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>> and now, "bbc world news." >>hello, and welcome to news day on the bbc. >> i am in london, the headlines this hour. as greece started two day trike the prime minister to back the measures. libya rejects the international draft war on colonel qaddafi and his sons. >> there are talks in germany, and we talk to the president in the philippines. >> it's 11 a.m. here in singapore. >> and 4 a.m. in london, welcome to news day.

>> airport will close and so will trains and buses stop running. that's the situation in greece as thousands plan to protest a new five-year plan. the prime minister, george papandreou backs the cut. >> anger is clear even at some of greece's most famous landmarks. the lawmakers are urging to back the plan, listen to your souls and your patriotism.

group are unimpressed, groups warning that it could lead to deep provisions. >> the measures will make for deep explosions that are uncontrollable. there will be a social class, no one knows where it would lead, we don't want that to happen, but if the government insists, that will be what happens. >> the e.u. is clear for greece to obtain the bailout funds needed for their debt. the tax will affect everything from soft drinks to roof tops and swimming pools. some positive news from athens from the french leader saying

that they would provide new loans to help default. some believe that 75% of greeks are opposed to the plan. ine if mr. papandreou gets it through parliament, he has a hard sell to the people. >> the people in libya have rejected the international criminal court for crimes against humanity. and the mood covered for nato's bombing campaign. but the judge satisfied that there were reasonable grounds that qaddafi and his sons were responsible for the murders. and as the battle grinds on against pro-government forces, the government accused nato of acting too slowly.

>> this was his very first day on the front line. already 19-year-old macro is wheeled into surgery, a rocket just tore into his leg. and yet another casualty that those defiant are curdling into destruction. >> deep inside i don't think that nato is helping as much as they should be. there is 31 dead bodies and then they start to shoot. we have dead bodies everyday. >> his brother is told that amputation is the only option. >> a 19-year-old boy, a student in college, and they are going to amputate his leg. for what? because he's fighting for what? he wants his freedom, that's all. that's all. >> the city's weary defenders

pause for prayer during a lull on the front line. the weeks they have held their ground here despite daily bombardment, but ahead of them, the road to tripoli remains block. we don't understand why nato doesn't destroy qaddafi's tanks, they said, they need to hunt down the ones he hides. when a rebel general arrives to inspect this rag-tag army, the men complained that they lack bullets and guns. this front-line visit is designed to boost moral among the fighters here, and yet the general's message is not an

encouraging one. without nato support this war is filled. is nato doing enough here? >> as an insurgent, no, we need more from the nato to do the best. they did the best last days but we need more. we need more and more and more. >> as for his former boss, colonel qaddafi stepping down. >> he would not do it, and would not survive. if we don't kill him, they would not do anything. >> the gloom of another evening. a ruined isolated city. yet just miles from here, in other towns, nato is starting to make an impact. >> we hear the sounds of helicopters and hear the sounds from the ship in the sea. >> so it's a sudden increase. nato is attacking more now.

>> yes, yes, it's the case. if they continue like this days for three or four days more. the forces of qaddafi would be decreased and able (inaudible) can enter the city. >> so time may yet be on the rebel's side. but while the city waits, the shrines to the fallen open into the night, new faces added every day. >> and the chinese premier is on his european visit. you have an update? >> that's right, he's currently in berlin, and welcomed by the german chancellor at the former villa of famed german artist. a formal dinner was held on monday night and talks with the

leaders of economic matters are taking place on tuesday. our representative is in berlin and looks at the relationship between china and germany. >> both sides have great talks and all in total about 20 minutes. china's trade is 140 million, more than britain, and france and italy put together. despite that of the difficulties in europe, it's rising nearly one-third over 2010 over 2009, they want to have high investments and germany wants guarantees down the road. what china really does bring to

berlin is the promise to keep buying bonds denoted in euros. chinese officials have taken great pains to say they have faith in the european economy, and they will continue to buy those bonds in euros. if they were to change their mind on that and present they are uneasy about that, that would be a big problem in berlin. and that's something that the government here badly doesn't want. >> even in berlin, and earlier in a summit in london, and a deal with 2.4 billion, and despite those agreements the visit with the british minister with those rights, more reports. >> marching band, and soldiers on the parade and the formal

hat. given all the ceremony that britain can lay on. but hard diplomacy inside. >> we are different countries and we are clear that political and economic development go hand in hand, one supports the others. >> mr. cameron raised civil rights cases and the speaker was more robust. >> human rights, china and united kingdom should respect each other and treat as equals, engage in more cooperation than finger pointing. and resolve properly our differences through dialogue.

>> sometimes diplomacy needs to be decoded, but not today. with stern words about britain and not pointing a finger at china and the human rights. the question is whether his irritation got in the way of trade deals. >> for now it appears now. around the cabinet table they agreed 1.4 billion pounds of new deals and lifted a ban of sending chickens to china. and that's not all, premier nguyen promised more. and there was smoothing of mr. nguye nguyen capital.

