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corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> hello and welcome to newsday on the bbc. i am in singapore. >> and on cash of madeira in london. asian markets rise on hopes the eurozone will find relief to its debt crisis. and libyan leaders believe colonel gaddafi is still in the country. >> it is very dangerous to have gaddafi on the run with that much money in gold with him. it is not only dangerous for libya, but for all arabs. >> there is chaos in pakistan, but will it be worse than last year's flooding devastation? it is 11:00 a.m. right here in singapore. >> and it is 4:00 a.m. in

london. broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the world, this is newsday. ♪ >> hello and welcome. asian stock markets have risen and the bureau is gaining strength on hopes that europe may solve its debt crisis yet. prime minister of greece and tried to ensure his french and german canada ports that his country will meet all its obligations for the next -- counterparts that his country will meet all its obligations for the next installment of the bailout pinnock >. >> setting out to calm fears of

a greek default, they held a press conference. >> for their part, the leaders of france and germany said they were convinced that reece belonged in the eurozone, but it had to stick to its spending targets. >> but here is the problem. every day, greek workers are protesting, resisting cuts in savings. even tax collectors were on strike this week. doubts remain whether the government can deliver on its promises. at the european parliament today, there were warnings that by thee could be destroyed crisis. one leader said the european union would not survive the breakup of the eurozone. >> we face the most serious challenge of a generation. it is a fight for what europe represents in the world. it is a fight for integration itself.

>> one said the answer to the greek crisis is more euro, more integration. meanwhile, pressure is mounting. the u.s. secretary of the treasury tim geithner weighed in, saying europe need to do -- need to do more. >> they have the capacity to hold this thing together. i think they recognize that they have been behind the curve. i think they recognize that they will have to put more force behind their commitments. >> if there was a default, who holds a greek public debt? immediate losses would hit greek banks, holding 49 billion euros of greek debt. germany's banks hold 10 billion euros. france is next with an exposure of 9 billion. the risk of british banks is much smaller at 2.2 billion euros. greece today was given a chance to prove itself, but one of

chancellor merkel's closest allies insisted it the fault is still possible. >> what they have to do is try to avoid it, try to avoid it at least. and if it comes, it has to be done in a controlled manner. >> europe's two most powerful leaders assured greece it was still an integral part of the eurozone, but it now has to deliver austerity cuts and reforms. bbc news, brussels. >> and in other heavily indebted eurozone country, italy, parliament has finally approved an austerity package. it aims to reduce the deficit by more than $70 billion over three years. opponents of the package clashed with police outside the parliament. that as the voting took place another senior political figure within the nato alliance is heading to libya to meet with

leadership. they have promised strong u.s. support in building a new democratic country. they said the u.s. would always recognize their sovereignty. representatives will meet with the national transitional council in tripoli soon. and the libyan rebel leader said he believes gaddafi is still in the country. he made the statement in an interview. >> we cannot say exactly where he is, but we know for a fact that he is in the south of libya. it is very dangerous to have gaddafi on the run with that much money in gold with him. it is not only dangerous for libya, but for all arabs. he is planning revenge attacks that will harm a lot of people in the area.

>> have you made any progress at all in actually catching him? >> the troops loyal to gaddafi have moved to the south. and the fact is that the rebels have not yet been able to cross. there will be a lot of fierce fighting in this area. in order to move south was a lot of equipment that we do not yet have. but we have asked for support to get the right equipment in order to conquer these troops and proceed to the south to capture colonel gaddafi and his family. >> you say that he is planning to carry out attacks. what kind of attacks are you talking about and where? >> he is in possession of a lot of money in gold. the main problem here is that he will be planning attacks in many places, sudden attacks on cities, oilfields, or power plants are rounded libya. >> you have his son is still on the run, but you also have four towns that remain get off the loyalists. why is it taking so long to actually capture those towns?

>> the gaddafi troops that we have run out of tripoli have situated themselves in bali walid and are trying to regroup in sirte and overcome the revolution. >> you have not regained control over those towns. >> we have been in action for a long time and we are tired. the problem is, they have a lot of heavy weapons and long-range weapons that we are trying to avoid. we do not want to cause a lot of bloodshed in this neighborhood and we would like to go into these places as peacefully as possible. >> given all of this, how much do you feel in control of the country, particularly with the fact you have not even move to the interim government into the capital of tripoli? what we have not liberated all of libya get, and according to our temporary constitution, will only move into tripoli as soon

