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singapore. >> it is to a clock in the morning here in london. this is "newsday." >> it is 2:00 in the morning here in london. >> 43 people including 27 players and nine officials from the russian ice hockey team lokomotiv has been killed in a plane crash. the tragedy happened near yaroslavl, 400 kilometers northeast of moscow. the survivors are in critical condition in hospital. >> minister -- minutes after the flight took off, it crashed into the banks of the river volga and burst into flames. 37 passengers and four crew were on board, most of them perished. this included players from the

most beloved team, lokomotiv. the team was on their way to belarus. they were due to play their first match of the season in minsk on thursday. the russian hockey federation said that the news is devastating. >> this is a terrible day, we have lost one of the best teams of russian hockey. a team which millions of fans loved and was well-known and popular. it is terrible to think that those people who were training yesterday, who we were talking to and putting on the play list, on a live anymore. >> investigators are looking through the debris and looking for clues as to why this plane went down. it was built in 1993. it was relatively new. given russia's terrible history of air disaster, questions will

be asked. the opening match of the season was abandoned and a minute of silence held for the players that died. in yaroslavl, the church bell tolled in tribute for those that lost their lives. at the stadium, fans laid flowers as a sign of respect. >> as the hunt goes on for the viet -- in libya for colonel gaddafi, there are fears that and power vacuuming -- there are fears that a power vacuum is happening in tripoli. we have been inside of one of the largest prisons and found hundreds locked up without trial. >> in the old libya, where this was just a patch of light, the rest was arbitrary, and

sentences could be indefinite or cut short by execution. fear is not far away in the new libya's prisons. we weren't asked not to show the prisoners faces. -- we were asked not to show the prisoners faces. >> i'm afraid because they samanid -- they say i am a killer. as god as my witness, i am not. >> he is accused of killing two hostages and bear in their bodies. there is no system to establish his guilt or innocence. round 700 men are warehoused in an improvised prison. it smells of sweat and fear. many of them fought in a unit run by the colonel's son feared for its brutal disregard for the loss of war. -- laws of war. many of them tell me that they

joined in the last month for the money. there are nigerian prisoners, suspected mercenaries. they say that you had guns. >> no, i do not. >> they say the people captured here have guns. >> no, no. >> no one has been charged with a crime. no one has investigated what they did or did nine -- did not do. it is early days. it is believed that more should have been done to uphold the rule of law. >> it is very important. this is very essential. this is a basic human right. if the new libya fails to deliver all of this, the sacrifices would have been made in vain. >> the fighters are good at winning wars, not building a peace. the civilian leaders were supposed to be in charge by now

but to date are still in benghazi and there are tensions between the fighters and the politicians. it takes years, even generations to recover from a civil war and a dictatorship and libya has had both. people tend to remember which side their neighbors took in the fight. the way they deal with the legacy of the gaddafi's years -- of the gaddafi years because it will be determining what kind of country this will be. >> the government of niger said that they are welcoming on humanitarian grounds a group of 13 libyans who arrived in a convoy from libya. they said that colonel gaddafi is not among them. we are in the capital and they say that the government is torn in loyalties. >> niger has had a long relationship with libya and of course with colonel gaddafi.

colonel gaddafi has invested a lot of money in terms of business and aid projects and so on. the nigerian government does not want to be seen dumping him. when the government spokesperson gave a press conference, he said, what do they think. he said, we don't know if colonel gaddafi is here. if he requests on up -- is the request asylum, it will be decided on a humanitarian grounds. he was also downplaying the number of libyans and others who have fled from libya into niger and try to make out that this large convoy which has been seen by trusted sources at the bbc has spoken to was only like three or four vehicles. >> you have more on that an important court ruling concerning the eurozone. >> that's right.

