>> freed from years of house arrest, aung san suu kyi calls for fundamental change in burma. >> of great change, a revolution, whether it is violent or non-vine red. >> more cracks in the year wrote zone -- euro zone. there are fears ireland will have to seek its own bailout. the british couple held by somali pirates are now free, but to pay for their release? welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. my name is mike embley. coming up later for you -- this had to be the most dangerous man in afghanistan. we are inside the prison where the u.s. military is trying to get new purpose to the fight. and almost 2 million muslims

congregate with the annual pilgrimage. hello to you. the army's pro-democracy leader aung san suu kyi tells the bbc she wants a peaceful revolution in her country in her first interview since being released from seven years of house arrest. she is sure democracy will follow it eventually. >> it is still only 48 hours since aung san suu kyi was freed to leave her house after seven long years and her supporters still cannot get enough of her. >> thank you very much. >> it is exhilarating, but even in the sweltering heat, she remains cool. and i found she was prepared to

deal with the thorniest questions. >> do you want to see the military government fall? >> i would like the military government to take the initiative. i would like them to be the people who have decided that our country has the rights to certain standards of freedom. >> burma the kind of country that might have of velvet revolution or something rather topper? >> i have to confess, i do not see of bill that revolution. -- of velvet revolution. on non-violent revolution. let's put it that way. it great change means our revolution, whether a violent or non-violent. we would like in non-alignment, peaceful revolution. >> if i were to report what you

said, that you were looking for a non-a violent revolution, would that get you back under house arrest? >> i am not sure how they would interpret the word "revolution." i do not know how you are using the word "revolution." for me, it means radical change. >> are you afraid they might impose imprisonment on you? >> no, i am not scared. i know there is that possibility. they have done it in the past. they might do it again. i am committed to do as much as i can while i am free. if i am arrested, i will do as much as i can while i am arrested. >> well you have been in prison, what did you think when you first saw mobile phones? >> i never saw one before.

it seems very inadequate to me. they are so small. there is no mouthpiece. i did not know whether to keep it near my mouth or near might years. everyone kept showing me. "golan. -- go on. you can say what you want." >> the security was out in force, and identifying everyone who came and went. only the secret police are allowed to use scooters a year, and in order to fellow dissidents. with aung san suu kyi at liberty, everything here could change, but for the regime, it is still business as usual now. john since then,bc news, rank and. over the debt crisis in the euro sound.

18,009 deficit in greece is much higher than first anticipated. it and therern ireland may be seeking a bailout. like the one in greece had in may. we have this from dublin. >> and dublin tonight, preparations for the holiday season, but ireland is the eye of the storm. many believe it cannot cope with its vast? without a bailout. the irish government continues to insist it can be reset >> they will do the right thing by the country. that means their international obligations as well. >> pressure is mounting for ireland to accept a rescue. other european nations say uncertainty over ireland's dead is damaging their economies. -- ireland debts is damaging

their economies. >> the government here in dublin is insisting no bailout is necessary. "we can work this out ourselves ," is the message. paul ebbs lost his job in the construction industry last week. jerry has already seen her in, slashed. >> were doing so well, with some much money. it -- we were doing so well with so much money. it is like you have gone backwards in time. >> i visited a technology college. students now that unemployment is close to 40%. emigration has returned to ireland. i discovered just how many students were prepared to leave. >> how many of you might consider leaving ireland to find

work? but your hands up. -- put your hands up. almost everyone. ireland has embraced austerity, but doubts remain. ed once again, they will have to grapple with the crisis. >> as a team of international inspectors arrived to access international health, auditors at last discovered the extent of the damage. the deficit and increase was increase by nearly 2% to become the highest in the european union. its total debt rose beyond prediction to 144% of national output, nearly 2.5 times the limits laid down by european union rules. the greek prime minister missed the inspectors. he was in paris talking up his government's commitments and

blaming the germans for aggravating the markets by suggesting that bondholders, not taxpayers, it should prop up failing nations. there is no doubt that the greek government recognizes its recovery is the essential for the preservation of the euro. the prime minister says his victory in elections over the weekend is an mandate to continue with the unpopular austerity program. the big question facing the e.u. and the european central bank is whether to pay out the third installment in the greek bailout. economists believe it is going to happen because institutions have invested some much and making sure that greece does not fail. in return, there will be more cuts.

