>> the second wave of pakistan's flooding crisis. survivors faced epidemics, malnutrition, and more rain for weeks to come. supporting soldiers or buying forgiveness? tony blair is donating the entire proceeds of his memoirs to war veterans. china is now forced to take over as the world's no. 2 -- is now poised to take over as the world's no. 2 economy. welcome to bbc world news, broadcast in america and around the globe. coming up, he spent more than a decade in russian prisons, and now one man freed in the big spy swap tells us he is innocent and wants to go home. and the reports from years on, find out how life has changed

for the israelis told to leave the settlements in gaza. >> pakistan is now suffering the second wave of a crisis that began almost a fortnight ago. with one fifth of the country under floodwater, almost 20 million people are affected. there are fears now that a severe malnutrition and academic of waterborne diseases. children are particularly at risk. the foreign secretary says millions could start an extremist could take advantage of the growing desperation of the survivors. the bbc is in one of the worst affected areas. >> and i say the mission, dropping food supplies in areas imprisoned by the floods. the pakistani military is leading this fight. we flew with them over southern when jabr -- over southern

punjab. this time, three generations of family are brought to safety. but across pakistan, millions still need help. and today, a stark warning from the country's foreign minister. >> i am worried. i'm worried because millions could start. i am worried about an epidemic spreading -- cholera, waterborne s are a real challenge. people will want to create mischief. >> many pakistanis are now turning to the army. people like this. help me, she begs the commander. this old man curses the government. the military saved us, he said. but can the army help the flood of terms and fined -- the flood

victims and hund the taliban -- can the army help the flood victims and hunt the taliban and al qaeda at the same time? >> we will continue to face both the challenges simultaneously. >> but the main worry for many, not fighting the militants, but they today survival. they are doing all they can for themselves, hoping the world dig deeper before it is too late. >> the road has completely disappeared here. it has turned into a lake. people are making their way back and forward with a tractor- trailer -- with a tractor and trailer that has just come through. they have to move carefully. some are bringing food supplies to family members still living in flooded communities. >> these flood waters are a severe test for pakistan.

the government is looking weaker than ever and here under -- and here, there are new concerns about the country's stability. >> there seemed to be some disagreement in the u.s. government about the timing of withdrawal from afghanistan. robert gates has insisted the date of july next year to begin pulling out the still stand. the new commander of the allied forces, general patraeus, has said that they may have to be flexible. mr. gates has also announced he is stepping down next year. local officials say a man and a woman have been stoned to death for adultery by the taliban. it happen before a crowd of about 1000 people. the woman died in the stoning, the man survived, but then was shot dead by the taliban. if the government has called illegal. -- the government has called their acts illegal.

the ikea once an apology from prime minister nouri al maliki. former prime minister tony blair is donating his entire proceeds for his book to the military. anti-war activists have accused him of trying to buy forgiveness for the bloody campaigns in afghanistan and iraq. >> he took the country to war in iraq, provoking mass protests and creating conflict within his own political party. as it comes to fishing his memoirs, tony blair does not want his legacy dominated by that decision alone. he said he wants the rest of us to understand the pressures of high office. >> the book illuminates what it

is like to be a leader, it charts the difficult decisions, the highs and lows. >> his book will be published next month. today, he promised to give all of the proceeds to the for legions. -- the foreign legion. he intended -- tony blair contend that he always planned to give his royalties to charity. >> once i have recovered from the shock of such a potentially large donation, 4 million pounds, "we expressed -- we expressed appreciation on behalf of the foreign legion. >> but some of them oppose the donations as blood money. >> you can out by yourself forgiveness. i do not believe that by just -- you cannot buy yourself forgiveness. i do not believe that by giving

a few million pounds to the foreign legion to that he will be cleaned of that blood on his hands. >> the bulk of the people, especially the people in iraq, know what he did and i do not think it will change anyone's opinion of him at all. >> since leaving down the street and several years ago, tony blair given lectures, but he has also set up charitable the foundations. >> [unintelligible] i think he should be congratulated for it. >> tony blair was not regret the decision to go to war, but when history is written, he will also

want to be remembered as a reformer and politician. >> japan is faltering. the latest growth figures show the country expanded at its slowest pace in three quarters, leaving china on course to overtake it as the world's second economic power. the gdp in japan grew just the 0.1% -- grew just 0.1%. >> japan is now trying to balance a fragile economy with an agenda focused on the need to in cut -- to cut industrialized, nearly 200% of gdp. japanese 10-year bonds fell the lowest -- to the lowest since 2003 and its employment -- and