as we declare freedom and liberation. >> how concerned are you that there is a power vacuum in this country because you have not set up a proper interim government? >> we are not concerned about that because the city has been under siege for six months. since the 20th of august we have been working. we are bringing in a lot of supplies, food, fuel and things are getting much better. within two weeks there will be a temporary government for this area. >> that was mr. abdo jalil speaking to the bbc. now more on the devastating effects on the pakistan floods. >> more than to wonder people have died and over 1 million homes destroyed -- more than 200 people have died and over 1 million homes destroyed in the latest flooding. aid workers say it is now more serious than those floods that devastated the country last year. the biggest city and province have been hit by the flooding

that began early last month. our correspondent sent us this report. >> a full 20 feet below these waters were shops and homes. villages as far as the eye can see and across southern pakistan have completely disappeared. authorities say these floods are even worse than last year's massive disaster. we find this family stranded on a bit of high ground. their home is gone, most of their livestock drowned, but they did manage to save a couple of chickens. >> everyone was in the village, but suddenly, the rains came. they all fled in the night and left us. but they have now been saved by the army. it has rescued 13,000 people by boat so far, but fears others are still caught off.

>> it is so huge because of last year's flood. we were still coping with that. we were just coping with that kind of damage and the next flood took us on. the damage is twofold. >> but it seems are reminiscent of last year. once people are rescued, they are brought to camps like this, but how they are treated and after losing all their belongings, their homes, and in some cases members of their family, very much depends. they have run out of tents and many people are having to sleep in the open and more rain is still coming. >> this is where she and her family ended up, sheltering in the way they can and fearing for what the future roles. -- what the future holds. >> with extreme weather linked to climate change, let's get some analysis.

we are live on the line from manila. the flooding we saw in pakistan last year and the floods we are seeing now in the country and in other nations in the region, are these things linked to climate change? >> at this point, we cannot say with certainty that these terrible events that we are seeing in southeast asia can be contributed directly to climate change. but we can say that climate change is going to exacerbate the number of extreme weather events that have been brutalizing pakistan and other parts of the southeast asia region. >> the floods have, indeed, destroyed agricultural land in many places, like pakistan. what do the farmers and the people in these agricultural areas do? should they leave their lands, or change their livelihood? >> this is a longer-term question.

the most immediate issue is one of humanitarian relief. we have people who do not have sufficient food and drink and shelter to get by. this is really a relief operation. the longer-term effort from the government and the international community needs to examine the lively new adoption. this is an important development. we need to build up the resiliency of the communities, strengthening disaster risk- management, investing in social protection, and creating a their livelihood opportunities. many of whom have been dislocated, both last year and under the current circumstances, are going to the cities. are there sufficient jobs in the cities to accommodate them? is there infrastructure in those cities to accommodate migrants? that is something else that needs to be factored in, how to accommodate more migrants moving to the city. >> indeed, but what are the other live in what options for these farmers who were living in

agricultural areas? >> frankly, some of them are going to have to explore other possibilities. again, the city's provide one option. there may be rural areas that are less prone to extreme weather. and they're also measures that can be taken to protect the land from flooding. bangladesh has been fighting for some time, but the farmers are back to their planting and growing season. it is a matter of accommodating, of adapting to continuous flooding, which may become a more severe event as climate change takes hold. >> that is from the asian development bank in manila. you are watching newsday on the bbc live from singapore and london. still to come, more on the crisis in the eurozone. how it is affecting the growing economic power house, india.

we will find out. >> and the allegations being made by this man about british intelligence. the u.k. coalition government's economic strategy has been tested by another surge on unemployment and a prospect of extensive industrial action later this year. more than 2.5 million people are now out of work. here is a report. >> for the chancellor at no. 11 downing street, another economic problem has arrived at his front door, the biggest rise in unemployment since the recession in 2009. young people are bearing a heavy boy -- heavy burden. unemployment among 16-24-year- old has jumped again. female unemployment has jumped to the highest in nearly 20 years. >> with private-sector job creation more than compensating for public-sector cuts, leaving total unemployment increasing.

the latest figures from a three- month time frame paint a different picture. >> between april and june, private unemployment rose by 41,000, but that was outweighed by 111,000 in the public sector over the same timeframe. >> in the last six months, the job sector has stalled. six months ago, we saw the financial sector covering like nobody's business. over the summer there has been a dramatic downturn. >> unemployment in scotland has volunteered their foreign minister said this was partly due to higher spending on big projects. >> we have more capital investment and we are trying to spur economic security and confidence as opposed to in security. that is the plan b from scotland. >> but nowhere in the u.k. are there any sites -- signs of rapid improvement.

some experts said unemployment could yet reached 2.7 5 million. bbc news. >> this is newsday on the bbc. i am in singapore. >> and i am in london. our headlines this hour -- asian markets have risen on hopes the eurozone will find a route -- a solution to its debt crisis. >> libya's interim leader mustafa abdel jalil has told the bbc believes colonel gaddafi is still in the country. let's stay with the crisis in the eurozone. german and french leaders are calling on greece to implement all financial reforms strictly and effectively. this has boosted confidence in the u.s. and european markets and this sentiment is currently helping asia today.

australia, singapore, japan, taiwan all moving higher. but there are concerns whether the turmoil will eventually be resolved. but for now, it is helping vero keep its gains against the greenback and the yen in trading. the euro yen at 405.34. -- 105.34. that is the latest in the asian markets. for details on how the eurozone crisis is affecting india, i am joined by a professor of economics at a university in delhi. how was the economic crisis in the eurozone ended the u.s. being viewed in india?

