ] >> we must never forget that the things we've struggled for and fought for live in the hearts of people everywhere. and we must always remember that the americans who have borne the greatest burden in this struggle are the men and women who serve our country. [ applause ] [ applause ] >> tonight, let us speak with one voice in reaffirming that our nation is united in support of our troops and their families. let us serve them as well as they've served us, by giving them the equipm

and promised a referendum with the people of south sudan will have the vote to have a vote which is happening this week over whether to remain a part of sudan or split off into a new country. the betting is that they'll vote for a new country and so we'll see the, mergence of the member of a united nations and one that may or not have at this point the capacity to govern itself effectively and it will need an enormous amount of international assistance for a number of years, but this dynamic is playing itself out. i'm trying to remember, when theup charter was approved in the late '40s, i think there was something like there were 38 voting countries that approved it. my math is correct. we have 192 members of the united nations, but as has shown you how the world has -- the world hasn't changed, but the map has over the course of this length of time and this dynamic, whatever you call it, it was for a while called the post-cold war phenomenon and thou we're in the post-war phenomenon and the post economic collapse phenomenon and it has changed from a bipolar situation where as presi

and promised a referendum with the people of south sudan will have the vote to have a vote which is happening this week over whether to remain a part of sudan or split off into a new country. the betting is that they'll vote for a new country and so we'll see the, mergence of the member of a united nations and one that may or not have at this point the capacity to govern itself effectively and it will need an enormous amount of international assistance for a number of years, but this dynamic is playing itself out. i'm trying to remember, when theup charter was approved in the late '40s, i think there was something like there were 38 voting countries that approved it. my math is correct. we have 192 members of the united nations, but as has shown you how the world has -- the world hasn't changed, but the map has over the course of this length of time and this dynamic, whatever you call it, it was for a while called the post-cold war phenomenon and thou we're in the post-war phenomenon and the post economic collapse phenomenon and it has changed from a bipolar situation where as presi

and south sudan. both countries are arming to the hilt. in january this going to be a referendum of independence by south sudan. there was an arbitration that decided that south sudan gets the oil fields that were on the border, and everything is right for major terrible violence there. this is a place where the world community, the united states taking the lead, has to do much more to head it off otherwise this will be shown in reruns we will be remembering sudan as worse than anything we have seen in recent years. much worse that was going on in darfur, by the way spirit and that points out, me, there's an interesting parallel out because as you mentioned the united states, china has significant investments in oil resources in sudan. but kashmir also suffers from the fact that there are other agendas involved. in some cases the conflicts may be exacerbated by the specific neighborhood. so what's happening not just in kashmir, but the pakistani, afghan taliban the american and western sort of agenda

more than 60% of sudan's revenue comes from oil, most of which is produced in the south. how to share the oil money could be one of many sticking points in negotiations in independence for the south. >>> the united nations has launched a new organization called u.n. women, which will promote gender equality. the body was formed by the merger of four u.n. agencies that worked on issues related to advancement in women. the u.n. has recently been more proactive in discussing the issues of women's rights. an initiative by u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton last october resulted in the u.s. security council discussing the growing problem of violence against women in conflict regions. women's poverty in developing countries was debated at the summit on the millennium development goals last september. the deputy executive director for the u.n. development fund for women joanne sandler is expected to become a senior official in u.n. women. she told nhk that in addition to women living in poverty, there is another issue that needs to be dealt with. >> ending violence against

southern sudan's upcoming vote. whether to become independent from the north gives hope. so they'll be able to go home christian. expect to split from the muslim. world some say it's an apocalypse in the making. and these young recruits go through far more to protect their country has been given an exclusive look at how russian special forces trained. in the fight against terrorism. next week. with a look at where to bag a bargain in the general sales here in the russian capital is next point. hello and welcome to the show that was millions around the world are recovering after the recent festivities most russians are celebrating the orthodox christmas this weekend but soon it's back to work for everyone and the colder weather is on its way to moscow but it's not all doom and gloom as january is the best time to go shopping subject this week's program the department store good which we see here is one of the most glamorous places to buy clothes in russia. built between eighty ninety and one thousand nine hundred thr

