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>> and now "bbc world news." an obsession with the united states. details emerge from osama bin laden's diaries as the u.s. defends their operation to kill. >> if we could at taken him alive, that is something we would have done. >> controversy over free gifts to voters. guilty of it aiding mass murder, released from custody. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast around the globe and in america. coming up, political strife. the president is inaugurated. the police clashed with opposition supporters. arctic meltdown and new conflicts about to emerge from the top of the world.

welcome. over a week after osama bin laden's death, information seized from the compound providing larger information. a large collection of computer files suggests he was still a driving force in the organization. the was eternity -- the u.s. attorney general has strongly defended the attack that led to his death. >> bin laden loomed large in america's nightmares and he was apparently upset with the united states, keen on trying to repeat his worst attack of terror the world has ever known. intelligence gathered suggests he was still an overall control of al qaeda. >> the information we have the belt shows he was pushing al qaeda to engage in more plotzed

and on specific dates. >> after killing bin laden, they discovered more than 100 memory sticks, server computers, and his hand written diaries. intelligence sources have told various and mediate -- various media outlets they paint a vivid picture that was on the bin laden was trying to kill thousands of americans in one spectacular attacked. he kept throwing up new ideas, attacking on july 4 or the anniversary of 9/11, focusing on smaller american towns or maybe los angeles, and attracting -- and attacking trains rather than airplanes. security around capitol hill, even if the death removes one threat. politicians hope that new intelligence will allow american to go on the offensive. >> i hope that we learn where these al qaeda operative sleep

at night. i hope that it makes them nervous and they have nightmares about>> when you have a little f initiative, when they are a little in disarray, you have to continue to press forward on the attack and not allow them to consolidate, not allow them to reorganize, not allow them the opportunity to execute some of the attacks they are thinking about. >> questions are still being asked about the raid that killed bin laden. >> it was not an assassination. we could have captured him, if we could have taken him alive, that is something we would have done. >> his personal threat to the u.s. is gone and there is determination to build on the success, lifting the shadow of al qaeda from america. the results from elections across india a few hours later on friday.

polls have been held. the biggest upset could be in west bengal, when the world's largest communist government to be on the way out. political parties have been resorting to some rather unorthodox tactics. >> the joys of color television. in the last election, the party, then in opposition, promised voters sites like these in return for their support at the ballot box. much to the surprise of their political opponents and critics, they won. the reebio -- freebies, we are told, had a lot to do with the result. from blenders and washing machines to gold and newborn baby payouts, it all sounds

like polite and corruption to the experts -- like blatant corruption to the experts. >> this is transferring the funds of india into other assets that are prohibited. >> over the years, political parties have handed out a range of goods such as this state- market television system for voters. all this raises questions about the fairness and transparency of the election process, it also raises interesting economic questions. each one of these is worth about $30. with millions having already been handed out, voters ask where the money has come from and if the cash could have been better spent. in the run-up to the polling date, the state election commission tried to clamp down

on cash transfers out and vote buying. but a former chief of the commission says it can only do so much. >> the manifestoes are the prerogative of the political parties, and therefore the commission would not be in a position to say what can go or cannot go into these. that is an area where the voters have to be discriminating enough to decide. >> the painting is on the wall. in the latest elections, a major political parties have tried to reach out to more than 45 million voters. it appears not enough was said about the big issues on which polls are traditionally won or lost. more worrying is the impact multimillion other guests could support schemes and have on voter mindsets.

and will the price ever be right? the indian prime minister on a visit to afghanistan has offered $500 million of aid. after meeting with president hamid karzai, he said he supported holding talks with the taliban, an idea that india had previously rejected. >> strong support the request for peace and reconciliation. india supports firmly the unity, integrity, and prosperity. >> in a verdict that aids in the making, a german court has found a man guilty of accessory to murder of more than 28,000 jews in not the occupied poland. he served as a guard and a concentration camp and received

a five-year sentence and a judge ordered him released pending his appeal. he may never spent a single day in prison. a quick warning this contains flash photography. >> guilty of helping murder 28,000 people, but also a free man pending his appeal to germany's highest court. at the end of the trial, his usual dark glasses and a cat finally came off. -- and cap finally came off. the court decided this wartime identity card was genuine, not the forgery his defense claimed. he was a guard at a death camp, taking people to the gas chambers. in court, the names of some of the dead were read and their relatives stopped. this person lost her parents and all of her family in the holocaust. was justice done? >> how could it be done?

