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>> colonel gaddafi vows to hide to the death. and fears of the black -- of a bloodbath in northern syria. europe proposes a compensation package. welcome to bbc news. coming up for you. the cloud of ash spread across south america forcing dozens of flights to be grounded. three men, one mission. the five month stint aboard the international space station.

the libyan capital is again facing a ninth time nato bombardment. a powerful explosions have shaken the area along the compound. he vowed to remain in tripoli that our lives. his message was broadcast. from the capital, here is our correspondents. >> a continued for several hours. more than 50 explosions rocked the heart of tripoli. buildings shut as and jets screamed overhead. the libyan government acknowledged there were government -- they were military installations.

the attacks from of a familiar scenes. vocal in their support for their leader, these crowds were smaller than usual. perhaps feeling the effect of nine weeks of bombing. the colonel and his supporters remain defiant. detecting a weakness, they're determined to step up the tempo. nato has flown 4000 bombing missions. they were hit with a bunker busting bombs. how does this equates to protect the civilian populations? haugh >> how was this any way out of the libyan crisis? by bombarding a city? on top of the heads of libyan people.

they will have this memory of hatred against britain. >> the colonel spoke on state television. there was no video, only the leader's voice saying that he had one choice to stay in his land, dead or alive. today was his sixty ninth birthday. images released of them watching the aftermath of the day's events. the blunt birthday message that the bombing will continue. >> reports say that they have been fleeing the area by government forces. they promise to act with determination and forced to restore control after personnel

were killed in the area. >> a funeral apparently taking place in the town last saturday. it is impossible to independently verify this video, but activists say dozens of anti-government protesters were killed and a crackdown that began on the weekend. this and early as some here to take up arms to fight back against his icarian forces -- and the security forces. it lies in a tribal area and the northwest of a country close to the border. it has a history of rebellion. ever since the uprising began in march, the media has been labeled as an armed

insurrection. gangs of extra missile launching attacks on security forces across the country. officials insist with the same, the number of a killing of soldiers and police. >> and these people are dead and we have bodies and corpses with names and dates of birth. the families, mothers, fathers, sons, daughters. >> how is it possible for some many members to be killed so quickly. the army has been used to crush protests movements in many towns and cities. according to unconfirmed reports, there is a mean the against one of the units leaving troops fighting each other.

and regardless, whether it has proved to be true or not, a growing number of countries says it is time for the regime to go. >> it is now very clear in syria. the process of reform, we think that they have lost the ability to rule the country. >> that is certainly the feeling of those involved in the protest movement. have been burying their dead. he witnessed one of the bloodiest episodes in this uprising and could now face further military action. >> american officials say the president of yemen was more seriously wounded by rocket attack last wednesday than previously thought.

the president is receiving treatment. news of the injuries, as fresh clashes were reported military officials said they killed 30 people that describes as militants. they have more details. >> there is no question about the condition that the president is in is very serious, indeed. the spokesman says he got away with scratches. it does not seem to be the case of the official that i talked to. he said he has a collapsed lung and 40% burns over his body. he has trouble that needs to be removed and can make the treatment much more difficult.

the question, what does all of this mean the and what impact will it have? the fact that he is in saudi arabia is the united states some hope that he will manage to push him out of power. this is certainly what his rivals want. the of the protesters want to see him come back. at the same time, let's not forget that while he was left with his family members, parts of his family are still there. the condition that he is in and will actually accentuate that

already existing element of personal revenge and make the already disastrous situation even worse. >> president obama has said the european debt crisis cannot be allowed to threaten the global economy. he pointed to the importance of germany's role in taking a lead on the issue. indication by many that washington may expect a financial aide. a plane that crashed into the atlantic in 2009, under and four bodies have been recovered from the deaths of almost 4,000 meters. all the passengers died in the crash. the european commission is due to ask member states to approve a compensation package for farmers the have not been able to sell vegetables.

officials have not found the source of the infection. have been discussing the crisis and at a meeting in luxembourg. the bbc's editor has the details. >> cucumbers lopes, box after box, waiting for them to be crushed the area there is concern that the source of the outbreak has not been identified. >> furious the spanish cucumbers set incorrectly been blamed the mainland and the honor of the vegetable be restored. >> had an emergency meeting, you could sense the attention. investors objected to the compensation being offered. they were told to sit down. and the figure was 134 billion

pounds. that amounted to 30% of the market price. spain later denounced the deal as insufficient. >>, and judging by the strength of feeling here today, it is likely to go higher. the funds will come from existing budgets and won't involve further contribution by the u.k. taxpayer. there was criticism of germany for an accurately pinpointing spanish cucumbers as the source of the outbreak. >> authorities do not rush to give information on source of infection that is not proven by the material analysis. as the spreads unjustified fears in the population all over europe. >> there were attempts today to reassure consumers hoping that the outbreak was limited to germany and it was saved to buy vegetables. >> you can buy cucumbers or

whatever the vegetables are a long as you take the usual precautions. the shopper can go on by his vegetables. >> of the battle over compensation is not over. for a start, farmers have long had political muscle countries are ready slashing budgets and are fearful of any financial losses. >> still ahead, and three men, one mission. a five-month stint on the international space station. >> in the japanese government has revised the risks, doubling the estimates of the radiation lehigh made in the first week. poor oversight may have

contributed to the worst, crisis since the chernobyl. >> explosions tore through the nuclear plant in the days after the earthquake and tsunami. according to the -- the same happened in other reactors three days later the regulator is now. they have been criticized for slow and conflicting information.