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in south sudan, with our assistance, the people were finally able to vote for independence after years of war. thousands lined up before dawn. people danced in the streets. one man who lost four of his brothers at war summed up the scene around him -- "this was a battlefield for most of my life. now we want to be free." we saw that same desire to be free in tunisia, where the will of the people proved more powerful than the writ of a dictator. and tonight, let us be clear -- the united states of america stands with the people of tunisia, and supports the democratic aspirationsf all people. we must never forget that the thgs we have struggled for, and fought for, live in the hearts of people everywhe. and we must always remember that the americans who have borne the greatest burden in this struggle are the men and women who serve our country. tonight, let uspeak with one voice in reaffirming that our nation is united in support of our troops and their families. let us serve them as well as they have served us -- by giving them the equipment they need, by providing them with the care and

in south sudan, with our assistance, the people were finally able to vote for independence after years of war. [applause] thousands lined up before dawn.e people danced in the streets. one man who lost four of his brothers at war summed up the scene around him. w this was a battlefield for most of my life he said.w now we want to be free. [applause] and we saw that same desire to be free in tunisia where people proved more powerful than then h rid of the dictator. and tonight let us be clear, the united states of america stands with the people of tunisia and supports the democratic aspirations of all people. [applause] we must never forget that the things we have struggled for and fought for, live in the hearts of people everywhere.us and we must always remember that the americans who have worn the greatest word in the struggle are the men and women who serve our country. [applause] [applause] [applause] tonight let us speak with one voice and reaffirming better nation is united in support of our troops and their families. let us serve them as well as they have served us, by giving the

the referendum was guaranteed in a 2005 peace deal that ended sudan's north-south civil war. at least 2000 people died in that conflict. if the south of votes for independence, the two sides of the country will have to decide issue related to oil revenues and the exact route of the border between them. a gunman has assassinated the gunman -- the mayor of the punjab state. salman taseer was shot and killed near his home. it was the most high-profile political killings in pakistan's nazir bhutto was assassinated three yearsgo. hewas e of the moderate voices in the pakistan people's party. he has spoken out against softening blasphemy laws. that has angered islamists. >> salman taseer's opposition to blasphemy laws has cost him his life. he was apparently shot dead by one of his bodyguards and sought -- and died soon afterward. >> there were three gunshots and iran on to the street. he was lying in a pool of his own blood and security forces arrived soon after that. >> i was at home nearby and i heard some shots. i watched the governor being put into a vehicle. >> the governor o

"south sudan reveals as a nation as a birth -- millions had to the polls to decide whether to secede from the north and a vote that is expected to create the world's of doest nation. after a long civil war and decades of sectarian and ethnic animosity, the mood in the southern capital was elector. banners on street corners are urging people to vote for secession" from "the new york times", president obama has this -- in sudan, an election and the beginning. if the south chooses independence, the international community will have an interest in ensuring that two nations emerge and succeed as a stable, economically viable neighbors, because their fortunes are linked. southern sudan will be partners in the long term of fulfilling the political and economic aspirations of its people. that is from president obama this morning in "the new york times". scenes from the southern part of sudan from "the washington post", as we listen to sig joining us from west lawn, pennsylvania, republican line. good morning. caller: good morning. i am getting tired of people calling in and saying it is the

those tensions along the border are not the only problems the north and south were going to face. after the referendum, there will be some tough negotiations on legal matters and oil. said in sudan is one of the least developed places on earth, but its natural resources, and in particular its oil, have fueled rapid development, at least in the capital khartoum. they now think it will be the new southern nation's greatest strength. >> a very defendable -- dependable supply of funding from oil revenue. >> almost three-quarters of the oil revenue of sudan is in the south, but the pipeline, infrastructures, refineries, and poured are all in the north korean it is hoped that it will stop the two sides from going back to war. >> all the indications show that cooperation will continue. the north will have its share in the south ossetia revenues of oil. -- in the south's revenues of oil. the divisions between the north and south are still huge, particularly in abyei. bbc news, khartoum. >> the bbc was told that the man recognized as the winner of the presidential election is ready to cons

