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we start with breaking news. it is described as a mass casualty situation after an airplane crashed into the grandstands at the national championship air races in reno, nevada. it is not immediately known if anyone was killed, but scores of people were injured, some critically. video shows the horrible scene, bodies and wreckage. joining me from los angeles is our correspondent. peter, what can you tell me about the crash? >> this was a p-51 mustang, from the second world war. this is an annual racing event of military airplanes, and it seemed to nose dive into the arena, just in front of the main it stands. it sent people running in all directions, and from the amateur

footage we have seen so far, it is a horrible scene which you have described with debris on the ground, parts of the airplane, and people running for their lives. early reports suggest it could be a mass casualty situation, reports of up to 60 people injured, but still relatively early in the investigation. >> what sort of emergency operation is taking place? >> this was an air show, so there were precautions, emergency services on the scene. immediately after, ambulances arrived, presumably taking injured people to local hospitals. the latest reports were confusing in terms of the number of people injured and the extent of the injuries. >> can you tell us more about the national championship air races? >> this is an annual event that

has been going on many years. it involves a lot of vintage aircraft, modern aircraft as well, very popular in the local area. it does not have a perfect track record in terms of safety. there have been accidents before and there have been quite a number of injuries. >> it must have been horrible for the people there to what does it happen directly in front of them. >> you could see and hear the gasps of people, they could tell them to split second before it happened something was going dreadfully wrong. there was talk of a mayday call that the authorities believe was initiated by the airplane, but it seems, looking at the amateur footage, to have happened quickly. everything was going fine, then it nosedived and headed into the ground. >> and we will bring you up-to- date on that airplane crashed at the show in nevada as soon as we

get more details. six months after it authorized military force against colonel gaddafi, the united nations security council has eased several sanctions imposed on libya, freeing up the movement of oil and money to help the country back on its feet. the resolution was passed hours after the u.n. general assembly voted with some objections to give the libyan seats to the u.s. transitional council. >> while the forces of the national transitional council are moving forward on the ground in their effort to control all of libya, their diplomatic forces have made advances also per. the first was the recognition of the u.n. general assembly of their right to represent at the united nations. neighboring egypt led the call for the resolution to be accepted. >> arguing against that would only prolong the suffering of the libyan people and delay in

achieving justice, particularly the 90-member states of the united nations have recognized the libyan national transitional council as the only representative of the libyan people. >> shortly after the jubilant visit by several world leaders, the resolution was always expected to pass. for the transitional council, it marks another important step towards their aim of full recognition by the international community. >> the general assembly is setting. >> it was far from unanimous. a block of latin american nations oppose the move, led by venezuela, whose president, hugo chavez, is an ally of colonel gaddafi. >> we do not want them to be a protector of natal where the security council. >> hours later, the plan

received universal support. the security council passed a resolution to ease the stringent sanctions imposed on libya since the start of the conflict in february. it will unfreeze billions in assets and band -- and lift the ban on commercial flights. the no-fly zone will remain in place, the arms embargo will be eased and a u.n. mission will be set up in tripoli. the resolution to ease sanctions and said a u.n. mission in libya was passed unanimously, but although the vote may have appeared straightforward, tensions remain of the conduct of the campaign in libya. our correspondent is at the u.n. in new york. and the issue has been controversy all over the past six months. the main controversy has been the nato bombing campaign, which was done based on the u.n. resolution to protect civilians. we have had a lot of complaints from members of the security council they overstepped their

mandate and were backing the rebels and taking part in the regime change. i think that was reflected in the comments in the general assembly. they said, who are these people we're giving the seat to? there are a faction opposed by foreign intervention, not chosen by the libyan people. there were also rumblings and the security council with the resolution was passed, passed unanimously despite the conflicts of the past six months, but russia which has been critical of the nato campaign emphasized the need to lift the no-fly zone is impossible. the remainder is the tension over libya, but by and large the votes that took place with regards to the seat and the u.n. resolution shows most people are on the same page. >> in libya, fighting continues. forces loyal to colonel gaddafi put up strong resistance to two strongholds. there is growing concerns about