the nuclear and industrial safety agency estimated 370,000 had been released in the first month. it wasn't until may that there was probably a meltdown. another safety agency said 770,000 is likely to of escape and the first week, double the previous estimates. >> the assessment came ahead of the first meeting of an independent panel of experts. they will be questioning senior members of the government. the aim is to try to ensure that an earthquake can never again trigger a nuclear catastrophe in japan. >> you're watching bbc news. he has vowed to fight to the death as the nato bombardment continues against targets.

their fears of a bloodbath in northern syria. the government promised a crackdown on armed gangs. the activist will hold a symbolic protest against the corruption after police broke up a hundred strike in the city at the weekend. let's get more from our correspondent who joins us on the line. how much support does he have for the strike? >> we have not yet seen how many people will show up at a fast he is planning to hold. it is the site of gondi, a very symbolic place indeed. india oppose the founding father.

in the campaign to clean up politics, we're not expecting thousands to show up, but this will be shown on almost if not all of india's television news channel. it has received a huge media coverage, the campaign who does gone on for several weeks now that is really piling up the pressure. it has left the front page of the newspaper and is still being shown on the tv. >> is there a sense where the police might be able to deal with this situation? >> the supporters are holding as a protest, another site that is the scene from the earlier protest. that is where it will take place. instead, they expected to be

peaceful. there is no sign that the police will try to break it up as they did on the weekend when a separate charismatic individual an extremely popular yoga guru. a lack of action on corruption, they started using teargas and claiming he had to escape the violence dressed as a woman. >> will leave it there, thank you very much for that. of australia is expanding -- suspending all exports after a public outcry. the history authorities have been under public pressure since the television documentary showing cattle being beaten before slaughtered was shown.

>> it had a major affect on a trillion public opinion. they were completely inundated the following morning. even before the program was older, people were demanding a van -- a ban on live exports. butcher's reporting sales of 15%. it was horrible to watch. it was about 12. and it has taken a bigger staff under pressure from the public and in the face of parliament. >> has there been any reaction from the government? >> not that i am aware of.

there has been a reaction from measures of the industry in australia. many people saying it is an overreaction. livelihoods will be destroyed. there are voices within the industry as well saying there needs to be a short-term fix. there has been the measure of support for all of this government policy. while safeguards can be put in place. they can prove to the russian authorities that the animals there will be better treated. >> reports have turned out to be wrong. it was the focus of media attention after suggesting at least 20 people may have been buried near a family home.

a judge said the psychic had given police a false tough. nasa has released pictures of a towering plume of-spewing from a volcano. airport has's main now reopened, santiago airport also seeing cancellations. the worst may now be over. >> it is reasonably good news, the international airports are returning to some sort of normality. and flights of resume. and was just in the last few hours. is it a difficult day across the entire southern part of south america. even some flights from brazil to

paraguay and uruguay were affected. half of the cost and was affected. eruption was three days ago, and the smoke and ash has been making its way slowly across argentina, driven by the land and the finally arrived earlier today. that is what caused the problems. other piece of reasonably good news, the authorities say they hope to reopen the road between chile and argentina. they will open up to cargo traffic and open it up to traffic after that. >> are authorities tough and that there'll be no further spread? >> this seems to be that way. there are some indications that the activity does seem to be on the way.

there are certainly hoping that the worst is over. eruption is still ongoing. in terms of the people here, her around 4000 people are still living outside their homes in temporary shelters. the attention has really shifted to the livestock as well. this is an agricultural area. a very pitiful pictures coming out of the area of cows and sheep wandering around a proposed nuclear landscape. some concern them of the impact of livestock. at letting farmers go back in for a short time in coming out of the danger zone, killing back to temporary shelters. authorities seem to be suggesting that the worst might be over. >> people have been forced to flee their homes. at least 21 people have died.

>> arraigning season has arrived. this is the result. rivers turned in the rapids, massive flooding caused by days of heavy rain. the floodwaters tore through this part of southern china. roads, bridges and homes all slept away. water supplies of the affected. 50,000 people have been evacuated, but many are still thought to be stranded. some of the worst areas are in the province of grave and joe. nearly half a million people have been affected. a disaster for one of the poorest parts of the country. china has one of the largest armies in the world and thousands of soldiers have been mobilized. they will shoulder the burden of helping people to safety and beginning the slow, difficult job of cleaning up. people are taking matters into

their of hands, using the crane to clear roads and traffic moving again. the summer rains have just started more flooding is forecast. months of misery lie ahead for millions of people across china. >> how the russian rocket has molested of carrying three men from japan, the u.s., and russia. >> carrying them into orbit. >> of the spacecraft blasted off in the early hours of wednesday morning. international crew will spend days of war docking at the international space station. they will be there until november.

>> 7 beds and 30 seconds into the flight, it is 13,500 miles an hour. spacewalks and carry out scientific experiments. >> they plan to grow cucumbers as part of an experiment focusing on how they grow in an environment. >> mission control will be talking to you. >> bill also would visit a final mission of the u.s. shuttle. they'll replace in a few years' time. will be the only gateway to the stars. >> plenty more to come, you're watching this.

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