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>> and now, bbc world news. >> hello and welcome. >> the headlines this hour -- >> huge anti-corruption protests across india. the man who began the uprising could be set to leave prison current violence continues in pakistan's largest city karachi. >> clashes in spain as thousands protest against the cost of the pope's next visit. and moslem nations pledged to fight famine in somalia. thousands of children could starve to death. >> it is 11:00 a.m. here in singapore. and it is 4:00 a.m. here in london. inre broadcasting on pbs america and around the world.

>> a close aide of the indian and thai-corruption campaigner said he has agreed to -- indian anti-corruption campaigner said he has agreed to a plan. the news has been greeted with cheers where he has been held since tuesday. police previously insisted he could fast for only three days. >> outside the prison where anna hazare has been held, a compromise has been reached. across india, there has been passionate support for the country's top anti-corruption

campaigner. these demonstrations have rattled the government. his anti-corruption campaign has clearly made its mark. >> but if you want to do anything, if you want to get anything done in india, you have to fight. >> he is not fighting for himself. he is fighting for me and my next generation. >> he has struck a chord with millions of indians, with his spectacles in white cap, he is compared to godbee. ahndi.to g but the government sees him as a threat to democracy. >> it is 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 this handling of telecom licenses. it costs india 24.5 billion pounds. last year's commonwealth games were vastly overspent. the estimated cost was 156 million pounds. it cost 2.5 billion because of kickbacks. several top government officials, including a former minister, have been arrested. there is one clear message from all of this. indians from all backgrounds are unhappy about the levels of corruption in their country. >> to discuss this issue from mumbai is our guest.

tell us how important the social media is in this protest? >> they have been using it very aggressively. [unintelligible] you will find people on one page. if you go to where they are gathering, there are about 11 groups. photographs have been shared. if you go to youtube, you will found 6000 videos there. everybody is talking about india is now alive. everybody is talking about

supporting anna hazare. >> we will have to leave it there. thank you so much for your insight. moving now to the elements in pakistan -- shootings and grenade attacks are the latest violence in the commercial hub in an increasingly restless city. >> for raji's latest victims have been rushed to hospitals. -- karachi's latest victims have been rushed to hospitals. among those targeted was the senior leader of pakistan's ruling ppp and a ruling member of parliament. >> we were sitting at the hotel parking are fast. two men came on a motorcycle and

fired at us indiscriminately. four people died on the spot. i received a bullet in my leg. >> the call lee reloaded their weapons and shot at another cafe just down the road, inflicting more injuries and deaths. there were no police to confront them, despite the local police station being nearby. >> the shots were mostly close, but the shops started closing down. shopkeepers on not letting anyone take refuge. no one was picking up the injured. i pled for help. i asked people to call an ambulance. >> this is just the latest round of violence for karachi hospitals to deal with. there have been more and more deadly attacks in recent months. it is costing a business shutdown. the bloodshed is ethnically motivated by the push to

communities. community.ush tunpashtun this latest attack is likely to reignite the claim that the government is not doing enough to stop the violence in karachi. >> let's crossover to kasskasha. >> in madrid, thousands took to the streets in a complaint to the visit of the pope. clashes broke out when police tried to clear the square and some is arrests were made. >> this is what is like on the madrid metro this week.

here in spain, they are here to visit the pope. catholics firm more than 90 countries are here to see the pontiff. the church is hoping it will help revitalize their faith. >> there is a lot of people from all different countries, all different churches. it is very special. >> thousands of extra police and medics are on duty with more than 1.5 million visitors expected. this is the biggest and most international event organized by the catholic church. in spain, there is controversy over the cost of hosting something like this on this scale at a time when 46% of young spaniards are unemployed and the government is pushing a mass of austerity drive. that is what pushed them to the street on the eve of the pope's

arrival. >> in times of economic crisis, the money has to be spent and other useful ways. >> many pilgrims came face-to- face. get lost, go pray, this man ordered the catholics. those organizing insist that it only brings benefits. >> we are not creating any public problem whatsoever. just the opposite. we are bringing madrid a lot of money. there is more less 100 million euros coming to madrid, which otherwise would never come. >> gay rights groups have called a kissing protests on thursday. but now the focus is on meeting the pope.