they have not come back. one of the perpetrators has been sentenced now, and that is okay. >> the judges left him one hope. he will be free until his appeal is heard, and that will take time. but he will not be able to return to his family in the united states, where he lived for decades after the war. after the verdict, his lawyer said the appeal was syndicating. >> he will spend the rest of his life in freedom, and that is part of the dignity of life. >> a free were criminal. >> that is what you say. >> the court said so. >> i finish what you say, i don't like it. what you say is completely wrong. >> for the families of the dead,

this was about more than one man. the one at the history exposed in a trial in germany and the city where the nazi party was founded. he has been given his freedom, pending a final decision by the highest court in this land. at 91, the likelihood must be that he will die in freedom in this country. images of fights between protesters and the police in yemen were released by state television. the footage showed fighting of the streets and casualty's being treated in hospitals. more than 130 people are reported to have been killed by supporters of the president since protests against his rule began in january. the saudi-led forces that were sent to bahrain will remain there even after emergency rule is lifted next month. the move could deepen tensions with neighboring iran, which has

condemned the troops as an occupation by city-state's against bahrain's shiite majority. in libya, nato aircraft had carried out fresh raids on compounds used by colonel gaddafi in tripoli. the bombardment came hours after he appeared on state television for the first time in weeks. according to officials, three people were killed. question frazier reports. >> alive and well and in the media hotel. last night, colonel gaddafi was taken to the same room in which correspondents are issued their accreditations. the first time he has been seen in 12 days. not entirely surprising that he would meet tribal leaders here. after all, the hotel is presumably the safest place in tripoli. much safer than the military compound, a city within a city surrounded by towering concrete walls.

we were shown the evidence of three strikes, two leaving deep holes in the road. the first was filled with waste water, the second mysterious. from beneath, iron bars. it looked like a bunker. >> there were explosions everywhere. many people were wounded. many of them were burned to death. this is what happened! >> we were taken to another site. again, the polls. this time, there were stairs leading into the ground. the crowds had been positioned along the railings. every time we tried to fill it, we were mocked. in the next field, a group of men blocked the view of what looked like a ventilation staff. there were satellite dishes, barbwire, atv area. -- buta tv area. it would appear that there is a sophisticated bunker network beneath the compound.

it has already been hit by nato jets, but look what they put next to it, a children's playground. this was built some time ago. officials said this was a sewage system and rejected the idea they had surrounded the installations with women and children. >> this is our country, this is our city! these are our compounds. >> nato continues to dismantle colonel gaddafi possibility to control and command his forces, moving and on radio signals that put them to supposed radio bonkers. the military calls its smart warfare. you need more than propaganda to beat it. christian frazier, bbc news. four years after the disappearance of madeleine mccann, the british government

has pledged newt police resources to investigate. in spain, thousands remain on edge more than a day after the country's deadliest earthquake in more than a half century. nine people were killed. there was extensive damage in the south when the tremor struck. the earthquake was shallow, magnifying the impact. >> today, inspectors went house- to-house, checking the full extent of the damage. this was the worst earthquake in spain in decades. inspectors are working their way around all the buildings affected by the earthquake, trying to establish which are damaged beyond repair, probably like this, and where it might be possible for family to move back in. these people are among those

allowed back home briefly to salvage what they could from the wreckage. it was not safe to stay here. when the earthquake hit, it's at large pieces of masonry crashing into the streets. it sent large pieces of masonry crashing into the streets. most were killed by falling debris. today, the massive cleanup operation has begun. francisco knows he will not be going home soon. he says his house has been destroyed and he has no idea what the future holds. thousands are facing another night of refugees in their own town. the mayor has promised tents for everyone, but the panic and fear caused by the earthquake has slowly been replaced by a deep frustration. there is more on the earthquake on our website,

background and analysis and video and audio content. do have a look. this is "bbc world news. intelligence agencies say that information seized from osama bin laden's compound shows that he was obsessed with attacking the united states. results are due in india's regional elections over controversy of free gifts to voters. a tale of two ugandas, leaders attending a rally and thousands of the streets. the worlds collided with foreign dignitaries caught in the traffic chaos as supporters of the defeated presidential candidate brought the capital to a standstill. >> 25 years after he first became president, he is sworn in again. he won february postelection but

a wide margin, although the opposition rejected the outcome. >> it was a triumph of progress and ideology. it was a triumph over sectarianism. >> at the colorful ceremony, there were high-profile visitors, robert mugabe and the recently elected nigerian president, good luck jonathan. there was a show of force on the ground and in the air. as if to rain on the president's parade, at the same time his political rival was welcomed home as a hero by thousands of cheering supporters. he had flown and after receiving medical treatment abroad. this is exactly what the

