sweden. he vows to appeal. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. coming up later for you -- from the military to the mainstream, how the technology of unmanned vehicles is being put to civilian use. and her first day at a new job -- kate middleton joins prince william for their first royal duty together. >> he was meant to be making another appearance on state tv, but in the end, what he delivered was a relatively short monologues by phone instead. he compared himself to the monarchs of britain and thailand and blamed al qaeda for fomenting the demonstrations now surrounding him in tripoli. to the west and east of the

capital, fighting has erupted between loyalists to the regime and protesters. the french president, nikolas sarkozy, has said he will call another meeting of the un security council to take concrete measures against the libyan regime. >> their liberation is sweet and the celebrations go on. this is the east where the opposition and military appeared to have joined forces. they know it's too early to talk of victory. the struggle for democracy and prosperity goes on. today, the man whose state media calls dear brotherly leader phone in to blame islamist radicals for the ongoing violence. >> its is bin laden who is duping your sons. this is a fact. the whole world has sided with

us to combat terrorism, including europe and the west. >> he has ruled the country for more than 40 years that sounded indignant that others had rained longer without being challenged. >> there are people who have been in power longer than me, like queen elizabeth in britain. and nothing happened to her. >> the casualties have been mounting and while the opposition consolidates its grip, the battle for tripoli goes on. the situation across libya is fluid and volatile. the picture these people paid as mixed, with some towns under the control of anti-gaddafi forces and others still being fought over. a day of protests is planned for tomorrow and colonel gaddafi is looking increasingly desperate

as he clings on to power. >> muammar gaddafi's control appears to be shrinking with the opposition having control of the east. tripoli remained in control of soldiers loyal to the leader. >> the battle for libya is a battle for a company -- a country of huge size that's difficult to control. protesters seem to take an inspiration from tunisia and egypt. both countries have brought down their leaders in the past few weeks. libya itself covers a vast area, most of it desert, where the great oil fields are. it is seven times the size of the united kingdom but with only 10% of the population. libyans overwhelmingly live in the towns and cities close to the maturing in coast with only a few cities to the south. after a week of increasingly bitter fighting, who is in

control of libya? the short answer is no one, but the east has clearly fallen to an anti-gaddafi rebels. the gaddafi green flag has been replaced by the old flag of the previous monarchy. much of the libyan army has also joined the people. but further south, there are still gaddafi strongholds. but is in the area around tripoli where the fiercest battles are being fought and the colonel is being squeezed. >> there is a traditional hostility toward gaddafi in the east. the west is it more apache situation which is why the forces seem to be holding their own to some degree in tripoli and the hinterland. >> who are the rebels in libya? the short answer is they are ordinarily -- they are ordinary people who have overcome their fear to take on colonel gaddafi 's regime.

there has been much talk of rival tribes or clans taking over. efforts by gaddafi to encourage travel division have largely failed. his own clan is overwhelmingly loyal to him. many of its members hold key positions around colonel gaddafi and his sons, particularly in the paramilitary forces and the special brigade to are his main weapon alongside hired mercenaries from other african countries. in the battle for libya, what is next? the fighting could end quickly if gaddafi added stithy or chooses to flee. if not, there could be the danger of prolonged and bloody fighting. the civil war with all its terrible consequences. >> the state of opposition control is explained in the east of the region. >> not a single picture of colonel gaddafi anywhere.

plenty of signs of where many of them have been. not a single supporter of muammar gaddafi is prepared to come out and show himself. this is now what people here call a liberated, completely liberated area. there have been extraordinary battles. at the end of last weekend at the beginning of this week, but all now seems to be peaceful. one minister says he has come over to the rebels. i think they don't trust him terribly much, but nevertheless, there he is. he is still a free man, protected by his own supporters. he is apparently taking part in discussions about the way the city is run. but he is clear that he is not

trusted. >> a british judge has ruled the founder of the wikileaks web site, julian assange, should be extradited to sweden where he is facing allegations of sexual assault. two women have accused of rape and sexual molestation. he says he will appeal process which could take up to one year. >> julian assange has grown everything that attempting to persuade the judge of blocking his extradition. his lawyer is on experienced legal team and he has celebrity supporters. but a senior district judge rejected the claim that he should not be extradited because he still has not been charged. he says in swedish law, that could not happen until he was questioned. for that, he had to go to sweden. the judge ruled the allegations were serious enough to warrant extradition and mr. assange

