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>> protests across syria intensified. state tv claims 120 security personnel are killed. the source of -- the search for the source of the e. coli operate continues. u.s. congressmen anthony weiner admits sending in inappropriate picture of themselves to a young woman. welcome to "bbc news". i'm babita sharma. coming up, libyan authorities are accused of manipulating the media after presenting this child as a victim of a bomb attack. more than 60,000 people are attacking central and southern china after heavy flooding.

-- evacuating central and southern china. for weeks, the violence has been building in syria. state television is reporting that 120 security personnel have been killed. human-rights groups say troops and the town have been unleashing it deadly assaults on anti-government protesters for days. the syrian government is allowing to respond decisively. -- vowing to respond decisively. >> syria's state tv has been showing this -- women asking for the army to comime here demanding protection, saying they have been attacked by snipers from rooftops. they said the security men were killed after they tried to help out. they have been showing a video

designed to backed the regime's consistent message is dealing with an armed insurrection. the killings of security forces can't be confirmed by the bbc. foreign journalists are not being allowed into the country. if so many people have been killed by anti-regime forces, it seems that in it that area at least, an armed insurrection is what is happening. >> the interior minister went on tv promising tough action, what he called a decisive response occurred >> but there is plenty of evidence of continuing unarm protests. this is a telephone video cent of the debt -- of the country of the demonstration. with today's date. on friday, big protests were reported from another town where

the regime is said to have shot 65 people. presidents al-assad is under pressure. human rights raj said that his regime security forces had been killing and torturing with impunity. the report said the regime's action amounted to crimes against humanity and the u.s. security council should take action. the reported killings of syrian security forces will be used to justify tougher action begins protesters, whether or not they are carrying weapons. >> i think the regime has reached the point of no return. i think it is very difficult for the regime to reclaim any semblance of legitimacy after the killings have taken place ^ >> and yesterday they led the demonstrators tried to get into golan heights. it was a warning from damascus,

offering a glimpse of the chaos they claim will follow if they fall. >> the french foreign minister has said that syrian president al-assad has lost its legitimacy to roll. he said that france is ready to ask the un security council to those -- vote on a draft resolution condemning syria, despite threats that russia will veto the measure. >> altogether, that now we must go ahead and circulate this a draft resolution in the security council. we think it will be possible to get 11 votes in favor of the resolution. we will see what the russians will do. they may veto. there will take responsibility. maybe they see there are 11 voters in favor of the resolution, they will change their mind.

it is a risk to take and we are willing to take it. >> a representative of the syrian revolution coordinators' union told us that it is difficult to determine the truth of the situation. >> we have received several contradicting reports. one of them was that a group of the army came out of the army, and there was a fight between soldiers that were originally doing military service and refused to shoot civilians and security forces that are the main killer in the streets. we knew the regime has played on this, making the protests seemed like armed insurgency. they have played on this since the beginning of the peaceful revolution. particularly when they left weapons in a false retreat hoping that the people would carry those weapons and use them so that they would justify using heavy artillery against

the civilians. and they never carried a weapon. we know the syrian regime is practicing the same game on the border areas come up whose inhabitants already have weapons in due to the geographical nature of that area. usually those areas that are inhabited with people that already have light weapons to protect themselves. we know the security forces and the militants, the hit men, are already starting houses and trying to steal things and rape women. and reports we may receive about arms cases, we usually tied to this fact, the fact that the militia of the regime is breaking into houses . >> it is very difficult for us, because foreign journalists are not allowed in syria to cooperate reports, either from the government side or from what you are telling us.

in your opinion, how coordinated are the protests taking place in syria? >> we gathered after the movements, and we are still gathering ourselves in this institution called the syrian revolution coordinators' union. we know for sure that most of the people in the street believe in the peaceful protest. we are trying to get ourselves more coordinated, trying to get ourselves more into forming an entity that can defend the revolution. >> the united states and saudi arabia had called for peaceful and to the president's role in the country. he has undergone surgery in saudi arabia for injuries suffered in an attack on his compound on friday. many people took to the streets to celebrate his departure. he is still in power and will be back in yemen in days.

dozens of doctors and nurses in bahrain have . in court charged with attempting to topple the king and the monarchy. injured anti-government protesters -- 47 appeared behind closed doors and a special security courts. eu agricultural ministers are expected to meet to discuss the e. coli outbreak that led to the death of 22 people. the source of the infection is not clear, but initial tests on samples from organic farms south of hamburg have come back negative. >> of this is europe's food crisis. 40,000 boxes of tomatoes and one warehouse, being shipped off not to the supermarket but to be destroyed. now where it seems is immune. this farm in belgium is taking

big losses. so far german authorities cannot work out where it originated. until they can, consumers will be wary of buying fresh produce. how angry are you with the way the german authorities handled this? >> very angry, of course. i have a lot of -- i cannot do anything about it. it is not my fault. >> he blamed germany? >> yes, of course. >> germany blamed the operate on spanish cucumbers. then police sealed off this farm in north germany, saying it was most likely the source. this evening, they said they are not so sure. the confusion is adding to europe's problems. what started as a health scare in germany has now turned into a crisis of consumer confidence across europe. for farmers, this is one of the busiest times of the year. they are now seeing sales and that the prices they get for their crops plummet.

