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>> and now, "bbc world news." peoplemar gaddafi's showed their support. as the unrest builds, so does the exodus. the thousands continued to flee libya. the border situation reaches a breaking point. welcome to bbc news. coming up, taking to the streets, and demonstrators marched in the armenian capital to call for the president to step down. quitsy's defense minister the government over a plagiarism scandal.

welcome. libya is not in danger of collapsing into a protracted civil -- civil war. libya has been suspended from the u.n. human rights council as gaddafi makes an effort to shore up support in tripoli. intense fighting has been supported their in recent days. we have reports from both sides of the divides. >> khaddafi it supporters were on the streets in tripoli. -- gaddafi's supporters from the streets in tripoli. the message was that the leader

cares about the whole country. >> gaddafi is king forever, forever. >> the regime's power is concentrated in the capital. he has to support here. -- he has genuineness support here. this is green square, the city of the city. the foreign media has not been showing things like these because they are broadly bertrand libya as chaotic and violent. -- because they are wrongly portrayed libya as chaotic and violent. look what someone it just put to very discreetly into the palm of one of my colleagues. shell case from an ak-47 assault rifle. out in the suburbs, it feels very different.

it is only about 20 minutes away. the shops here are closed as a gesture of defiance and as morning. protesters say that did coffeepots men, at night -- , at night.en >> i am scared because i am talking to you. there is someone that issing me right now. -- is seen me right now. >> they had buried seven dead since last friday. the authorities say single figures show there have -- the mourners would not agree. >> they gave us pictures they failed to show us what happens. on friday, protesters tried to get into green square. security forces or shifting to kill.

the regime says it will only open fire in self-defense. the protesters to stay away from state hospitals. gaddafi told the bbc that all the people loved him. not here. this is the grave of a 32-year- old killed last friday. he left a child and a pregnant wife. >>, the rebels in the east are preparing themselves for the possibility of a showdown with gaddafi. in a gauzy, there is the sort of men willing to volunteer, but

there is no great enthusiasm for any military intervention by the western ties. >> everybody here -- they do not want military international. we saw what happened in iraq. >> further along the coast, there was more enthusiasm for the idea of a no-fly zone. for the rebels here, this guy is the danger. -- the sky is the danger. planes haveafi's been sent three times. everyone is scared that it will happen again. in fact, at two of the three pilots have been sent to attack have deliberately missed. that is released since the

ammunition storage in this area are hopelessly neglected. there is a lot of height explosions export -- extort -- there is a high amount of ammunition stored here. the actual order and its comes from various countries. from russia, america, china, and there is a large number of bombs made in britain. the purchase stuff is all very old. if a bomb landed on it, it would be a major disaster. what'd the rebels volunteered to drive us a around. nine bombs have been planted here, but no one knew where. everyone was hoping for a no-fly zone by the western powers. >> please.

>> for now, there is no protection year against the air force. just a few nervous volunteers. >> with the air force one of the few remaining assets, the no-fly zone is something the international community has been discussing. it is an option that has mixed reaction. the united states is moving its military might in the area closer to libya. >> the threats of an attack from above could be stopped if american air force jets were patrolling lydia's skies. -- lydia's skies pretty hillary clinton told american politicians that libya could end up in democracy or in the chaos of the protracted civil war.

>> one of those actions under review is a no-fly zone. there are arguments that favor it. questions that would be raised about it, but it is under consideration. >> and that that is worried about its image. -- america is worried about its image. 7 the united states to think the president could learn lessons from britain. >> it is not acceptable to have a situation where colonel khadafy can be murdering his own people using airplanes and alike. we have to plan to make sure that we can do something to stop it. >> no-flight zones are nothing new. one of america's top generals says it would mean a serious

campaign. >> no illusions here. it would be a military operation. >> that is not the real obstacle. this seems to be very different from george w. bush. the president keeps talking about the need for the international community to speak with one voice. the voices are very divided. the russians and chinese are not keen it. neither is the u.s. defense secretary. >> the u.n. security council resolution provides no authorization for the use of armed force. there is no unanimity among nato for the use of armed force. >> refugees are crossing the border from libya to tunisia.

>> let's turn to the thousands of people fleeing the unrest in libya. the situation at the border has reached quite -- there is struggling to cope with the influx of people. our correspondent is at the point between the two countries. >> we want to leave, they shout. these people are stranded in no- man's land, out of libya, but not yet safely into tunisia. this border crossing point has been overwhelmed by a tide of humanity. more than 70,000 people so far and counting.

the boston majority of both migrant workers from countries like egypt -- the majority of my co-workers from countries like egypt. -- migrant workers from countries like egypt. many are exhausted and sick. they had been traveling for days to get here. >> there has to be a massive effort, not just by one country, but an international effort. it is a humanitarian crisis and it has to be a concerted effort. government have to take action right now. >> once they do get to the border, many end up sleeping on the roadside. for the fortunate few, there is a transit camp that has been set up by the tin easy and army. -- tunisian army.

the united nations set up another camp. >> some people were killed. others face hurts. >> the united nations refugee agency has called for an international coordinated air evacuation. for those who crossed the border, so they can get home. these people are preparing to sleep on the roadside yet again. it is cold, wet, and miserable. >> the united nations general assembly has taken the unprecedented step of suspending libya from the united states human rights -- united nations human rights council.

