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insight on a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> the chairman of bp insists that the company will recover. meet the man tasked with making it happen, the new american ceo will have to rebuild bp. the iraq war -- >> we did not assign any weapons of mass destruction. they should have realized in london and in washington that their sources were poor. >> a very warm welcome to bbc world news. coming up later, for white south africans plead guilty to

humiliating black workers. are you not a bit early? olympic stars gather the side of the new stadium in london, celebrating the two years to the start of the 2012 games. >> hello to the cost of dealing with the disastrous oil spill in the gulf of mexico. it has pushed the bp into the red for the first time in thre18 years. it is the biggest quarterly loss in u.k. corporate history. it cost chief executive tony hayward his job and he will be leaving in the autumn. bp has also announced it is setting aside more than $32 billion to pay for the cleanup. >> and the flower of british

industry, bpa. it is generating a $17 billion a three-month loss. here is what caused the financial and environmental calamity. the explosion three months ago of the thredeepwater horizon oil rig in the gulf of mexico. the worst performance in bp's history, are you confident that you can rebuild from this vision? >> of course, is a huge loss that overshadows everything else. but the overlying performance of the company is strong. it continues to be strong. we have strong assets around the world. we have strong cash flow. it is a tragedy and it has terrible consequences, but we will be able to run the company appeared >> they have to change almost everything about the way

this huge company operates. they have to sell assets to raise $20 billion pounds. they know that to operate much better than they did in the past and in the face of intense media interest. this is not going to dissipate. they know they have to be much more open. >> the duty to communicate no longer falls on this publicity-shy boss. receiving a pension of $9,000 a year. he will have the right to shares under a scheme which could be one day worth millions. mr. hayward leaves the company weekend, but not a bust. bp has made the assumption that it will not be found guilty of gross negligence. if it is wrong about that, an additional $15 billion or so in penalties will be payable to the u.s. government.

>> one of the criticisms is that, after the explosion, you were a bit to focus on the financial impact and not on the human tragedy of the individuals who lost their lives. >> in every crisis, there are things of that i could have done differently. once we are through all of this, we can look back and draw conclusions and learn from this. >> no questions at all, please. >> if the blow on the right cannot answer questions about the bp future, maybe those who have pension funds should worry. >> another story that involves bp, the u.s. senate committee investigating the release of the only man convicted of the lockerbie bombing has put off the hearing is scheduled for thursday. robert menendez, who was about to take care, has announced the

postponement because key witnesses have refused to appear. he was very critical. >> it is utterly disappointing. it is pretty outrageous that's none of the key witnesses will cooperate with our request to answer questions before the senate foreign relations committee. the have stonewalled. each side has claimed innocence. each side has blamed the other. it is a game of diplomatic tennis that is worthy of wimbledon. but it is not worthy on behalf of the lives and the families who still have to deal with this terrorist act and the consequences of their lost loved ones in their lives. >> senator menendez. the former u.n. chief weapons inspector says that the bush administration invaded iraq because it was high on the idea of military action after 9/11 and thought it could get away

with it. it described the british as prisoners on the train. he questioned the judgment of george bush and tony blair, but not their good faith. he said they should have realized that their intelligence sources were pour. >> it was the swedish lawyer and diplomat who were sent to the investigation. he shuffled from meeting to meeting, caught between saddam hussain's evasion and president bush's impatience. the executive chairman of the united nations monitoring and inspection committee told the inquiry that, at the time, he believed that iraq did have wmd's. >> i felt that iraq retained weapons of mass destruction. i did not say so publicly. i said it perhaps to mr. blair

in september 2002 privately, but not publicly. >> he added that, at the time, he believed that the controversial british dossier was plausible. but he was critical of the way british and american intelligence services had relied on the evidence of iraqi defectors. >> they should have realized, both in london and in washington, that their sources were pouor. defectors when to give them intelligence and get rewards and they will give them what they think interrogators were to hear. >> but in a post-9 lashed -- post-9/11, the u.s. was hot and military courts they felt that they could get away with it and it decided it would do so. >> they felt that military action could be avoided. >> i have never questioned the good faith of mr. blair or bush or anyone else.

what a question is the good judgment, both bush and blair. >> he told the inquiry that about a month before the invasion, he won a tony blair that things had changed and that there might not be any wmd's after all. by then, late was too late britain, as he put it, was -- by then, it was too late. britain, as he put it, was a prisoner on the u.s. military train. >> just over $9 billion was allocated, but 6% cannot be accounted for. it is impossible to say what happened to the money. the minimum wage for workers in the garment industry, among the mourners paid are in south asia.

