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>> and now, "bbc world news." >> standing shoulder to shoulder, president obama and the queen a tribute to the ties between the u.s. and u.k. >> it is a great honor to join you again as we reaffirm the enduring bonds between our two nations and reinforce the special relationship. >> today, the united states remains our most important ally. are two nations contribute to the security and prosperity of our people, and of the world. >> the mechanic i it -- the volcanic ash cloud sweeps across europe. coming up for you later, years of civil war in yemen.

mr. netanyahu pledges to make peaceful compromise is to achieve peace for the palestinians. president obama has paid tribute to the shared values of the united kingdom and the united states. speaking at the bank would held at buckingham palace, the queen hailed the united states as britain's closest ally. >> ♪ for years, the americans shied away from this kind of policy pomp and ceremony, which is why this is only the second state

visit by a u.s. president. but this evening, a relationship between two nations was celebrated at the palace in style. >> mr. president, i am delighted to welcome you and mrs. obama to london. >> the queen recalled how the united states had come to the age of europe in two world wars. she said america remained britain's most important ally. >> ladies and gentlemen, we are here to celebrate the special relationship between our two countries. >> thank you for -- >> president obama paid tribute to the united kingdom. >> it is a great honor to join you again in this country as we reaffirm the enduring bonds between our two nations, and reinforce the special relationship. >> the president recalled the attacks on america on 9/11.

>> from that day to this, you have been our closest partner in the struggle to protect our people, from terrorism attacks and violent extremism around the world. despite a very heavy sacrifices. >> president obama arrived at the palace in the heavy armor of a u.s. presidential motorcade. when he is in town, security concerns will it out. the local somali welcome -- the full ceremonial visit was within the palace grounds. after the american national anthem, president obama inspected a guard of honor, they were serving alongside american forces in afghanistan. inside the palace, there was a short meeting with prince william and the duchess of

cambridge. why such a brief encounter? the palace said that couple had prior commitments. it was to underline that they are not yet a full-time working royals. after lunch with the queen, a visit to westminster abbey and reminder of how often it u.k.- u.s. alliance have found expression in sacrifice on the battlefield. ♪ the copy was the scene of a joyful will wedding, this afternoon comment -- this afternoon, president obama laid a wreath in memory of all of those lost their lives in the world wars. president obama offer the prime minister a left and the presidential limousine. they went together to a school in south london where people --

or student found themselves watching the president and prime minister playing a game of table tennis. state visits are all about marking the french ships. speeches tend to be positive, but there is a new appreciation of a very old alliance. tomorrow, the leaders of that alliance will get down to the serious business of addressing world issues. >> germany has announced the closure of their airports and in north of the country. flights in and out will be cancelled from wednesday morning. around 500 flights were cancelled on tuesday because of the volcanic ash. a decision criticized by some airlines. >> it is a spectacular sight,

nature at its most powerful. but the thousands of passengers across europe, iceland, volcanic eruptions it means chaos. as the calls went down over the u.k., some people were forced to spend the night in airports. many were frustrated because of delays and cancellations. including these newlyweds. >> before we got on, it was all very happy. disappointing, but what do you do? but they're not alone. a total of nine u.k. airports face destruction. many other european cities have also ben affected -- have also been affected. the latest forecasts show the ash clouds moving away from the u.k. and across the continent. germany will closed airports in some northern cities.

>> it is decreasing quite rapidly. we expect that it will not go on as long. >> that will be welcome news for the many travelers stranded by iceland's volcano. >> the next -- 14 people have been entered in an explosion in a pakistani city. it is near the border, and it has been the target of frequent attacks by the taliban. troops battled for hours against taliban militants who stormed a naval air force base. at least four people are reported to the been killed after more tornadic and the american midwest. authorities say a series of tornadoes hit oklahoma state capitol. the storm struck the city and surrounding suburbs during rush hour.

nato has launched more strikes on targets in the libyan capital of tripoli. there are reports of a number of large blasts near coffeepot compound. on monday, they carried out some of the heaviest rains in the city. the libyan government spoked and said 19 people were killed in those attacks. we have a latest on the air strike. >> and other night and nato is again bombing the libyan capital of tripoli. these strikes began around 11:00 in the evening. large explosions shook our hotel. it appears that they were aimed at the same part of the city that was last night. smoke coming from that area. nhtsa said yesterday -- and ito said yesterday -- it was

reserved military force. they have reacted with fury to last night's heavy involvement. questioning how nato could declining to be -- there are terrorizing the population of tripoli. it appears that nato tends to carry on this pressure. this comes just before president obama and british prime minister are due to hold talks in london with libya at high on the agenda. >> there has been intense fighting and beat yemen capital between security forces and the country's biggest uprising great gunfire have been hurt and the streets dilapidate and the authorities say at least 38 people have been killed.