they are beginning to ask who is going to pay for it. before the outbreak, europe's fruit and vegetable trade was worth 2.5 billion euros a week. the total cost in the last six days is estimated to be 1.2 billion euros. spain estimates its weekly losses epoch 200 milliion. >> we want to ask for compensation for this serious and irreparable damages spain has suffered. we will ask the european commission to strengthen and improve alert mechanisms on food safety. >> europe's agricultural ministers will meet tomorrow and discuss a compensation package for farmers. it is in germany's overstressed hospitals where the real pain is being felt. for them, tracking the source of the bacteria and treating it is urgent business. >> the united congressmen

has apologized for sending in inappropriate picture of himself to a young woman over twitter. anthony weiner had initially insisted that his account had been hacked. our washington correspondent reports. >> a rising star in new york politics, anthony weiner has struggled to stay out of the spotlight in recent days. with lie after lie, came more questions and revelations. finally, the congressman was forced to tell the truth. >> last friday night, i tweeted a photograph of myself as part of a joke to a woman in seattle. once i realized i had posted to twitter, i panicked and said i had been had. i continue to stick to that story, which was a regrettable mistake. >> it was ended mission and an apology to everyone he had lied to. >> i am deeply sorry for the

pain this is cause my wife and our family. and my constituents, my friends, supporters and staff. >> last week and explicit photographs of anthony weiner . on a conservative website. he did not. -- deny the photograph might be of him. he said it was not the person. he claims he was a victim of the hoax. >> i did not send that tweet. my system was packed. >> is that a photograph of you? >> we are trying to find out where that photograph came from and whether it was manipulated or part of that might be from something that was in my account. >> this is strange. you cannot tell me definitively that is a photograph of you or not? >> iowa lee reluctant you -- reluctant to say to you it definitively. >> sit down. >> a politician known for

fighting ultimately had to confess. after more photographs, which anthony weiner sent to other women, came up. watching but not enjoying the spectacle was a demand to publish the photographs on his web site. >> this is sad. >> anthony weiner said he would not resign, but he will be investigated. he does struggle to get reelected. >> you're with "bbc news". still ahead, head in the clouds. apple unveils a way that could change the way we store our music online. scientists claim they have made the biggest advance in 30 years and the way that skin cancer is treated. cases of malignant melanoma are rising more rapidly than any other cancer. this appears to give patients a

greater chance of surviving longer than chemotherapy. >> this is a significant moment in the fight against malignant melanoma. there are two new medicines proven to extend life. a malignant melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer. only 12,000 people develop them in britain and there are 2000 deaths every year. the main cuasause is sun damage. the new drugs were tested on hundreds of patients or the cancer had spread elsewhere in the body. specialists say this is the biggest advance in a generation in treating the disease. >> this is an important step forward, because it is the first. it means we have not got something to build on. it is going to be a long road. it is only the first step, but it gives us some light at the

end of a therapeutic tunnel. >> the medicines work in different ways. one is a twice daily pill that targets a faulty gene found in cancer cells of half the patients with melanoma. the second new drug is given intravenously four times. this stimulates the immune system to track -- tackle the cancer. both drugs increase the chances of survival. in many cases this was by a few months, but in a few patients, the benefit extended two years. scientists are planning another trial giving patients both drugs, in the hope that combination therapy might prove more effective. >> i'm babita sharma. the headlines. assyrian state television is reporting the deaths of 120 the security personnel in the

northwestern town. europe searches for the source of the e.coli outbreak. initial tests at a farm in northern germany are inconclusive. international media have raised further questions about the times by the libyan authorities to manipulate the news. but group of journalists were taken to hospital to see a baby girl apparently left unconscious by nato bombing raids, but a member of the staff at the hospital slipped a group and note saying she was a victim of a car crash. >> unconscious into tripoli hospital. not even a year old and injured in an nato bombing raid, said the authorities. as the world's media clamor is to take her picture, the baby's mother is ushered to her bedside. prompted by government minders, the concerns uncle rages at what happened. listen to the mind of shock.

