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and residents of world are a little bit confused. ♪ ♪ welcome once again. the former head of the imf is awaiting charges on sexual assault -- a trial with charges of sexual assault. here is the report. >> after almost one week behind bars, dominique strauss-kahn and has left prison. it is a remarkable turnaround

from the former head of the imf. last sunday he was a possible candidate for french president. now charged with the attempted rape of a hotel maid, he has resigned with his position as head of the imf and faces a long trial. he got news his defense team was hoping for. >> i will grant a bail under the following conditions. the first of all after he posts the $1 million bail, he must also post the the an insurance company bond in the amount of $5 million. >> that meant he could spend some time with his family. there was a problem. he would not be residing in the upper east side manhattan apartment that his wife had rented.

tenants complained about the media circles outside. instead, he must be housed by a security firm barred him. his attorney pleaded to some degree of privacy. >> members of the press want to invade the private residence and interview with this ferlies privacy. i am asking all of you to respect this family is privacy. >> the 62-year-old french politician denies the charges against him. meanwhile, he has little choice but to station in new york and prepare his defense. bbc news -- stay in new york and prepare his defense. bbc news. >> mr. obama adopted a principle on thursday. there were also talks with when

with benjamin netanyahu. here is the report. >> this is the look of the most powerful politician in the world on the receiving end of a lecture in his own home. the two have never caught on, but the president went out of his way to play down their divide. >> obviously, there are differences between us. that is going to happen between friends. >> the israeli prime minister has been watching him like a hawk. >> i want peace. what we all want is a peace that will hold it indoors. and endure. we both agree that a peace based on illusions will crash eventually. >> the president looks slightly

sick. he has not responded to the plan regarding the borders and since 90 team -- 1967. >> it cannot go back to 1967. these lines are indefensible. they do not take into account certain changes that have taken place on the ground. demographic changes that have taken place over the last 44 years. >> the warthen between israel and the neighbors -- war between israel and the neighbors -- that is what this is about. wants a basisama for a peace deal. after the war, in 1994, a palestinian authority was formed in the gaza. the palestinians want them to

become a palestinian state. but there are jewish settlements around the area. some say certain settlements should become part of israel. but that is not the only part of a deal. the president listened as benjamin netanyahu said he would not jeopardize the state's survival. >> we do not have a lot of margin for error. because, mr. president, history will not give the jewish people another chance. >> there is already bad blood between the two man. president obama says last year that settlements should stop being built. benjamin netanyahu ignored him. bbc news, washington. >> a day after president obama

said there must be serious reform and set of side, [unintelligible] 30 people have been shot dead due to protest across the country. here is this report from beirut. >> this was the third biggest city. security forces had been given orders not to open fire. a child was reported to be among those killed. protesters took to the streets in several different parts of the cities. there is a severe crack down by troops there's with hundreds arrested in many killed. demonstrations big or small were reported from virtually all parts of the country, including places where biggest security operations were launched. some security forces did not

intervene. in others, they broke up the protest without serious casualty. but here, in the northern suburbs of damascus itself, there were more people killed when troops opened fire. the crisis is spilling over its borders. in the past few days, 5000 have fled across the country into lebanon. syrian troops and tanks had taken over rebellious terrace near the border. many of the refugees come from one area where there was shooting and bloodshed west -- where the troops moved in. punitive sanctions have been stepped up from america. there have been strong words from president obama. >> the assyrian people have showed their courage in demanding a transition to democracy. the president now has a choice. he can lead the transition or get out of the way.

>> that a president shows no sign of getting out of the way. the mac -- damascus dismissed the words from washington. it will have no effect on us the syrian and decision making. bbc news, beirut. >> there is a proposal that would into the role in gulf arab nations. the president said the election would and the blood spilled since pro-democracy protests began several moments ago. and a chinese leader should be touching down in japan right now.

they will toward the disaster zone led by the tsunami. they should pledged support for the efforts for japan to recover from the catastrophe. they will look at how the nuclear crisis has been handled. how important is this for the host nation, japan, and its government? >> what japan is hoping to get out of this is support from its neighbors. after the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear crisis, which is still ongoing -- they are looking entity areas where the tsunami was most devastating. they are looking at fukushima city. it is several kilometers away

from the plant. the foreign leaders are expected to meet some evacuees, people who lived near the plant who had to evacuate their homes. >> is there a loss of faith for japan? >> some reports say one of the opening ceremony at patricia recent appeared -- fukushima's city. some are angry. the talks themselves will take place in tokyo. there are other reports that no suitable venue could be found. >> is there anything else on the agenda of -- apart from the post earthquake tsunami? >> bilateral talks, territorial disputes.

what we mostly will get out of this is japan trying to demonstrate that it can run its nuclear program safely. japan asking for its products to be allowed into china without a fight for restrictions, because of possible contamination. there has been talk about sharing lessons how to cope with the natural disasters in the future. >> a lot of talk, but the expect concrete agreement? >> i think the purpose of the summit, which has been going on for more than 10 years, is to try to make relationships friendlier between these three countries. trying to improve tri-lateral cooperation. the fact that they are happening is important, rather than in a concrete steps that may come at the end of them. >> thank you. you are watching "bbc news."