>> six months on from the first protest against colonel gaddafi in libya and rebels and government troops remain locked in serious conflict. heavy gunfire has been reported near and refinery complex, but supplies -- near a refinery complex that supplies oil and gas. it is a vital supply for tripoli. >> each night, in tripoli's main square, loyalists gathered wrapped in gaddafi green. the rebels have a dance within 30 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? >> no.

we know what is going on. we have talked with their brothers. if they come here, we will fight . >> that is exactly what state television has been calling for. they want be adopted supporters to take up weapons and defend the city. in solesmes afa's cafe, a shrug. >> i am not concerned, he told me. it is all fine. morale is high. >> it is now six months since the first protests against colonel gaddafi. he is looking more and vulnerable than ever. the rebels insist they can win this war by the end of august. hear, the government remains steadfast. they say that tripoli will not fall. it could be weeks or months of stalemate ahead. the key battle right now is zawiya. street by street, gaddafi forces

are hitting back hard. to the east as well, the rebels have taken casualties as they fight for breakers oil terminal. they have suffered weeks of fighting back and forth. britain and the rest of nato hope that gaddafi will fall soon. but many are already warning about the dangers power vacuum if that happens. >> you are watching news day on the bbc, live from singapore and london could after the riots, the royals. the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall meet some of the victims of last week's violence. >> two senior british police officers who resigned from scotland yard over the phone hacking scandal have been released.

net has the story. >> just a month ago, four men who were once among the senior figures of the metropolitan police were fighting for their reputations. stevenson had resigned as head of the men came a day later, the assistant commissioner followed. with them, retired officers peter clark and deli hemant were facing tough questions. >> did you ever receive payments from any news organization? >> good god! absolutely not. i cannot believe you suggested that. >> now the independent complaints commission has dropped its "use of the world" hacking investigation on all but one. stevens said he did not think he committed an offense. nil wallace, a former deputy at "news of the world" had given

him when a gift. the watchdog is looking at allegations that he secured a job for the daughter of neal wallace, who at the time had a pr contract with them. he says he is furious and considering legal action. on the day this episode closed, so did applications to replace stevenson at the top of the met. >> of course, you can get much more on that story on their website. you can also get in touch with me and the team on twitter. >> this is newsday on the bbc. >> tens of thousands have joined

anti-corruption protests across india. the man whose campaign fueled the uprising could be set to leave prison. >> 13 have been killed, including a former nps violence continues in pakistan's largest city karachi. as many as 400,000 children could starve to death in somalia unless urgent action is taken to fight the famine. andrew mitchell was the first british minister to visit the capital for 18 years. islamic countries have pledged $350 million for the famine victims. karen has sent this report. >> mogadishu, the most dangerous city in the world and the hundreds place on earth. they are taking no chances. first british minister here in nearly two decades of advances in an armed convoy. you can see why they are so

nervous. this was mogadishu less than a fortnight ago. the last exchange of fire before islamist fighters fled the city. african union 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 could it has led to famine on an alarming scale. so i has a fear of suicide attacks. >> she will walk with her six children? >> people have risked life and limb to go to these camps. >> some malia is an example of a failed state, which, -- saa is an example of a

failed state. there are more for british nationals here engaged in terrorism in one form or another been in pakistan. this country is a threat to the united kingdom. >> to save one is to save lives. in the coming weeks, you could see fewer people dying of starvation. measles are already being reported. the actor fact -- the aftereffects of famine, things are likely to get worse before they get better. many are now questioning how long will the attention last. the u.n. human rights deputy -- a growing worldwide concern

