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>> several missing and no end in sight, more floods are forecasted. jared loughner appears in court after being accused of an assassination attempt on a congresswoman and killing several others. welcome to bbc world news. coming of later, pressures on german farmers. [unintelligible] ♪ ♪ ham

police have ordered the evacuation of part of australia's third largest city as the biggest floods in the years approached the state's capital. caused flash floods in other parts of the state. rescue workers have had to rescue people who have been trapped on the rooftop of their houses. there have been weeks of downpours. the prime minister says australia must prepare themselves for the worst. >> the nation needs to brace itself for the fact that the death toll as a result of yesterday's flash flood is likely to rise. we know that search and rescue

workers are overwhelmed and are working under difficult circumstances. i have been in contact with many. 72 australians are unaccounted for. we need to brace ourselves for the likelihood of further bad news. >> our correspondent is in sydney, australia. some are worried that the floods may be heading their way. >> that is correct. people are being warned to leave these low-lying areas in the city. it has experienced terrible flooding in years earlier. they hope to stop the catastrophic flooding that we

saw in the early 1970's. but there is a worry that some of the low-lying areas will be inundated with water. >> there is really nothing that can be done i suppose. they are waiting for the floods to die down. >> they are looking at the forecast. it will continue to rein in the affected areas. it hit three major river systems all at the same time. that has never happened before. that is what the flooding has been so widespread. emergency services have been very stretched. this is the orbit of the southern hemisphere. the attachments are are ready

saturated due to the heavy rains which is keeping more misery on them. >> a colossal cost to repair all of this. what is in the future? what could happen again? >> there has been a unique circumstance. it has been enormous. there are concerns that people will have to renovate their homes. the impact is -- state mining has been completely paralyzed. the trains go to places like

china and asia have been sought covered with water. the ramifications are this, not just state wide, but nationwide. they are also global. it will affect commodity prices. >> a man accused of killing six people in planning to assassinate a u.s. congress woman in arizona on saturday appeared in court for the first time. five charges carry the death penalty against jared loughner. a nationwide tribute has been given by president obama to the victims of the shooting. our north american editor reports. >> she was to meet business

leaders and he was to go to a factory. but these things would come to a halt here. instead, they led the country in reflection and a prayer. there was a pause for a moment. silence at the hospital where gabrielle giffords is being treated. the new york stock exchange and even in space. the congresswoman's brother in law is an astronaut. >> we are reminded of the unspeakable acts of violence and the damage we can inflict upon one another, not just with our actions but also with our irresponsible words. we are better than this. >> on capitol hill, a sudden stop from the ferocious and words that have become so typical. business as usual has been

canceled. president obama, the main target for the harsh turn in american politics. >> in the coming days, we will have a lot of time to reflect. right now, the main thing we are doing is offering our thoughts and prayers of those that have been impacted by this and to make sure we are pulling together as a country. >> the stars and stripes flying at half mast in abu dhabi. a congress woman was shot by an extremist. >> the extremists in the racine voices that get on the tv is not who we are. we have to get through that and make it clear that that does not represent american or arab ideas. >> here in washington, only one debate, most politicians are

wary about having their say. in arizona, the focus is on the crime and the tragedy itself. the man accused of the shooting has appeared in court in phoenix, arizona. he asked had asked her estranged question about grammar and government. -- a strange question about grammar and government. >> people like loughner who is mentally problematic are susceptible to the in remarks in our country today. >> it is not just the website for her language, the tea party movement can persuade opponents as enemies of america. >> it has been used as a means

of political exploitation. some people will take any circumstance as an opportunity to condemn their political opposition. we have seen this. without any vestige of proof, people use it as an opportunity to bash those on the political right as if we are responsible for this horrible thing. >> president obama says that america needs to be brought together. bbc news, washington. >> a report on the presidential elections in haiti. some say one candidate should be dropped from the runoff race. the opposition candidate got more votes to ban [unintelligible]

some are highly critical of the election process. >> bbc has been speaking to those from the organization of north american states that are watching this report. they will not confirm anything about what is going to be in its. they say it is not published yet. these reports seem to originate from a draft of these documents and the quotations that come from them are pretty strong. they suggest that the experts cannot support the results of the presidential election. it put the former first lady in first place and set up a runoff between her and judah. they say they have found such evidence of irregularities at the polls and he should be eliminated from the runoff. the second place should go to

michelle, the former musician. >> 1 not just go for another election? >> there has been calls for that from some of the monitors observing the process. in the immediate aftermath, they were claiming that there was massive stuffing of ballot boxes, violence, intimidation at polling stations and so on. there has been a suggestion that the whole thing be scrapped and the election be done again. but one organization has rejected that on two grounds. first, the costs, and the second because it would deprive haiti of a constitutional government, which is one of the things that it absolutely needs at the moment. >> a german exile

