>> there are thought to be thousands of more migrants on the way. >> egypt's new military rulers have announced that work on a new constitutional rule will be complete in days. in tahrir square, life now seems to be returning to normal. egyptian traffic is in full flow. about 200 people were killed in clashes with rebels last week. that is double the previous estimate. most of the dead are civilians including women, children, and priests. the british defense secretary has apologized to parliament for the fact that 38 soldiers were informed that they were losing their jobs by email. folks told parliament that it

was a completely unacceptable way to treat the armed forces. stay with us at if you can on "bbc world news." the afghan network is taking control of the shelters for abused women accusing them of wasting money. staggering inflation figures emerged from china. prices rose nearly 5% in january. >> inflation here is much higher than the government wants. doing what it can to try to stabilize prices. this latest data shows the scale of the problem. food is nearly 10% higher than a year ago. prices of some daily staples are rising faster. fruits are currently more than a third more expensive than last year. egg prices are more than 20%

higher. bad weather is somewhat to blame for the pushing up of prices. the government says that it is trying to boost production. it is not easy. food is not the only expense that people have to worry about. heighten costs of living, electricity, gas, and water were lower than economists expected. people still feel that there are problems. >> i feel pressure from the increasing problems. the rent on my apartment has increased. this puts pressure on ordinary people. >> and this helps farmers, some of china's poorest people. >> i hope that the price never goes down. because my family goes in -- lives in rural area, i hope that the price goes higher.

>> inflation is always a sensitive issue for chinese leaders. rising prices in the past have led to unrest. the government is trying to tackle the root causes of the problem. here in the street they grumble that prices are still going up. >> the latest headlines for you. the italian prime minister is under pressure to resign. a judge's order to stand trial for abuse of power. they have offered the condolences to families shot dead in clashes and ordered dead in an investigation. you may remember this picture of a young african woman. her nose was cut off by her in- laws. this horribly illustrated the case of many women in the country.

now the afghan government is to take control of women shelters. they are currently run by charities. human rights organization said that women could be at risk. >> working to rebuild their lives, these afghan women sought refuge in one of kabul's women shelters. they feel that their abusers, fathers, husbands, brothers, know where they are. the safe house offers them protection. >> a woman tells a story. my husband was beating me all of the time. he is a former taliban commander. he is very violent. he tried to force me into prostitution.

the pain and suffering was long ignored. women are just finding a place in afghanistan. the violence against them as widespread. in a deeply conservative society, the safe houses are viewed conservatively. some are accused of being places of prostitution or drug abuse. the government is insisting on control, accusing the international community of spending millions to help only a handful. >> i think they are more concerned about money than the people who live in the shelters. if they are really concerned about women, why are they not helping those outside of the shelter that experience violence every day? >> the police force is deeply mistrusted by many, will begin the withdrawal of shelter security.

many of them in the state prison have been accused of crimes. crimes like adultery, afghanistan is very unforgiving. those found guilty 10th face harsher penalties than murderers. >> they are teenagers that have been in prison for a year for running away from home. sentenced to 5 1/2 years. she tells me, i have no contact with my family. nobody visits me. i do not trust them. if i go home, they will kill me. >> extraordinary pictures.

a gas tanker exploded on a highway in western turkey. this truck was carrying liquefied petroleum gas. 21 people were injured. they said that it was caused by a gas leak. increasingly, foreign visitors and locals in france are complaining about a drop in the standards in cooking and cuisine. many restaurants are cutting corners by using factory made ingredients. >> a french-made institution, lunch at a local restaurant. the chef is recognized as a master restaurateur, using only fresh ingredients. he is in the minority. increasing numbers of restaurants are using factory- made ingredients like these. this is a cheap alternative to eggs, precooked industrial egg

roll, already cut into slices and ready for use in salads. you add this and you get a white sauce. this is essential for many french dishes. this is ready made pepper sauce. just keep it up and pour over a steak and there you are. >> some restaurants do not want to hire cox because it is too expensive. they want to buy ready frozen meals instead because of the profit margin. >> how many are using factory- made ingredients? >> most of the restaurants now are using this to make more money and to make the job of the cook easier. >> on like this restaurant that uses fresh herbs and spices and cooks everything from scratch,