-- among the lowest paid are in south asia. the african union has agreed to send another two thousand peace- keeping troops to somalia. it will bring the number to 8000. the african union is not changing the mission's mandate. we were told the should be strengthened to allow troops to engage in combat. a 14-year-old dutch goal has won a legal battle. she can now try to become the youngest person to sail single- handed around the world. they placed her under supervision last year. but the court has been persuaded that she has improved her preparations and that both parents now approve. >> a court in britain has rejected a request by serbia to extradite the former bosnian

leader. serbia wants to prosecute him on war crimes charges. the judge ruled that that request was politically motivated. >> he walked out of court a free man. all charges brought against him were crushed by the judge to accused serbia of its politically motivated case. surrounded by his family, a relieved man headed out of belgrade. >> students to study law can see this kind of news. >> the government of serbia tried to undermine the judiciary in this country. the use of taxpayers' money and they kept me here for five months. >> the charges brought against a related to the chaos of may 1992. the bosnian war was under way at the the country declared

independence from yugoslavia as acting president, serbia believe you was involved in ordering an attack on a serb-dominated convoy which killed over 40. since then, belgrade has been attempting to prosecute him on serbian soil. though world has been to focus on the other side. he has seen. he has been seen as a key figure to address that balance. the whole affair had very strange relations between bosnia and serbia, with the bosnian government say that he had only ever protected his country from serbian aggression. the moslem member of bosnia's tripod presidency passed whether the verdict would allow the relationship between the two countries improve. >> i am glad that the justice has been served. as for the relations, if we

respect each other, then there will be good relations. >> serbia has pledged to launch an official appeal. this is the third tribunal that has cleared the former bosnian leader of these charges, but belgrade remains defiant in its pursuit of him. >> football authorities in argentina confirm that his country club be renewed. argentina is one of the favorites to win this month. in the u.k., a con man who claims he was selling the ritz hotel in london has been jailed for five years. anthony lee is an unemployed lorry driver told a potential buyer that he was a close friend of the owners are persuaded to hand over a $100 million deposit. the judge said he perpetrated an

elaborate and outrageous scam. you are watching bbc world news. it is good to have you with us. stay with us if you can. it is time to speed up the talks over turkey joining the eu. chairman has promised britain's backing. first, striking garment workers have clashed with police near the cambodian border. nine people were injured. the industry has been plagued by falling orders and stoppages over low pay. they produce clothing for some of the biggest western retailers. >> labor relations in this drama sector have been frayed in recent days, following the suspension of the union official. the arrival of the police hardly seemed to help matters. they can to enforce a court

order to clear the streets. in the scuffle that followed, a handful workers were injured. >> when they came, they beat us with the electric batons. >> the move has been grim for some time. the global recession caused fallen orders and tens of thousands of job losses and a double-digit inflation. a recent $5 increase has not been well received. this would not be the image that big-name clients had in mind when they chose to make their clothes in cambodia the laws guaranteed -- in cambodia. the laws guaranteed fair wages and good working conditions. but they -- but this hardly qualifies as good pr. the labor movement is still in its infancy. neither employers or unions have

a perfect record of following correct procedures regarding industrial action. but the stakes are high. garments in camp -- garments are cambodia's biggest exporter. it is in everyone's best interest to make sure that the feel-good factor returns soon. >> bebe's incoming chief executive is about to rebuild -- bp's incoming chief executive is about to rebuild the shattered image. things will have to change. robert dudley signaled a new era for bp. he becomes the first non- british executive. he has a massive task, especially in the u.s. cars and breaking overnight, bp's new boss.

