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>> and now bbs world news. >> welcome to bbs. we are in sing borrow. >> anti-corruption protests across india, 13 killed including a former m.p. as violence continues in pakistan's largest city. >> rebels claim a breakthrough after colonel gaddafi's forces. and nations pledge $350 million to fight familiarin in somalia with the warning that 405,000 could starve to death. >> broadcasting to viewers on cbs in america and around the world.

>> the indian anti-corruption campaign said he is agreed to let police let him go in a public park for 15 days. he was greeted by cheers outside the police station where he has been held since tuesday. the police insisted he could fast for only three days. >> outside the prison where he has been detained, protestors watch and wait and a compromise appears to have been reached. the police have apparently to have let him go in a public park for 15 days to protest about corruption. across india, there has been passionate support for the country's top anti-corruption campaigner.

indians united in protests against his arrest. these demonstrations have rattled the government. his anti-corruption campaign has clearly made its mark. >> if you want to do anything, get anything done in india, you have to break. >> he is fighting for me and my next generation. >> he has struck a chord with millions of independentians with his spectacles, he is often compared to india's independence leader and shares similar methods of fasting and nonviolent demonstration but the government says he is a threat to india's democracy. >> it's do or die now. just like the independence struggle, either we succeed or

we sacrifice our lives. >> the country has been hit by a string of high-profile corruption scandals, the biggest is the misselling of telecom licenses and costs 24.5 billion pounds. last year's commonwealth gains were overspent. the estimated cost was 166 million pounds and evently cost 2.5 billion allegedly because of kickbacks. several government officials have been arrested. there's one clear message from all of this. that indians from all backgrounds are unhappy about the levels of corruption in their country. >> and pakistan, at least 13 people have been killed in a drive-by shooting and among the dead is a former member of

parliament. the shootings and grenade attacks are the latest violence in pakistan's commercial hub, in an increasingly restless city. >> karachi's latest victims are rushed to hospitals. many broke their fast at local cafes. a senior leader of the ruling p.p.c. and former member of parliament. >> we were sitting at the hotel breaking our fast. two masked men came on a motorcycle and opened fire. four people died on on the spot. i received a bullet in my leg. >> witnesses say they reloaded their weapons and targeted another cafe down the road, inflicting more injuries and death. there were no police to confront them, despite the local police station being close by.

>> the shots were mostly close but some that were open were shutting down. shop keepers weren't letting them take refuge. i pleaded for help. i asked people to call the ambulance. >> this is just the latest round of violence the hospital has to deal with. pakistan's commercial hub has seen more and more deadly attacks in recent months. often they lead to costly business shutdowns in a city that contributes to 70% of the tax revenues. the bloodshed is politically motivated between the communities. the growing population has led to increased population for jobs and land. recent efforts to reconcile have led the communities to rejoin the coalition-let government. this latest attack is likely to re-ignite the claim that the

government isn't doing enough to stop the violence in karachi. >> in other news, president obama said the united states isn't in danger of falling into another recession, but the economic recovery might be too slow to deal with the country's unemployment crisis. in an interview to be broadcast on sunday, president obama told cbs that the government needs to do more but the president won't give more information. and it will likely include tax cuts and infrastructure spending. and this news isn't having any impact on asian stock markets. currently, most of them are in negative territory, japan, south korea and australia in the red and investors are focusing on u.s. technology stocks and wall street shifted its change to more u.s. economic data coming out later in the week.

weakness in the u.s. and eurozone community hurting market sentiments. u.s. dollar remains weak across the board, particularly the japanese yen in asia versus the fraverpbing and commodities trading hire of crude oil prices which staged a sharp decline. gold rising on the third day and germans says it will not solve the debt crisis. with the latest with the situation in libya. >> six months from the first protests again the libian leader, rebels and government troops remained locked in fierce conflict. forces loyal to gaddafi are battling rebels. heavy gun fire has been reported

near a refinery complex that supplies oil and gas to the libian capital. zawiya is important to gaddafi because it sits on a major highway which is a major link on the highway to trip ollie. >> each night in tripoli's main square. the rebels have advanced within 0 miles of here, but there is no sign of support crumbling. are you worried about these reports that the rebel fighters are closing in on tripoli? >> we aren't worried. we know what's going on. if the battle comes here, we will fight. >> that's exactly what state television has been calling for. it wants gaddafi supporters to take up weapons and defend the city. so, in a cafe, an espresso and a