almost four million people who registered to take part already live in the south. there are thousands of people arriving daily from the north. >> an estimated 143,000 southerners have left northern sudan since the end of october and are continuing to arrive in the sovereign states at about a rate of 2000 people per day. >> mandela refugee camp. tens of thousands of southerners living in poor conditions here, having fled to the north during the two-decades-long civil war. even before the referendum to place, some feared for their safety after the vote. >> they will harass us after the secession. this government says one thing and does something else. i am sure there will be harassment against southerners living in the north. that is why many voluntarily returned to the south. >> the week-long referendum as part of the deal that ended the conflict. most people think the outcome will be independent for the south. least 60% of registered voters must take part for the referendum to be valid. with no literacy levels and little history of voting, this may be more difficul

prior to the signing of that agreement in kenya in 2005, north and south sudan had been locked in a bitter civil war for the past two decades prior to that. some to 10 million people were killed. -- some 2 million people were killed. if there is and expectation about the importance of the referendum and the moment, it is the basis of the fact after two decades of fighting, 5.5 years of an interim arrangement, that they now have an opportunity to bring closure to one of the darkest chapters in their history. for those in the south who have suffered and who have believed for many years, decades, that they were second-class citizens, and for those in the north who also wanted to bring an end to the civil strife that has slowed down the development of their country and cause did -- costed it international respect as a result of some of the practices during the struggle, this was an extraordinarily important moment for the people of southern sudan. this is an extraordinary important week for them. but if there is a sense of expectation, it is built over period of some 2.5 decades in which we ca

. >> dozens of immigrants orphaned in sudan call a south bay man their father not because he is a retired priest, but because he is helping to give them a future. this week's jefferson award winner. >> reporter: they were once lost boys who escaped war-torn sudan as children, but now have found hope in a future, thanks to reverend jerry terrino. >> they call me arabic for father. >> reporter: jerry founded hope for sudan in 2003. his nonprofit raises money to educate children who have left the war. they can rebuild their lives and their country. >> reporter: two spent years at refugee camps before arriving in the bay area in 2001. with jerry's help, bol graduated from san jose state in business related majors. the job helps bol support his wife and toddler in kenya. >> we are very happy and we are very glad for the assistance he gave us. >> reporter: jerry started hope with sudan after retiring from a 30 year ministry and then he met the lost boys and visited sudan. >> i seem to know their story and really be touched by the tremendous suffering they have gone through and then to discover

in south sudan, with our assistance, the people were finally able to vote for independence after years of war. thousands lined up before dawn. [applause] people danced in the streets. one man who lost four of his brothers at war summed up the scene around him. "this was a battlefield for most of my life," he said. "now we want to be free." [applause] we saw that same desire to be free in tunisia, where the will of the people proved more powerful than the writ of a dictator. and tonight, let us be clear -- the united states of america stands with the people of tunisia, and supports the democratic aspirations of all people. [applause] we must never forget that the things we have struggled for, and fought for, live in the hearts of people everywhere. and we must always remember that the americans who have borne the greatest burden in this struggle are the men and women who serve our country. [applause] [applause] tonight, let us speak with one voice in reaffirming that our nation is united in support of our troops and their families. let us serve them as well as they have served us -- by

and for peace and self-determination in south sudan, and for so much more that barber and the black caucus have been the conscience of the congress and the leader in the congress. ensuring our focus on those issues. we all know that these are going to be tougher times for democrats but that's just what is so important to stand by the principles that have motivated our work and, indeed, your work of such a very long period of time. principles our security and opportunity for all americans, and all working people. for four decades in the majority in in the minority, in times of prosperity and times of trial, the congressional black caucus has led congress and the democratic caucus in the work of living up to the promises and principles and hope and vision and opportunity of the declaration of independence, and of the constitution whose words we will read tomorrow on the floor of the house of representatives. those words have always been compelling, but as the congressional black caucus knows better than any other group in the congress of the united states, words alone are not enough. words a

