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four weeks, the violence has been building in syria. 120 members of the security force have been reported killed in daily battles of the northwestern town. troops in the town have been unleashing a deadly assault on anti-government protesters for days. here is our middle eastern correspondent. >> syrian tv has been showing this. they have been demanding protection saying they have been attacked from snipers on rooftops. state tv said security men were killed after they tried to help out. they also have been showing a video designed to back the regime's consistent message that

it is dealing with an armed insurrection. by all reports from syria, the forces -- the killings cannot be confirmed as foreign journalists are not allowed into the country. if so many people have been killed by anti-regime forces, it seems that at least an armed insurrection is what is happening in that area. >> of the interior minister was on tv promising tough action, which he called a decisive response. there is also plenty of evidence of continuing unarmed protests. >> this is home video sent from a demonstration with today's date on a placard. on friday, big protests were reported from where the regime is said to have shot 65 people.

there is increasing pressure. the campaign group human rights watch said if a regime security forces have been killing and torturing people. it said that their actions represent crimes against humanity. the u.n. security council should take action. there are fears that the reported killings will be used to justify even tougher action against protesters, whether or not they are carrying weapons. >> i think the regime has reached a point of no return. it is very typical for the regime to have any semblance of legitimacy. >> yesterday's the syrians let demonstrators tried to get into the israeli occupied building. israel killed some of the protesters. it was perhaps a warning from damascus, offering a glimpse of the chaos that will follow if

they fall. bbc news. >> the french foreign minister has lost his legitimacy to roll. -- rule. russia may veto a measure. >> now we must go ahead [unintelligible] we think it will be possible to get 11 votes to favor the resolution. we will see what the russians will do. maybe they see fit to if they are in favor of it, they will change their mind.

>> one person said it is very difficult. >> a group of the army -- there was a contract of soldiers during military service and the security forces. they can make it seem like armed insurgency. they left weapons in a full retreat, hoping that they would carry it and use it so that they would justify using heavy artillery against the civilians. they never carried weapons. we know they are still

practicing the same thing on the border area. usually those areas are inhabited with people that have wide weapons to protect themselves. the hit man are forming houses and trying to steal things and implement. any report, we usually tied to the fact that the militia is breaking into houses. >> it is difficult for us, because foreign journalists are not allowed into syria to corroborate the reports. in your opinion, how coordinated are these protests that are taking place in syria?

>> and we gathered and are still gathering ourselves in this institution. it is called the syrian revolution coronation. we know for sure that most of the people in the street believe in the peaceful process. we are trying to get ourselves more oriented and into forming an entity that can defend the reds -- revolution. >> the net the state in saudi arabia have called for a 33ceful end to a president's roles in the yemen -- 33 year rule in yemen. many took to the streets to celebrate his departure. he will return to yemen within days. and there is a discussion about the e coli outbreak which began

in northern germany and has killed 22 people. initial tests have been conducted on organic farms. they have come back negative. >> this is the scale of europe's food crisis. 40,000 boxes of tomatoes in one warehouse. it is not being shipped to the supermarket, but is a to be destroyed. nowhere is immune. this farm in belgium is taking big losses. german authorities cannot work out where the eagle line originated. until they can, consumers will be wary of buying fresh produce. how angry are you with the way the german authorities have handled this? >> i have a lot of loss. it is not my fault. >> do you blame germany for this? >> yes of course.

>> they initially blamed the outbreak on spanish cucumbers. then police sealed off this farm in northern germany saying it is most likely source. they have said they are not so sure. the confusion is adding to europe's problem. what started as a health scare in germany has now turned into a crisis of consumer confidence across europe. the the this one of the busiest times of the year. the prices they get for their crops plummet. the are beginning to ask, who is going to pay for it. before the outbreak, the fruit and vegetable trade was worth 2.5 billion euros a week. total costs for the industry in the lax -- last six days was 1.2 billion euros. spain estimates its weekly losses at 200 million.

>> we want to ask for compensation on this serious irreparable damage. we will also ask the european commission to strengthen and improve the alert recommendation on food safety. >> they will discuss an eu compensation package for farmers tomorrow. overstretched hospitals in germany is where the real pain is being felt. tracking the source of the bacteria into treating it is urgent business. bbc news, belgium. >> a united states congressman has apologized for sending an inappropriate picture of themselves to a young woman over twitter. he says his account has been hacked. he has had in a corporate communications with women on line. here is the report. >> a rising star in new york politics, anthony wiener had

struggled to stay out of politics for the last few days. but more questions in revelation half. he was forced to tell the truth. weetedt friday night, i treate a photo of myself to a woman as a joke. i said my account had been hacked. >> it was an admission and an apology. >> i am deeply sorry for the pain this has caused my wife and our family. and my constituents, friends, supporters, and staff. >> an explicit the votes of of him in his underwear appeared on a conservative website. he said he was not the person who sent -- sent it to a woman on twitter.