>> pierce the gunfire has -- fierce gun buyer has rattled the the streets for the last 24 hours. he is determined not to step down. the president has been under pressure to resign four months. protest of demonstrators have been held nationwide calling for him to leave office immediately. they had little influence on the leader, who has been in power for 32 years. on sunday, and he was supposed to sign a deal that would give them immunity from prosecution in exchange for his resignation. once again, the president refused to sign it. the government has accused and the -- the head of yen and caused most powerful tribe of igniting the clashes. on tuesday, he joined the uprising against the president, his powerful weight to the anti- government stand. armed militiamen have been walking the streets of the

capital day and night. the tribesmen do it could seem to be tightening their grip on the city. the president's troops are still in control and the stock of the city, where the presidential palace is located. but there are fears that the violence may escalate even further. scores of men from both sides have been wounded and are being treated in hospitals for their injuries. many others did not make it. >> the ousted egyptian leader and his sons are to face trial for alleged murderer. they are to be tried for corruption also. president has refused to restore troops in the disputed region.

prime minister netanyahu says he is ready to make peaceful compromise is to achieve peace with the palestinians, but he told a joint session of the u.s. congress that a future palestinian state would not be the return to the borders that existed before 1967. >> his excellency, benjamin netanyahu, prime minister of israel. >> the prime minister can only dream of getting the kind of reception at tom petty had in the u.s. congress. >> israel -- recession at home that he had in the u.s. congress. >> america has no better friend than israel. >> his speech was punctuated by 30 standing ovations. >> jerusalem must never again be

divided. jerusalem must remain the united capital of israel. >> palestinians want a capital and the city. he spoke of painful compromises for peace, but he is a long way from offering the would be necessary for a deal. >> you got to understand this. the jewish people are not foreign occupiers. [applause] it was a big contrast for the public disagreement with president obama before you left for europe. over the future of the territories captured in 1967. the president wants israel back to the boundaries it had before them. mr. netanyahu rejection of that idea today did not leave much room for a deal. >> i think the direction that we will go is that the realities

will be driven in the region and in the international community, not to fight israel, and not that much by america either. >> he'd felt comfortable here in washington seeing the sights and playing politics and the president back yard. his critics will say that he is deepening israel isolation and putting it on a collision course with the new middle east. the speech shows the gulf between mr. netanyahu's view of acceptable peace deal and the one the palestinians have. his reception by the congress shows why he is political strong enough to reject president obama's view of the way ahead. with the middle east changing fast, mr. netanyahu is sticking with what he believes has always worked for israel. he is avoiding any new thinking. >> still ahead, the american

carmaker repays its government loans six years early. an appeals court in moscow has upheld the conviction of a former russian billionaire. for money laundering and embezzlement. but reduced his sentence by one year. he will serve a total of 30 years before he is released in 2016. >> as he stepped into the enclosed stock, he knew was his last chance to avoid a further lengthy prison sentence. he has already served eight years and that was extended to 14 years. he told the three judges that the author of the verdict and encourage them to overturn it. >> it is possible to make corrections to this verdict.

during the criminals and accepted the slot. >> it took a little bit over five minutes for the dodgers' 2- any hopes that he had. they adjusted -- to-any hopes that he had. they did reduce his sentence by one year. although the vertical be a disappointment, it will hardly come as a surprise. russia's most famous serving prisoner returns to jail. giant oiln russia's company, that he had been convicted of defrauding. his family has said that he is being prosecuted for political reasons. >> everybody knows that somebody wants this to be this way, so it will be this way. >> despite the small protest outside court, ordinary people in russia say that he deserves to be in prison. his mother knows that the

