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>> prosecutors in haiti turned to leaders just days after the return to the country. chinese president a rights in the u.s. for a four day visit. the crisis continues in tunisia. things are falling apart a day after. >> it is loud and clear from the street. the government is the good enough. the all party and the new party. >> welcome. coming up, staying under wraps. electors between tony blair and george bush.

then take. the creative whiskey that has been buried in the south pole for more than 100 years but t. >> prosecutors have charged the former leader with misappropriation of funds from his 15-year rule which ended in 1986. he was obtained two days following his surprise return to haiti. a judge will decide if they should go ahead. we have the report. >> he is known as baby doc. he is no younger a young man. he is reminded of a darker past.

he ruled haiti with an iron fist. he is accused of torturing and killing political opponents. he spent a quarter of a century and exile. he may finally face justice. he has been formally charged with corruption, theft, and other crimes. it will be reported by cuban rights groups across the world. his son returns now. >> if i look at the list of challenges that haiti faces today, there is still time to

work for a political crisis it is still painfully slow. though some analysts say it has showing solidarity to the people. . markoff >> our correspondent joins us. why now? iraq coral or >> there are many reasons why. some people say it is because he wants to see what the situation was in the country. many people believe that they are concerned about human rights greta: clearly, it seems that they are. he is now going to be facing these charges. they have been outlined. or if there is also a miss appropriation of funds.

>> how will it do? at the moment, it is an investigative church. his job is open the next three months. it is enough for the trial. it to be a little bit further down the line. pace -- haiti is in an awful state. he is accused of crimes that took place 20 years ago. >> what type it figures? >> half the population does not know about him. he is accused of running the talks. there are more cynical -- secret police. he did whatever he said. some people say that included murder and death. because of that, he is a divisive and figure.

" some say he is a manner of many awful things. >> a lot of human rights organizations have been on him for some time. does he have many supporters in haiti at the moment? >> you'll see summer holding up pictures. despite the fact that all these allegations have been said, there are still people who see them as part of a golden era, a time when they had money. others say there aren't 300 to 800 million u.s. dollars. poco there now dealing with the support. many people say it is due the the way the rule the country. >> thank you very much. >> the chinese president has a right in washington for a visit.

we retreated by the u.s. vice president. he will be dining with president obama. officials described the relationship as a cooperative but compacted tip. we keep hearing those words. why? >> it is a new beginning because of the rise of china and the economy. it could be within 10 years. there is an inevitable partnership between id. they will focus their own place in ship. that is the big picture. over the past year, it has really deteriorated.

it speaks on a number of fronts. the list goes on. it adds up to a rather tense relationship. for>> the important thing as far as visiting the chinese delegation is that it in calcifies the state to visit. this is only the third time they have given that honor to a visiting leader, india and mexico. a previous visit to washington. fin return, there is the opening

up. china is building up here. people think the chinese are manipulating that company. >> i've learned to look at the human rights aspect. why i am wondering if there have been many protests. >> i was down to the white house. there were protesters marching. we have human rights defenders raising the issue. they are currently in prison in china. how ironic that the previous year's winners are the host of this visit. is a delicate issue. they are insisting that he will not deduct that issue but do the

taste. >> thank you very much. >> they look to been tested a day after it was created. they have stepped down, but there have been given politicians. police found teargas to break of the situation. >> today started small. >> it is loud and clear. the rallying cry is there. the ruling party must go.

>> they come to a halt. this march is peaceful. the army stands down. >> the new but the ships. frothe crowd rejoices. they are asked to retreat. the protesters shift directions, moving toward the center. the more they march, the bigger this gets. other protesters joined in. tension mounts. >> they are trying to scatter the protesters. they keep reassembling. every time they do come and they grow louder and larger.

>> the response does not change either. teargassed spills the street. we do and everyone else racing. -- teargas spills the street. we join everyone else. >> they have been fired. streets are filled with clouds of smoke. they are wiping mayor eyes. these are not picking up positions. >> the protesters soon return. there is sound and fury. the move on to the street. it works today. tomorrow they are certain to return. >> the irish prime minister

designed a confidence vote in his leadership. the call for his resign for his handling of the country's economic crisis. our correspondent has the details. >> ireland's the initial crisis is always likely to lead to a political resignation or two. it was not the irish prime minister. it was the irish foreign minister. he resigned after a week of political in-fighting. on sunday, he stood up to the prime minister and said i think it is time for change. i think we need a new party leader. the issue went to a vote tonight in parliament in the private room on the fifth floor. the irish prime minister

survived. after that, it is a point of principle. the foreign minister resigned. he resigned after a turbulent few months. he does not have many days left in government. it is scheduled sometime within the next hundred days or so. >> you are watching bbc news. still ahead of a mediator stepped up their efforts to diffuse the political crisis in lebanon. some fear a new civil war is brewing. >> an earthquake of magnitude

more than 7 has just hit southwest of pakistan. there are no immediate reports of damage. it was felt in several provinces. >> the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, but this is seen across pakistan as people realize what happened. and strom earthquake in the middle of the night when most people would have been at home. the epicenter was near the town that is a rural area that is vastly populated. traditional homes are not designed to withstand strong seismic events. the united states marine corps uses a local air field for part of its operations into the afghanistan. a key point here is the depth of the earthquake. the belief it was near the earth's surface. it would have meant damage to