sudan is preparing for a referendum on sunday on independence for the mainly christian and animist south. the president, who just visited the region, has indicated he will respect the outcome of the vote, although he said he would be saddened if the country split into. the referendum was part of a 2005 peace deal that ended the civil war. at least 2 million people died in that conflict. thousands of people turned up in pakistan to attend the funeral of the governor of punjab province, who was assassinated tuesday in islamabad. the prime minister was among those present. salman tassir was an outspoken critic of radical islam. he was shot by a bodyguard beggared by the governor's opposition to blasphemy laws. the government has declared two days of mourning. the european union and the united states had issued a rare joint statement criticizing last month's presidential election in belarus. it was accompanied by the arrest of a number of figures and violent protests. it was declared a success by the president of belarus. they have called on lukashenka to institute reforms. new details have

. >> in sudan, this might just up the war. the divisions between the north and south are still huge, particularly in one area, but the message of the southerners is clear. these are the last days of africa's largest country. bbc news, a cartoon -- bbc news, africa. >> there is worry about a rise of criminal activity in japan in one particular age group, the elderly. >> a supermarket in tokyo, but the man in black is not a shopper. he is a store detective, looking out for people stealing. these days in japan, the usual suspects are not the young but the old. suddenly, they see something suspicious. and chase a customer who seems to have walked out without paying. it is a man in his late and in his bag -- in his late fifties, and in his bag is some fried chicken. "i do not have enough money to live," he says. "i am struggling to get by. please, let me go." but the store detectives think they have caught him again, and they call the police. the manager tells me five or six shoplifters are being caught every day. his company does

at any given time there are a half dozen commercial satellites over the north, south border of sudan. the project will get high resolution photographs of sudan from those satellites and pose them on their website. that way you at home can monitor what's going on on the ground in southern sudan. but will the world watching make a difference? our exclusive guests this morning, george clooney joining us from los angeles and john prendergast of the enough project here in washington, d.c. thank you both for joining us, george and john. >> thanks for having us. >> so, george -- >> happy new year, jake. >> happy new year to you. so, george, i'll start with you. so let's say in the first report which is going to happen as i understand it this week, you see photographic evidence of war crimes, of proxy militias crossing the border and killing other individuals. what do you do? >> well, there's certain things you can do. first of all, if you see actual evidence of those kind of attacks, that's something that you could do -- that the u.n. can actually work with. but for the most part our job is

the referendum was guaranteed in a 2005 peace deal that ended sudan's north-south civil war. at least 2000 people died in that conflict. if the south of votes for independence, the two sides of the country will have to decide issue related to oil revenues and the exact route of the border between them. a gunman has assassinated the gunman -- the mayor of the punjab state. salman taseer was shot and killed near his home. it was the most high-profile political killings in pakistan's benazir bhutto was assassinated three years ago. he was one of the moderate voices in the pakistan people's party. he has spoken out against softening blasphemy laws. that has angered islamists. >> salman taseer's opposition to blasphemy laws has cost him his life. he was apparently shot dead by one of his bodyguards and sought -- and died soon afterward. >> there were three gunshots and iran on to the street. he was lying in a pool of his own blood and security forces arrived soon after that. >> i was at home nearby and i heard some shots. i watched the governor being put into a vehicle. >> the gov

in south sudan, with our assistance, the people were finally able to vote for independence after years of war. thousands lined up before dawn. people danced in the streets. one man who lost four of his brothers at war summed up the scene around him -- "this was a battlefield for most of my life. now we want to be free." we saw that same desire to be free in tunisia, where the will of the people proved more powerful than the writ of a dictator. and tonight, let us be clear -- the united states of america stands with the people of tunisia, and suppos the democratic aspirations of all people. we must never forget that the things we have struggled for, and fought for, live in the hearts of people everywhere. and we must always remember that the americans who have borne the greatest burden in this struggle are the men and women who serve our country. tonight, let us speak with one voice in reaffirming that our nation is united in support of our troops and their families. let us serve them as well as they have served us -- by giving them the equipment they need, by providing them with the ca

