they started hurdling stones and metal rods at vehicles. some fired at cars as some tried to turn back. the u.n. team went to syria to see of the progress of a cease-fire. but they have been unable to prevent further casualties. human rights activists say more than 100 people were killed across the country over the past two days. government forces in the northern city of idlib attacked from the ground and the air. the fighting has brought homs into three separate zones cutting off many residents. assaults by air are relatively new tactic for syrian forces. secretary of state hillary clinton says u.n. officials are concerned that russia may be providing helicopters. we are concerned about the latest information that we have there are attack helicopters on wait from russia to syria which will escalate the conflict quite dramatically. clinton said russian officials claim everything they supply to syria is unrelated to the fighting. she said this is patently untrue. unite
of citizens. we seek the consent as we host municipalities after which due procedures will be taken. to secure prosperity and humane conditions for citizens, accessible and stable supply of energy is indispensable. nuclear power has supplied roughly 30% of all energy in japan. if the supply is halted and is not permitted to resume, the japanese economic society cannot be sustained. the prime minister spoke to the public as part of a deal with the governor of fuk prefecture. the speech was necessary to gain the governor s consent for the restart two of reactors at the ohi power plant. japan became free of nuclear power for first time in 42 years when the last reactor went off line for safety inspections in may. since the accident at fukushima daiichi last year, the central government issued new safety guidelines. it became mandatory for all nuclear plants to pass computer simulated stress tests before they restart. in march this year, the japanese nuclear safety agency issue
the dwroeth growth was the lowest since 2011. the construction sector lost 28,000 jobs, accounting and book keeping services lost 14,000 jobs. the u.s. labor department says the unemployment rate worsened by a tenth of a percent, now standing at 8.2%. it was first time in 11 months that the jobless rate rose. some u.s. analysts say it has slowed in recent months. the may job data may prompt them to take a more cautious view of the economic outlook. the latest numbers from europe paint a darker picture of the employment situation there where the debt crisis has the economy in a choke hold. the jobless rate in the 17-member eurozone state unchanged. at a record 11% in april. the highest level since the single currency was introduced in 1999. european union statistic agency eurostat said on friday the april jobless rate remained flat from the previous month. people in spain seemed to have it the hardest. the jobless rate reached a record high of 24.3%. it is worse for younger pe
people and wounding many others. a local activist told nhk government troops fired shells for half an hour in houla thursday morning. the government forces also attacked other places across the country killing more than 40 people on wednesday alone. the free syrian army, comprising soldiers who fled assad s military, has given the government a deadline of friday noon for ending assaults on civilians. they warn they will begin to retaliate if the deadline is not met. most members of the u.n. security council are calling for additional sanctions against syrian. i think with the massacre in houla, we have reached a low point in this conflict. but we do not have the luxury of time. people are dying in large numbers every day. the new sanctions would be further punishment for president bashar al assad s continued crackdown on civilians. u.s. researchers say new satellite images show iranian authorities are doing more to clean up evidence of their nuclear weapons developmen
safety comes first rather than the speed of resuming operations. governors and mayors from western japan met to share their views. the nuclear crisis minister told them the government will station a senior official in the area. he also proposed a video link between the plant and the prime minister s office. some local leaders aren t convinced. translator: government officials say they have taken most of the safety measures based on current thinking. but this means there are some measures which aren t ready yet. so they can t say it s totally safe. others favor a restart. translator: we annual analyzed whether we could cut electricity. we found it impossible. reporter: the government issues a statement saying the government safety standard is a provisional one drawn up before the launch of the regulatory agency. they said the resumption should be limited to a certain time frame. the governor of fukui prefector and the mayor of the town that host the plant have not