government was trying to avoid, a massive show of support for the opposition leader on the very day that the president is swearing-in. this convoy is moving at a snail's pace along the road to camp call-up. the big question, how are the police and military going to respond to this show of support for the opposition leader on this day? it must have been quite embarrassing for the president, especially as the departing dignitaries had to drive through the crowds and what does the opposition leader support. he took more than six hours to travel 30 kilometers. the fact he could move suggested a change of heart from the police, who had crushed previous gatherings. the restraint at times ran out. tear gas and then fire were back. there were also reports of opposition supporters provoking by throwing stones. he has vowed to continue to

protest against the man he considers an illegitimate president. there is a struggle between the two which will likely lead to more violence. >> the egyptian official news agency is reporting that ousted president caused in the bark will be detained 15 days on charges of thought -- charges involving the alleged illegal acquisition of wealth. in the three months since the uprising that overthrew him, the egyptian economy has hit the bottom. as the result, the government is seeking emergency loans from the imf and neighboring gulf states. we spoke with the egyptian finance minister. he asked how much pressure on the finances are under. >> you have to remind me of that? it is very difficult. the budget deficit that out is

about 8.5% of gdp. for the next year, i am counting on 9%, even 10%, but i cannot go beyond that. my experts and out -- my efforts and the government's efforts is to seek outside resources to help ease the pressure on the budget, from the imf. they're coming next week. and the world bank, we have concluded an agreement with the world bank. the african development banks. about how much are you looking for? >> until the end of this fiscal year, the next two months, i am looking for $2 billion. next year, i am looking for $10 billion. >> one of the things that happened as a result of the revolution, there has been a huge rise in expectations. everybody expects to be much better off as a result of the revolution, particularly poor

workers. how much difficulty is that for you? >> tremendous, especially for the minister of finance. it all boils down to -- it is all translated into a budget deficit. people want it now. it not a minute later. it produces pressure on the fiscal resources that are required to deal with the investment. there is no doubt about it. downing street has announced the police will investigate the disappearance of madeleine mccann and portugal for years ago. the prime minister david cameron once the police to look freshly at the evidence. before that announcement, they gave an interview to the bbc in which they expressed frustration. >> we have been asking for a review of the case for a couple of years. it is for years now since she

was taken and there has not been one review. i have been looking for madelyn since july, 2008. we truly believe that a review is essential. there is a lot of information that came into the inquiry and that is in portugal, britain, and it has not been set and at one data base. it is kind of like a jigsaw with a lot of bids that have not been brought together. the government of japan has approved a plan to help the tokyo electric power co. compensate people affected by the nation's worst nuclear crisis caused by the tsunami and earthquake in march. special purpose bonds will be issued to help fund the scheme. this will allow them to handle compensation payouts which are expected to run into the tens of billions of dollars. it has been revealed that facebook has embarked on a smear campaign against google.

they admitted they hired a pr firm to plant stories related to the use of privacy. facebook insists that no smear campaign was authorized or intended. the incident highlights the fierce competition in the industry. british airways and the union have reached an agreement and the morning dispute involving cabin crews. it has already cost the airline almost to a $50 million. british airways says more strikes this summer had been lifted. -- it has already cost the airline almost $250 million. eight nations are meeting in greenland to discuss the management of their natural resources and the impact of climate change. warming temperatures threaten the lives of tucker's daughter also expected to create new opportunities for commercial exploitation. experts believe the arctic has more than one-fifth of the world's undiscovered oil and gas reserves but i. >> for decades, passionate

debate between environmentalists and energy companies. and area at roughly the size of your come home to some of the most threatened species. the region has also estimated to hold 25% of the world's undiscovered oil and gas reserves, and melting sea ice has made the mineral and petroleum resources more accessible than ever as well as opening up new c routes. now the arctic council made up of eight countries that surround the arctic have gathered in the capital of green led to discuss the unique challenges facing the region. >> we see the effects of climate change, the increased attention given to the natural resources, and we need to also be aware of the people in this region being able to live, prosper, and have a better future. >> there was an understanding among the members that it cannot be kept from exploration. >> the melting of sea ice will

result in more fishing and tourism and the possibility to develop new the accessible oil and gas reserves. we seek to pursue these opportunities and a smart, sustainable way that preserves the arctic environment and ecosystem. >> the eight nations agreed to look at new ways to prevent oil spills and research and rescue operations. as the ministers were taken on a boat trip, environmentalists were highly concerned the meeting marks an irreversible opening of one of the world's most fragile ecosystems. the main news this hour, u.s. officials say osama bin laden was intent on planning and other mass terrorist attack on american soil. the plans were found by analyzing computer data and his handwritten diaries. a german court has found a man guilty of accessory to the murder of more than 28,000 jews in poland, but ordered his

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