. ♪ >> in sudan, tens of thousands of sudanese refugees are pouring to the south to cast ballots on a referendum to secede from the north. they've been fighting against a mostly muslim government in the north for decades. sudan contains 75% of the nation's oil but very few roads or other infrastructure. aids warn they could face severe famine if it becomes independent. in iraq, influential shiite cleric roared back into iraqi politics with a fiery speech to thousands of supporters in najof. he called the us an occupier and says its followers remain a cultural resistance. he called for support of the iraqi government which has hammered out an agreement between shiites and sunnis and months of discussions. >>> the government wants twitter to hand over information on wikileaks. a us district court judge to issue a report with telephone numbers for assange. they've kept quiet about their efforts to target wikileaks which published hundreds of private diplomatic information. >>> sfrvrs the sierra club and autobahn society agreed to drop a lawsuit over plans to build a 41 foot bridge over y

the vote is scheduled to take a week and the president of sudan agrees the mainly christian south will secede from the muslim north. >>> in east jerusalem bulldozers destroyed a hotel. they plan to build 20 apartments. the destruction of the hotel is being denounced by palestine. the secretary of state said it's a disturbing development that under minds the peace efforts. . >> a new study out today predict that smoking could disappear by the middle of the century. the research is based on declining rates in britain. in the 60s just over half of the adults there smoked. now it's down to one in five. currently here in the united states only one in five americans light up, that's down from almost one in four a decade ago. if the trend continues there may be no smoking in 30 to 50 years. >>> an aids prevention group in new hampshire is no longer welcome in a school district there. the ban was put in after the group handed out a safe sex kit to high school students. nicole jacobs has that story. >> reporter: controversy boiling over. >> some of the things were a little bit questionable i gu

. >> voting is continuing in sudan on an historic referendum that is expected to see the south split off from the north. thousands of people are flocking to polls on day two of the week- long referendum. it is the centerpiece of a peace plan that ended decades of civil war. the independents voted expected to focus on final borders and how to divide oil wealth. the government of indonesia has ordered the indefinite closure of all of the country's schools and universities in the wake of recent unrest that has left 14 ople dead. the president has called the rioting at terrorist act, but he is also pledging to create 300,000 new jobs. the north african country has been rocked by protests over high unemployment and a lack of jobs, especially for young people. clashes over the weekend between protesters and police were the deadliest yet. i ran has launched an investigation into the crash of a passenger plane that killed 77 people on sunday. 26 people survived, eht are in critical condition. the pilot made two attempts at landing before the boeing 727 went down near the northwestern city du

sudan is one of the world's poorest regions, but is rich with oil. coming up a rash of shootings in one south bay city, why they may be connected. >> latest look at future cast shows the wet weather coming up for this week that will tell you more about this as well as a cold night for tonight. this coming up. san jose police are investigating to shootings over the weekend. two people were killed when injured at a nightclub on 13th street. and this morning a body was found about a quarter at the 1000 block of north 12th street. kron4 is more wing kelly talk to police to believe these two crimes are covered nec did. >> sent as a police were alerted to trouble here at the mexicali club is 30 p.m. saturday night, a call came in on saturday night stating they heard gunshots and an individual came into that club on with the gun. they're they've got to the static and did with gunshot wounds of a third victim was found outside of the back of the ball with life- threatening injuries. >> indication show there is probably more than once to tear. >> the bar had