-- and in the u.s. being viewed in india? >> right now, it is not affecting much currently. but it will. if we really need a much more systematic attempt to resolve the fundamental problem of imbalances. so far, political efforts do not seem to accomplish much and that is a big problem. >> is the view in india that bureau leaders are handling their ongoing -- european leaders are handling their ongoing debt crisis properly, especially where it concerns austerity measures? >> it is my view that it is completely the wrong way to go. the gdp increase keeps falling sharply because the austerity measures. what you need is more public spending to actually cause the recovery of the economy. you have to grow your way out of

it. you cannot just hope to reduce your gdp. >> grow your way out of it, public spending. but this will also increase public debt. >> [unintelligible] >> greece and ireland are all suffering due to mountains of debt. >> everyone seems to have forgotten the basic analysis. and when you spend more in an economy that has very high unemployment, you create more demand. and that creates more demand for their goods and services. this has a multiplier effect that expands the gdp. especially in a situation like this for you have so much capacity. >> what do you make of china buying into eurozone bonds of? do you think this will help the situation in europe? >> it is a systemic issues.

china can try to resolve it a bit at the margins, but it is not going to be able to resolve what has to be a crisis of policy in europe. >> thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> moving to other news, a libyan man claims in british intelligence officers helped send him home to be tortured by gaddafi's regime. he is a former member of in an islamist opposition group. he was subject to a secret rendition in 2004. he has been speaking to our correspondent andrew harding in tripoli. >> he spent six years here in one of colonel gaddafi's notorious prisons. he says britain betrayed him and helped send him home to be tortured.

>> today, still frail, he says he was never a terrorist. but while training in afghanistan to overthrow the libyan regime, he met some interesting people. >> i know osama bin laden. i met him many times. the last time was before a 9/11. i discussed with him that if you want to do something to a european country or an american country, it is not approved. >> cia documents discovered in tripoli appear to show how british intelligence helped to a range -- to arrange for this man to be spirited back to libya. >> when i arrived to the aircraft door, they handcuffed

me and my wife. >> in libya, he says he was tortured for information about al qaeda, information the west was keen to hear. >> two people, when lady and one man, they came to see me. >> the to tell -- did you tell them that you were being tortured? >> i could not because i would be tortured again. i could not say what i want. >> britain's foreign minister said it cannot comment on intelligence matters, but takes such claims seriously an inquiry has been set up. >> a murky go -- the murky relationship that has developed between colonel gaddafi and britain seems unlikely to slip while -- quietly into the history books. >> i feel injustice.

>> and no forgiveness? >> maybe later when we see what they do. >> today, colonel gaddafi's jails are empty. the truth about what happened here and why is starting to leak out. andrew harding, bbc news, tripoli. >> there has been some unprecedented scenes in russia. >> you are right. it is all because of a television sketch that made fun of president medvedev's dansoda. it made headlines because it never actually got on television. >> it is russian rock and roll. the man in blue is dmitri medvedev on the dance floor at a college reunion. this mobile phone footage has been viewed by millions on the web and now everyone seems to be copying his every move.

by dancing like dmitri, these comedians took first prize in a russian tv's top competition. but when the pri recorded program was broadcast, their presidential parity had been -- their presidential parody had been edited out, and they were not amused. >> i was surprised. >> the kremlin is keen to point out that president medvedev does have a sense of humor. his aides say they simply have no idea why the dancing dmitri sketch was cut and there has been no explanation from russian television. >> but media analysts say it is censorship by tv bosses keen to avoid ofof setting russian leadership. -- up setting russian leadership. >> there is no rule about what

can and cannot go on the air, so what works is censorship at every level. >> judging by some of the things the russian leadership get up to in a line of duty, who needs comedy shows to make russians chuckled? >> henry winkler, probably best known as the fonts in the tv show "happy days," has been awarded. he is being recognized for his services to children with dyslexia. he was diagnosed with dyslexia as an adult and has toured the u.k. for the past two years to try to help more people understand the condition. >> the fonz from have the days. and you have been watching newsday from the bbc. >> much more on our website. for now from london and singapore, bye-bye.

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