[unintelligible] thousands of farms were banned but meet some are operating again. >> thousands of german farms are still subject to restrictions due to a poisonous level of a chemical that was found in animal feed. legal action could be threatened against those that are responsible. contaminated animal feed was traced back to a company in northern germany. government officials say the plants may have been used to make 150,000 tons of animal feed. on monday, the act a cordial

minister plans to tighten controls on the animal food suppliers. -- a german minister plans to tighten controls on the animal food suppliers. >> i have made it clear they saw this but make sure that this can be avoided in the future. >> german government officials tried to reassure the public, shoppers are scaling back their purchase of eggs. it has raised alarm bells in other countries. south korea has suspended imports and there is question over germany's food safety plans. bbc news, berlin. >> still ahead, a multi-billion

dollar deal. trading has been halted at the main stock exchange in bangladesh. there are protests over a record one-day fall. the demonstrators attacked government buildings. share prices nearly doubled in 2010. they have been falling in recent weeks sparking anger among investors. here is the report. >> tension was gradually building up outside of the stock exchange. tempers ran high as figures fell. >> in three days, the rate has fallen. all of the rich people are buying shares.

we cannot do any business. >> bangladesh has a stock-market the soared in recent years. millions of small investors came in, but there were concerns that shares were overvalued. big investors withdrew from the market. it affected individual investors. it provided higher returns than bank deposits and savings. many are afraid that if this continues, they will lose their lifetime savings. bbc news. >> a whistleblowing website founder we chelates will return to court -- of wikileaks will

return to court where he denies charges of sexually assaulting women. these are the headlines at this hour, eight people are dead and more than 70 are missing after torrential rain causes further floods in queensland, australia. barack obama will attend the memorial service for the victims of the attacks on the u.s. congress woman in arizona. more on our main news. devastating floods in australia. earlier i spoke with a reporter there. this is what she had to say about the situation in the area. >> it is an unbelievable situation. a warning is in place for the entire region of brisbane.

it looks to be in trouble. we had a massive flash flooding to the west of the city yesterday afternoon. about 24 hours ago, a wall of water rushed through. eight people have been killed. still about 72 people that are unaccounted for at this time. many of our families of young children. the death toll will most likely rise as the water subsides. cars were swept away. it was an amazing sight to watch. many helicopters went up overnight. 40 rescues from rooftops.

i am not sure if you are aware, but a number of the homes in queensland are built right up in preparation for some of these conditions. one man we spoke to has 14 steps going up to his house. the water level reached right up there. he was lucky to survive, but many of the neighbors were not. >> there has5izl> the dangerous straits -- streets, this is the area at night where five people have been killed during the latest unrest. a hospital official said that

people have been shot in the streets. this may be one of their victims. they lost their 21 year old son. the violence has been condemned by the government. the government is looking at those to blame. >> mask gangs have attacked civilians and taking over buildings. this cannot be ignored. >> there is a lack of jobs and opportunities. a crowd has gathered outside of the police station. this is directed at those in power.

there is no development here. in this agricultural region, economic prospects are slim. he and his eight brothers and sisters are all unemployed graduates. he has been out of work for years. >> every month i asked for work. is there any work. are there any jobs. every month, there is no response. >> no response for the thousands of students here either. their diplomas are tickets to unemployment. by closing down the schools and universities, they help to contain popular anger. for the long months of jobless people, no sign of a permanent solution. bbc news. >> a prime minister has rejected the latest ceasefire declaration.

after 40 years of violence in five treaties of cease-fires, some say this is permanent. [unintelligible] but some say that they need to be eligible to negotiate with the government. >> this may mark an end to four decades of violence. they have been fighting for independence by peaceful means. the solution will come through dialogue. a permanent ceasefire has been announced. a bomb in a madrid airport killed two man and the peace talks. the government took a break ever since. now the only way to end the conflicts is to disarm. >> if you ask how are you call

more than yesterday, i can say yes. if you ask this is the end, i would say no. if you ask if this is what spanish society expects, i would say a firm note. is this bad news? no. >> the campaign [unintelligible] the last targeted killings or 18 months ago. dozens of members were detained. public opinion is divided. >> i cannot believe it. >> once they are armed again, they will go back to what they used to do.

>> the state makes no mention of disarming. many spaniards are skeptical. bbc news, madrid. >> trade deals have been signed by china. one person has been assessing the importance of this. >> this is the most senior member of the chinese leadership to be in britain since they came to power. they need an export-led recovery. one person's visit was very welcome today. >> given china's buying power in britain's debt burden, they are trying to get china to invest more in britain. >> a milestone in a growing relationship between the united

kingdom and china. >> the uk is expanding its exports to china. from whiskey products to high- tech and energy products. some companies are stepping up in china. they have exported goods and services worth over 7 billion pounds. they signed a business deal worth 2.6 billion. there was an agreement to sell thousands of land rover vehicles to the chinese. >> they should go beyond this. we look forward to a partnership. of the deals signed, they are looking at low carbon technology and wildlife conservation. they will receive a pair of

giant pandas from china that will breed. if you want to see how the britain future compares to china's, but at shopping. a big spender is chinese. >> over 1,000 pounds. >> yes. >> some extraordinary things about this is the international terrorists who come to buy. young chinese are shopping hardest of all. a change is sweeping the world. the bbc news. >> made headlines, police have ordered the evacuation of austria's third largest city, brisbane.

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