>> ceo tony hayward has been given the boot and replaced by american bob dudley. >> many americans may be pleased to have one of their own at the top of a company that has done so much wrong to their country. >> bob dudley is a local boy appeared he was brought up in mississippi, one of the gulf states hit by the league. an oil man all his life, he knows about pressure. he says the cleanup is his number one priority. the company will change. >> sometimes, events like this shake you to the core, the foundation. you have to responses. one is to run away and hide and the other is to respond and really change the culture of the company and make sure all of the checks and balances are there, just to make sure this does not happen again. >> bob dudley met the president last month. but the white house is making it clear that a change?

it will not change their town. >> -- their tone. >> mr hayward is leaving, but the key is that bp cannot leave and should not leave the gulf. >> in louisiana, few seem to think that the change will make much difference. >> whether it is an american guy or a british sky, which has been done has been done. now you just have to clean it up and get it done. >> the damage is already done. now you're just trying to save your company, save wildlife, said everything around you. all he is doing is picking up the pieces. >> tomorrow, 100 days will have passed since the accident. the political impact on one of the world's most important industries is still uncertain. the industry expects tough new rules ahead. if president -- it is a

president obama's attacks that have made the headlines. he is trying to get americans to think about their energy needs. >> i intend to keep pushing for broader reform, including climate lips solution -- climate legislation our current energy policy is unsustainable. >> in this is bigger than one or one company. it could change the way oil does business in america. >> a judge in south africa has found four former students of the university of the free state guilty of humiliating a group of black domestic people. it was posted on the internet. karen allen has been at the court. >> guilty of criminal behavior, humiliating four former students

of the university of the free state were ashamed after what was a racially charged attack. they admitted their guilt, but claimed it was an innocent stunt. they agreed in retrospect that it was wrong. it was this video, which showed staff in an initiation ceremony, displaying their athletic skills and then made to eat food that had been urinated on. when it first came to light, demonstrators took to the streets. but the men claimed it was part of a protest to oppose greater interracial integration napa their college. this has been deeply symbolic in a call -- in a country trying to leave their divided past.

the men will be sentenced on wednesday. >> chinese officials are saying that the flood waters will peak shortly. engineers of the dam have been trying to bring down the rising river levels by releasing large amounts of water. you're not watching the right pictures on your screen at the moment. the bad weather has left the least 1200 people dead or missing. we are sorry about that. the remains of one of two servicemen has been found. the taliban claim they are holding the second who is still missing. a $20,000 reward has been offered leading to his return. britain's prime minister has described the gaza as a training

camp. he urges israel to work together to bring peace. before he left, he put britain squarely behind turkey's membership to the european union. >> a moment of solemnity and symbolism for britain's prime minister at the mausoleum of turkey's founder. in britain was an early ally of the young turkish republic. david cameron came to refresh that relationship and to prep the membership of the european union. >> this is something i feel very strongly, very passionately about. together, i want us to pave the road from angora to brussels.

>> today, he explained not help turkey could get into the eu, but what the you could get out of turkey. in a nod to turkish angora at the suffering of the palestinians, there was blunt criticism of israel. >> in the israeli attack in -- on a gaza flotilla was unacceptable. the situation has to change. humanitarian goods and people must flow in both directions. gauze i cannot and must not be allowed to remain a prison camp. >> at his office, the soldiers were as formal as ever. but was there a spring in the step of the two leaders? the turkish prime minister was a little short of diffusive. -- of its use of -- of effusive. >> the uk has been unwavering in

its support of turkey, which we appreciate a lot. >> mr. kamen sped off to india. -- mr. cameron sped off to india. >> 731 days, two years before they start working out the 2012 olympics. in east london, the main stadium is being built. plenty of olympic stars appeared to years early. -- two years early. >> this will be the gateway to the olympic pass. a collection of athletes, children, tv presenters, and builders, the first to take a walk that hundreds of thousands more will follow in two years. there is a little piece of history. chris hoyt became the first person to ride a bike and a

venue where he hopes to add to his gold medal collection in 2012. >> just walking in their got the goose bumps going. we could potentially be standing on the top coating receiving medals. they have done such a great job. this is a very exciting day. >> another first, the main stadium, a special track has been laid where the former olympic track champion. it is already possible to sprint inside the stadium. >> 3, 2, 1. [applause] >> it is less of a sprinter and more of a job for michael johnson. it will go down as the venues first race. just as this was the first action, in the basketball arena.

there is plenty of progress for one of the men at the heart of london to reflect on. >> it is already making a difference economically. that part of london is being transformed. you have huge amounts of construction, thousands of jobs being created. more than that, when it happens, it is going to be the single biggest showcased this country has had for as long as anyone can remember. >> there's plenty of opportunity for the unexpected as well. the london mayor's decision to do his own lap of the dome. >> bp has posted one of the biggest losses in corporate history, $17 billion in the red. you can get that and much more international news online and on

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