bbc news, alamance. >> preliminary results show the longtime opposition leader and has won the election. he received 52% of the vote. his opponent gained 47%. the country has been swept by ethnic riots ahead of that announcement. the election was meant to end decades of problems in guinea. a five-story building has collapsed in new delhi. many are trapped in the debris. huge fires have destroyed a high-rise apartment building in shanghai. it killed at least 42 and 90 were injured it was being renovated when the fire broke out. chinese television showed people clinging to scaffolding as they waited for rescue.

firefighters battled for hours to bring the blaze under control. >> a british couple are about to return home after an agonizing 338 days held captive by somali pirates. a ransom secured the release of paul and rachel chandler. in fact, it had to be paid twice. but the british government insists they paid no money. >> for rachel and paul jamar, the last 48 hours have been a whirlwind. they have been flown to safety in nairobi. while they are resting here at the british high commissioner's house -- today, they have had to cope with difficult news. paul learned his father died in july while he was being held captive. they say they need time to adjust to the situation, without the media. "give us and our families some space." war-torn somalia has become a

haven for pirates. rents are going up all the time. over 400 sailors are currently being held for ransom. the british government insists it never paid, and today it said no part of britain's aid budget ended up in part hands. the chandler family have declined to speak about how they were paid, but we do know in june and airdrop, like this one, was made to the pirates holding the couple. but the pirates demanded more. somali leaders have pressed hard for their release. it is widely believed a second ransom was paid. we cannot know by him. some state by a small yet patriot. some say by the somali government. >> the pirates are not themselves negotiating in a benign environment. there are shootings.

people get hurt. people get killed. key decision makers are taken out of the picture. all that adds to the delay and frustration felt by those dealing with the pirates on the ship. >> the jammers knew little of the negotiations to get them out. they are now preparing for their journey home to britain. bbc news. >> still to come, do stay with us if you can -- violent protest in haiti. locals blame u.n. peacekeepers for the cholera epidemic. first though, the united states and european union under a new attack for the subsidies handed out to their farmers to help keep many in the west. they keep many of look, but it can be hugely damaging to agricultural producers elsewhere. the u.s. is one of the biggest

exporters of cotton. our international correspondent mark doyle has the story. >> bringing in the harvest in west africa. campaigners backing these farmers said they produced the cheapest cotton in the world, said demand for their output should be strong. but cotton producers and the united states, the world's biggest exporter, are paid

industries and in some of the poorer parts of the country. but none are anywhere near as for as those in west africa -- chad, molly -- mali. they are using these subsidies paid to farmers, and they are

boosting the incomes of farmers there by 10%. that is an increase that could make a big difference. a small number of west african farmers already benefit from higher prices for their cotton. and median price is paid for the organically-produced crop. in west africa, it has helped pay for the vital school system. marshal doyle, bbc news. >> this is "bbc world news." very good to haveus. the latest headlines -- burma's pro-democracy leader aung san suu kyi told the bbc she wants a peaceful revolution for her country. fresh concern over the stability of the european union. in afghanistan, there are signs

of new issues with the taliban. a senior official has said that they are tired of fighting. they say that if nato will withdraw their forces, they will make sure that al-qaeda is kept out of afghanistan, for good. >> night falls. there are new deals of blood, and much is happening behind closed doors. this is a founding member of the taliban, seen as a close associate of its iconic leader. he is not a spokesman, but he says he is ready to talk. >> [unintelligible] >> the taliban are at the head? >> yes.