would get a fair trial even though some of it might take place in private. he criticized the process as a rubber stamping exercise which did not consider the merits of the case. >> why is it that i am subject, a non profit, free-speech activists to a $360,000 bail? why is it i am kept under electronic house arrest? i have not even been charged in any country. >> his legal team set little during this case, that the u.s. might engineer his prosecution for publishing lake. but protesters believe the legal process as politically motivated. >> what has been declared today is a miscarriage of justice. >> and so the bumpy legal right

continues, possibly all the way to the european court of human rights. >> the united nations peacekeeping mission in the united coast says the fighting has erupted between the armies of the incoming president and forces of the former no. rebels. a u.n. spokesperson says this could escalate the in -- could escalate things. a saudi arabian national has been arrested and charged in the united states in connection with a suspected bombing plot, potentially targeting the former president, george w. bush. the department justice says he was detained in taxes on federal charge of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction after

the alleged purchase of certain chemicals and equipment. police in bang galore have beaten thousands of cricket fans who had been queueing for tickets for the world cup match against england. thousands camp overnight to get tickets but clashed with police but protested when tickets quickly sold out. the prime minister of new zealand has said the number of people killed in the christ church earthquake could far exceed 200. 103 people are confirmed dead with many others unaccounted for. international rescuers believe the chance of finding more survivors three days after the tremor are increasingly slim. >> it is hard to comprehend a seven story office block once occupied this spot. the building was a modern structure of concrete and steel. the very things that were supposed to withstand an earthquake.

seeing this up close makes immediate sense of what the police and rescue teams have been saying -- that the wreckage is complete and survival. police fear up to 120 people could still be buried beneath the rubble. the list shaft is the only part of the structure still standing. at least two men survived because they're waiting for the lift. this man, a teacher at the foreign language school, was one of them. he has been keeping a vigil at the site and seems completely traumatized. there has been anger from some of the relatives of the missing that rescuers have given up hope of finding survivors. this woman's rescue was filmed by firemen on tuesday night. she had been trapped under desk for nine hours. she has now spoken of the moment she knew she was safe. >> i could see the light from the rescuers and they took about two hours to tunnel through to

me. when i saw his face, i just burst out in tears. to turn around and look at that building, i cannot believe we made it out alive. >> with so many buildings rendered unlivable, families saw rescue at displacement centers. >> he really thought you were going to die. everything was shaking. it was like an elevator when you go up real fast and then it goes to assume the, like this. >> you get a very clear sense of that from this amateur video filmed at the moment the ground started to shake in christchurch. the moment history of this city was severed in two. before the quake and after. >> this is "bbc world news." coming up, how much is that doggie in the window?

china looks to restrict the number of dogs with a new policy. every year, hundreds of young british woman are forced into marriage against their will. many are still teenagers at the time. most cases involve women with family links to pakistan. the british foreign office is supporting efforts to say forced marriages are unacceptable and must be stopped. >> this is a place with such close ties to the uk that some call at little britain. but it places like this that hundreds of british of teenage girls visit during the holidays and never returned. some girls are forced by their families to marry against their will. this project is trying to change this custom. they are encouraged to talk about it. the girls read passages from the koran which says marriage must be out of choice.

forced marriage is on the islamic, it must be reported. -- forced marriagesun is- islamic. places like this help them get back to the u.k., but many hundreds more and abstaining because they're too scared to speak out against their family. we wanted to meet one of these young victims. while some gross state in pakistan, others run away, including a 15-year-old his father was trying to force her to marry. we tracer back to the u.k. where she fled with foreign office help. she asked us not to reveal her identity. >> i said no and he grabbed my arm and i thought he might kill me. i thought he might give me married by force and i thought i was going to die there in that room. >> others like her remain in pakistan, thousands of miles from everything they know about

home and the uk, trying to adjust to new life as a young bride. >> here are the headlines -- muammar gaddafi repeated his call to the people not to back the opposition, but the opposition continues to take control of more territory. the founder of wikileaks julian assange,, says he will fight efforts to extradite him to sweden for charges of sexual assault. in the u.k., prince william and his fiancee have carried out efforts since announcing their engagement. they christened the new boat in north wales. >> her introduction to while life is deliberately being done gradually. she has not been seen in public with williams in before christmas. here was a chance to gain some

experience at her future husband's side. if anything, william what the more nervous, fidgeting in his seat while kate looked as though she was the one who had been born into it. they sang a hymn in welsh and a little self-conscious way, how much practice have gone into that? a more serious note, william spoke about the earthquake which devastated the new zealand city of christchurch. >> i want to say how much we are thinking of everybody in christchurch, new zealand at the mud. >> then he welcomed his bride to beat the world of working royalty. >> my family are proud of our long association with the allies. here is someone who is not about to join the family but also beat -- also about to become an ankle estonian.