in sudan voting is finished in the weeklong referendum to decide whether the south of the country will seek independence from the north about four million people were registered to vote official say prelim results show a turnout of over sixty percent crossing the threshold needed for it to be valid so the voting will end a cycle of civil war with a chance of creating the world's newest state the results could be announced at the beginning of next month. a group of government of attacked a convoy in southwestern pakistan at least fourteen or tankers carrying fuel for nato troops in afghanistan were set on fire by the militants but rather was also injured during the attack more than half of the supplies for you. yes and nato forces in afghanistan pass through pakistan. russia may not be the easiest country to get around in in the depths of winter but a team of inventors believe they have the solution they've come up with a new hovercraft capable of travelling both on and off land at speeds of up to one hundred fifty kilometers per hour or if an ocean or went to check it out. russia's sno

sudan's oil rich largely christian south is expected to secede from its mainly muslim north. last night in the nfl play-offs, the new york jets booted peyton manning and the indianapolis colts out of title contention with this last-second field goal by nick folk giving the jets a 17-16 win. in the early game seattle running back lynch's dazzling 67-yard touchdown romp capped a shocking upset of the super bowl champion new orleans saints. the final score 41-36 seahawks. the nfl play-offs resumed this afternoon here on cbs. now today's forecast. the wet weather is expected in much of the country with snow in the north and rain in the southeast. the days ahead could bring more snow to the northeast. and out west too along with ice cold temperatures up north. only ten more weeks until spring. next,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> this inhuman act should not and will not deter us from our calling to represent our constituents and to fulfill our oaths of office. no act, no matter how heinous, must be allowed to stop us from our duty. >> osgood: that was house speaker john boehner at home in oh

in sudan voting has finished on a week long referendum to decide whether the south of the country will seek independence from the north about four million people were registered to vote officials say preliminary results show a turnout of over sixty percent crossing the threshold needed for it to be valid it's hoped the voting would end the cycle of civil war with the chance of creating the world's newest state the results could be announced at the beginning of next month. in indian administered kashmir schools are doing without the traditional four month winter break they decided to play catch up after separatist fought and curfews force them to close in the summer because aunties consing reports their move is also the beginning of a backlash against separatist demands which they claim a paralyzing daily life. in srinagar this is all that it means for the school bus it was gored by a whopping forcing a general strike called by separatists in the capital of immunity minister meet luckily the only child on the bus six year old. was rescued and dying. as they poured petrol under the bus t

that thing is underway in southern sudan in a referendum that could see one of africa's largest most. the christian dominated south is widely expected to choose independence from remaining muslim rules thirdly clashes have among the run up to the week long about it though today's part of a two thousand and five peace deal which ended decades of civil war that claimed two million dollars and displaced twice as many others. two frenchmen abducted in the jail have been killed by their captors after attempts to rescue them failed and never found dead following clashes between security forces and kidnappers the hostages were seized on friday from a ball or the capital by four read the group has admitted the crime but this speculation that shoot was behind it. and police in mexico have found fifteen headless corpse is outside the shopping center the resort town of acapulco they were among more than two dozen bodies found hundreds and signs were left there by indicating the deaths were they to rival drug gang turf wars victims were in their twenty's. georgia's capital with its centuries of h

sends hotel mccown rocks hotel my car grand lido hotel macau seventy schmeichel resort hotel salted the south. wind resort mcmullen beverly plaza hotel macau riviera hotel mcconnell cintra hotel mccown. as a southern sudan prepares for its historic referendum on whether to separate from the north many displaced by ethnic violence in the country see it as an opportunity to return home. all we know is that fireworks or weather could not cause five thousand black merge to have a liquefied insides from doomsday predictions to media hype party looks at the fallout from the mysterious deaths of fish and animals across the globe. and the call of duty our team mates of the russian special forces unit preparing for the front line against terrorism. broadcasting live from the center of moscow where it is seven o'clock on a sunday morning this is r t i'm sean thomas and let's take a look at our top stories. millions of sudanese are preparing to vote in a referendum that could see one of africa's poorest and most troubled nations split into two countries in the vote that starts on sunday the christian do

