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greece is facing a deepening political and economic crisis and the socialist prime minister announced that he is to form a new government. the development came after a day of tensions between police and writing protesters. they are angry that the prime minister is try to push through new austerity measures. >> tens of thousands of protesters descended on the greek parliament and the violent minority soon turn to the square on-site into a battlefield. they attacked riot police with petrol bombs and other missiles but the police retaliated with teargas. some protesters tried to force their way through to parliament to stop m p's from debating the new measures. tonight, the prime minister offered to stand down but he

failed to convince the conservatives to join the government of national unity. >> today, i made the proposals to achieve the national consensus. i clarified that my responsibility has no dependents on our political post. >> he has been trying to push through spending cuts and tax increases but protesters say the measures are too harsh. >> this is not about me anymore, this is about my children. i don't see a bright future. >> greece has the worst credit rating in the world. its debt stands at 300 billion pounds. they are receiving 95 billion pounds as part of a bailout package agreed last may. now, the eu is debating whether to offer a further $39 billion. the political turmoil is jeopardize in the future bailout money for greece. economic analysts believe that

the imf and the european union are looking to see consensus so that the austerity measures will be forced through. the prime minister failed to achieve that. on the streets, the protesters might have succeeded in crippling one government it is the awful whether they are closer to throwing off the bay of austerity. >> activist in the libyan capital tripoli have told the bbc that support for colonel gadhafi is fading despite the claim that he has solid backing. imitation and murder is rife. -- intimidation and murder is rife. >> in a city penetrated by fear and suspicion, this is the only way to find out what many libyans are really thinking, we have given our government minders the slip but this is still a nervous journey to be safe house in a neighborhood.

everyone has suffered in one way or another. friends have been killed. they say the pressure is mounting on colonel gaddafi to go. for their own safety, the words are spoken by actors. this is a fight and we will fight but not with empty hands. this is crazy to go up facing people with guns and we know what intentions they have. >> do you think at the end that gaddafi will have to go? >> i think he is finished already picked the least damaging the country as much as he can but he is finished. he is finished. -- i think he is finished already. he is damaging the country as much as he can. the people are beginning to find their voice is again. >> at this recent funeral in the capital, the rebel flag is raised in open defiance. on this video, which is impossible to verify, government soldiers stand over dying

rebels after recent fighting in the capital. gaddafi is --

what is happening in libya is not consistent with hostilities as defined by the war powers act. >> there has been more reports of refugees fleeing president assad's troops and syria. there is no talk at all of britain or france protecting them. the net nations has gotten nowhere. the british foreign secretary has told the bbc that he hopes to make progress. >> i call on the steering government to recognize this and give access to the u.n. high commissioner on human rights to get access to the internet. this is more than words. nor is the story of trying to secure a resolution over. we have some of the finest diplomats in the world whose

achievement of drafting and passing a resolution on libya was widely acknowledged across the world as a major diplomatic triumph. >> the british foreign secretary speaking. gabrielle giffords has been released from the hospital. she was shot in the head in attacking she has been undergoing rehabilitation. she will move back into her home where her husband is an astronaut. investigators have met families of passengers killed when an air france jet crashed into the atlantic. self-esteem's have finished retrieving bodies and wreckage from the plane. -- sell the scenes -- salvage teams have finished retrieving the bodies.

>> the u.s. geological survey says a 6 + 6 magnitude quake struck off of the island of new britain at a depth of 22 kilometers an to know tsunami warning has been issued -- and no tsunami warning has been issued. we're joined on the phone from virginia in the u.s.. what is your latest assessment on the strength of this earthquake? >> what we're looking at is the magnitude of the earthquake is still standing at about 6.6. we are in the process of -- and that is the official magnitude. we are in the process of gathering more information. in about 20 minutes, we will be doing another review. if there is a significant change, it will be updated. >> as 6.6 magnitude, give us a

sense of how much damage it could inflict on people in the area. >> ok, [inaudible] tend english-speaking, basically saying a depth of 21 kilometers, there would be damage in areas close to the epicenter. -- technically speaking, basically saying a depth of 21 kilometers. we have the closest town which is in the other side of the island from the earthquake. there is at least four populated centers.

they are pretty close to the epicenter. they definitely felt it more strongly. we will have to see what happens as we start getting reports from the area. >> thank you so much for the update. prosecutors have asked for a life sentence for -- on charges of helping organize and find an islamic militant training camp. he says he is innocent and that the charges against him are part of a larger operation against islamist in indonesia. he is due in court in an hour. we're joined live from jakarta. good morning. security has been stepped up around the area, what can you tell us about the atmosphere there before the verdict? >> well, i'm standing just outside the courthouse where the

verdict will be announced to the next few hours. i don't know if you heard that but that was a loud chant of support. he has arrived in the past 50 minutes at the courthouse. he was accompanied by a lot of police. security has been stepped up because and the last few days, there has been a string of anonymous tear message circulated in jakarta 3 text message and twitter. among officials there is concern about the messages and have stepped up security. 3000 police officers have been deployed to the courthouse. i have seen snipers on the roof next to me. police are taking no chances. that verdict releasing a few hours. we have seen a couple of hundred of supporters already. >> thank you so much.

further flooding in central china have left seven people dead. the flood waters have hit floodwaters and towns as shredded people in cars and hitting -- stranding people in cars and hitting farmlands. 107 people have been killed or missing. -- has forced people to leave their homes. the rain has fallen for four days leaving many of roads in passable. parts of south wales have been declared natural disasters ounce. pandora has made its debut on the new york stock exchange. they pressed their shares at $16 apiece. the value is at $2.5 billion. not bad for a company that is yet to make a profit.