and outside as well as inside he could not raise about the record of human rights. >> in another news for the first time since the chinese civil war residents of mainland china can travel to taiwan as solo tourists. 5,000 can visit the island and stay for 15 days. for now residents from china could only go in group tours. speak from the u.s., abdul qadeer says he is kept from foreign banks. with officials involved, and he is under investigation. the french finance minister, could be confirmed as the new

head of the bank. and for the noneuropean to be begin the top job appears to be failing. still to come on the program, calling for peaceful transition in democracy. >> and murder in mumbai, with shooting of a well known local journalists. speculations around the health of president chavez, it's believed that his condition is more serious, from havana, our report. >> cuba's chavez is constantly

traveling when his mentor, fidel castro underwent a series of operations, he was one of the few bed-side officials. and complaining of abdominal pain and rushed to treat an abscess, these pictures of visiting is all has been seen of the venezuela leader, and with reports of recovering and the rumor mill is put in overdrive. and ordered to take a complete rest. one miami newspaper citing

unnamed intelligence office that he's in critical condition. no one knows that cuba is a place to have medical treatment with secretacy. >> a major regional summit is due in venezuela on july 5, if president chavez has not returned by then, this could create a major crisis. >> this is news day on the bbc, i am in singapore. >> and in london, the headlines this year, as greek trade union had two-day strike, the prime minister to lift that measure. >> and no arrest warrants are

issued for colonel qaddafi and one of his sons. >> in syria a meeting has ended with a peaceful transition to democracy and culmination of the violence used by the government. the government invited the opposition on the discussions of the framework of the national dialogue. this report from damascus. >> a gathering this kind, for the first time in decades these groups meet with now fear of arrest. this is to call for a democratic system. they are also calling for an end to violence. and a crack-down by security forces. the government wants international dialogue but with scenes like these, the opposition refused to talk. civil rights groups say that more than 1500 have been killed,

and today they demanded their right to demonstrate peacefully. this scene is unprecedented in syria, tens of thousands gathered in the main square on friday. thousands of others gathered across the country. and more democracy talks continue every day across the country. even in cities where there is a strong hold of this family. >> now mumbai's police force is investigating a murder case, we have the latest. >> yes, the police force are being praised for a big break through in a case of a well known reporter weeks ago. they have arrested seven men in the connection for the murder of the man who worked for the

mid-day newspaper. and six of the suspects were paraded for the newspaper, and since the death, they have held marches demanding protection from the criminal underworld. and joining me from mumbai, is the director of the mid-day newspaper, the boss of the victim. what is your opinion of the ongoing investigations and do you find them satisfactory? >> well, the fact that a few people have been arrested and the police claim these are the people that were arrested and show a connection to the investigation. but the question still arises in what was the motive? you did mention there was a certain underworld fugitive that is has been the master-mind behind this. but the motive is not clear, and

people are still speculating and even the police talking to the media and talking about possible motives. ranging from objective, clean hate for violating, and to possible a deal that may have gone wrong. the question that arises is not just whether media is safe, which was a concern. and you pointed out not only in mumbai but in other places where they were protesting. and the question -- >> you have worked with mr. day, he was a well network crime reporter that was to operate in secrecy with many connections, do you think this may have anything to do with this murder? >> more crime journalists do operate in secrecy, and the question is one of ethics and sometimes of objectivity. which is being raised right now.

when you cover the high and mighty, whether how friendly are you, or are friending them or friends with them. and the moment you process that line, you can be a target. and was this the reason that he was attacked. and that's the question that is raised. yes, he was a good journalist, i worked with him. he used to bring very good stories. and there is no doubt about that. at all. >> journalists are basically protecting mr. day's murder and saying they want more protection from the government. what do you journalists really want from the government? >> journalists want immediate kind of solution and investigation to go in a very fast way. but to protect journalists i don't demand that, every

profession has its threats. and journalists do, and this is one of the professional hazards we work under. so to demand protection is someone is tailing you and in a city like mumbai, where the next step you take could walk into a fox hole, so to ask for protection is a demand. >> thank you for sharing your views. meanwhile the u.s. senate has passed a resolution to condemn what they call the use of force by ship in the south chinese sea. this is for territorial misuse in the sea, and this is an issue that is one of many on the to-do list of the president of fi

philippines. our correspondent went to meet him. >> the president has been in power for a year now. he came in office on a wave of optimism. but now with an increasing dominant china next door and here at home faces many serious challenges. >> at the moment there is tensions over the ownership of this island what you call the west philippine sea. if china decided to take ownership of those islands, what could a country like the philippines do about it? >> they is stated publicly about the international law and that's the international nations convention of law at sea. and if anyone looks at the map, it's 18 miles from milan, and that's part of the philippines.

the closest chinese holdings is an island that is over 500 miles away. >> many economists would say that the key problem is the wild spread corruption. and when you first came to office you said your priority would be to attack corruption. how do you think you are doing? >> we have 15 members of the supreme court, and of that i only got to appoint one. and this body (inaudible) practically two-thirds. and the ability to appoint all supreme court justices would not fall under one president. and once we found more details of the opposition, and the width

and breadth of this to tackle. >> one issue is a bill through parliament, a health bill. you said you are firmly behind this bill, and how far are you to push it, given the church's power here? >> this is not against constitution or faith, it's the state's obligation to uphold the family. and to remind parents we do have certain responsibilities we have to meet. so we believe that the best decision is for family size and is planning and left to the couple. so our main focus is to educate them. then they exercising the freedom of choice, and dictate of their conscious and the beliefs they profess to follow, will be given the opportunities to exercise and the ability to plan their

families. >> do you think there will be peace or communeanist in time? >> there is with luck a mark of significant change. >> i was talking to the philippine president who was one year into a six-year term. he's got a lot to live up to, his father was a independent hero and now the future of the philippines is in his hands. >> and you have been watching news day from the bbc. i am from singapore. >> and i am in london, a reminder of the news this hour, trade unions in greece have protest action to increase prosperity measures. you have been watching news day here on the bbc, thank you for

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