this is bbc america, and now live from london, "bbc world news." >> hello, i'm geeta guru-murthy with "bbc world news." our top stories, president obama is reported to have written a secret letter to iran's supreme leader describing a shared interest in fighting islamic state militants. a series of explosions in gaza target the homes and vehicles of officials from the fattah party of president mahmoud abbas. britain's david cameron is rebuffed by european leaders who say they won't support his attempts to change the uk's relationship with the eu. and the newest cameraman in

australia who became the story after he was carjacked at gunpoint by an armed fugitive. >> hello. there are reports that president obama has secretly written to iran's supreme leader to discuss possible cooperation against islamic state militants. "the wall street journal" says mr. obama sent the letter last month in which he referred to a shared interest in fighting islamic state in iraq and syria. the white house has refused to comment on the report, insisting that its stance towards iran has not changed. president obama authorized a u.s.-led air campaign against i.s. fighters in iraq in august, and expanded the mission the following month to neighboring syria. iranian forces have also been

fighting the islamic state group on the ground, under the leadership of the iranian general who has been seen at the siege of the iraqi city. well, the u.s. and iran broke off diplomatic relations back in 1979 after the storming of the u.s. embassy in teheran where 52 americans were held hostage for more than a year. but u.s. and eu officials have held a series of secret meetings that ultimately paved the way for the reception of international nuclear talks. earlier i asked bbc persian television if the letter could be softening the u.s. position towards iran? >> no, it's not going to be softening of u.s. position towards iran, but what we know is this the fourth letter that president obama soent to him and his cabinet during the past six years.

the president is interested to get iran onboard smourk bomehow this letter says that president obama wants iran -- it means conditions of fighting iraq and i.s. in syria, and want irans to be cooperating on the nuclear side first before getting iran involved on the i.s. front. from the iranian side, the situation is the other way around, if you like. want a new, clear deal to be made first and then iran will cooperate on their front. >> what specifically does iran still want now on this nuclear deal? we know that there are dates later this month that are crucial. >> yeah. the 24th of november is fastly approaching. there is not a great deal of hope that they can meet and create a deal that is

satisfactory to both sides. the situation that iran has some conditions. and the way the sanctions going to be lifted. the americans want iran to cooperate first and it's going to be kind of a long deal of inspections and observation of iran nuclear industry, but the thing is iran and the u.s. has not been able to reach a point that they can make a lot of progress toward the 24th of november. so at the moment, there is not a great deal of hope. a new row is growing in europe as britain's prime minister david cameron attempts to renegotiate the terms of the country's eu membership. he's in finland where his northern european allies have warned him about his plans to curb immigration from the eu. the swedish prime minister said a change of rules could ruin the

group, but mr. cameron is facing pressure at home, where there's growing anger over a number of demands by brussels, not least of which is a hefty budget deal. the director of open europe, a think tank, says the disagreement is no surprise. >> it's been clear for quite some time, actually, that other european leaders would only go so far to accommodate britain when it comes to its relationship with the european union. when it comes to immigration and this idea of free workers and people, then the european union, which is a very important concept in the eu and a key part of the eu membership, it's important to remember that there are two aspects to this. on the one hand, it's the right for anyone in the european union to go work anywhere else in any country, but on the other hand, it's also the rules that governing the access to the benefit system for eu migrants, eu workers, and so forth. i think where cameron has

potential support is around changing the rules and access to benefits for eu migrants, as opposed to putting outright curbs on the number of migrants that come to britain. >> do you know how many people, though, how many migrants try to claim benefits? because isn't it a fact that most people who come to the uk and who move across the world in general go to get work? they're not after benefits in general. they want jobs. >> that's quite right. normally we would argue that free movement has been on net, on the whole beneficial to the united kingdom and to europe. having said that, though, of course it does come with some challenges and this is not only a discussion about access to benefits and so-called benefits tourism, which i agree is very much a red herring. it's also about the very specific type of welfare system that britain has, where it offers tax credits and universal access. health care, for example, which