over president bush charles's of assault on pro-democracy protests. this is what the syrian government wants though world tuesday. these under five images showed troops pulling out of latakia. authorities say that soldiers have stopped armed terrorist groups. but this is what opposition activists claim really happened. attacks by soldiers. even gunboats offshore shelling the port city. part of the area under attack was a palestinian refugee camp. thousands have reportedly fled the fighting. activists say this was part of a four-day campaign to crush opponents of the regime. they claim that at least 30 people were killed and many more injured. again, it is not possible to verify those claims and these pictures. amid the chaos, where it is clear is that this uprising shows no sign of ending.

president a side appears determined to stay in power -- president assad appears determined to stay in power. he has the political and military support to continue. but there are reports of divisions within his government, of some allies slipping away. and on the streets, there is still no letup on the calls for the president to step down and protests and demonstrations continued in many parts of the country. syria remains a nation divided. months after this uprising began, there is no sign of either side backing down. >> for more on our top story, anna hazare's thunderstrike in india, we have our guest. mr. secretary, thank you for joining us. how significant is this protest?

>> extremely significant. this appears to be one way in which the government has been shaken out of its complacency into action into drafting an anti-corruption law. this time, this hundred strike should be successful in scoring that the draft that is prepared is genuinely effective and will battle corruption and is people from the, as opposed to the government's draft which appears to be more to protect the corrupt and punish the whistle- blower. punishment against the whistle

blower seems more likely than those who are corrupt. what the protest will do is bring this to the street. you cannot discuss the finer points. a lot of people come out onto the street who do not know the finer points. >> but, mr. sekri, the politicians are just talk, talk, talk without any action. do you think there's the political will in india to pass an anti-corruption long? >> -- law? >> political will is like a sleeping conscience that can be woken up. it has been there and exercise for other things. they just need to be shaken out of their complacency.

there has been another legislation that has been drafted and passed. as of now, when things are so comfortable for project in the lawmakers themselves, they will not be very keen to make a law that makes life or make themselves more accountable and makes life a little difficult for them therefore, a gentle nudge is welcome and is required. i think anna and his movement is directing that nudge. >> alright, we will have to leave it there. thank you, sir, for your insights. we have details for the royal visit to the riot areas of london. >> the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall have been visiting the areas affected by last week's riots. they met with people who lost their homes and businesses. they will double spending in

projects that were more affected. >> they have broken off from the royal holiday in scotland to see for themselves what the riots have done to london. in creighton, they saw the rows of small businesses, westley shops run by families destroyed by rioters. his most striking impression? >> the sheer terror that people experienced. still, the on news is there, wondering what might happen. >> how are you? >> in took none, in north london, where the spark had first ignited, he'd met with 45 families in the boroughs who lost their homes. >> all of our close, my artwork . >> said the members of the , theency service cods policemen and women, and the ambulance and fire crews -- they

all found themselves on the frontlines. and then, in hackney, the prince sat down with youth leaders to discuss what had gone wrong. first, the problem of gangs. >> the people join gangs because it is a cry for help. >> yes. >> they're looking for meaning. >> too many young people had too much underacted energy under aggression. the challenge was to use it positively. >> we should have a national community service, options for young people to do all sorts of things, depending on their own skills and abilities and talents. >> it was time, the prince said, to get to the heart of a problem. >> what we have been doing is set for a long time and not give resolute course. >> make no mistake that these are matters that the prince of

wales cares deeply about and is not afraid to intervene. the problems of the inner cities, the problems of the disadvantaged young people is precisely what the prince's charities have been set up to battle in the first place. they are responding to what happened last week. the response to the riots is to double spending on projects in london, birmingham and manchester. >> we have time to tell you about the new french film star gerard depardu was removed from an airplane after urinating in a bottle. he asked if he could use the bathroom and was refused. >> from singapore and london, thank you very much for

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