>> it was the human rights council in geneva that request that libya be suspended from the body. it was up to the general assembly here in new york to actually do so. the fact that it did is unprecedented. it deepens the international isolation fiji -- facing muammar gaddafi. it was carried without debate. representatives did stress that this is a temporary move. generally, this decision is being held as a strong one. sending a strong signal to colonel khadafy. -- gaddafi. >> john galleon note is accused of -- galliano is accused of

making anti-semitic remarks. the houses of people and yemen have been on the streets of the capital for another date to demand for the resignation of their president. they're angry about the deaths of four people. >> the opposition said this was the biggest protests in yemen so far. thousands of demonstrators filled the streets of the capital, calling for the president to step down. he has been facing daily protest since the reform antony's yet and -- perform in tunisia and egypt. joining this anti-government rally was a leading cleric. if it is your view that the regime must be changed, it is your right.

no one can prevent you. otherwise, what is the meaning of freedom of expression? the protesters are angry about what they see as widespread corruption and youth unemployment yemen's internal strife is exacerbated by a rebel movement and the north. the president has been on the offensive as well. he spoke at the university pretty bland america and israel for the current unrest. the operations room is in town levees, -- telaviv. the protestors are imitators. it is run by the white house. the president's supporters also came onto the streets trade -- streets. until today's outburst, the leader had been an ally of

america's war on terror. >> good to have you with us. supporters and opponents of muammar gaddafi -- the united nations -- refugees to flee the growing turmoil in libya. opposition leaders have called for an early election. protesters marched and demand the resignation of the president. he was elected in 2008. the mark the anniversary of a post-election riots where 10 people were killed. >> the team with their feet. for these thousands of opponents of the armenian president, the current wave of uprising is the

inspiration. they want to force him from power. >> i am happy that thousands of people have found the courage to defend their homeland. people are showing their will and i am sure we will win. >> this rally is marking the three years since a police crackdown that followed the presidential elections and killed 10 people and left hundreds more injured. the opposition has called for the release of political activist who were detained at the same time. they have one key demands. >> the aim of today's meeting is to get rid of the corrupt government. we want to elect a new government through democratic elections. he won the election three years ago with an outright majority in the first round of voting. his opponents claimed it was a raid, although the time,

independent observers said that it met international standards. the best test of public opinion is scheduled to be the parliamentary elections next year. >> just 39 years of age, but germany's defense ministry looked like he had a bright future. steven evans reports on a spectacular political fall from grace. >> until now, he has had a charmed political life. his glamorous wife, an aristocrat, right. today, the charm rent out. he resigned from the government because of a plagiarism scandal. >> he says, and a friendly talk with chancellor merkel, i told

her that i would resign from my ministerial job. the attention was diverted him from his role as defense minister. the doctoral thesis he said he wrote, he did not write entirely. it was the work of others. no longer the temper of hurdles. the chancellor strode to the microphone and said she had accepted his resignation. >> she says, this morning, i was surprised that he asked to speak with me by telephone. i have accepted his resignation with a heavy heart. the german army is being radically restructured. his departure leaves a gap in government. he was also -- that froze

politics into uncertainty. they stood by the defense minister and now sees him forced out. that cannot strengthen her position. >> the designer has been sapped by the fashion house as a video circulates on the internet showing him in a paris cafe making anti-semitic comments. he denies the allegations. >> he is a stranger to the limelight. instead, it is the alleged, said he spoke that is taking the industries breath away. he is being investigated over three separate incidents is. his employers says they have seen enough. their chief designer will be fired.

on thursday evening, and he was arrested under suspected of verbal abuse of a female customer. a second woman has come forward to report a similar incident in october. there is also a mobile phone and footage of an incident in december. they paid a disturbing picture. the investigation is the talk of paris fashion week. >> i think it would be hard to find to replace him. >> it is sad. that is the only thing i can say. >> he has a grant to think of. we condemn what was said. natalie portman said she wanted nothing more to do with them. his lawyer says his client still

denies being racist or anti- semitic. this is all about the designer that will not be there. the allegations could cost him far more than his position with christian dior. >> the authorities in tunisia have -- they are looking forward to competing in the plant july elections. the group was banned under of the former president. troops have reportedly been deployed to clear anti- government protestors: four days of demonstrations. they've also political reforms and more jobs to quell the pro set -- protests. what this is claiming least two people were killed during the weekend clashes. over the past two months, many

western journalists have been discreetly contacted by npr companies -- by pr cos. >> ad hoc it is the center of britain's media -- is the center of britain's pr industry. it is worth over $10 billion a year it is not just companies that come here to burnish their brands. it is whole countries as well. london is a global potiphar governments and world leaders. -- london it is becoming a pod for government and world leaders. >> we are talking about jordan, libya, saudi arabia, kuwait. >> nick allen spent 20 years of working from britain's foreign office. now he is a pr consultant.

>> the key is to change the narrative about that regime. you cannot change the fact that it is a dictatorship. you can try to itch -- why would a company want to represent a regime like libya? the obvious answer is, money. such contracts can be worth millions of dollars a year. every country is entitled to a defense in the courts of international public opinion. for some, there are limits. until early this year, at the attendees yet -- that tunisian government was represented by a u.s. pr company.

>> we could not work for a company that was shooting its citizens from rooftops. we decided to drop in as a client. >> in the united states, if a company takes a reform government as a quiet, and it has to register that fact with the justice department. -- reform as a client. there are those in the industry who are pushing hard to keep britain's rather lax be our lot exactly as they are. there are others who fear that it demonstrates that the government will step in to do for them. >> the u.s. secretary of state is warned libya could be heading into a projected civil war.

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