in some instance acts as a type of subsidy, as income support that allows eu migrants to perform low wage jobs, which in turn puts downward pressures on wages. that's what this debate is also about, not only about tourism. but however, having said that, this is not a debate that is unique to britain only. there are similar debates in places like germany, netherlands, austria, denmark, for example. and there is a basis for conversation. at least we can have a discussion in a calm, rational way about what rules there should be around free movement. now, there have been some reports of several explosions in the gaza strip. an official from president mahmoud abbas's fattah party said the blast targeted the homes of party leaders. no one was hurt in the attacks. his car was destroyed and the homes of two other fattah officials in gaza city were also damaged, but no one has claimed

responsibility for the attacks. they come with rising tensions of the rival hamas movement. kevin connolly is live in jerusalem for us. what more do we know about what's happened here? >> we know really very little more than the actual factual circumstances that you've outlined here. what we can say is this is about a struggle for privacy between the islamist hamas group, which is very powerful in the gaza strip, which controls and governs the gaza strip, and the fattah faction, which is, of course, an important player in the palestinian authority that controls the west bank. fattah, the palestinian authority, lost a power struggle with hamas in the gaza strip years ago. hamas has dominated political life there ever since. this i think is about reasserting that dominance, and i think the palestinian authority watches with anxiety.

in times of up rest and uncertainty in the middle east. the appeal of the more militant hamas to young palestinians is very powerful, and i think there's a sense on the political authority side that they perhaps are losing ground to their more radical rivals, hamas. and hamas, i think, is determined to assert its control in gaza and to make sure that the palestinian authority does not do anything to rebuild its authority there. i think you have to assume from the fact that no one was killed in this wave of explosions, that it's intended more as a warning than an attempted assassination, but it does show you that at a time when two factions have been talking about building a unity government for all palestinians, that the fact of the matter is that behind the headlines, if you like, relations between them remain very bad. >> kevin connolly, many thanks. well, the israeli government is trying to reduce growing

tensions around one of the most sensitive issues in its relations with palestinians at the moment. the prime minister benjamin netanyahu insists there are no plans to change the rules at jerusalem's al-aqsa mosque or temple mount that banned jews from praying there. on wednesday, a palestinian driver rammed his car into pedestrians killing two people and injuring 14 others. the bbc sent this report from jerusalem. >> reporter: at this train station in jerusalem, these new concrete blocks are being put in place to give extra protection. this is after two deadly attacks by palestinian motorists in this area in just the past two weeks. now, there's lots of extra security in this area. the whole city remains on edge. but actually, tensions have been rising now for several months. and here's one of main reasons why. we've come to the old city of jerusalem. and if you go through that big

door just behind me, you reach the al-aqsa mosque compound. it's the third holiest site in islam. you can see palestinian muslims are going through there to pray. but this site is also sacred to jews who call it temple mount. and after a number of recent visits by right wing jewish extremists who are calling for change to restrictions here, which prevents jews from praying at the site, there have been a lot of protests, a lot of anger. jordan has even recalled its ambassador to israel over this issue. the israeli prime minister has said there will be no change to religious practices here, but not everyone is listening. these right wing jews are gathering at the start of a march. they're going to be heading towards the old city. and they've chosen this as their starting point, because last week, a prominent rabbi, who's been pressing for greater jewish access to temple mount, was shot

and injured by a palestinian militant here. the fate of slem has always been at the heart of the israel-palestinian conflict. but right now, the concern over what happens to one of this city's fights are threatening to escalate even further. >> aaron is right here with all the business. going again on the eu row that we are looking at, too. quite a row about a specific amount of money that the uk doesn't want to pay back. >> yeah, there is that. but there's also lots of other stuff, if you will, on the agenda. growth, or lack of growth. let me explain. while europe's finance ministers are gathering in brussels to discuss this growing row over eu budgets, there are more problems looming in that region. the eurozone. because new figures indicate that german industrial production, it rose less than expected in september. really, look, it's just another sign that europe powerhouse is

