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>> and now, "bbc world news." >> the internationalally recognized president of ivory coast calls for the eu to lift sanctions against his country. nato has apologized for a air strike that killed a number of rebels by mistake. a dozen children are shot dead at a school in rio. coming up a little later for you, aftershock, another big earthquake rocks japan but no reports of any serious damage. dos and don'ts of a modern marriage. we have advice for a couple ahead of their big day.

welcome once again. ivory coast internationalally recognized president urged the e.u. to lift sanctions amid warnings of a deepening humanitarian crisis. there is no running water or power. most hospitals and shops are closed. people are running out of food. he has made a televised address in which he blamed the crisis firm leon his rival who is refusing to surender power. >> the outgoing president's defiance plunged the city into a grave humanitarian crisis. for a week the residents have been trapped in their homes in fear. i have asked for the european unionion sanctions applied to the ports and certain public

entities because of the illegitimate regime to be lifted. >> in the address he said the area around the residence was being secured. andrew harding reports. >> the first pictures of the siege. these are the forces trying and failing to drive him out of his presidential bunker. we are here to destroy his palace says one soldier. but we seriously failed says another. the fight continues. his neighbors have had enough. last night the japanese ambassador was rescued from the frontline. the british are just next door. today french troops have been taking other foreigners to

safety as the fighting flares. as for the local residents, a handful are also making a run for it. there is no water she is as. we don't drink. we don't eat. we are starting to see civilians escape from the city by bus. we have seen about 10 of these buses so far this morning. on the outskirts of town they are stopping and questioning all of the young men to make sure there are no militants onboard. anyone suspected of being a fighter is detained, stripped and questioned. we found these prisoners in a car wash and one scared woman. she was later released.

but into a dangerous city the militia is still on the rampage and the death toll rising. they were killing and shooting in our neighborhood last night. i saw 10 dead. you could argue that we are now in the mopping up stage of this, how long it lasts depends heavily, object these troops but on one defiant man in a besieged bunker. >> the commander of the libyan rebel forces says nato has apologized for mistakenly attacking a column of rebels. the air strike had occurred despite being warned the tanks were being moved to the frontline. the third such incident in recent days. >> after a long stalemate and

big push to the front today, dozens of rebel tanks and rocket launchers. what they expect will be the protection of nato air dorph. the nato planes do attack but apparently against the wrong side. and casualties were being rushed back from the frontline. every available ward was full of the wounded. many dead were left at the scene of the attack. a rebel commander said they stood no chance as four rockets at least were fired amongst them. nobody here understands why and there is a lot of anger. >> they should recognize us and

not damage us. >> doctors try to save two of their own colleagues, an ambulance was also hit in the chaos. but there is nothing that they can do. this was a disaster for the rebel effort. the two criticized for being disorganized and poorly led. finally today they sent well equipped soldiers into action but with terrible consequences. their leaders want an explanation from nato. and on the ground gadhafi's troops took full advantage advancing and everyone was soon on the run. rebel forces firing missiles as they left. whatever has prompted this, the rebel arm senow fleeing in retreat, skurring along the desert road

>> hundreds of civilians escaped the fighting after a day of huge setbacks for gadhafi's opponents and the relationship with their nato allies. >> a spokesman for an organization which calls itself the libyan freedom group spoke to me to describe the latest situation in that city. >> we don't hear or see any bombing. >> as far as the fighting in and around is concerned, who are the rebels fighting against gadhafi's troops? are they military people or normal citizens with guns? >> normal citizens with guns. most of them are doctors and engineers.

they are just equipped with guns. they have been able to take it from gadhafi forces and using them against the gadhafi forces. >> and as far as this aid shipment that arrived, how easy is it to distribute the aid if gadhafi snipers are inside the city? can everybody who needs the aid get to? >> inside the city, the snipers only located in the downtown of the city. they are evacuated. it is easy to get fooled. but i don't think it will last for too long.