other establishments to resort to industrial ingredients, not just cheap ones. this is a bottle of truffle flavoring. this tends to be expensive. this only costs a couple of euros. it contains sugar, alcohol, of various chemicals. one thing it does not contain is truffle. this restaurant upholster additional standards. french food critics are increasingly concerned that the nation's culinary creativity is being sacrificed for profit. >> here in britain, military icons are rapidly being confined to a history for the government to save money. you might wonder what happens to decommission the equipment. sometimes, it gains a whole new lease on life. the ultimate boy's toy. >> caterpillars in your garden

are one thing, what about caterpillar tractors attached to a reconnaissance tank? he was taking boy's toys to a whole new level. >> they are totally different to a traffic car or a car in general. you ride in fresh air. they get four miles to the gallon. >> he paid 20,000 pounds for this. he often writes it on the road. for now, it is confined to his backyard. >> what to the neighbors think? >> i do not fire it up every weekend. i want to keep the noise to a minimum. >> one british military equipment reaches the end of its working life, it is given to a disposal organization. its mission is to target foreign governments to seek if that want to buy it.

since 1993, the sale of military equipment has raised 900 million pounds. what if they do not want them? this is good news for marcus. he buys and sells ex-military equipment. >> we sell to collectors. >> more and more people are collecting vehicles. it is the interest of how things work and how things are manufactured and the challenge of bringing something that most people would think is scrap metal back to life. >> most of the equipment that the department of defense else is actually an used. -- sells is actually one used. >> it was of high specifications

for its day. >> back in norfolk, he is taking his other vehicle to be dropped -- for a drive. a 1969 armored personnel character. this is quite the jerk -- not quite the journey that its designers had in mind. >> the latest and have been the end of the british prime minister's home has unusual idea for catching rats. he has brought -- been brought in to tackle the 10 downing street past problem. he has a strong hunting instinct. >> this is the latest addition to the downing street team. with a strong predatory drive, this former stray is used to defend yourself -- fending for itself, a handy when you want to call your way to the top in politics.

>> i think he might just be up to the job. >> he has been thrust straight into the limelight. he has two twitter accounts in his name. he has been described as an independent character. they said that they did not mind what sex, color, or age the cat was as long as it was happy meeting new people. it is showing the telltale signs of the hunter instinct. a very useful trait when it comes to the world of politics. after a rodent was spotted going past live tv cameras last month. he followed the one that derived as a stray when margaret thatcher was prime minister. then there was another brought down by the former chancellor. she did not settle and left six

months later. the prime minister have met the cats and held the cats. they seem to get on. they hope that the cat will be stocking these corridors of power for many years to come. >> briefly, a judge in the italian city of milan has ordered berlusconi to stand trial on charges that he paid a 17-roll prostitute for sex. this lawyer said that the prime minister will appeal. much more of that and the international news at any time on the bbc.com. you can catch what is coming up on the facebook. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold. at the top stories are around the globe. go to bbc.com/news to experience the expert reporting of "bbc

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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. president obama made the case today for his 2012 budget, and called on both parties to prepare for tough decisions about social security, medicare and medicaid. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, on capitol hill, republicans called for slashing this year's spending. david chalian walks us through the politics of today's debate. >> woodruff: and we talk to freshman senator and tea party leader rand paul, who says neither party is going far enough. >> i don't think we're on a path towards balancing the budget. we're not a path towards reducing the debt. we're on a path towards exploding the debt on both sides, democrat and republican. >> ifill: then, we look at the ripple effect from egypt's uprising, as protesters take to the streets in bahrain and yemen. >> woodruff: jeffrey brown zeroes in on the moves by the government of iran to crack down on demonstrators. >> ifill: betty ann bowser tells the story of a colorado clinic helping diabetepa