>> an explosion ripped through moscow's international airport, killing at least 35 and wounding nearly 200. protests on the streets of london on -- lebanon. welcome to "bbc world news, 0" broadcasting to viewers around the globe. save the children warns that people will die from preventable diseases unless funding improves. the royal wedding is just around the corner. a chinese manufacturer -- help desk -- how the chinese manufacturers are struggling to keep up with demand for memorabilia. ♪ an explosion at russia's biggest

commercial airport has killed 35 people today and wounded at least 180. the suicide bomber is being blamed by russian officials. the explosion happened at the international baggage claim area at domodedovo airport. president medvedev says those behind the bombing will be tracked down and punished. we have this report from moscow. >> smoke, dust, and dazed survivors. immediate chaotic aftermath of what appears to have been a suicide bombing at moscow's biggest airport. it was full. several international flights had just arrived. hundreds of people were made -- waiting to meet the passengers. the carnage was inevitable. russian investigators say british people are among the dead. the fires were still burning as the injured were loaded onto stretchers. the explosion seemed to be in the area where relatives and drivers wait for the passengers

to come through customs. eyewitnesses told us it was just before 4:30 in the afternoon. the baggage hall was packed with people waiting for luggage. suddenly, there was a huge explosion. the whole building shook. then the screams started. everybody knew it straightaway it was a bomb. one man who was there describe what it was like when the dust cleared. >> everything was bloody, the head, the legs. they were laying over the trolleys. i think one of them was dead. >> terrible. i wish i had never seen it. i am very shocked. >> a british airways passenger had a lucky escape. >> we were walking out through the exit of the arrivals hall towards the car. there was this almighty

explosion, this huge bang. my colleague and i turned to each other and said it sounded like a car bomb because the noise literally shook you. >> domodedovo is around 20 miles from the center of moscow. it has become the capital's busiest airport. international arrivals are at the eastern end of the main building. this is where the bomb went off. it is the airport of choice for major international airlines like british airways. the first indications are that this was a terrorist act and we need to introduce extra security at all airports and stations connecting to airports, according to the president. russians experienced numerous bomb attacks linked to its islamists linked to chechnya. many fear that this was another. a symbolic strike at the airport favored by the world's biggest

airlines. >> that report was from our moscow correspondent. supporters of the lebanese caretaker prime minister have taken to the streets in several towns and cities to protest against efforts by the militant hezbollah. hezbollah has backed a man who appears to have enough support to gain the parliamentary majority. he is an american-educated business and who would replace the caretaker prime minister who said he will not serve in the government led by hezbollah. i spoke to kevin connelly in beirut. >> this latest round of political maneuvering disintegrated when hezbollah walked out in a disagreement over the status of how they should handle the u.n. tribunal looking into the assassination

of his father. they're blaming senior figures in hezbollah for the killing. there is a deep sense of anger at the moment. given the root cause of the crisis, some say he should emerge as the loser. his supporters have taken to the street. hezbollah could be seen as the winner. we've seen the her ariri supporters on the street and symbolically blocking the main highway to damascus and syria. syria is one of the main power brokers in the region that backed hezbollah. they are talking about the date of rage when he becomes prime minister. they are also talking about staying on the streets until the demands are met. there is not a clear path with

anyone can see for hariri supporters. >> it has below winds up with more influence, what does that mean? -- if hezbollah winds up with more influence, what does that mean? >> it will give power over the lebanese leaders and society. it will make it difficult for anything to happen in lebanese society of which they do not approve. the maneuvering has been successful from their point of view because hezbollah is a shiite movement. the lebanese constitution requires that the prime minister be a sunni muslim. they have found one who is prepared to work with them and syria was also acceptable to france. he fills the many boxes needed to fulfil the prime tentative ship in lebanon.

it is seen as successful behind- the-scenes maneuvering. if they emerge as the losers, the supporters will be on the streets. it is telling that the northern stronghold in tripoli, it is mr. supporters out on the streets. that is a sign that you are losing the parliamentary game as it is being played tonight. >> palestinian groups ever elected -- have reacted angrily of the report about concessions to israel. documents suggest the palestinians considered allowing israel to keep an occupied settlements in east jerusalem. that revelation has brought the palestinian authority under intense pressure. >> nobody thought it would be easy when israeli and