continuing to struggle. on thursday, we had the european central bank saying it was poised to help eurozone bolster growth. they cut its growth forecast to just 0.8% this year, that is down from the previous estimate of 1.2%. looking further at this and going live to germany coming up on "gmt" in just over an hour's time. now, the global financial markets, they are also awaiting the latest important u.s. jobs numbers. they are due out in just under three hours time or a couple hours time. october is expected to have been another strong month for job creation by u.s. employers, but here's the question. is falling unemployment really -- is it real evidence that the economy is making a recovery? well, one expert has been telling us that he is concerned about middle class employment in the united states. the expected number for that, by the way, for the job creation, 231,000 new jobs for october.

as soon as that number is out, we'll bring it to you. okay, from divisions in today's europe, as i was mentioning my top story to a rather bigger one in the past, this is the remaining sections of the berlin wall. as you can see, it's now used as an art gallery. this sunday marks 25 years since the wall came down. now, the former faced challenges since reunification. wages are still lower and unemployment is high. but there are also business opportunities. this right here, it literally mean iron works city. it is close to the polish border, and we've got a special report from there. follow me on twitter. you can get me @bbcaaron. really, the temptation to continue in a german accent is there, but i'm not.

i love germany. >> it's friday! give us a treat. thanks, aaron. now, a local authority in japan has approved plans to restart a nuclear power plant in a boost for the government's hopes of reviving the nuclear industry. the assembly and the governor in the southern prefecture agreed to a proposal to switch on two reactors at the sendai facility. they're currently offline because of strict safety measure s caused by that earthquake and tsunami. do stay with us, much more to come. one of australia's best known rock stars, the ac/dc drummer phil rudd has murder plot charges against him dropped only 24 hours after appearing in court. give you 37-thousand to replace it. "depreciation" they claim.

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this is "bbc world news." i'm geeta guru-murthy with the latest headlines for you. president obama is reported to have written a secret letter to iran's supreme leader describing a shared interest in fighting islamic state militants. and a series of explosions have hit houses and cars in gaza. now, charges against phil rudd, the drummer with the band ac/dc for attempting to arrange a murder have been dropped. new zealand prosecutors said there was insufficient evidence to proceed with the charge. mr. rudd, an australian, still faces charges of possessing drugs and making threats to kill. the bbc's jon donnison has this report. >> reporter: it's only a day since one of australia's most successful rock stars was in the dock, charged with trying to have two men killed. 24 hours later, those charges

against phil rudd were dropped due to a lack of evidence. the 60-year-old's lawyers said it raised serious questions about how new zealand police had handled the case. >> well, he's obviously very pleased about it, but he is certainly very unhappy about the publicity that it's caused him worldwide. and the potential damage. >> reporter: ac/dc are arguably the biggest band ever to come out of australia. over a career spanning more than 40 years, they've sold more than 200 million records. security guards were outside phil rudd's house on new zealand's north island today, keen to keep the press away. phil rudd will still face charges of drug possession and threatening to kill. but the fact the most serious allegations were dropped so soon after they were made is embarrassing for new zealand police. phil rudd is due back in court in three weeks time. jon donnison, bbc news, sydney.

now, a year since one of the world's most powerful storms devastated parts of the philippines, millions of survivors are still in tents and temporary shelters and struggling to make ends meet. typhoon haiyan made landfall with wind speeds of 310 kilometers an hour. that produced a storm surge of more than five meters. at least 6,000 people died, as huge swaths of the central philippines were completely destroyed. around 11.5 million people in all have felt the effects of that storm. our correspondent rupert winfield-hayes has been to a training center there set up as part of the reconstruction efforts. >> reporter: this is a welding set, and it is in this workshop which is being paid for and run by the british charity save the children fund here in tacloban, and the students here are learning to weld.