>> william named the lifeboat and kate poured a bucket of champagne over the balance. there is a short walk out and lots of good wishes and perhaps a word or two of advice. the consensus was she seemed a natural. >> i think she's going to be perfect. wonderful. >> the lifeboat went into the water and william and kate watched as it raced across the bay. it had all taken less than two hours, but for kate middleton, it was the first real experience of what her public life will involve. >> some of the first steps on what is quite literally the journey of a lifetime. accomplished successfully. tomorrow, they are visiting their old university, st. andrews. appearances like this will be in frequent. but already, they appear to be working together as a team. >> only two months to go until

the royal them -- the royal wedding. our first stop, where the royal family has gone from demigods to ordinary citizen in less than a decade. >> in the new republic of nepal, as the people who were meant to be in charge. their rulers reborn as office workers for a new while charity. founded and headed by the former crown princess. they did not have to think much about job prospects until a new maoist led parliament came to power three years ago. now, with the monarchy abolished and she herself a private citizen, does she feel any different? >> no, i don't. >> you still feel like royalty? >> being royalty is no different

from other human beings. change takes place and according to the change of time, it is quite natural to adapt to it change of time. it is key to life. >> the office she was destined to work in was the royal palace. it has seen some changes also. the royals may have gone and the tourists arrive, but one man has stayed true at all. he served the market for 35 years, but as employers, he says he does not miss them. >> before, the rules were very strict and there is no way to appeal of your sacked. it's only human to want good paying conditions. i prefer working for the government. there is more freedom. >> but new jobs are not always easy to find in this poor country.

she comes to pray each day, a job for her and one for husband. >> when we became a republic, i thought things would get better, but everything has gotten worse. it is very hard to live and work here. if nothing improves, i say bring back the king. >> but what do the roils themselves say? >> would you come back? >> it depends on the people and what they want. >> would you like to? >> that is a yes or no question, actually, but i will say it in a different way. that is up to the people and what they want. >> a few years ago, people made their wishes very clear. but even so, the royal portraits have not gone from the family's shrine just yet. >> china is well-known for its one child policy. but how about a one dog policy?

that is exactly what is being introduced in shanghai. hundreds of thousands of dogs will be declared illegal in the regulations come into effect in may. our corinth -- our correspondent in shanghai has this story. >> last year, more than 140,000 people in shanghai told the police that had been bitten by an unlicensed dog. there are four times as many dogs without the proper paperwork. in may, if your dog is not registered with the authorities, you will have to give it away. the police note they will have to adopt many of the dogs declared outlaw. the authorities are banning the keeping of what they call attack dogs, british bulldogs among those that will not be welcome under the new rules. the big question is what is going to happen to the more than half a million dogs that will soon need to be turned out onto the street? an online dating service to match man's best friend with a

new owner will help, but this will be a anxious time for many pets and their owners. >> of the last few years, unmanned aerial vehicles are drones have entered the language of news. once the preserve of the military, some components going into the machines are entering the mainstream. with them, a new world of possibilities opened up. engineers developing the drones of the future. we went to south hampton to get clones of the future. >> in a wind tunnel once used to develop the pioneering aircraft that offended britain during the second world war, 21st century technology, with a more peaceful intent. it is highly appropriate this technology should be developed in southampton. after all, this is the city where the spitfire first flew. >> bring it back to the 12 degrees we had before.

>> southampton university has been a leading player in the field of robot vehicles. it will be the first school in the u.k. to run a course in the design and build of a new generation. >> we're doing a number of unique and novel things. we are developing low-cost civil applications of unmanned vehicles. this is bringing together a number of technologies that will transform the way unmanned vehicles are used in the world. >> the key factor is cost. the predator, operated by forces in afghanistan, took millions to develop. southampton specialists have built a prototype for a few thousand which they hope could be used for aerial surveys and search and rescue missions along the coastline. >> this is our prototype aircraft. this is the pilot. inside the box is this piece of electronics. a few years ago, this would not have been available for civilian

use. this has everything it needs to fly. the nose goes up and down and the graph changes. a cam bank left and right and the graph changes. the system is capable of taking off, flying a mission, and landing all on its own. >> another robot beneath the oceans could also benefit from new research. the autos of has made hundreds of trips to our undersea world. but suppose it was more small and clever? >> what if you could drop them over the ship that happen to be going from a to b. and you want to be doing a survey. what if you could launch them from aircraft so if you had a pollution spill you wanted very rapidly to respond to and do a survey and see how affect of the cleanup operations were going to be. >> the technology we use every day as helping these inexpensive robots to think for themselves

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