germany's highest court has rejected a challenge to the country bailing out the struggling members of the eurozone. the constitutional court upheld the german decision in the recent packages but it is ruled that any future bailouts will have to give the german parliament a bigger role. as our european reporter -- as our european editor reports from berlin, this is the assessment of the germans. >> a lawsuit by six germans asked the court to declare the eurozone bailouts illegal. then came the verdict. >> the complaints are rejected. in a landmark judgment, the court ruled that the bailouts could continue but they insisted that the german parliament had to expressly approved other rescues and that could prevent germany responded swiftly to future crises. the battleground is now german

public opinion, that is the view of those who lost the court case. >> there is a growing uneasiness among the german people. the exceptions of the euro is at an all-time low. -- the exceptions of the euro is at an all-time low. >> recent polls suggest that more than 60% of germans oppose further bailouts. >> germany cannot always pay for everything and everyone. >> if it is a bottomless pit, i would not be prepared to pay it. >> the german parliament debated whether to support new powers for the eurozone bailout fund. the german chancellor angela merkel said that she had been vindicated by the court decision and defended the single currency. >> the euro is a guarantee of the united europe. if the euro fails, then europe

fails. >> moving through parliament's corridors, it is easy to find mp's who are opponents of further bailouts, even those who are members of the chancellor's party. >> i cannot agree to bailouts because we will face huge burdens and gigantic risks for our future generation. >> the expectation is that germany will have to make further loans in the future and the eurozone is headed towards much closer economic integration. that is sparking anxiety as to what that will mean for democratic accountability. >> in other news, india is now on a high security alert after a bomb hidden in a briefcase exploded outside as a high court building in the heart of the capital of dili. 11 people were killed and at least 51 injured. and al qaeda-lynde group has claimed responsibility but

officials say -- officials -- an al qaeda-linked group has claimed responsibility but officials say that has not been verified. this video appears to show security officials attacking civilians in homs the trial of the doctor who gave michael jackson a lethal dose of a powerful set of gift has began. you are watching "newsday," on the bbc. the race for the white house, the republican presidential candidates take their contest to california. >> the father of a kidnapped israeli soldier takes his campaign to the united nations. the 50 pence at tax rate to the

highest earners should be scrapped, that is if you of leading economist who wrote a letter to the government. they say there is lasting damage to the economy in discouraging wealth creation. >> the 50 pence a top tax rate, how long should the chancellor keep it? that is a big question and is generating strong opinions on both sides of the argument. how does the top tax rate work? when one learns about 44,000 pounds, you pay 40 pence on the pound however high your honest. that still applied to up to 150,000 but every above that threshold, you paid 50 pounds -- you paid 50 pence in tax. it is estimated 320,000 people are affected, that is the richest 1% of all adults. one side of the government, the liberal democrats, like to hold

on to the rates. they say that this would be a moral to scrap, a view echoed by a labor. there is a review under way and the policy is temporary. experts say it is not possible to assess whether it is good or bad for the u.k. whether the chancellor cuts the top rate, he will continue to look for policies aimed at boosting growth. others might be doing the same. for example, the bank of england. they are looking for calls to end the policy known as quantitative easing. it seems certain that that is on the agenda of the latest monthly meeting. for policymakers, including george osborn, these are uncertain times. he would like to nonbusiness and get growth moving but on this tax battleground, that is proving difficult. -- she would like to get business and get growth moving.

>> this is "newsday," on the bbc. >> our headlines. 43 people including players and officials from a professional ice hockey team had been killed in a plane crash in russia. >> the hunt goes on in libya for colonel gaddafi, there are fears that a power vacuum is developing in the capital of tripoli. some rare home video has emerged of colonel gaddafi's family life. the images show him as a relaxed playful grandfather rather than a reviled dictator who is in hiding. we have more on the mystery surrounding the former libyan leader. >> the colonel so feared for so long by the population, here he is seen as the doting grandfather. in this video taken by his

family six years ago, colonel gaddafi plays with his grandchildren in his compound in tripoli. joking about whether they love him or not. no, his granddaughter says. gaddafi goes on to ask her, if he is not sweet. again, she says no. but then eventually, he convinces her to show that she does actually like him. [laughter] and this is a rare glimpse of the man who treated his population so differently. today, he faces prosecution in the international criminal court for crimes against humanity, if he is ever found. this is niger, a country which shares a long border in southern libya. this is the latest place where gaddafi is rumored to be hiding.

amongst these tribesmen, he has some support and the convoy is reported to have a ride in this area on monday. there are serious doubts that gaddafi has now fled from libya. >> it does appear that those around him are beginning to see the writing is on the wall and the game is up and leaving the country. my understanding is that he remains in the country. >> for the rebels, who control much -- most of the country, hunting for gaddafi is not the only piece of unfinished business. here, not far from the town of bani walid, reinforcements have arrived, ready to fight their way into the town, which is one of several still loyal to the former leader. the rebels have tried to persuade the loyalists to surrender before a deadline expires. so far, they have not succeeded.