property and live. it now appears to have been deeper. >> it is deeper than we are regionally but. that may help to minimize the destruction a bit. it is a very seismic area. parts are quite complex. the indian subcontinent is being pushed in carried on a plate, push northwards into the asian play. >> it killed more than 70,000 people. although it seems to have been weaker and deeper, the lack of communications means that we will not know for some time the extent of the damage. >> the government of chilly has reached a still to and gas prices. it does been revised to an

increase of 3%. >> you are watching bbc news. prosecutors in haiti have to urge the leader of theft and misappropriation of funds during his 15-year rule. the chinese president has arrived in washington at the start of a four-day visit. >> police and hospital officials in iraq say 60 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in saddam hussein's former home town. more than 100 other people were injured. it is the deadliest bombing in more than two months. it is the first major attack since the formation of the new government four weeks ago. meanwhile amid the inquiry into the war has resumed with the resolution of the civil senior servant that is blocking messages between tony blair in

former president george w. bush. >> a year before the invasion of iraq, tony blair said frequent in private letters to george bush, setting out his determination to stand shoulder to shoulder with the americans. last month, the chairman of the iraq inquiry wrote to the cabinet secretary seeking permission to published extracts from his letters. he wrote "the material requested provide important and often unique insights into the thinking and commitment seem made that are not reflected. it cannot publish it. today, he expressed the committee's frustration. but they are disappointed that he is not willing to exceed 2 the request. in means that and an important area they may not be able to publish as fully as they would wish the evidential basis for

some of its common and conclusion. >> the most part possible servants decided that the letters cannot be published. he said it harmed the international relations. downing street was quick to say it was nothing to do it the coalition government. before the election, nick clegg spoke out against documents being withheld. today it is the former leader that called it to be reversed. >> i think the strength of this inquiry will rest in the acceptance by the public that everything that is necessary for a proper understanding of why we went to war with iraq has been put into the public domain. that is why i believe the cabinet office should think again. >> to stop potentially revealing are the contents? -- just how potentially revealing are the content? jack straw was at last year whether he was comfortable. >> something it will be easier.

>> it to be easier. >> even a mention of the private letters is enough to discomfort the foreign former secretary. >> what now? there is evidence the committee is making it clear that it is determined to ask him about the letters. the british public may not. >> international mediators are stepping up to look at the crisis in lebanon. the government has collapsed over a [inaudible] nearly six years ago. some say in a civil war is brewing. they have defended the indictment.

h>> the leader of hezbollah is rarely seen in public. -- in case israel kills them. his latest enemy, the indictment that the police have charged his men with the assassination of the former prime minister. his message is if you think the news is to target the resistance, you are making back calculations. -- bad calculations. the accusation that hezbollah might have killed a sunni muslim prime minister could lead to something much worse. no wonder international mediators are flying in. >> lebanon has implications for other countries.

it create ripples in the region and beyond. does that complicate matters that it sure does. -- matters? it sure does. >> america's allies. he is resisting a huge pressure to cut the links for the tribunals. this regulation obtained audiotapes to investigators. >> if you asked me, how is it? >> yes alleges the brother and brother-in-law were the closest advisors. >> it to is heard across beirut. anyone blaming the men is in a really stupid. it was backed by the u.s. in

saudia arabia. this is about much more than an investigation into the killings that happens. it is even about much more the new controls lebanon. the fallout from the death of this man is now the latest round in a big confrontation. the lebanese are good in the crisis. they are good. there is no way out of this one. nobody knows what is next. it is being billed as some dire memories. >> you are watching bbc news. police have found by mutilated bodies outside month delay in the latest drug-related violence

in mexico. the five dead men were dumped by gunmen. 20 people have been killed in and around the city in just 24 hours. polish investigation into the plane crash that killed the polish president and 95 others have accused air traffic controllers of failing to warn the pilots the airplane was of course. the official russian inquiries says the pilots were under psychological pressure from those on board the aircraft to land despite the bad weather. west african military discussed military intervention to force them to give up power after he lost the elections in november. they said nearly all states have agreed to contribute. it does not mean that it was inevitable.

>> for those of us who enjoy was becoming something 15 years old is special. what about over a century old? it belongs to the british explorer from an expedition to the sao paulo -- south pole. where in scotland where the story began -- we are in scotland where the story began. >> it has been a long, long winter. they call this -- they left in 1909 and having failed to reach the south pole. they left behind a precious cargo, five crates of whiskey, brandy, and port. when degree at the time, it was brought back. at last, the mckinleys have made at home. >> this has been under the eyes for over 100 years.

-- has been kept under the ice for over 100 years. we believe it haswe will not kn. >> the distillers will use a syringe to get to the whiskey. >> put it down the side. we will extracted. >> the will then analyze the liquid to see exactly how it was made. >> eventually, it will be served in bars like this one. experts are interested. some wonder whether a recipe with it in on the shelves. >> the style of whiskey has been lost. this is how it is put together and what ingredients. what it tasted like. >> it spent a century on the rocks.

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