and the objective of this project, which has been paid for by donations from britain, is to teach these young people a new skill. so here it's welding. other places it's carpentry. essentially they're trying to get people out of the fields, away from agriculture, where they don't make any money, learning new skills so they can make money for their families. so the person who's in charge of this program and many of the others here for save the children is gustavo. for me, coming back here after a year, superficially, it looks like things are much better, that life is getting back to normal. beneath the surface, what is the reality? >> indeed, the city is becoming alive again. but if you go to the rural areas where most of the people, most of the families live, you will find that they are struggling to get back on their feet related to livelihoods. so they are finding a very hard

time to resume their activities mainly because they've lost all their productive assets. >> reporter: what you're saying is in a society like this where people have no savings, it is a tremendous blow. >> yeah, it is actually. and it's going to take a longer time for them, because it's been one of the greatest storms in human history. so there are families that are relying only on the production of coconut, for example. most of the coconut trees have been completely wiped out. so they don't have any source of income currently. >> reporter: and let's have a quick talk about what's going on behind us here. this is one of your workshops. i know you have many different programs going on. what's the objective of what you're trying to do here? >> we're trying to help families by working with young people. so they can help their family members by acquiring new skills and engaging in the labor market, or starting up a new

small business. so the idea is to try to diversify the income sources of the family. but we targeted young people because we have been getting reports that they are engaged in mechanisms or engaging in illicit activities. a very unusual story now for you. one australian news cameraman got more than he bargained for when he was out on assignment, gathering footage of an unfolding hostile situation with an armed man. we found himself face to face with the criminal and right in the middle of an unbelievable story, as tom duncan reports. >> i'll just say that i hope she's all right. >> reporter: as a news cameraman, you're used to getting close to a story, but rarely this close. >> my name is jordy. i'm full of [ bleep ].

i've done an extremely bad thing. >> reporter: peter steer, working for australia's channel 7 network, was on his way to film an armed siege, when he was flagged down by this man, claiming to be the shooter and now wanting to turn himself in. remaining calm, peter calls the police and explains the situation. >> no, he looks okay, but he's pretty remorseful at this stage. >> reporter: he waits and calls again. >> it's very important. it's important. >> reporter: camera in hand, he films their conversation until almost half an hour. that is until the fugitive has a change of heart. >> don't be a [ bleep ] idiot. >> reporter: he jumps into the car and takes off. >> don't be silly. don't be silly. >> reporter: when police finally arrive on the scene, peter joins them in pursuit of a man who has now added carjacking to his list

of offenses. remarkably, peter's camera is still rolling, tracking the high-speed journey of his vehicle via camera mounted onboard. it records the short journey before this. the car slamming into a sign. then a gas tank at this petrol station. then the final act of this saga. in a dramatic arrest, police swoop on the man, taking him in to answer for a long list of crimes. tom duncan, bbc news. now, something out of this world. these are some of the most detailed images ever taken of new planets being born around a star. the star is 450 light-years from earth, which makes it around a million years old. a baby by astronomastronomers' standards. i just want to show you these pictures that we're getting in live. we think from jerusalem. and you can see a lot of smoke

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this is "bbc world news." our top stories. a series of explosions in gaza target the homes and vehicles of officials from the fattah party of president mahmoud abbas. president obama is reported to have written a secret letter to iran's supreme leader describing a shared interest in fighting islamic state militants. one of australia's best-known rock stars, the ac/dc drummer phil rudd has murder plot charges against him

dropped, only 24 hours after appearing in court. and it's the most unlikely of presidential vehicles. uruguay's leader says his trusted vw beetle has received a surprising offer. hello, and welcome. we just want to take you live to jerusalem, because we're getting some pictures in we believe from east jerusalem. where you can see a great deal of thick, black smoke and fire on the ground. and there have been a number of events in that region today. we know that there have been reports of clashes between