shrug. i'm not concerned, he told me. it's all fine. morale is high. it's now six months since the first protest against colonel gaddafi and looking more vulnerable than ever. the rebels insist they can win this war at the end of the august and the government says tripoli will not fall. it could be weeks, even months, of stale mate ahead. the key battle right now is zawiya, street by street. capture the town and the rebels will cut off tripoli. gaddafi forces are hitting back hard. to the east, the rebels are facing casualties. the towns faced weeks of fighting back and forth. britain and the rest of nato is hoping gaddafi will fall soon, but already, some here are

warning of a very dangerous power vacuum if that does happen. >> well, for analysis on this, we are joined from washington by the libian middle east expert. if the rebels maintain control of zawiya, if they cut off tripoli and reach tripoli, is that the end game for colonel gaddafi? >> that would put us a step closer to the end game, but i'm not sure it can be the end game. i mean, we have seen time after time in zawiya and other cities that gaddafi will fight to the bitter end or at least his militias will fight to the bitter end. the question is what is the calculation in gaddafi's mind? at the moment, it doesn't possible for him to go back prior to february 17.

he lost almost now, 90% of the country. he has lost all international support. in tripoli, he is effectively holding a population of a capital city hostage with a number of militias that are devout to him. how far is he willing to go is very hard to measure. the problem is, if he take this fight all the way to the end, we could see quite a bloody few days and weeks ahead. >> now talks are being held, the rebels deny that any talks with colonel gaddafi's team are being held, but there are negotiations going on. is there a question mark over what colonel gaddafi wants? are you under the impression he wants input over a post-gaddafi regime? >> look, i think it's very clear

that gaddafi himself is not looking for negotiation, is not trying to do anything. i mean, it's very clear from all of his statements as an individual that he is not willing to negotiate and not only that he is saying that openly, but he is calling the rebels, calling all of his opposition, his calling nato, his calling leaders around the world all kinds of figgetty names. he is not preparing to negotiate. there are others within his -- you know, you can't even call it a legitimate regime. it is basically a collection of loyalists. each one of them is running in a different direction and deciding a different policy. there is no coherent policy for the gaddafi government. in relate, his government is finished, what we are now dealing with is i will wligget

militias that are trying to fight back and maintain that control. let me tell you and clarify, it's not the transitional council that is negotiating. they have stated that very clearly. what you have in tunis, there are a number of elders within tripoli itself, a number of prominent names here and there who are trying to figure out a way to hand over or to end this in a peaceful manner. so tripoli does not get caught between an invading freedom fighter militias and gaddafi loyalist. >> thank you very much. thank you, sir, for your opinion. we have to cut it there. thank you. >> you are watching bbs, live from singapore -- bbc, after the

riot, the royals, they meet some of the victims of last week's violence. >> and how the turbulence of the 2011 is shaping the shows at the festival. two senior british police officers who resigned from scotland yard have been cleared of misconduct. the allegations against the former metropolitan police commissioner and his assistant and two others have been dismissed by the u.k.'s police watchdog. we have the story. >> just a month ago, four men who were once the most senior figures in the metro police were fighting for their positions. and with them, retired officers were facing tough questioning from m.p.'s.

>> did you ever receive payment from any news organization? >> good, god. absolutely not. i can't believe you suggested that. >> now the indianapolis complaint commission has dropped the investigation into all but one. stevenson, the i.p.c.c. said he didn't conduct an offense when he accepted pounds from a health spa from this man, a former deputy editor at the news of the world. and his decision not to reopen the investigation could not result in discipline area proceedings. the watchdog is looking into allegations that he secured a job who had a contract. sources close to mr.iates says he is furious and considering legal action. on the day this episode closed,

so did applications to replace stevenson. a tough task in the toughest of time. >> there is much more on that story on our web site. you can follow us on twitter as well. >> you are watching "newsday" on the bbc. >> the headlines. tens of thousands have joined anti-corruption protests across india the man who fueled the uprising could be set to leave prison. >> rebels battling gaddafi's forces.