unemployment rate is inching higher. concern is mounting that japan may be hit by the effects of the weaker eurozone and u.s. demand. >> we have seen a slight recovery in the consumer in japan, but that is starting to falter. that is a real concern because if japan does not sort out consumption and increase their domestic economy, they will be stuck in a prolonged stagnant. like they have seen for the last -- stagnant timeframe like they have seen for the last 10 or 15 years. they have to do something about stimulating their domestic economy. >> there is major concern of the state of the global economy, with many fearing a double-dip recession. analysts say that china is set to replaced japan as the world's

second-largest economy. >> whoever is top or bottom has no meaning. italy represent each country's current economic health. -- it only represents each country's current economic health. >> in just three decades since opening its doors to foreign investments, china has leapfrogged britain, france and germany on its economic ascent. >> the colombian passenger plane has crashed and broken into three pieces as it tried to land in a thunderstorm. only one of the 134 on board survived. it crashed short of the runway in the caribbean. -- only one of the 134 on board died.

a violent storm has ripped through the northwest of russia and left 10,000 without electricity. 1500 towns and villages are affected and the storm seems to be heading for moscow. in india, a soldier and three specific -- the suspected militants have been killed in a gunbattle in kashmir. protesters have been holding huge demonstrations over indian wolf for over two months now. at least 50 have been -- over indian rule for over two months now. at least 50 have been imprisoned. >> the police are struggling to maintain control, but the number to rise. continue the authorities say more than

1000 policemen have been injured. but it is young protesters who are suffering the most serious injuries, a bullet wounds in particular. at one of the main hospitals here, a 17-year-old gets the five bullets in the stomach. alongside him, another hit by two bullets hit in a separate protest. >> you were hit? >> yes. >> were you throwing stones? with no, i was not. but some of the -- >> no, i was not. but some of the boys in our group reached for them. >> the battle lines are being drawn. the separatists are calling strikes almost every day. the authorities responded with curtains. and it looks like this most of the time when it should look like this. normal life in this kashmiri summer has been in fits and

starts. >> over the years, this conflict has run hot and cold, but in a generation where guns and violence has become something as simple as going out forestalled, that has a huge impact -- going out for solved, that has a huge impact on the psyche of society. >> kashmir has become a place where too many people are haunted by ghosts. >> we have more people with depression, more people with kostroun express -- post- traumatic stress. it is very understandable. it is too much to handle. >> which is why it is literally so depressing. there seems to be no solution in sight. for many people, kashmir feels

like a prison. >> still to come, stay with us if you can. police areeland's increasingly this -- it increasingly concerned about the new threat from dissident republicans. first, though, the german pop singer who is on trial in germany is confessing to having sex with others unprotected while having hiv. she apologized in court. >> when she appeared in court today, nadia looked nervous. she broke down in tears, admitting she had unprotected sex with a number of men in the past without telling them she was hiv-positive. the singer told the court, i'm sorry from the bottom of my heart, and assists -- and insisted that she never

intended to infect any partner with hiv. >> she shot to fame with the all girl band, "no angel." at its peak, the group sold 5 million records. not --t year, nadia's private life was revealed just before she was to go on stage. she ended up in prison for 10 days. german prosecutors accused her of having unprotected sex with three men without warning them that she was hiv pact -- hiv- positive. and they argued that she should have known there was a chance of passing on the virus if she was not protected. it one of the men testified in court today and cures your of infecting him with hiv. the man -- and accused her of infecting him with hiv. the man says that they had sex and number of times over the course of years five years after

she knew about her condition. she faces charges of grievous bodily harm and attempted bodily harm. if convicted, the maximum penalty is a 10-year prison sentence. >> the latest headlines for you on bbc world news -- the rising threat of disease in pakistan. 3.5 million children are now at risk from waterborne diseases. the former british prime minister of tony blair is donating the entire proceeds of his memoirs to war veterans. police say they are increasingly worried about the action of dissident republicans. there have been five attacks in the last week. it is now 12 years since the real ira's attack, which killed