palestinian security forces. they're saying that the demonstration was in support of the al-aqsa mosque, and the demonstration was being fired on with tear gas canisters at the check point, the main check point between northern west bank and jerusalem. and also another protest in support of al-aqsa in hebron and it's reported violent clashes. and we believe that this is where these pictures are coming to us from. we've also had some tension between palestinian factions in gaza. but we're just going to first of all get this now, because the israeli government is trying to reduce tensions around one of the most sensitive issues. we've seen a lot of tension this week. israeli-palestinian tensions. the prime minister benjamin netanyahu has insist there had are no plans to change the rules at the al-aqsa mosque compound

in jerusalem or temple mount that bans jews from playing there. on wednesday this week, a palestinian driver rammed his car into pedestrians, killing two people and injuring 14 others. >> reporter: at this train station in jerusalem, these new concrete blocks are being put in place to give extra protection. this is after two deadly attacks by palestinian motorists in this area in just the past two weeks. now there's lots of extra security in this area. the whole city remains on edge. but actually tensions have been rising now for several months. and here's one of the main reasons why. we've come to the old city of jerusalem. and if you go through that big door just behind me, you reach the al-aqsa mosque compound. it's the third holiest site in islam. and you can see palestinian muslims are going through there to pray. but this site is also sacred to jews, who call it temple mount. and after a number of recent

visits by right wing jewish extremists who are calling for change to restrictions here, which prevent jews from praying at the site, there have been a lot of protests, a lot of anger. jordan has even recalled its ambassador to israel over this issue. the israeli prime minister has said there will be no change to religious practices here, but not everyone is listening. these right wing jews are gathering at the start of a march. they're going to be heading towards the old city. and they've chosen this as their starting point, because last week, a prominent rabbi, who's been pressing for greater jewish access to temple mount, was shot and injured by a palestinian militant here. the fate of jerusalem has always been at the heart of the israel-palestinian conflict. but right now, concerns about what happens to one of the city's holiest sites are

threatening to escalate even further. >> i just want to go back to those live pictures. i'm afraid we cannot clarify exactly what's going on there, but there's a lot of sirens and balances passing there. this is where that driver is believed to be from. also just want to mention something that we learned about an hour ago, that israel has reportedly deployed about 1,300 police to deal with any possible violence as people pray, of course today, on a friday. and they're worried about general law and order. let's get this now from our correspondent kevin connolly in jerusalem, who gave me an update on a situation in gaza, which is a separate situation, tension between fattah and hamas. >> what we can say, of course, is that this is about a struggle for privacy between the islamist hamas group, which is very

powerful in the gaza strip, which controls and governs the gaza strip, and the fattah faction, which is, of course, an important player in the palestinian authority that controls the west bank. fattah, the palestinian authority, lost a power struggle with hamas in the gaza strip years ago. hamas has dominated life there ever since. this is about reasserting that dominance and i think the palestinian authority watches with anxiety. in times of unrest and uncertainty in the middle east. the appeal of the more militant hamas to young palestinians is very powerful. i think there's a sense on the palestinian authority side that they perhaps are losing ground to their more radical rivals, hamas. and hamas i think is determined to assert its control in gaza and to make sure that the palestinian authority does not do anything to rebuild its authority there. i think you have to assume from

the fact that no one was killed in this wave of explosions that it's intended more as a warning than an attempted assassination, but it does show you that at a time when the two factions have been talking about building a unity government for all palestinians, that the fact of the matter is that behind the headlines, if you like, relations between them remain very bad. >> kevin connolly there, just to explain that there have been reports of several explosions in the gaza strip. an official from president abbas's fattah party saying the homes of party leaders have been targeted. nobody hurt, but a spokesman saying his car was destroyed and homes of two other fattah officials also damaged. also, just to show you once again these live pictures that are coming in to us, we believe from the shufat area of jerusalem, and we also are learning from israel that the prime minister benjamin netanyahu has ordered officials