>> is by sea the only way that they can get this type of assistance? because your city is practicically surrounded, is it not. the roads must be very difficult. >> yes. the only way to get food and help here is by sea. they told me that the seaport is secured. >> that is a spokesman for the libyan freedom group. saying he was no longer willing to work with colnel gadhafi. he has been criticized for releasing the only person ever

convicted of the 1988 pan am bombing. reports from gaza say the islamic military group hamas announced a cease-fire in a bid to halt the outbreak of violence with israel. palestinian doctors said four were killed and 30 injured by subsequent israeli strikes. israel says it used a new missile system for the first time to prevent a attack from the gaza strip. two project inals were intercepted by the anti-missile system. another meeting between president obama and u.s. congressional leaders to forge a deal on the federal budget ended without an agreement. democrats accepted cuts of more than $33 million but some republicans want cuts of more than $60 billion. without a deal parts of the government will shutdown

midnight on friday. a gunman has shot dead at least 11 children in a school in brazil. he entered the school and killed himself when confronted by officers. a warning that some viewers may find some of the images in the report distressing. >> my son. my beautiful son cry this is anguished mother. she was one of hundreds anxiously waiting for news of their children after a gunman had gone on a shooting spree in their classrooms. to some parents the grief was overwhelming. as captured on this amateur footage, some children escaped from this school in the poor neighborhood frightened but unharmed. others were not so fortunate.

>> my neighbor has twins in the school and the body of one of the girls just left going to the hospital. >> in total 11 children, 10 girls and a boy were killed by this man, a 23-year-old former pupil at the school who later turned the gun on himself. reports in brazil say he entered the school saying he was there to give a speech to the children before opening fire with two guns. a suicide note was later found on him. the country's new president wept as she led a minute silence for the murdered children. regional governor called the gunman a psychopath and an animal. so far brazil avoided the type of shootings seen in columbine and virginia tech schools but in a country where guns are

available and violence is widespread the question of school security in poor neighborhoods like this one will dominate brazilian politics in the coming days. >> a powerful aftershock hitting japan which was devastated by a huge earthquake and tsunami four weeks ago. seismologists said the tremor in the northeast of the country had a magnitude of 7.1, downgraded from an initial 7.4. tsunami alert was issued but has since been lifted. >> the powerful aftershock struck at night. shaking buildings here in the eastern city. another terrifying moment for those trapped inside. like this staff at the office of the n.h.k. television station. the power of this aftershock sparked an immediate tsunami alert but has now been lifted

in northeastern japan. >> the buildings started shaking and swinging. this has been a really bad one. certain things on the table started falling down. i tried to go below the table to protect myself. by then i could hear screaming sounds from the other rooms where other people are staying. and we waited until the shaking stopped. and then by then everyone was already running downstairs. we all came downstairs. >> the area effected was the same as that which was devastated by the enormous earthquake and tsunami almost a month ago which also damaged the nuclear power plant. officials say this time the operation at the plant hasn't been affected.

>> there has been -- when it comes to the water operation conducted for number one through number three reactors to cool the reactors there has not been any change made and the operation is being continued. >> that at least is good news. but it has been another nerve wracking night for the people of japan, particularly those living along the eastern coast. >> still ahead europe's central bank raised interest rates for the first time in nearly three years. four elderly kenyans have begun their claim for compensation at the high court in london.

>> they are old now, veterans of a conflict that ended half a century ago. they lived long lives, blighted by what happened to them in the 1950's, they want an apology from britain and compensation. >> we suffered the worst forms of violence. there was physical violence, sexual violence, psychological. >> the rebellion was a 10-year long armed uprising against british colonial rule. the rebels attacked and killed some white farmers as well as thousands of their own who fought with the british against the up rising. many kenyans say the rebellion led directly to independence. many died and more were

tortured. >> i was frankly absolutely horrified of what i knew was happening. people were dying as a result of being beaten. >> he says the rebels do not deserve an apology. >> they started that fight. they brought it to us day-by-day and night by night and they killed dreadful numbers of people in dreadful ways. >> this has brought to life the existence of hundreds of secrets documents that were brought from kenya in the last days before the country's independence in 1963. for half a century they were thought to be lost or destroyed. turns out they have been here at the foreign office all along. >> britain says their government can't be held liable under law. >> headlines this hour, the internationalally recognized president of ivory coast is calling for the european union