>> as many as 400,000 children could starve to death in somalia unless action is taken to battle the familiarin. the warning was issued today. it's thought that 1.5 million people have been forced from their homes and displaced. half a million of the victims are in camps where aid supplies have been regularly disrupted. the countries have pledged $350 million for the familiarin victims. our correspondent sent us this report. mogadishu, the hungriest place on earth. they are taking no chances. first, the british minister here advanced in an armed convoy. and you can say where they are nervous. this was mogadishu less than a

forte night ago. african european peacekeepers regained control but half of the country still remains in the hands of the militants. these are the victims of violence, failed government and now severe drought, a lethal combination has led to famine so is the fear of suicide attacks. >> how long did it take you? and you have six children? >> people have risked life and limb and britain has promised more help, 129 million pounds. >> somalia is an capital of a failed state which quite apart of the threat it poses to its own people, poses a threat to the wider world and to britain. there are more foreign british

nationals here engaged in trim of one sort or another than in pakistan. this country is potentially a threat to the united kingdom. >> priority number one is to save lives. in the coming weeks, we can expect fewer people dying of starvation and more dying of disease. cholera is the major disease. things are likely to get worse before they improve. moments like these may help to keep somalia in the spotlight. many are now questioning, how long will the attention last. >> and we have details of a royal visit. >> britain's prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall have been visiting affected areas of the riots.

and the prince announced double spending in youth projects. our correspondent was with them. >> they have broken off from the holiday in scotland for the day to see what the riots have done in london. they have seen the ruins of small businesses, destroyed by the rioters. >> the shear terror that people experienced and still the unease is there wondering what might happen. >> in north london where the spark had first been ignited, 45 families who lost their homes. >> all our clothes, jewelry and art work. >> the next member of the emergency services, police men and women who did their best against impossible odds.

and the ambulance and fire crews who found themselves on the front lines. >> and then the prince sat down with youth leaders to discuss what had gone wrong. first the problem of gangs. >> the people join gangs as a cry for help. they're looking for a sense of belonging. >> too many young people had too much undirected energy. the challenge was to use it positively. >> i have been trying in the last 0 years and we should have a national committee that should allow options to do all sorts of things deng on their own skills and abilities and talents. >> it was time, the prince said, to get to the heart of the problem. >> what we have been doing is tinkering with the symptom for a long time and not getting to the root cause. >> make no mistake, these are

matters the prince of wales cares deeply about and which he is not afraid to intervene. the problems of the inner cities and disadvantaged young people are what the prison's charities were set up to tackle in the first place and the prince's trust in particular is responding to what happened last week. the response to the riots of the prince's trust is to double its spending in london and other areas. >> this year's festival, the biggest of its kind in the world have drawn on the events in the past year. the japanese tsunami and the u.k. phone hacking scandal. we have been studying the results. >> the festival 2011, hundreds of performances make quite a

show in what has been quite a year. it's been a year of major news stories. earthquake in japan and turmoils in the eurozone, summer of riots and meanwhile here, the largest art festival, the performer are having a bit of a laugh. does that mean they have nothing to say about the state of the world we live in? >> that's all we know. you have had democratically -elected leaders in your [beep] bed. only one thing we know about you. you have a ninja wife! >> he has plenty to say about current affairs. >> they are fascinating. the phone hacking thing is huge.

royal wedding is huge. and things that stick right in people's minds. been a lot of big stuff this year. i think people are talking about the news this year than in previous years. >> the germans are taking an interest in what's going on. >> if you are serious about helping greece, you must go on holiday to germany and the german hotels, they do pay their taxes, which berlin can give. >> rehearsals for the play opening here on sunday and features actors and musicians. the play is not about the arab spring. its buildup has been. >> it has affected the spirit with which we are creating this

world. the emotional turbulence of what is happening at home has been brought to the realm and brought into the production. >> yes. hello. helen, me. >> the actress is also in town with a show exploring political and human relationships. she feels like in troubled times, it is vital the arts reflect and comment on issues. >> now staying with actors, the french fill am star was removed from -- film star was removed from an airplane after urine ating in a bottle. he was flying and reportedly asked the cabin crew if he could use the bathroom but was refused. he has declined to comment on the incident. from both of us in london and singapore, thank you very much for watching bbc "news day."

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