to demolish the homes of palestinians in east jerusalem, who they believe carried out attacks on israelis. so a number of measures to restore calm, according to an israeli official. among those was a demolition of terrorists' homes. that is an israeli statement on what might be going on there in parts of jerusalem. we will get more for you as it comes in. an american newspaper has reported that president obama has secretly written to iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei. "the wall street journal" said mr. obama sent the letter last month, in which he referred to a shared interest in fighting islamic state in iraq and syria. earlier i spoke to cyrus amini and asked him if it could be seen as the u.s. softening its position to iran. >> no, but what we know is that

this is the fourth letter that president obama sent to khamenei. the thing is, president obama is interested to get iran onboard somehow, but on the terms and conditions that they see fit because this letter says that president obama wants iran -- it means conditions, iranian cooperation on fighting i.s. in iraq and syria. and wants iran to be cooperating on the nuclear side first before getting iran involved on the i.s. front. the thing is, from the iranian side, the situation is the other way around, if you like. because they want a nuclear deal to be done first. >> what specifically does iran still want on this nuclear deal? because we know that there are

dates later this month that are crucial. >> yeah, the 24th of november is fastly approaching. and there is not a great deal of hope that they can meet and create a deal that is satisfactory to both sides. iran has some conditions. apparently there is a lot of disagreement on the scale of the enrichment of uranium in iran and the way the sanctions are going to be lifted. the americans want iran to cooperate first and it's going to be a kind of long deal of inspections and observation of the iran nuclear industry, but the thing is, iran and u.s. has not been able to reach a point that they can make a lot of progress toward the 24th of november. so at the moment, there is not a great deal of hope. a new row is brewing in europe as britain's prime minister david cameron attempts to renegotiate the terms of the country's eu membership.

he's in finland, where his northern european allies have warned him about his plans to curb immigration from the eu. the swedish prime minister said a change of rules could ruin the group, but mr. cameron is facing pressure at home. but there's growing anger over a number of demands by brussels, not least of which is a hefty budget bill. our correspondent in brussels explained why the british prime minister has found it hard to get some of the nordic countries to agree. >> helsinki is meeting with other prime ministers for a summit meeting there. now, going into that, we have this question that he has been raising saying that if he were to win an election next year in the uk, he will then seek to renegotiate the terms of britain's relationship with the eu. so this issue is starting to become discussed quite seriously, and what those other

prime ministers have indicated is that they have no appetite at all for one of the central demands, or central issues that david cameron is concerned about, which is the free flow of people through europe and into other european countries. so particularly into the uk, is mr. cameron's concern. other prime ministers saying that is a fundamental basic principle of the eu, one of four and nonnegotiable. >> david cameron is under pressure, because right wing members of his party are worried about migration here because of ukip, they're facing any potential electoral threats from them. some people saying, isn't david cameron just posturing? he's going there to look as though he's having a big fight with europe, so he can say look, i'm standing up for the rights of british workers and so on? >> i think there is certainly a feeling amongst some of the other prime ministers who he's sitting talking to, they understand the pressure he is

facing at home. they know that in a recent election in one constituency in the uk, mr. cameron's party lost to an anti-eu party. it's facing another one of those special bielections, as they're called. and they understand that that is getting to be a difficult issue politically for mr. cameron. the trouble is what they're saying is that the fundamental, core reasons, principles behind the eu, the reasons other countries feel it brings benefits to the cross europe, and not thinks they really want to put on the table and are prepared to discuss. and that's mr. cameron's difficulty. he's under pressure at home, but may well not be able to build consensus for what he wants across europe. it seems increasingly unlikely for any sort of major change. stay with us here on "bbc world news." much more to come. will she or won't she? as the dust settles after the u.s. midterms, speculation grows