>> my system was hacked, i was pranks. -- pranked. >> is that a photograph of you? >> we are trying to find out where the photos came from and if it was manipulated. >> you cannot tell me definitively if that is a photo of you? >> i am reluctant to say to you anything definitively about it. >> the politician known for fighting had to ultimately confessed. more photos after -- more photos he sent to other women came out. he published the photos on his website. he said he would not resign, but he will be investigated. a man tipped for top political

jobs could struggle to get reelected. >> still ahead, apple unveiled a new on-line service that is said to revolutionize the way we can sing music. -- consumer music. and there has been a big advance in the way skin cancer is being treated. two new drugs could extend the lives of patients. the pill gives patients a greater chance of surviving longer. here is the report. >> this is a significant moment in the fight of malignant melanoma. there are two new medicines proven to extend new life. it is the most serious form of skin cancer. 12 dawson people a year --

12,000 people a year development in britain. the main cause is sun damage to skin. the cancer can spread elsewhere in the body. the new treatment is the biggest advancement in a generation and in treating the disease. >> this is an important step forward. it is a first. we now have something to build on. it is going to be a long road. it is only the first step. it really gives us some light at the end of the therapeutic tunnel. >> it works in different ways. it is a twice daily pill. it targets genes found in cancer cells. the second drug is given intravenously four times to stimulate the immune system to tackle the cancer. both addressed increase the

chances of survival. in many cases, it is by a few months, but for others, for years. scientists are planning another trout to give patients both addressed to see a combination therapy may prove more effective. bbc world news. >> the headlines at this hour. syrian television is reporting the death of 120 people in a gunbattle in northwestern town. and officials search for the source of the e coli outbreak. national media in tripoli are raising questions about them manipulating the news. they went to see a baby girl

left unconscious by a nato bombing raid. a hospital said she was the victim of a car crash. our correspondent was taken to the hospital in tripoli. >> unconscious in a hospital. not even a year old comic injured in a nato bombing raid. as the world media clamors to take her picture and hear her story, and government members have prompted the family. the uncle is outraged. he said this is what they called the protection of civilians. off-camera, a member of the hospital staff pass this paper to the press written in english on hospital paper. it said the girl had been

injured in a road traffic accident. it appears it was a complete sham. we were taken to a site of the apparent bombing. it was not far from an army base. dead pigeons and dogs along the ground. no civilian casualties. >> some animals died, some are injured. >> an unrelated bomb site, the story unraveled even further. the girls all go from the hospital, what was he doing here? he acknowledged he is a government employee. at another bombed gaddafi complex, workers were unable to explain the curious incident of the little girl in the hospital. >> was she a victim of the bombing?

with almost -- it is probable does there have been civilian casualties and collateral damage. but international journalists are working under restrictions. we do not know what is true and what is propaganda. >> 60,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in central and southern china after continued downpours caused heavy flooding. at least one person has died and 15 others are missing. it comes a week after some of the worst rain in decades. >> first the drought and now this. water surging through central and southern china. massive flooding caused by days of heavy rain. emergency workers rushed into action.

they navigate streets that have become rivers. they slowly feel their way across a raging current before helping people get out. it is not an easy crossing. some are still waiting to be rescued. these factory workers had to take to the rooftops to escape the rising waters. more than 60,000 people have been evacuated. taken to safety. here is what is left behind. a thick layer of mud. cars smashed. this is following the worst drought in decades. many here are wondering what comes next. >> tens of thousands of people have died in violence in mexico in the past five years. now an army raid in north of the country.

they try to outmatch the military muscle. here is the report from mexico city. >> they have been called the monsters. they are used by drug cartels to protect routes into the united states. they were confiscated by the mexican army in a north eastern states near the u.s. border. this military spokesman says the trucks are covered with 1 inch thick steel plate making them resistance to locale or projectiles. only grenades can destroy this vehicle. the tanks can hold up to 20 armed men inside and have air conditioning. a couple of people were killed. other armored vehicles and weapons were confiscated. many in mexico feel the drug conflict is reaching a new level.

bbc news, mexico city. >> a former head of the imf pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting and trying to rape a made in a hotel room in new york. he was released on bail of $6 million last month. >> chants from the hotel and greeted this official as he left with his wife. >> [unintelligible] >> in his first appearance in his release from prison, dominique strauss-kahn listened to the charges before he entered a plea of not guilty. after the hearing, the lawyers

of the maid said she will take the stand. >> she is going to come into this courthouse, get on that witness stand, and tell the world what a dominique did to her. >> one of the lawyers has a reputation for helping celebrities in trouble. he said his clients will far -- fight hard to prove his innocence. >> once the evidence is reviewed, there'll be clear that there is no evidence of a forcible compulsion whatsoever. any suggestion to the contrary is simply not credible. >> once it is over, dominique returned to a manhattan town house where he remains under electronic surveillance and watched by armed guards as part of the six million-dollar bail agreement. he is used to traveling around the world in first class. these days, this is one of the few places he is allowed to visit. his court case is set for july

18. it may come down to the word of a hotel maid and that of one of the most powerful men in the world. bbc news. >> wild fires in the arizona has consumed thousands of acres of forest and forced many from their homes. firefighters have been drafted in from all over the united states to bring the blaze under control. apple has unveiled its most anticipated icloud servers in san francisco. steve jobs returns from medical leave to showcase the service. here are the details. [applause] >> steve jobs back in the spotlight despite remaining on medical leave. he arrived on stage to a standing ovation.

>> we have an awesome morning together this morning. >> he spoke to more than 5000 developers attending their san francisco conference for five days. they are putting out new products, including the internet based icloud that allows users to access information and data without having to connect to a home pc to transfer files. it is customers are often on the go and use multiple devices. >> wouldn't it be cool if you could buy music and play it without all this hassle? >> there are similar cloud based services with google and amazon. >> it has validated the vision that over the next five years in the u.s., we estimate 7 million people will transition from hard

drives from their computer to cloud based storage and access of the media. >> the apple share price and did. investors remain unimpressed by the announcement. apple did a report on monday that it has sold 25 million u ipads. steve jobs may no longer run apple on a daily basis, but his public appearances are still highly anticipated. he went on medical leave in january. bbc news, new york. >> if you visit our web site, click on the technology section, where you can find out more a about aic thelouthe icloud serv.

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