there are those still several days to go before the deadline expires and it is likely that there will be further negotiations to try to bring about a peaceful settlement. >> the egyptian military ruler has been called on to testify at the trial of those new bark. -- the trial of hosni mubarak. other leading figures from the current government will testify in private next week. there was a heavy police presence outside of the proceedings. the protests were largely peaceful. >> another day in the stormy trial of the man who was once absolute ruler of egypt. hosting the bark or ride on a stretcher and was taken to court. mubarak arrived

on a stretcher. the protests outside have been largely peaceful. the drama today has gone on inside of court. a source inside of the trial told us that one of the witnesses, a senior police official, has been arrested for changing his evidence. earlier, he told the prosecution that he was given orders to use live ammunition on demonstrators in the uprising, but he changed his testimony in court. relatives of those who died yell abuse said mr. mubarak. the judge said that their behavior was uncivilized. many egyptians have been wondering if their current leader would be called upon to give evidence. now, the judge said that he will be asked to attend a source should -- a session of court next week. this trial is a test of the new

egypt. it is deeply divided. go back to london. the race for the white house is gathering momentum. what is the latest? >> the candidates for the republican nomination are taking part in a televised debate in california. they want to win the right to challenge obama. there are 8 hopefuls in the race. leading the pack is texas gov. rick perry. he is ahead of mitt romney who ran in 2008. then there is congresswoman mashel bachman, darling of the tea party. -- michele bachmann, darling of the tea party. ron paul is in the race, rick santorum, a businessman herman cain, and a former governor of utah, jon huntsman.

>> what people are looking for in the debate today is rick perry, how he performs. he has just announced a very recently that he would be joining the campaign to win the republican party nomination. he has led the polls as the results of that. it was mitt romney who was ahead and suddenly rick perry is on the scene and people want to challenge him. the candidates want to test him out and try to reduce the momentum that he has built up. >> there is the possibility that it will not be second time lucky for mitt romney. >> things are up in the air. these are early days in the whole procedure. there is not a strong single candidate that you can say is the favorite of the moment. mitt romney has been leading the polls. many people are thinking that rick perry has this honeymoon. in his standing and his debating

skills are not that great. -- many people are thinking that rick perry is in his honeymoon michele bachmann is in the background. she won the iowa straw poll a couple of weeks ago. you can see how quickly the whole system is moving. she is currently facing problems in her campaign with her campaign manager and deputy standing down. she needs to regain the momentum that rick perry has taken away from her. >> we are still waiting to hear from sarah palin. >> yes, she is doing everything you expect a candidate to be doing. she is covering the ground, raising money, meeting people. she has not said that she will be taking part as a candidate in the election. it is expected that that will become clear because time is running out. she would be a big name to join the campaign and would clearly affected the way the candidates are working to win the

nomination. >> another name, there is speculation about rudy giuliani. >> may be. he said only if there was no other option. there are many people taking part in the debate. many names could emerge as more favored as the procedure moves forward. these debates will help i think in meeting the direction that this whole campaign will go. >> we are watching the republican candidates' debate. the father of a kidnapped israeli soldier is looking to free his son from the netted nations. he's trying to link to the u.n. membership and the captivity by the amass -- hamas authorities. >> it was a warm reception in new york. the city's counselors honored

his kidnapped son. the father has come to make his case at the u.n.. he is arguing against a palestinian bid to seek recognition as a u.n.-recognized state. he's arguing that they should not be granted unless his son is released. >> they just gained recognition as a legitimate state in one hand, and in the other hand, they are holding hostage. this is clearly a violation of any humanitarian law. >> the soldier was captured when palestinian militants raided an army out force near the borders.

soon after israel launched an offensive to try to secure the release and to stop rocket attacks. in the next few months, 300 palestinians were killed. in 2009, hamas released a video of the soldier reading a newspaper to prove he was a lot into negotiations for his release had been on and off. it is that the u.n. that his father's trying to put pressure on the palestinians. there is a division between hamas and the palestinian authority. the ones who wish to upgrade their status are not the ones that uphold his son. that is a position that the father rejects. >> the palestinians are one entity. >> after five years, he is not that hopeful that this will bring his son closer to freedom. he sees the palestinian bid as a window of opportunity to raise his son's case.

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