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>> and now, "bbc world news." >> renewed pressure on dominique strauss-kahn, the u.s. secretary -- treasury secretary says he is not in a position to run the imf. the wife of former egyptian president hosni mubarak is released from custody after handing over $4 million in assets. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in america on pbs and elsewhere around the world. an historic day in ireland as queen elizabeth pays her respects to those who fought against british rule. and skoglund says -- skoglund's had minister tells the bbc that

support for his country is all but inevitable. dominique strauss-kahn who is facing charges of sexual assault is obviously not in a position to run the international monetary fund. that is the view of u.s. secretary of the treasury, timothy geithner. the imf will designate an interim head. this comes as more details about the 32-year-old that he is alleged -- the 32-year-old hotel maid that he is alleged to have assaulted sexually. her lawyer say she is traumatized. >> there is no way this event could be construed as consensual in any manner. this is nothing other than a physical sexual assault by this

man on this young woman. >> i asked about the latest information about the case. and mcvet is right, a 32-year- old west african immigrant living in the bronx with -- >> that is right, a 32-year-old west african immigrant living in the bronx with her daughter. i asked someone who knew her about it and he said her life had been turned upside down. he said there would be no way she would not be telling the truth because her story is consistent. he also commented on the fact that his client did not even know who domenick stress, and was -- domenick -- dominique strauss-kahn was before the alleged attack. >> have we heard from the imf, an official word from them yet? >> they are saying that they are

trying to reach him at the moment. there is growing pressure for him to resign, and here in washington, and in europe as well. a lot of that comes from the fact that he was not granted bail by a judge in in the -- in new york. she felt that he was a flight risk and that he made are returned to face the charges. the u.s. treasury secretary said there is no way that he can run the organization at the moment, given the current circumstances. he did not call on him to resign, but he at least called on the imf to more formally appoint a new leader. they do have an interim leader, but timothy geithner would like a more formal appointment of a leader. that is, while dominique strauss-kahn is facing these charges.

>> what else is happening? >> dominique strauss-kahn is in new york being held with thousands of inmates. on friday, his lawyer will appeal the bail decision, the fact that it was turned down. the judge might refer that to a higher court. and the evidence might be presented in front of a grand jury, a jury made up of u.s. citizens. their job is essentially to look at the evidence and assess whether the evidence matches and whether it should go to trial. >> police in south mexico have discovered a least 500 men, women, and children crammed into the triggers of two lorries and one of the biggest cases of people smuggling in the country. they are thought to be from latin america, nepal, india and japan. the suspected human truckers

have been -- human traffickers have been arrested. there is a problem with people trafficking there. >> there are estimates of nearly 150,000 to 300,000 people across the border illegally between guatemala and mexico. fewer of them make it to the u.s. because of the dangers they face in mexico. but the numbers of people trying to reach the states are very high and more often than not, they are under reported. >> how low coordinated the effort to get them across the border from guatemala to mexico? >> they are coordinated pretty well. there are great numbers of people travelling on the road

and not necessarily with a smuggler. they travel in small groups. they do not spend large amounts of money. usually they have tried several times, so they know the roads that will take them there. however, there are trappers who will charge between $1,000 and $30,000 or even more. they're very coordinated. sometimes with the cooperation of the authorities, and that applies not only to mexico but to guatemala. there are routes along the mexican territory and sometimes they are obligated to pay

certain fees to crime organizations that have control over certain areas in mexico. >> the security sources in tunisia say the libyan oil minister has defected after he arrived there on monday. the libyan government has neither confirmed nor denied the defection. ghanem himself has not made a statement. u.s. secretary clinton said she is prepared to make additional steps against assyria to quell the violence -- against syria up to quell violence against protesters. there are already sanctions against syria -- as senior leaders there ramallah but not yet against -- senior leaders there, but not for the than that.

leaders have called for unity following several attacks by muslim fundamentalists that have targeted christians in egypt since president mubarak was forced from office. situation inth the egypt were the wife of the deposed egyptian president, hosni mubarak, has been released from detention after releasing $4 million in assets to the states. officials say she is still under investigation. >> corrupt was one of the angry chance as house new -- hosni mubarak was ousted from office earlier this year. it was an accusation that the protesters level against the whole melbar family. after he was forced -- the whole mubarak family. after he was forced from office he and his wife and children were detained.

now suzanne mubarak has been released after giving back $4 million in assets to the states. >> she is no longer being questioned, but she is still and thus -- in the process of either relinquishing her money or processing it through legal means. >> hosni mubarak has been accused of being responsible for the deaths of some of those who protested in the street of each. -- egypt. >> if we accept this, everybody who commits a crime will apologize. without punishment, we will see -- will not see justice. >> there is no need to punish him for their if abortion is returned to us again. >> suzanne mubarak -- if the fortune is returned to us again. >> suzanne mubarak said that she was not aware of any crimes.