was based here. he claims even that once unbreakable link is negotiable. as the coalition does, so, too, will al-qaeda. >> if al-qaeda wants to stay here, that is the problem. [unintelligible] i am convinced of that. >> you are saying that the taliban will give a guarantee that this country would not be used as a base for an attack on any other place? >> yes. i am sure. >> whether or not he is right about the taliban's willingness to break its links with al-qaeda remains, of course, the question. if talks were to take place, nato could play a crucial role

in bringing these key players together. and in fact, nato was already supporting the dialogue. >> people in the government, i have been in direct contact. we have had these kind of talks with some significant members of the taliban, the main taliban group, and other insurgent groups. >> and in this crisis, what does britain have especially to offer? >> we have experienced. we are making very difficult choices ourselves. we are trying to bring peace to northern ireland. we found it very different. both sides of the conflict mistrusted the other side within government. so we bring that experience. we bring that knowledge. it actually is possible. >> we support each other. and in many cases, we are

responsible for terrible acts. >> so, is it really possible for the taliban, who presided over this country in such a brutal fashion, to once again share in government? it seems of four people broken by war, even that prospect is worth considering. bbc news, kabul. >> political resilience and scandal have been current themes in the life of the italian prime minister serve though -- silvio berlusconi. the government is unhappy with his policies and private life. but silvio berlusconi refuses to resign. there is a flash photography in this report. >> can he survive? for the first time, silvio berlusconi was reelected to office and in 2008, the question can be seriously posed.

a new party program away from his party last week -- and a party broke away from his party last week. there were anchored by scandal. >> we lost support. it is very clear his government has not been able to deal with the recession, a number of grievances which happened on non-. the number of unemployed. it continues to rise. >> this 18-year-old exotic dancer is another reason might silvio berlusconi is in trouble. known as "ruby," she went to his private party. the latest scandal to galvanize the opposition, you say they will call a vote of no- confidence.

>> we have said we are ready to pass as the ability mall. immediately after, we will -- we have said we are ready to pass a disability law. immediately after, we will have a vote of no-confidence. >> once a key ally of silvio berlusconi, and he now heads the freedom party, putting pressure on him to resign. what happens next? everyone wants italy to avoid an irish-style deficit crisis. berlusconi is likely to face opposition in both houses of parliament and no one knows if he can survive that. on the kennedy, bbc news. >> i huge fire has destroyed -- a huge fire has destroyed an

apartment building in china. at least 90 were killed. we have this. >> amateur video captures the moment the fire took hold. the 28-story apartment block lies and in with the most densely-populated parts of shanghai, and the building was under renovation and the fire broke out. there was more and more panic as smoke began to engulf the building and the fire spread. it is not yet clear how it started. building materials had caught a light, according to one report. within a short while, dozens of fire engines were at the scene. some had to climb the scaffolding as they waited to be rescued. the firefighters took several hours to bring the blaze under control. there was confusion, as people hunted for family and friends.

>> we have been driving to a hospital, said this man. what can i do? what's the fire crews worked into the night. it will be -- >> the fire crews worked into the night. it will be sometime before the scope of the disaster is known. bbc news. >> we will be keeping an eye on that, of course. 3 million muslims are taking part in the annual pilgrimage in saudi arabia. some of found costs rising so high, they cannot visit the holiest sites. we have this report. >> mecca this morning. 2 million muslims, and the largest pilgrimage in the world. killing on this pilgrimage -- going on this pilgrimage ones in your life is regarded as one of

the five sacred pillars. >> so, if you find it, you have to account to the almighty allah. >> even in britain, met the booms large. -- mecca looms large. but the cost of getting there has more than doubled in the last few years. many muslims have realized they probably will never go. >> is my belief will never be complete -- it is sad, you know? >> some say that muslims are obliged to make the pilgrimage to mecca only if they can afford to do so. but it is one of the five tenets

of islam. no wonder so many are becoming desperate to pay for it. many blame companies for the price rise. some of the bureaucracy of saudi arabia. demand has outstripped supply. many leaders say there is widespread distress. >> i say 1,400 pounds. now, if you are talking about 4,000 pounds. 5,000 pounds. there are a lot of muslims who would love to go on pilgrimage, but they can no longer afford it. >> at home, five times a day, he turns toward mecca to pray, but this may be as close as he gets you taking the pilgrimage. >> much more on that and all the international news online at bbc.com/news.

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