. >> voting is continuing in sudan on an historic referendum that is expected to see the south split off from the north. thousands of people are flocking to polls on day two of the week- long referendum. it is the centerpiece of a peace plan that ended decades of civil war. the independents voted expected to focus on final borders and how to divide oil wealth. the government of indonesia has ordered the indefinite closure of all of the country's schools and universities in the wake of recent unrest that has left 14 people dead. the president has called the rioting at terrorist act, but he is also pledging to create 300,000 new jobs. the north african country has been rocked by protests over high unemployment and a lack of jobs, especially for young people. clashes over the weekend between protesters and police were the deadliest yet. i ran has launched an investigation into the crash of a passenger plane that killed 77 people on sunday. 26 people survived, eight are in critical condition. the pilot made two attempts at landing before the boeing 727 went down near the northwestern cit

into the christian dominated south is widely expected to choose independence from the mainly muslim more deadly clashes have marred the run up to the week long about it because it is part of a two thousand and five peace deal which ended decades of civil war paid two million lives displaced nearly twice as many. police in mexico have found the obvious corpses outside a shopping center. there were more than two dozen bodies discovered a hundred and signs were left by vacating the deaths were invented to rival drug gangs who was. known as. well you might think of the contaminated chernobyl landscape as fertile ground but ukraine is primed to develop parts of it for agriculture scientists are divided some believe crops there due to the radiation caused by the new car disaster twenty five years ago but others say disturbing that that would risk another catastrophe tazer next year sure ski takes up the story. these berries may look ripe and delicious but they're definitely not part of a healthy diet the bush is inside a thirty kilometer chernobyl exclusion zone in ukraine and radiation l

voting is underway in southern sudan a referendum that could see one of the africa's poorest and most troubled nation split into the christian dominated south is widely expected to choose independence from the mainly eastern more deadly clashes have mala the run up to the week old ballot vote is part of a two thousand and five peace deal which decades of civil war that claimed two million lives and displaced twice as many others. two frenchmen abducted had been killed by their captors after attempts to rescue them failed them with found dead in clashes between security forces on the quay got these hostages was seized on friday from a bar in the camp and by four. no group has admitted the crime but there's speculation that and al qaeda offshoot was behind it. police in mexico have found fifteen the headless corpse is outside a shopping center in the resort town of acapulco they were among more than two dozen bodies found hundred signs were left there by indicating the deaths were related to rival drug gang turf wars victims were on men in their twenty's. shamans are seen as the mystica

and voting is underway in the southern sudan in a weeklong referendum could see one of africa's poorest and most troubled nations split into the christian dominated south is widely expected to choose independence from the mainly muslim north deadly clashes have marred the run up to the weeklong ballot the vote is part of a two thousand and five peace deal which ended decades of civil war that claim two million lives and displaced nearly twice as many others. police in mexico have found a fifteen headless corpses outside a shopping center in the resort town of acapulco they were among more than two dozen bodies discovered handwritten signs were left nearby indicating the deaths were related to rival drug gang turf wars the victims were all men in their twenty's. well there's a corner of copenhagen where the residents say they're free to live their lives according to their own rules but this particular danish delight is under threat with the state now trying to sell off the land. paid the community visit. are you tired of pushing papers around ninety five are you sick of posting to the go

voting is underway in southern sudan in a weeklong referendum the could see one of africa's poorest and most troubled nation split into the christian dominated south is expected to vote for independence from the mainly muslim north deadly clashes of mar the run up to the weeklong ballot votes part of a two thousand and five peace deal which ended decades of civil war that claimed two million lives and displaced nearly twice as many others. they're seen as a mystical connection between humans in the spiritual world indeed in some places in the past sharpens were involved in almost all aspects of life from healing the sick to ensuring a good harvest well now in times of financial crisis the range is or is in demand as ever as well artie shaw thomas has been to meet some of them in russia's far east. from the ceremonial rhythm of the drama. to ancient rituals and traditions. the belief in the power of the shaman is very much a part of the cuttin way of life that he put it there so that our ancestors always had a very powerful shaman around the law to protected them gave them blessings and