palestinian leaders shook hands of the white house in 1993. they must have hoped for something better than years more of bloodshed and talks and still no peace. the two sides are not talking at the moment. getting the leaders back to the table is still the west's main strategy. the leaked documents are about palestinian refugees who lost their homes when israel was created in 1948. there strengthening calls for a different approach because the old one has not worked. some talk about the future of jerusalem, the holy city that both sides want as the capital. >> palestinian negotiators have been accused of offering to many concessions. at one meeting using the hebrew word for the city, the chief palestinian negotiator said it is no secret that we are offering you the biggest thing

in history. israelis often say they do not have a partner. the elite suggests the palestinians have tried harder than israel to make a peace deal. ever since 1967 when israel captured the palestinian territory including east jerusalem, it has been building homes for the on occupied land. the jewish settlements virtually in close the palestinian-populated areas. it means that jews now live on land that many palestinians want for their capital. palestinian officials have reacted furiously to acquisitions -- accusations by their rivals that they have been. -- prepared to sell their birthright cheap. >> it has been blown out of proportion. this leadership is trying to

resolve this diplomatically. >> palestinian negotiators seem to of gone beyond what many of their people would easily accept. after 44 years of occupation, some palestinians will see any offer of compromise on big issues like jewish settlements as a humiliating sign of weakness. it is not certain what political effect that will have. most palestinians, like the israelis, have been cynical about the chances of negotiated peace for a long time. >> flooding is again causing chaos in australia in the southern state of victoria. about 75 towns have been affected with 5000 people forced to abandon their homes. a vast inland lake is spreading north of the state capital. the waters are expected to pe ak later this week. >> over 50 miles long and 20

miles wide, this is the inland sea threatening rural communities in the northwest of victoria. this state is normally on wildfires alert rather than contending with flooding. the rising waters of the river are threatening the community and swan hill 200 miles away from the state capital. they have already affected 75 towns in victoria with over 1700 properties hit by some kind of water damage. the floods are not expected to peak until the middle of the week. several hundred local residents have evacuated their homes. others have been sandbagging the town in the hope of limiting destruction. queensland remains australia's worst affected state. the cleanup operation is still continuing in the state capital of brisbane. 20,000 homes are suffering water damage. the reconstruction bill will run

into millions. the country's prime minister was in brisbane today with her newly appointed fled task force. they are considering a one off fled tax to help pay the bill. >> we still do not know what the total damage bill is. we have to be clear. the queensland government is trying to step up and do everything we need to do to rebuild queensland. >> with all the muddy water and debris flushed into the ocean, there are concerns for the great barrier reef. that is queensland's main tourist attraction. sediment and pesticides pose threats to the coral. >> still to come on the program -- >> i am in kenya or a vaccine is being introduced against the world's biggest killer of young children -- pneumonia.

join me in nairobi. >> in europe, italian bishops are meeting to discuss the latest allegations surrounding the country's prime minister. he is under increasing pressure to resign after more accusations about his private life, including allegedly being with an underage girl. >> after the battering of last week, silvio berlusconi is struggling to regain his personal credibility and political supremacy. a series of sort of allegations about his sex life emerged after prosecutors revealed they were investigating him over underage prostitutes. they also claimed he abused his power of office by leaning on the police to release one of them from custody. that woman is the other face of the scandal. she is universally known by her much ridiculed facebook name.

prosecutors say she was 17 when silvio berlusconi paid her for sex. ruby and the prime minister have both repeatedly denied there was any intimate contact or exchange of money. prosecutors say ruby is one of at least 14 women who entertained the prime minister at his home. some have come forward to say that they were paid for sex. silvio berlusconi says if all the allegations were true, he would have to have the stamina of superman. pope benedict indirectly chastised him on friday, saying that public officials must rediscover their spiritual and moral roots. other senior catholic church figures have gone further. the italian bishops' conference will discuss the conference -- the scandal on monday. does all this pressure mean he is on his way out? almost definitely not. if the opposition does not have a credible alternative, his coalition partners will want him

to stay. duncan kennedy in rome. ♪ >> here are the top stories. a blast at russia's biggest airport in moscow has killed at least 35 people and injured more than 130 others. protests on the streets against hezbollah in lebanon. demonstrators continued to take to the streets demanding that anyone linked to the former regime are kept out of power. his so-called jazz meant revolution started when a young for a seller set himself on fire after he was humiliated by authorities. my colleague has been there to see what people are saying now. >> market day in the city. once a week, these planes are bursting with produce and people.

