>> international condemnation. >> translator: the attack is not in line with the rules of international law. >> the united states condemns this attack in the strongest possible terms. >> countries line up to criticize iran for allowing protesters to storm the british embassy in iran. welcome to "newsline". britain is evacuating part of its troops.

they're angry over iran's nuclear program. nhk world reports from tehran. >> reporter: about 1,000 protesters gathered at the british embassy on tuesday afternoon. later, the rally turned violent. dozens of students broke into the embassy chanting, "death to britain." they threw documents outside and burned the british flag. riot police clashed with these students. iran's state-run tv reports that young iranians also stormed another british embassy in tehran where they briefly held six embassy staff members captive. these people were soon released and handed over to the relative authorities. motabash sanati, nhk world, tehran.

british prime minister david cameron calmed the attack outrageous and indefensible. china, united states and russia are criticizing iran for how it handled the incident. >> the united states condemns this attack in the strongest possible terms. it is an affront not only to the british people but also to the international community. >> translator: the attack is not in line with the rules of international law and relations. the incident has to be dealt with properly. >> the russian foreign ministry says the british embassy attack goes against the principles of international law and says russia cannot condone such an act. japanese foreign minister criticized the attack saying the

government is considering new sanctions. >> translator: the government will consult with other countries to consider new measures against iran. >> gemba says the iranian government has a duty to protect fasts. he urged iran to prevent such incidents from happening again. the president of the united nations security council is also speaking out about the attack on britain's embassy in tehran. here's some of what he had to say. >> the members of the security council condemn in the strongest terms the attacks against united nations kingdoms, iran and causing serious damage. >> the u.n. security council president called on iran to

totally respect international obligations when it comes to protecting diplomatic property and personnel. the speaker of iran's parliament called the u.n. hasty for its handling of the embassy attack. the iranian parliament on wednesday, the speaker said the police did all they could to stop the protesters and added the security council's actions could lead to global instability. >> the first reduction since december 2008. it will cut to 21% from 21.5%. the cut is effective from monday. into europe's credit crisis. lowering the reserve ratio would

help commercial banks to increase their lending. in order to curb soaring prices. the policy has slowed down real estate transactions and put them on smaller. by shifting the monetary tightening policy to ease credit strains, the chinese central bank seems to be trying to prevent the economy from slowing down. public sector workers went on a 24-hour strike in britain on wednesday protesting the government's plan to change their pensions. british media say up to two million workers may participate. the strike is likely to affect public services and could force many state schools to close or to cancel classes.

british government has proposed people work longer and pay more for their pensions as part of its austerity policy. >> i think there's a real feeling that it is the poorest and the weakest who too often have been asked to pay the price for this crisis. >> london's heathrow airport has asked airlines to cut by half the number of arriving passengers to deal with the walk-outs. the unusual move came amid fears that a strike by border agency and immigration officers may cause delays at passport control. >> the governor of fukushima prefecture will ask to decommission all nuclear reactors in the prefecture. >> translator: the reconstruction plant will call for the scrapping of all reactors. it calls for the safety of younger people for the revival

of fukushima prefecture. >> the governor also said the prefecture will do its best to create jobs for people currently employ eed at nuclear plants. he is the first to call for a full decommissioning. japan has ten and four were cripples in the march 11 earthquake and tsunami. tepco has already decided to decommission the four damaged reactors. they will consult with authorities about what to do with the remaining six. >> they aim to make a final decision by the end of the year. britain ordered the closure of the iranian embassy on thursday. the british foreign ministry is

quoted as saying that all staff must leave the united kingdom within the next 48 hours. britain is expelling all from the country. britain ordered the closure on wednesday. rueters quotes the foreign secretary as saying all iranian diplomatic staff must leave within the next 48 hours. the delegates at the u.n. conference on climate change in south africa are looking to the future, but representatives of at least one country suggest that the agreement that binds them is a thing of the past. canada and other nations are considering a pull-out from the kyoto protocol. nhk world's susumu kojima tells us how discussions with going in durban. >> reporter: people are still a long way away from getting over their differences. one controversial issue that has

come up stems from a report suggesting that the canadian government is considering withdrawing from the kyoto protocol. ♪ >> reporter: ngos criticizing canada. they have given the country an fossil of the day award. the award is handed out to any nation that performs badly in climate change negotiations. when the canadian government signed the kyoto protocol, it promised to reduce its emissions by 6%, compared to 1990 levels. instead, emissions increased by more than 20% in 2009. canada is breaking the international commitment. it's also refusing to back an extension of the kyoto protocol, which expires at the end of 2012. developing nations are concerned that without kyoto or any binding agreement, industrialized nations will make empty promises.