you are watching "newsday," on the bbc. as part of our power of agencies and, we talked to the leader of the taiwan opposition about talks with china. >> people across four continents will enjoy a total lunar eclipse. the british bank whose collapse marked the start of the credit crisis more than three years ago is to be private eyes. the chancellor was like to find a buyer before the end of the year. >> nationalize northern rock. they put a for sale sign up. they hope to raise about 1 billion pounds. this is not a great deal for taxpayers. >> i can announce tonight that on behalf of you, the british taxpayer, i have decided to put northern rock up for sale. images of the lines outside of

northern iraq branches or a symbol of all that went wrong. -- northern rock branches are a symbol of all that went wrong. >> they would like the chancellor to impose taxes on financial trading which they see as a casino. the chancellor has a different answer. for the huge banks like will bank of scotland, hsbc, they would like a bear investment activity to be insulated. in a crisis or collapse, these retail operations are less likely to be damaged. >> this will not stop another financial crisis. it will not stop having to bail out a banking system. the idea that you can walk away from an investment bank and let

it collapse, look at lehman brothers and see what happened. this a virtually brought the world banking systems to their knees. >> economic kopit's could be rebuilt by shelling the rock. -- economic confidence could be rebuilt by selling the rock. >> you are watching "newsday," on the bbc. >> are mad headlines. writers have taken to the streets of athens as the greek prime minister struggles to win support for new austerity measures. >> president obama has defended the american involvement in libya and rejected demands from congress that he needs their approval. the opposition party is hoping to avoid a return to

compensation with china. they will have a campaign in next january. the party has infuriated beijing with their calls a formal independence for taiwan. the president says that the party would like to install -- resolve the disagreements through dialogue. carson we want china to understand that we do have opposition -- >> we want china to understand that we have opposition and differences and they have to learn to respect the differences. they have to understand that changes in the government and different political parties in charge of the government have become something that is rather normal because of democracy. >> this approach has been changed from previous approaches to china when you were more confrontational and there was an over drive for independence.

was that an acknowledgement of the policies of the past? >> whatever in the past as in the past. we have to look ahead. we will have new leadership and more sophisticated -- china will look at the matter with a fresh perspective. >> china is currently building up their naval forces. there are plans to launch an aircraft carrier this year. the tensions are building up with other neighboring countries in the south china sea. how concerned are you? >> we cannot rule out the possibility that they have become much more ambitious militarily. therefore, it will create problems in terms of the friendship or relationship with neighboring countries.

all of the possible conflicts in that area have to be dealt with in a peaceful manner, including the problems that we have. >> with this crackdown on critics in china, china takes a turn for the more authoritarian, what will make it more difficult for you, for your party to deal with china? >> i am the leader of a party that struggled for decades in order to reach this stage of democracy in taiwan. we understand fully the importance of democracy. we hope that china can have democracy as well. if there is a way for us to assist development in china, we would be happy to do that. >> won presidential candidate. what -- one of russia's richest men is planning to invest billions of

dollars in hydroelectric dams. he would like to export power south to support the booming economy in asia. we will look at one of the dams that is almost complete. >> putting the finishing touches to what will be one of the world's most powerful hydroelectric dams. this is -- built in the siberian wilderness. this is due to start generating next april. producing electricity from the huge water resources is right back in fashion. russia has woken up to the huge market for power on its doorstep. this enormous network of hydroelectric dams is plan for eastern siberia and the potential to generate a vast amount of electricity. we are a good deal closer to

china than the big population centers of european russia some 2,000 kilometers away. leading the charge to turn water into cash is --, the aluminum magnate of russia and one of the richest men. >> it you are shifting huge amounts of electricity to china. how much could you be shipping? >> and several years, up to -- 15 billion kilowatt hours. >> russia has an agreement to china to sell up to 60 billion kilowatt hours per year within a decade which is more than enough to power greece for hongkong. this could prevent the burning of about 30 million tons of coal each year. the new power stations have come at a price.

the siberian towns have had to be destroyed before the waters rise. in another almost abandoned village, we found a man refusing to leave until he had been paid adequate compensation. >> no one needs these hydropower plants. there are other plants that only work at half of their capacity. this is all about expert to turn a -- export to china. >> at the time, the resources it and in the vast wilderness is seem almost endless. hydroelectric power, gas, oil, minerals, are all there in abundance. landscapes left almost untouched by man will be swept aside in the rush of profit. >> this conversation continues

on line on our website. you can learn what they are, why are so valuable, and how china is developing a monopoly on the world's supply. we have more on this out of this world experience. we did not even get to see the eclipse because of bad weather. >> don't worry. you can have a look at some of the remarkable images that sky watchers and parts of europe, africa, sri asia, have been observing. -- central asia, have been observing. this occurs when the earth casts a shadow over the moon. >> a rare and beautiful side, a lunar eclipse. the mood turned orange by the earth's shadow. this was the view in moscow. around the world, move gazers are out in force.

they're watching in lebanon as the eclipse began. this is not happening everyday. i am glad that we had the chance to watch tonight. >> cairo's tahrir square, not long ago home to demonstrators. now it is full of amateur astronomers. >> being here is great because of the revolution in because of the clips. this is really beautiful. >> farther south, others were gazing at the heavens and they were excited by what they saw. >> it was beautiful but you can see that this is tinted red. this is very rare. >> this was the longest lunar eclipse in more than a decade. those lucky enough to see it,

this is the moment they won't forget. >> astronomers say they have discovered evidence of the earliest black holes in the universe. on international team reporter -- an international team said this happened less than a billion years after the big bank. they found signatures of rapidly expanding black holes in galaxies. >> you have been watching " newsday," from the bbc. >> a reminder of our main news. in violence on the streets of athens for more than a year, the greek prime minister has said that he will form a government and seek a vote of confidence on thursday. that is all from us in london and singapore. you can get much more on our website.

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