one young man refused to peddle his wares here. he is gone. -- one man who used to peddle his wares here is gone. mention his name now, and immediately draws a crowd. >> have you heard of mohammad? what do they think about what he did? >> [foreign language] >> he set himself on fire after another humiliating run in with the authorities. he went from being just a face in the crowd to an icon, an inspiration. >> we dream of freedom and justice and liberty here. all the people dream to do it. now by him, we can speak. now i can dream to find work. >> how did one young man ignite a revolution? perhaps because this is not just

a story about mohammad. it is also about a poor town where people have few prospects. it is a town not so different from countless other towns across the region. his own neighborhood is trapped and and remarkable -- drab and rick and remarkable -- the motion is still raw inside his home. his widowed mother is still breaks down at the mention of her son. an uncle and two daughters are at her side. the 26-year old was the only one working to support his family of seven children. they show us his room and a few things that he owned.

the eight-year old arrives. he shared this room with his older brother. >> he always worked so hard. he suffered a great deal. he really suffered. he was very dignified and proud, trying to overcome poverty. >> i am very proud of him. everyone who has been suffering from inequality now has the chance to stand up for his own rights. >> in the city, there are still daily protests calling on the ruling party to go. they marched past the government

building where he set himself on fire. if these protesters had not taken to the streets from the first, his story may not have traveled so fast and so far. >> the trigger is that people showed they were no longer afraid. it started here. people were ready. >> these young boys will come of age in a different time. it is still not certain what kind of change this revolution will bring them. the young man buried here who cut short his own life will long be remembered as the man who changed everyone else's. >> pneumonia kills almost 2 million children under the age of five every year. it's the biggest cause of infant mortality across the world. a single vaccine to prevent the disease is routinely

administered across the developed world. continents like africa are left to cope without it. kenya is starting to roll out a brand new vaccine starting in nairobi. >> i am at the help center in nairobi. it is very busy today. about 60 mothers who brought their infants in to be immunized against pneumonia. mnemonic is the leading cause of death in children under 5 -- it is the leading cause of death in children under 5. all of these infants will receive the vaccine against the principal form. they will all get the same jabs that children in the u.k. and europe it. that will be administered in the room. we will see if we can squeeze in and see how they are getting on this morning. they have already done about half a dozen children.

there are more mothers waiting for their turn. the jab itself needs to be kept a cool temperature to remain effective. it costs about 2.20 pounds. it is the most expensive childhood vaccine. it is heavily discounted for the poor nation. it comes at a time when there is a real funding shortfall for global immunization. save the children is calling on governments around the world to fill the funding shortfall. they launched a campaign today. do not let us interrupt you. the campaign is that no child is born to die. there will be a meeting in london in june where world leaders will have pressure put on them to make sure that this

new vaccine and another new one against diarrhea are used. if they were widely used, it is reckoned at about 1 million lives could be saved. there has been a lot of progress on child mortality being cut by 4 million in the last 10 years. there was a commitment given at the turn of the millennium in 2000 that it would be cut by 2/32015. there is still a long way to go. -- it will be cut by 2/3 by 2015. there is still a long way to go for that goal to be achieved. >> many companies are hoping to cash in on william and kate memorabilia. much is being made in china. factories are struggling to keep up with demand. >> spotting an opportunity is something chinese entrepreneurs

are famously good at. >> the average salary is $15 a day. some are not sure of the image they are fixing to the plate. >> i heard it is for the wedding of a prince and princess. i am not sure which country they're from. >> it is for the british prince and his fiancee. they look like a good match. she is beautiful and he is handsome. >> from the day they announced the engagement, deals were being struck in china. he says it was approached by u.k. designers because they make the finest china that competitors in the west cannot match. each commemorative plate costs less than $2 to produce. it had to squeeze this order in. the ovens are always busy firing exports to giant retailers in europe and america.

their high quality souvenirs. they're more used to making a special commemorative plate for the chinese president. the u.k. designers ordered 100,000 of the william k. please. the fact originally made half the number. the demand might outstrip the supplies. -- the factory can only make half the number. this was for a famous chinese television presenter. she was once a worker in a state-owned factory. she now turns over $3 million in business a year. it is not her first real wedding. last year, she made this giant plate as a present for princess victoria. >> we want to do the same for wm.

we will make a special plate for him. it is a priceless treasure. >> others are hoping to cash in with teddy bears and copies of the royal engagement ring. in china, their big day is already meaning big money. >> check out our website. you can get the headlines on line with our one minute news summary. you can see the news unfold online. you can also see our top stories. 35 people have been killed in a bomb explosion at moscow's biggest area of port -- airport. russian officials say the blast in the arrivals hall was caused by a suicide bomber. mobile phones footage shows the building filling with smoke and bodies strewn on the floor. bbc.com/news

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