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this is "bbc world news." i'm geeta guru-murthy with the latest headlines for you. a series of explosions have hit houses and cars in gaza belonging to members of the fattah movement. there is also some ongoing tension in jerusalem. plus, president obama is reported to have written a letter secretly to iran's supreme leader, describing a shared interest in fighting islamic state militants. now, a year since one of the world's most powerful storms devastated parts of the philippines. millions of survivors are still in tents and temporary shelters, struggling to make ends meet. typhoon haiyan made landfall with wind speeds of 310 kilometers an hour, that produced a storm surge of more

than five meters. at least 6,000 people died as huge swaths of the central philippines were destroyed, and around 11.5 million people in all felt the effects of the storm. our correspondent rupert winfield-hayes has returned to tacloban, where people who lost virtually everything all live. >> reporter: to me, as an outsider, this looks like you're building a housing estate, but it's not really just about building houses. can you tell me what's the concept of what you're doing here? >> if you can look back at haiyan and the events that unfolded after that, specifically focus on those families living along the seashore, along the shoreline, most of the children that inspire us to do this in this area. every time there is a strong

wind or rain, even without a typhoon, children who are still living in those locations are traumatized and panic. they start crying and asking their parents to take them out of that location and move them somewhere safe. >> reporter: this is like a totally new community that you're building here in a safe place. >> correct. and this is not just a community. later on when there are disasters, this could be a safe haven, not only for families living in this community, but they can host families in areas that are considered difficult for them to stay, for them to come here. >> reporter: away from the coast, to higher ground. >> and stay. >> reporter: you're giving these houses away. it's a great thing to have. but who's going to get these houses? >> those living in what we call no-build zones. those families living along the shoreline, or the river banks, considered not safe for them to stay.

those families who are -- have no capacity to actually rebuild their own houses. those families who don't have income. those families are actually being supported by the government even before the typhoon hit this area. >> rupert winfield-hayes with that report in tacloban. more now on the europe discussions, which we were talking about a little earlier in the show. speaking a short time ago in helsinki, the british prime minister david cameron has made it clear that the row over the surcharge, the extra payment that now is being demanded by the first of december, could lead to difficulty if no one can reach a deal. >> i think i have given a very clear answer, which is the two elements that i said were absolutely clear is that we wouldn't pay 2 billion euroros the first of december and we didn't believe in paying anything of that amount. i hope they can be resolved. if they can be, that will be good. if they can't, then obviously we'll have a major problem.

but let's let that negotiation continue and see if it reaches a conclusion today or perhaps later. we'll have to wait and see about that. >> david cameron with that ongoing problem with europe. now, charges against phil rudd, drum we are the band ac/dc for attempting to arrange a murder, have been dropped. new zealand prosecutors said there was insufficient evidence to proceed with the charge. mr. rudd, an australian, still faces charges of possessing drugs and of making threats to kill. the bbc's jon donnison has this report. >> reporter: it's only a day since one of australia's most successful rock stars was in the dock, charged with trying to have two men killed. 24 hours later, those charges against phil rudd were dropped due to a lack of evidence. the 60-year-old's lawyers said it raised serious questions about how new zealand police had handled the case. >> well, he's obviously very pleased about it, but he is certainly very unhappy about the

publicity that it's caused him worldwide, and the potential damage. >> reporter: ac/dc are arguably the biggest band ever to come out of australia. over a career spanning more than 40 years, they've sold more than 200 million records. security guards were outside phil rudd's house on new zealand's north island today, keen to keep the press away. phil rudd will still face charges of drug possession and threatening to kill. but the fact the most serious allegations were dropped so soon after they were made is embarrassing for new zealand police. phil rudd is due back in court in three weeks time. jon donnison, bbc news, sydney. now, the dust has barely settled on the u.s. midterm elections this week, and no surprise that people are already turning their attention to the next big contest, and that is, of course, the race for the white house in 2016. the republican field is still wide open, but on the democratic