>> queen elizabeth has made a highly public memorial to those in who fought in northern ireland for an end to british rule. it is a marketing new chapter in relations. in a new chapter in relations. >> it is just an hour's flying time from london to dublin, but this particular flight has taken decades to get here. in a coat of emerald green, queen elizabeth of britain is finally stepping onto the soil of britain's nearest neighbor, ireland it is a visit that should signify an end to an intense suspicion. the area was locked down by

irish police. outside the city, a pipe bomb had been found and defused overnight. in this park houses the building that once housed the viceroy that ruled on iraq -- on england's behalf. ♪ an irish band played the british national anthem while the 21 gun salute fired. in one part of the city center, a group of about 100 republicans were staging a protest against the visit. police were there in force. a union flag was burned. and the irish police made it clear this was a day when protests were not being tolerated at all.

they swept through everyone who stood in their way. but while committed republicans feel aggrieved, it seems the overwhelming majority of irish people welcome the queen's visit. >> it is great to be moving forward. >> i think it is fantastic. it is 2011 and time to move on. >> but in order to move on to obstacles from the past need to be neutralized. and to do that, the queen went through empty and heavily protected streets to the garden of remembrancer to one of those who prior to 1921, rose up against the british crown to fight for ireland's freedom. she laid a wreath and our head in memory of the original irish republicans, the brotherhood at the old ira. this is a ceremony that every state visitor to dublin

performs, but for decades would have been quite unimaginable for a british monarch to come here and lay a wreath. this was a day when the past was unfounded and when old hatreds were eased. -- was confounded end of old hatreds were eased. from the garden of a member since she left again along o'connell street and past the post office, the scene of the 1916 easter rising, through streets where spectators had been discouraged. >> historic it may be, but the people of this city are getting very little sense of this visit other than a rather distant view of a heavily guarded convoy. >> within the safety of trinity college, things could be relaxed a little. the queen was finally able to meet some of the citizens of dublin, the final engagement on a day which has been so many years in coming, when britain

and ireland break free from the past and treated each other with mutual respect of neighbors and friends. bbc news, dublin. >> still ahead, inside the mind of bill gates, the microsoft boss tells the bbc the company is still a major player after the skype deal. here in the u.k., the energy secretary has announced plans to cut carbon emissions in half by 2027 and change the way britain produces energy. it will promote a greater burden. -- greener and britain. >> coming to a hillside near you, a lot more of these. the government believes it is time to revolutionize british energy. you will see more of these as well, solar panels. ministers want to generate more power with fewer greenhouse

gases. electric cars are getting a big push, too, all of this designed to reduce affect on the climate and to speed up energy conservation. and a tough new target was announced. >> the fourth part and budget places the you get the leading edge of the global low carbon industrial revolution. and >> this plan for cuts in carbon emissions is pretty dramatic. the starting point is 1919 -- is 2019. emissions are down to just over 600 million pounds a year, a cut of 23%. but today's target for 2027 is even tougher, a reduction of 50%. >> this is just a signal they need. this factory in wales makes towers for water turbines. they're hoping to use fresh

water to make the turbines themselves. but some are worried. affair be given -- being given special concession, but still fear competitors will rise. it has promised to be the greenest government ever. as today, they have set a new standard for tackling global warming, but will it be delivered. >> you are watching bbc news. u.s. treasury secretary has said dominique strauss-kahn, who is in jail on attempted rape charges, it is not in a position to run the imf. hundreds of illegal immigrants have been found crammed into lorries in southeastern mexico. europe's finance minister has urged greece to adopt further austerity measures to improve its battered economy.