international community remains concerned about the case and what it says about the rule of law in russia. >> president obama has paid tribute to america's special relationship with britain at a banquet at buckingham palace. germany is preparing to close its air space. hundreds of flights have already been cancelled. but it more now on president obama's visit to the uk. she is a former senior official in the obama administration. thank you for joining us. we have heard quite a lot today about the special relationship, it seems to become an essential

relationship coined by the two leaders. is this essential relationship intact? >> it is stronger than it has been in the past. the trip has been very successful. we have great pictures here of the president in the palace. there is a lot of cultural connections between our two countries. the president seems to be using the cultural connections as much as possible. >> let's talk about those pictures. it is a fantastic photo opportunity for him back, and across europe. the morning's paper are full of it. what kind of response is that likely to get from americans? when we saw the pomp and pageantry at buckingham palace coupled with an drinking a pint of guinness in ireland? >> millions of americans watched the royal wedding. millions of americans have been

taken up with the lore of british history. the connections of the present moment. the fact that the president was able to go to buckingham palace and have such a great reception and of great pictures. it helps the president domestically. it does help them domestically, so i think these pictures -- i am not saying they will transform the political dynamic, but they will help the president to look more like a presidential leader. >> he has a day of political talks with the prime minister. let's look closely at that relationship. how does the obama-kamen relationship match up to those who've gone before? >> the united states like to say when he is dealing with anyone

that he likes to have an adult conversation. that is really a sign of the kind of relationship that the house with prime minister cameron. it may not be the same kind of relationship as blair and clinton. there are significant differences between president obama and prime minister cameron, but the president looks at the international landscape. he looks at the issues in north africa and the middle east. there is a strong partnership that we have with britain and back is a fundamental part of the conversation. it is a fundamental reason why we had a strong and essential relationship and a strong partnership. >> we are grateful for your time, thank you very much. the american car maker chrysler has paid back its government bailout loan at six years early.

$1.7 billion to the canadian government. speaking in london, the president said that chrysler's achievement was a significant milestone and a sign that the auto industry is recovering. >> at a factory saved from closure, chrysler's chief executive made it official. the carmaker paid off loans from u.s. and canadian taxpayers. monday that saved it from collapse two years ago. >> we have received confirmation this morning that chrysler repaid with interest by wire transfer to the united states treasury and by bank transfer to the canadian government every penny that had been blown to less than two years ago. -- that had been loaned less than two years ago. >> chrysler has been here before.

>> if you can find a better car, buy it. >> today, with the aid of fiat, chrysler is selling more cars. it recently reported its first profit since 2006. for the american government, criticized for its auto industry bail out, it was a moment of satisfaction. >> since gm and chrysler emerged from bankruptcy, the industry has added 115,000 jobs, the fastest pace of job growth in the auto industry since 1990. last year, for the first time in 16 years, the detroit free gained market share against their foreign counterparts. >> this is the motor city. this is what we do. >> at once considered a longshot to recover, chrysler has worked

its way back. >> the giant of the internet's world went head-to-head with the politicians today in france. >> they might have matched in an on-line forum, but this big, the internet industry has come together the old fashioned way. debate the big issues at the highest level of world politics. on the guest list, google's eric schmidt. one of the titans of the world wide web. president sarkozy acknowledges a huge gap of incomprehension between the attack and the college -- a policy makers. the internet can be allowed to grow at untethered. >> the universe that you represent is not a parallel one. free of the rule of law, float

-- free of morals, the fundamental principles which govern social and democratic countries. >> president sarkozy is known for its tough line on interest parsee -- piracy. the kind of regulation that creates great anxiety within the industry. >> why are you here? >> is a good idea to be present when movement is afoot to to take away some of the values that he chairs. >> both sides agreed that they need to encourage more growth. the disagreement is on how much control there should be. the other view adopted by an increasing number of european countries you would like to regulate the industry. where is the balance? privacy is a hot topic in the uk at the moment.

tens of thousands of people on twitter -- on the other hand, twitter played a seismic role in the successful uprising in egypt. >> freedom of publication on the internet should be the default. and then people should be held responsible for what they publish. >> isn't really the job of the politicians to gamble with the social revolution? it could lead us to a heated debate this week. president obama thinks are the top cards in alleviating international poverty. >> keep up-to-date on line at the bbc news website. stay with us.

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