still ahead, we will hear from pro-gaddafi troops captured by the rebels. ♪ queen elizabeth has left the average republic after a historic visit. she leapt one of the more it staunchly republican areas. here is the report. >> a final day in the irish countryside. a helicopter to the green pastures and a visit to a castle. it was once the home of the ancient kings of ireland. it was a farewell moment one of the cities that the queen visited. before she left, she met a local official, the first and only time such a meeting has happened. it was just one further stop,

the capital of what used to be called the rebel county. the crowds were able to get close to the queen. across the river, a couple of republicans shouted their protests, but they were very much the minority. the queen went to the market before heading to the airport in home. the visit is open -- over a period in terms of impact in ireland, this has been a considerable success. ireland will remember this visit. they will remember what she did and said. the reason people will talk about this visit in years to come is because her words have drawn a line under the past. she said these islands is full

of heartache and pain. she could reflect that that history -- had been added to this week for the better. ♪ >> bbc news, the headlines. the former head of the imf is awaiting trial on charges of sexual assault and has posted bail from a new york prison. the israeli prime minister has rejected obama's calls for a peace deal with the palestinians. it is based on the 1967 borders plus land swaps. an institute for policy studies and the co-founder for a u.s. campaign to end israeli occupation has been looking at

this. i asked her if the palestine papers serving the idea of land swaps could help negotiations and make a peace agreement. >> there are two versions of it. the version that was talked about in the palestine papers is the idea that some of the palestinians towns and villages inside israel would be annexed to a new palestinian state. the problem is that it did not take into account the opinions of the people who live there. palestinian citizens that want to remain where they are, fight against discrimination inside israel, and have no interest in being assigned to a different country. it raises the question as to whether it is viable. we have heard from the israeli prime minister that in 1967 borders are not defensible. the problem is without those

borders, a tuesday solution is not viable. this is a serious conundrum. i think president obama on one level recognizes it. he says, we will deal with settlements and territory first. later we will deal with the hard stuff, meaning jerusalem and refugees, which this issue -- this talk did not touched this issue, except for the prime minister saying there would be a right of return of palestinian refugees, despite international law. what we are looking at is a situation in which the u.s. and president obama have reflected what president bush and president clinton had said. they all have said that the basis territorial agreements would have to be based on the tuesday solution of the west bank and gaza and east jerusalem, territorial plots. -- swaps.

those involve some of the most fertile palestinian land, almost all of the water resources of the west bank, ending up in israeli hands. this is not a viable faint, but something the israelis should have been quite pleased about. instead, they were demanding more. a more consistent position of this israeli prime minister, his demands on the obama administration have treated the u.s. as if israel was providing $30 billion over 10 years in military aid, instead of the other way around. >> it has been a bad week for colonel gaddafi with more nato bombardment and a call from the international criminal court for his arrest. the leader shows no sign of stepping aside. many are asking if the nato campaign is faltering.

>> as his campaign enters its third month, nato is setting its sights on at the navy of libya, trying to loosen the grip of colonel gaddafi on power. they are launching 19 raids on three ports, including one here in the aaa. this was the same ship in daylight -- tripoli. this is the same ship in daylight, it has been punctured. at least five ships have been destroyed by a fairly accurate strikes. what is not clear is how these ships are being used, and what a threat they are posing. nato says these ships were used to lay mines and are threats to its own vessels and civilians. libyan officials who took us to the scene say most of the ship's nato hit were coast guard patrol boats.

when were the four smaller ships hit last june last out of port, and what were they used for? when was the largest ship out of port? the ship have not been out to sea since late march. he says these are documents to prove it. but could it be that nato is running out of targets to keep the pressure on colonel gaddafi? he may be outgunned by nato, but he is not out faced. bbc news ,tripoli. mizrata seen some of the heaviest fire in recent weeks. pro-gaddafi forces have been seized by the rebels. >> scanning the new front lines in the m mizrata. rebel forces have only just

seized this area. it is not just weapons left behind. today, we have been given where access to a school turned detention center that captured khaddafi troops that have been held. inside, there are guards relaxing. in the school library, some are more than 100 prisoners. they are trying to protect their families from possible retaliation. a local muslim cleric is in charge. many spend their days in mattresses -- on mattresses or in a makeshift clinic after questioning. this soldier says he was wounded during the battle for mizrata.

how have you been treated as a prisoner? >> very well. [unintelligible] >> we were told we were coming here to fight against foreigners and al qaeda. we realize they were lying, and we were fighting the people. it destroyed our morale. if we tried to escape, they would shoot you. >> what do you think will happen to you now? >> after gaddafi is gone, i hope the people here will let me go home. >> some of the prisoners and found less repentance. >> do you think colonel gaddafi enjoys a lot of support in libya? >> may be. >> of the authorities want to show us that they are treating the prisoners here corrects. -- correctly.

it seems that the same applies to the dead. the rebels take us to a new graveyard reserved for the soldiers of colonel gaddafi. >> these are our brothers and sons. they were not our enemies. >> there are hints of forgiveness and restraints. libya will need both when the fighting stops. bbc news mizrata. >> the vatican is showing criticism against a modernized statute of pope john paul. others have called it a very ugly. some say it was not intended to look exactly like the pope. >> it is not often you hear the

word, pope john paul the segment aired and mussolini in the same sentence. -- second and miscellany in the same sentence. they -- mussolini in the same sentence. who could it look like? mussolini. what is the problem? i do not know. there is not much love. put one over here and the other over there. >> the artist says he did not intend it to look exactly like the pope. it has already been marked as a giant shelter for the homeless. the city is wondering whether to take it down. others have been kinder.

>> a process brought to this decision was not just taken by myself but was an elaborate one. many politicians and others came to this decision. >> pope john paul always was a towering figure. the consensus seems to be that this piece is taking martinez -- a modernist trends too far down the line. abc news, rome. >> tens of thousands of protesters are defying the gathering at the local elections in one country. high unemployment has led to days of demonstrations. they will order police to break up the crowds. you are watching bbc news.

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