29 people. >> bomb alerts are becoming part of life again in northern ireland. this controlled explosion over the weekend was carried out by the army with a suspicious package left near belfast. one of these children play in the street gave a radio interview about what happened when the device went off. >> i did not really know what it was. i just ran. it was like, shock and really nervous, and just a sad and stuff. >> i did not know what to do. [crying] >> despite the outrage over what happened here in northern ireland, there has been more violence since. after a difficult summer for the police in northern ireland, a debate has begun about how to

tackle dissident republicans before their violence gets any worse. >> there have been calls for mi5 to handle the lead role in intelligence gathering with police in belfast. it is not likely to happen. but one suggestion that is gathering is the idea of opening of talks with the dissidents at some stage. >> history has said that there has never been a security solution to terrorism, whether in ireland, europe, or across the world. ultimately, there has to be persuasion and dialogue. >> sinn fein says the government is already saying the government is secretly talking to the dissidents. >> in the recent past, there is contact. >> the government denies that. but ministers do share the growing concern about what is

happening here on the streets. >> one of the russians who arrived in the u.k. last month was part of the biggest spy swap since the end of the cold war. he has been speaking to the bbc. he was arrested in 1999, accused of passing secrets to the west. he spent more than a decade in prison in russia, some of it in a camp near the arctic circle. he is keen to return to russia. >> this is igor seung-hui dagen, the scientist who was brought to britain for part of a swap of a ring of undercover spies in america. the glamorous and the chapman, one of the 11th russian spies -- the glamorous ann a. chapman, one of the 11 russian spies in the u.s.. after they were discovered and confess, they were returned to russia last month, the largest

spy swap since cold war days. but igor, by contrast, was in a russian prison camp, jailed for espionage. he has always insisted he never committed it. after 11 years in prison, he was from almost overnight to end up in prison. -- in britain purify >> how did you find out you were going to -- in britain. >> how did you find you were going to be part of a spy swap? >> my first feeling was that i definitely did not want to leave russia. that was not the most desirable thing for me. i definitely wanted to be free, but i wanted to be free on just ground. these pictures are very symbolic. >> during the 11 years he spent

in a russian jail, half of it in a prison camp in the arctic, his spirits were bolstered by actions of amnesty international, making it clear that his case had not been forgotten. >> how did feel to get all of these cards and letters? >> it meant a lot and does mean a lot to those who are still there. >> after signing a confession on condition of his release, he still wants to go back to russia. >> why would you want to go back? >> it is my life, after all. i have too many connections to this country. i like it. i loved it. >> aren't you afraid that the same thing could happen again? another arrest? >> well, that could happen and

that is why i need to think over what is going wrong. >> after 11 years behind bars, he says he no longer knows what happened to his country and is still trying to addresadjust tos extraordinary turn of fortune. >> five years since israeli settlers left the gaza strip, forced out by their own government and then prime minister ariel sharon's plan for disengagement. some left peacefully. others were dragged out by israeli security. >> defended by israel for decades, the jewish settlements in gaza were abandoned exactly five years ago. this was the largest of them. five years ago, it was a battleground as the settlers

made their last stand. they called the security forces anti-semites, he did not cease. -- even nazis. settlers were left bewildered, feeling betrayed by their own government. >> if the palestinians to come here, i wish, please, try to make a peaceful region. >> today, sylvia gold steen is still living in temporary accommodations. >> i live in a easier way now because we were a buffer, and now we are not. >> for the palestinians, disengagement was a moment of triumph and joy.

this gaza carpenter believe the borders would open and he would be able to import much needed machinery. he was bitterly disappointed. >> we were hoping that after 2005 our lives would be better, normal, he says. since the israelis left, nothing has really changed. >> the land behind me used to be full of settlers' homes, and now it is just rubble, been taken away by palestinian trucks. today, gaza is not even part of the peace process and the hopes of 2005, such as they were, have evaporated. what happened in gaza will be repeated on a much larger scale in the west bank if peace is never agreed to between israel and the palestinians. but the opportunity smith since 2005 leave little immediate prospect of that.

-- the opportunities missed since 2005 leave little immediate prospect of that. >> before we go, a little real- life inspiration for the french novelist victor hugo. clues suggesting the identity of the deformed bell ringer of madrid, were uncovered by a 19th century -- the bell ringer of notre dame were uncovered by 19th century sculptor. just a reminder of our main story, pakistan seems to be suffering a second wave of the crisis that began almost a fortnight ago. one-fifth of the country is under water, and close to 20 million people are affected. there are fears of malnutrition and an epidemic of waterborne diseases. children are particularly at risk. you can find all of the news and updates to you need after

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