>> the group would like to make it clear and loud that it will not allow african soil to be the graveyard of the kyoto protocol. >> reporter: the european union is trying to find a compromise by offering what developing nations would like to see. they say they are open to continue the obligations under the kyoto system. at the same time, the eu is stressing that the continuation of the kyoto protocol is contingent on the creation of a road map for new legally binding framework to cut carbon emissions. >> the eu is open to the kyoto protocol playing an important role in the transition towards a global comprehensive and legally binding framework for all. the negotiations of this framework should start

immediately and be completed by 2015. >> reporter: the reaction to the eu proposal varies from nation to nation. countries affected by climate change say delegates in durban should agree to set up a new framework as well as to extend the kyoto. >> despite the clear imperative for urgent and immediate action, some parties appear ready to turn their backs on the rest of the world, proposing that we again delay a new protocol and more ambitious reductions. we don't accept that. >> reporter: the first round of negotiations here in durban shows there is still a gap between countries on what to do beyond 2012. delegates need to come up with a breakthrough in these talks or the only decision they'll come away with is the location of their next meeting. >> nhk world's susumu kojima in durban, south africa. >> next we go to bangkock to

find out what's going on in the region. >> u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton has arrived in mayanmar. she will meet with the president and on friday with pro democracy leader. the historic visit is an opportunity for clinton to get a firsthand look at mayanmar's apparent steps towards democracy. >> pakistan has turned down a request from afghan president to reconsider a boycott. he skipped the meeting to protest. pakistan on wednesday released video footage of what it says was the aftermath of the strike on its military posts. 24 soldiers died in the raid.

they decided to vote unanimous ly to skip the conference. he spoke by telephone on tuesday to ask him to attend. he will chair the meeting next week in the german city. the absence of pakistan would hinder efforts to restore stoblt to his country. he questioned how pakistan could play a constructive role. he also added that many soldiers have lost their lives in cross border attacks. pakistan's position is that those raids need to be stopped before it can recommit its support to afghanistan. and here in thailand, damage from the worst floods in half a century has forced the central bank to step in and try to boost the economy.

the bank of thailand cut its benchmark interest rate on wednesday for the first time in more than two and a half years. the cut of 0.25 percentage points lowering the rate to 3.25%. the central bank had been raising interest rates since mid 2009, to tackle inflation. but it now says monetary policy should be eased to cushion the flood-hit economy. >> translator: with upside inflation risks expected to be limited, the current accommodative monetary policy could provide further support to economic restoration and investment. >> months of flooding have devastated thai exports and weakened business confidence. that comes on tops of worries about the global economic

slowdown and european debt crisis. as a result, the central bank lowered its forecast for thailand's gdp growth this year, from 2.6%, to 1.8%. experts say lower interest rates will allow flood-hit businesses and consumers to borrow money more cheaply to pay for reconstruction. and finally, thailand is known for its martial arts, such as may-thai, or thai boxing. but at one unusual gym in bangkok, boxers are struggling for a very special sort of victory. nhk world tanizawa has the story. >> reporter: throwing punches, panting and covered in sweat, the boxers at this gym are just like any other. but something here is different. this gym is full of brawny men swinging punches as they practice their boxing moves. but actually, this is inside the prison and the boxers are inmates.

at this prison for young offenders in the suburbs of bangkok, most of the inmates have been convicted of drug offenses. dozens of them have signed up for the government-sponsored boxing program since it began seven years ago. the coach trains the prisoners. he says the program started as recreation. but some of the boxers have become strong enough to fight in championships. and there are other victories, too. >> translator: they became better persons. it's because boxing practice taught them discipline. self-understanding. forgiveness and sacrifice. we have groomed them to be a new person. like a white sheet of cloth. >> reporter: outside the prison walls, they are success stories.

this is a female boxer. she was sentenced to ten years in jail for dealing drugs. that's when she started boxing. in 2007, she challenged for the wbc light flyweight title at the match held inside the jail and won the champion's belt. in the four years since being released, she has won several more titles. she is grateful for the boxing program that turned her life around. >> translator: it's the opportunity that the society has given me after the mistakes i made. i hope the inmates will look at what i'm doing today, and continue to work hard on their boxing training.