but he is on the way in southern sudan in a weeklong referendum that could see one of africa's poorest and most troubled nation split into the christian dominated south is widely expected to choose independence from the main. clashes on the run up to the recall about. two thousand and five steel which ended decades of civil war that claimed two million lives displaced twice as many. and police in mexico found fifteen headless corpse is outside a shopping center. among more than two dozen bodies discovered handwritten signs were there thereby indicating the deaths were related to rival drug wars victims were all men. it's now two years since israel's military offensive on gaza life is still better for its residents israel says it's easing the blockade of the region but unemployment is still around forty percent forcing people into innovative ways to make a living party's point. a group of girls a woman up breaking new ground literally. they've signed up to work as ditch diggers to help support their families that right then the work is very hard line. it is even harder these women are t

officials in sudan are counting votes following the end of a week long rough around there but it depends for the south of the country to donna's ruling party in the north says it's ready to accept the south's independence about four million people registered to vote in what is expected to create the world's newest country lets hope the decision will end a cycle of civil war that is killed over two million people before a peace agreement in two thousand and five official say the results of the vote will be released early next month. fourteen fuel tankers bound for a nato troops in afghanistan have been torched by militants in pakistan the taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack in which one of the drivers was wounded more than half the supplies to u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan pass through pakistan where there have been a regular attacks by militants on corn boys. to reste now the police of christ with extremists try to attack a pro migrant protest march in athens the protesters regarding the government hopes plans for a fence on the greek turkish border to stop illegal im

and voting is underway in southern sudan in a weeklong referendum that could see one of africa's poorest and most troubled nations split into the christian dominated south is widely expected to choose independence from the mainly muslim north and deadly clashes have marred the run up to the weeklong ballot the vote is part of a two thousand and five peace deal which ended decades of civil war that claimed two million lives and displaced nearly twice as many others. police in mexico have found fifteen headless corpses south side a shopping center in the resort town of acapulco they were among more than two dozen bodies discovered handwritten signs were left nearby indicating the deaths were related to rival drug gang turf wars the victims were old men in their twenty's. and so had for you this hour here on r.t. we die for cover on the outskirts of moscow. and of course overexplain is that moscow is being hit by a ten megaton. desolating most of the city they say even though you know this is just part of the visit to the bank it certainly feels very real. but you might not think of the con

and most troubled nations split into a christian dominated south is expected to vote for independence from the mainly muslim north deadly clashes have marred the run up to the weeklong ballot now the vote is part of a two thousand and five peace deal which ended decades of civil war that claimed two million lives and displaced nearly twice as many others. well georgia is historic capital of tbilisi is currently undergoing a massive construction boom. trying to transform it with a modern european style as their inspiration but local people say the make over of seeing many of the city's best buildings being lost and with them the city's unique character artie's sarah ferguson more. to police his old town is undergoing some major changes a government backed construction project aims to revamp the aging architecture they call it new life for the old town but others have called it a battle for the city's. first century these winding cobbled streets old how the wooden balconies have delighted visitors and inhabitants but there are signs of construction are everywhere people are worried that

and voting is underway in southern sudan in a weeklong referendum the could see one of africa's poorest and most troubled nation is split into the christian dominated south is expected to vote for independence from the mainly muslim north deadly clashes have marred the run up to the weeklong ballot the vote is part of a two thousand and five peace deal which ended decades of civil war that claim two million lives and displaced nearly twice as many others. well there's a growing consensus among major world powers that they should all work together to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons but it's not so long since the danger of a nuclear strike was a very real one with nuclear states keeping their fingers hope worrying over the red button now though their relics of the past have been transformed into a tourist attraction. takes up the story. god it's a door like no other designed to stop a nuclear blast is it here to doris was a pretty big thing as a shockwave or one of her stray it has a way to both want point five goals and at the same interest will scar it was a massive new myself w