to lift sanctions against his country. the rebel commander in libya says nato apologized for an air strike that killed a number of rebel fighters by mistake. there is no firm evidence that its intensified a campaign of abuses against those respected of involvement in anti-government protests. authorities referred to allegations made by the medical charity m.s.f. that patients were arrested and beaten by security forces inside the main hospital. they said the hospital had been taken over and police action to secure the building was unavoidable. the u.s. defense secretary robert gates told american troops in iraq that they may stay longer than the agreed withdrawal date if they are needed. he was speaking during an unannounced visit to iraq. mr. gates said the u.s. will need to act quickly if troops are required to stay. authorities in northern mexico

said they found 59 bodies in a total of eight mass graves. investigators are trying to establish whether the remains of bus passengers abducted two weeks ago by suspected drug gangs. a rivalry is developing over italy and france over what to do with migrants. hitly is granting temporary visas. these allow them to travel in most of the european union but the french government says they won't be allowed to stay in france and could be sent back to italy. the european central bank raised their interest rates for the first time since 2008. the bank said it was necessary because of troisk price staket. after portugal asked for emergency aid to cope with large debts spain said they won't need a similar international bail dellt out. they said their economy was larger and more productive than that of their neighbor. >> portugal, so often sunny,

laid back. now it needs to be bailed out. the prime minister here says he didn't want to resort to the begging bowl but that is exactly what happened. the country will have to turn to the e.u. and other institutions for help. many here feel humbled but resigned too. >> i am worried. it had to be like this sooner or later. i was already thinking that it could happen. >> i don't know. tomorrow. now, yesterday. i don't know. >> humiliation? >> yes. yes. >> trying to stave off this day there have been four rounds of cuts and increasingly the people protested. new taxes on pensions, public sector wages were cut and less money for local councils. but the market saw a country with a large deficit, for

months the country was trying to avoid a bailout but portugal paid borrowing costs they couldn't sustain. a sad day for portugal. we thought that we could manage for ourselves. the big question asked here is not so much what the size of the bail out fund will be but what conditions might be attached, what further spending cuts may be demanded. and remember, this is a country still in recession. there is only a caretaker government here, elections are weeks away. so, who will negotiate the terms of a bail out so important to this country and its independence? gavin hewitt, bbc news, portugal. >> now to the royal events which will be watched all around the world in just three weeks from now. it is the wedding-queen elizabeth's grandson, prince william and his fiancé.

it is being planned to the very last detail. why the couple rides the wave of popular appeal, how do they avoid the pitfalls of the past. we have drawn up a list of dos and don'ts. >> how hard can it be to shake hands, be gracious and be royal. to do it well is much harder than it looks. to be successful they mufert follow a set of critical but unwritten rules. don't be flashy. princess diana was a royal aberration a glam out of sorts with the dowdy attire of the windsors, being smart is allowed. but please, keep it understated. >> they want them to be grand when it is called for. to represent something. what they don't like is the euro royal look, all very

done-up. when you are covered in medals like gadhafi. to a british eye you look completely ridiculous. >> so far kate is succeeding. high fashion photographer took her engagement portrait but a high street door made her dress, which is rule number two. do be frugal. the queen's breakfast table won the approving talk of britain when an undercover reporter revealed the royal corn flakes are brought to her in cheap tupperware boxes. >> she is clearly what would be described as mobius. she does not spend $5 when she can spend a nickel. she sits there in front of the television with her plastic tray eating a very spartan meal and sitting there watching the

teli. >> do feel the people's pain. the blitz brought out the best in modern britain as the bombs rained down but the british public was unvowed. for the royal family the destruction was a chance to show they cared. >> they went right out into the rubble of east london and they were with their people. i get emotional just thinking about it. somebody shouted out you are a bloody good king. he called back you are a bloody good people. >> showing empathy is pride. expecting it in return is more complicated. rule number four, don't be too emotional. >> there are three of us in this marriage, so it is a bit crowded. >> princess diana was very devicive. she introduced emotion and talked about her feelings in

what is an american way. some people loved her for it and other people worried about it. >> on the evidence william and kate are following all of the rules, setting out to be quite perfect british royals. >> you can find out much more about the big day on our website. there is also an interactive map to show you the route the happy couple upon will be taking after their wedding ceremony. log on and have a look. ivory coast internationalally recognized president urged the european union to lift sanctions on its country amid warnings of a deepening humanitarian crisis in the main parts of the city. libyan rebel commander says nato apologized for a air raid that killed rebel fighters by mistake and a man shot dead 11

children in the city of rio in brazil. now 12 children dead. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click-to-play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of

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