side, there is one name that dominates, and that is, of course, hillary clinton. her party sustained some heavy losses on tuesday night, so what will that mean for her political future? >> reporter: democrats are feeling blue, but they can see the future. hillary clinton. she campaigned hard to help her fellow democrats, but she was always the main attraction. this was in sunday in new hampshire, with senator jeanne shaheen. >> it's a woman's world. >> reporter: she stays silent on her presidential ambitions. >> how are you doing? >> very well. >> reporter: she kept the focus on the candidates even as she overshadowed them. >> i'm here today because jeanne and maggie have done such a great job. and they have earned the right to be re-elected. >> reporter: but did she deliver for her party? she threw her weight behind 25

vulnerable candidates. senators, governors, and house of representatives. half of them lost. a reflection mostly of their own failures. but republicans pounced. >> well, you know, i think she put herself out as a face for democrats. they tried to differentiate between obama democrats and clinton democrats. doesn't look like it was very successful. >> reporter: a republican presidential hopeful himself, mr. paul took to facebook to attack his potential rival. mrs. clinton is the democratic part's best hope for 2016. >> are we ready for hillary? >> reporter: for two months on the campaign trail, she appeared at 45 events, giving speech after speech, and honing her own message. talking about issues, jobs, health care, immigration. this race has clearly reminded everyone of one of key

challenges that she faced in 2008. >> women's rights are on the frontier of freedom everywhere in the world. >> reporter: sexist attacks dogged her campaign and the same tactics are still being used on both sides. >> she is going to want to run as a historic candidate. the first woman president. and i believe that her campaign will make sure to promote this notion that if you are not with hillary, then you are against history. you are against women. you don't want a woman in the white house. >> reporter: mrs. clinton's tactic for now seems to be to connect with voters in ways she didn't in 2008. until she's ready to announce a decision. bbc news in manchester, new

hampshire. >> talking of presidential matters, this does not look like a presidential vehicle, does it? it's a 1987 vw beetle. but when the president of uruguay took office four years ago, he said that that car was all that he owned and now it seems to have caught someone's eye and he's reportedly been offered a million dollars for it, as ben bland explains. >> reporter: the top job often comes with a top car. for the u.s. president, it's a cadillac known as the beast. for the british prime minister, it's a jaguar xj sentinel. germany's chancellor goes for a bmw. custom build, armored and luxurious. perhaps not the word you'd use for the president of uruguay's vehicle. this, a 1987 vw beetle. but jose mujica says an arab sheik has offered him $1

million. >> reporter: at first i thought it was funny to offer so much money for a beetle. i do not think he needs it, but if he wants to sell it and the car is on sale, let him take advantage of it. >> reporter: the car became a symbol of the leader's austere lifestyle, when he became president in 2010, he said it was all he owned. even the run down farm he lives on was in his wife's name. some think his car could fetch even more if it wasn't to auction. >> translator: auctioning that car would bring a large sum of money. as i said, that car could be worth more than ten trucks. >> reporter: the president, popularly known as pepe, says if he got money or trucks, he'd give them away. the man once nicknamed the poorest president in the world, now seems to be sitting on, or in, a little treasure-trove. ben bland, bbc news. just to let you know some more breaking news on the europe

row, david cameron wanting to extend a timeline on paying a certain amount of money to europe, and the french finance minister saying the deadline could be extended from december this year until the 1st of september next year. we'll get more on that, of course, in the coming moments. stay with us on "bbc world news." i'm geeta guru-murthy. you owned your car for four years.

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hello, you're watching "bbc world news." president obama makes contact with iran's supreme leader. there's criticism of the u.s. president for writing a letter about their mutual interest in defeating the islamic state group. fresh tensions in jerusalem around a holy site, while explosions rock gaza. also today, sao paulo's worst drought in decades. an expert tells the bbc it's directly linked to the destruction of the amazon rain