>> reporter: one of the boxers is practicing hard to follow in sampson's footsteps. he wants the opportunity to fight in the match outside the prison in december. >> translator: i think of this as a major turning point in my life. i was given a chance to become a boxer and now i have a stronger will to stand up and live again. i feel like my life has a purpose once more. i want to be a world champion. >> reporter: the fight for new life continues, even behind bars. for these boxers given a new sense of hope, the bell of victory rings every day. tanizawa, nhk world, bangkok. now one of the inmates featured in that report has a match coming up this weekend.

and that's going to wrap up our bulletin for today. i'm pachari raksawong in bangkok. >> pachari, thanks. the second in line to japan's throne has made some unexpected comments to the media. prince akishino revealed his >> the bank will coordinate the measure. the other is explaining the details at a press conference as we speak. once again japan central bank has announced tonight new measures to expand into the money markets amid europe's debt crisis. the bank will coordinate the measure with europe's central bank and the federal reserve bank. the governor is splaping the details in a press conference. >> released data. the nuclear fuel from the number

one unit is going at the vessel. they made public their analysis of the melted fuel rods. at three of the plant's units. tepco says the worst estimate suggests that 1% of the nuclear fuel from unit number 1 melted through bottom of the reactor, and much of it fell into the containment vessel. the high temperatures of the eroded concrete. in the worst case scenario, tepco says the molten fuel may have reached 65 centimeters deep between the concrete and a protective steel plate. these barriers are only 37 centimeters. >> we can't come to a conclusion from one investigation. we must analyze it from various angles. this analysis is just a first step. >> the utility and the government plan to analyze the data further to decide how to remove the molten fuel and move towards decommissioning.

the delegates at the u.n. conference on climate change in south africa are looking to the future, but representatives of at least one country suggest that the agreement that binds them is a thing of the past. >> rachel ferguson is up next with weather. >> hello again, things are starting to clear up across much of china. high pressure is moving in and it will keep things nice and clear for the rest of the week but it is going to be a different story for japan. lots of wet weather spread out across much of the country. it is going to be wet and cold. temperatures drop by about ten degre degrees. we're talking about highs below 0. so single digit highs for parts of central japan. we have continuing showers

across the philippines. we will be seeing areas of heavier rain as well and showers pushing in towards the southern coast of china and continuing also for vietnam and into this area as well. this is the cool down i was talking about. 7 in tokyo and seoul. shanghai dropping by about 10 degrees. hong kong managing to hold on to the 20s there. we're in the low 30s in manila as well as in bangkok. this system will be dropping in towards the four corners, bringing with it a round of heavy snow in places.

it's going to be accompanied by very chilly air and strong winds blowing the snow around. possibility for snow drifts and low visibility along with icy roadways as well. please do make sure your check your local forecasts if you are heading out on the roads in this area. the windchill factor will make it feel a lot colder than it is. we're looking at temperatures dropping by more than 10 degrees. denver is coming down to about 15 for the high today. tomorrow is going to be minus 4 for the high. that is a significant drop that you will be noticing. you will be seeing conditions recovering there. we will still be fairly chilly up towards toronto. 12 in new york city. we have 11 in dc. five in chicago of minus 2.

there is the 15 in denver that i was talking about. that is going to drop dramatically. another warm day also in la. okay, into europe, we're going to see continuing storms again across the british isles. much of it is going to be rain. very stormy. that heads up into scandinavia as well. the low country is going to be getting some of that action as well. high pressure has really got a hold of the rest of the continent. moscow just hovering around the freezing mark as well. we are in double figures as well. here is your extended forecast. here is your extended forecast. ♪ ♪

>> as we have been reporting, britain has been expelling all iranian diplomats. the british foreign secretary is quoted as saying all diplomatic staff must leave within the next 48 hours. once again britain is expelling all diplomats from the country. all iranian diplomatic staff must leave within the next 48

hours. >> and plan to expand the supply of foreign money. the bank will coordinate the measure with the europe central bank and the federal reserve bank and other central banks. the details will be explained in a press conference. once again japan's central bank has announced new measures to expand money amid europe's debt crisis. the bank will coordinate the measure with the european central bank, the federal reserve and other central banks. the details will be explained at a press conference tonight. we will keep you up to speed on these stories so please stay with us right here on "newsline." that's our broadcast for this hour on "newsline." we'll be back with more news in half an hour. thank you for watching. bye-bye.