he said, this is what they call the protection of civilians. online repeated by the uncle. -- a line repeated by the uncle. off-camera, a member of the hospital staff passed this scrap of paper to the press. written in english, it said the girl had been injured in road traffic accident. the hospital said that it was a complete sham. earlier we had been taken to the site of the bombing. dog pigeons and a dead lay on the ground, but no mention of any civilian casualties. >> have anyone been injured? >> no, but our animals are dead, some of them injured. >> taken to another unrelated bomb site late last night, the story unraveled further. remember the girl's uncle?

what was he doing here? caught in the spotlight, he acknowledge be a government employee. today, at another gaddafi complex our binders were unable to explain the trees incidence of the little girl in hospital -- were unable to explain the curious incident of the little girl on the hospital. was she a victim of the bombing? you told us she was paired with almost 10,000 sorties flown by nato planes it is more than probable there have been civilian casualties and collateral damage. the problem for international journalist working under such restrictions is that it is often difficult to know what is truth and what is propaganda. >> more than 60,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in central and southern china after downpours caused by heavy flooding. chinese official news agency says that one person has died

and 15 others are missing. >> first, the drought and now this. torrents of muddy water surging to central and southern china. massive flooding caused by days of heavy rain. emergency workers rushed into action, using small boats that navigate streets that have become rivers. here they feel their way across a raging torrent before putting up a rope to help people get out. but still, it is not an easy crossing. some were still waiting to be rescued. these factors workers had to take to their rooftops to escape the rising waters. so far, more than 60,000 people had been evacuated, young and old, taken to safety. and this is what the floods left behind -- buildings and battered, cars smashed, and everywhere a layer of mud. all of this after the same area was hit by the worst drought in decades.

many here will be wondering what comes next. >> in peru, the right-wing candidate fujimori has admitted defeat in the countries presidential alexi. he recognized the victory of her arrival. dan collins reports from lima. admissionjimori's of defeat, is certain that the other candidate will be president. miss fujimori, the daughter of the jailed former president, said she would congratulate her opponent in person. >> during the entire campaign, i said i would accept the results, except the will of the peruvian people. the official results showed that he is the winner. i accept his triumph and congratulate his of victory and

i wish him luck. >> the two car expected to hold a meeting with the outgoing president garcia. earlier, the stock exchange in lima fell by more than 10% shortly after opening. that prompted officials to suspend trading for two hours. he claimed victory on sunday night and told supporters that growthd work witeconomic with social inclusion. >> the former head of the international monetary fund strauss-kahn has pled not guilty to sexually assaulting and tried to rape a made in a new york hotel room. he was released on bail of $6 million last month. >> chants from hotel workers greeted this former tighten of global finance as he arrived at court with his wife.

support thee to lady that had the problem with the guy. >> as i am sure he is aware -- >> in his first appearance since his release from prison, strauss-kahn the former head of the imf, and at once of front runner to beat the french president, and listened to the charges before he entered a plea of not guilty. after the hearing, the lawyer for the may that accused strauss-kahn of attempting to rape her said she will take the stand. >> she will come into this courthouse, get on that witness stand and tell the world what strauss-kahn did to her. lawyersof strauss-kahn's has a reputation for helping celebrities in trouble. he said his client would fight innocence.ve his >> it will be clear there was no

element of the forcible compulsion in this case. any suggestion to the contrary is not credible. >> once it was over, strauss- kahn returned to a manhattan townhouse where he remains under electronic surveillance, watched by armed guards, as part of the six million-dollar bail agreement. he is used to traveling around the world first class. this is one of the few places strauss-kahn is allowed to visit. the next court date is said for july 18. in the case that without any other witnesses may come down to the word of the hotel made dresses that one of the most powerful men in the world -. >> apple has unveiled its a must anticipated i-cloud service. steve jobs returned to show off the futures of the web based service. >> steve jobs back in the

spotlight, despite remaining on medical leave. looking thin, the chief executive arrived on stage to a standing ovation. >> we have and also morning together this morning. >> the sport to more than 4000 developers -- he spoke to more than 4000 developers. this system allows users to access news and data from any apple device without having to connect to a pc to transfer songs. the data is stored under a merit server. cloud computer is considered increasingly important. if youldn't it be cool could buy your music and played without hassle? >> but google and amazon have launched similar cloud that's based services. >> what apple has done is validate division that over the

next five years in the u.s. we estimate 70 million people would transition from hard drives next to their computer to cloud-based storage and access of their media. >> but apple's share price and date. investors remain unimpressed by the announcement -- their share price dipped. apple did report on monday that it sold 25 million ipads since the tablets were launched 14 months ago. steve jobs may no longer run apple on a day-to-day basis, but his public appearances are highly anticipated. this is only the second time we have seen him since he went on medical leave in january. less well received were apples updates, including their new service i-t cloud. >> join me on twitter. babitta bbc.

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