many, including the financial markets, believe greece will need even more help. stephany reports from strength heard on the german attitude about bailing out greece again. >> another day, another country in crisis. first greece, then ireland, and portugal, now agrees again. european ministers are considering a second greek bailout, and as usual, germany is at the center of the decision. bailiffs are so difficult politically here in germany -- bailouts are so difficult political year in germany. people here do not feel it is fair. and for years they had real wage cuts and difficult reforms to make the economy as strong as it is today. as far as their concern called reece did during that time is run up a massive bill. at this -- , as far as they are

concerned kamal greece did during that time is running a massive bill. at this insurance company, last year was their best ever. the drugs may be based a lot -- >> maybe they still had the same attitude after wartime, when you understood that only hard work will be the key to success. >> but germans also gained enormously from the single currency. the trade flows in the eurozone have not robyn one way. but looking at germany -- have not all been one way. but looking at germany's trade surpluses, one can feel that way. greek exports to germany have gone up by 40%, while german exports to greece have gone up by 120%. it explains why they are now sitting on 30 billion pounds of greek debt. throw on the bank of ireland,

and germany has more than 100 billion pounds at risk if the bank ever decided to default. >> thanks to the bailout, the european central bank in frankfurt is now sitting of gred portuguese government debt. they would all be losers if greece ever defaulted and other countries followed suit. that is on top of the big losses facing german banks. >> angela merkel is insisting the greeks work for any new money by selling more state assets. many in her coalition will also want investors to sharing the pain. others say the risks are too high. >> it is the most safe attitude to think of. if investors would take a hit, they would say, ok, a haircut is also likely for the spanish or for whoever.

>> looking and making them sharing the cost of the bailout without panicking the market. that is a lot easier said than done. >> microsoft founder and chairman bill gates says he believes taking over skype is a great deal. he had supported the multibillion-dollar purchase. it is microsoft largest ever acquisition. >> video conferencing is going to get so much better than it is today. skype actually does get a fair bit of revenue. >> but it takes an annual loss. >> that is when you are amortizing a purchase price. the operating business is a fairly good business. and the opportunity to take out a broad consumer communication, connect it in with what the future of what the pbs will be, how corporate communication works -- what the pbx will be

and how the corporate communication works, it is a really great deal. >> the financial times wrote this, they said it smacked of corporate desperation. microsoft is facing irrelevance and must do something to stay in the game, thus the new purchase. >> it is a great purchase that a lot of innovation will come out of. >> bill gates went on to say that he did not believe, as some have suggested, that the agent -- the age of the pc is coming to an end. >> the pc is the tablets. all of these digital devices are going to work together. microsoft rights to everything that's of -- software runs on. you will see pc's where you will say, is that a tabloid? is that a phone? the words are going to change because the innovations are so

rapid. >> it is interesting you say that because the longtime microsoft software chief who left, as he was leaving he said, look, we've all got to imagine a post-pc world. we will be wearing them, carrying them, having on our walls. they will be all around us. how does that square with your vision of where we are going in the next generation? >> very similar to what was said when microsoft was founded in 1975. >> some breaking news that is coming to us from the ap news agency from pakistani police in northwest pakistan. they are saying that militants there had attacked at checkpoints, killing two police and 15 insurgents. we do not have any other details than that. police are saying that militants have attacked a check point where two police and 15 insurgents have been killed in

pashar. that is the same place where 80 people were killed and two suicide bombings as well. we will bring you more news as we get it. the scottish first minister will form the majority government later on wednesday. the scottish nationalists were elected on the promise of independence. here is our skoglund correspondent -- scotland correspondent. >> it was supposed to secure the u.k., not an exit with england. independence is either now or never. >> how likely is it you think that scotland and will become an independent country? >> as near to inevitability of anything can be in politics.

>> he says an independent scholar and would keep the queen as head of state and keep the serving as the currency, and keep military forces from what is left from the uk. >> but in the rush to realize his vision, he is promising a referendum toward the end of his five-year term. although he has the majority he needs to call the vote, he wants more time to persuade a majority of scots to say yes to independence. >> close to one-third of people in skoglund favor independence. -- in scotland favor independence. there is certainly an appetite for much greater devolution that .here is at the moment >> that is why he is open to a two-question referendum, one on independence, and is second on

scottish parliament that is more powerful with control over spending. >> this is a chance to increase the powers of scotland's parliament so it can work better for the people. >> for now, his priority is to negotiate with u.k. ministers to expand their plans for further devolution. >> he is going to set up some pretty detailed case for taxes and corporate powers. and he will answer some questions that he has so far failed to do. >> it is not in itself a mandate to end the united kingdom. >> you are watching bbc news. plenty more to come and you can catch up with the latest developments. follow me on twitter of on the address of your screen -- on your screen.

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