thousands of civilians believed to be trapped by the fighting and the towns with little access to food, water, electricity. >> this new assault on the town began early in the morning. fighters loyal to the interim goverment picking their way through the streets, trying to push towards their goal of the town center. but it is slow and dangerous. close by, at colonel gaddafi snipers and other gunmen. there may be more fighters involved in the attack this time, but it is still proving to be a tough fight for control of what is a key town. a new front has also opened in the battle for the strategic coastal town of sert, colonel

gaddafi's birthplace. thousands of fighters closing in from the west and south, breaking through the outer defenses, getting within a few miles of the center, and taking control of the airport. but they are also facing fierce resistance from gaddafi's men. while colonel gaddafi's men are making what appears to be a final stand in the towns which they still control, in the capital of tripoli, more and more world leaders have been arriving to give their support to the new interim government. today it was the turn of the turkish prime minister. he was following in the footsteps of the british and french leaders who came yesterday. he also promised to help libya make the difficult transition to a democratic country. speaking in the square in the heart of tripoli, he praised the

libyans, saying that they proved it was impossible for any government to stand in the way of the might and will of the people, a barbed comment aimed at the repressive government and syria, another arab country in turmoil. the palestinian president mahmoud abbas has concerned that he will push for full membership at the net nations next week. he said palestinians were living a nightmare under israeli occupation and wanted to end what he called injustice by attaining independence. the united states says it will veto any application on the ground that only direct talks with israel will bring the palestinian independence. our middle east editor reports. >> the palestinians want to try something new. in a speech broadcast live from his headquarters, president

mahmoud abbas said he would go ahead with an application to the americans will veto. >> we are going to the u.n. to ask for the legitimate right of full membership. we will take a bus the suffering and hope of our people. >> president mahmoud abbas is beleaguered, publicly ramose, at times threatening resignation, but he was light-hearted, a man with his mind made up. palestinians say they have rehearsed long enough. up their security forces on another practice run are ready for independence, along with all of the other institutions the state needs. but israel's stubbornness, the president said, means that negotiations are a dead end, so they're turning to the un. campaigners for u.n. membership

stop the traffic in ramallah. in this era of change, palestinians want their share. the americans are not offering an alternative they like, just warnings they have ignored. >> the reality is nothing will change. there will not be any sovereignty, no more food on the table, and this gap between expectations and reality is dangerous. >> israel's campaign against the palestinians included a video. >> the palestinian actions said no. >> blaming them for ruining the negotiations by not accepting the jewish state. >> what about security arrangements? it all needs to be agreed now. in agreements, the give-and- take. they just take. this is a jubig mistake. >> this is not what it seems.

they are rehearsing for an attack on a jewish settlement on the west bank. many israelis predict it will touch off new violence when the u.n. votes. the ingredients of the conflict are always the same, and what the palestinians are trying to do is change the diplomatic game decisively in their favor. it is a risky strategy, given the hostility of the israelis and the americans. but talk of imminent violence may be overdone, but there is no doubt the temperature is rising again. the conflict is going to continue, whatever happens at the un, the palestinians still want to negotiate, they say. at first, that have to face the consequences of throwing down a challenge to israel and the americans. you are watching "bbc world news." still to come, the former ira commander says he is running to become ireland's next president.

the police in south wales have confirmed four men trapped in a flooded coal mine have been found dead. the miners, between 39 and 62 years old, all lived locally. the flood happened thursday. three others escaped. >> for more than 24 hours, they felt their way through the filter and darkness, defying exhaustion, straining to hear the faintest sign of life. tonight, the teams that credit around the entrance of the mine are packing their gear, reflecting on the worst possible outcome. >> i cannot confirm that they have been recovered from the mind. on behalf of all, i like to express our deepest and most sincere condolences to the families.

>> at first light, the pumps were still running, but the flow of water from the flooded galeries had slowed. at lost, the searchers could it entered the maze workings, digging through the sultan debris that blocked their path, hoping against hope that someone had found safe haven beyond. a mile away, families, friends, and neighbors gather, sleepless in the village committee center, reaching out for scraps of information as they arrive from another shift deep underground. tonight, the villagers of south wales are in mourning. they have lost four friends and workmates who died in an environment they dknew and understood. >> get more on that story and many others by going to the bbc

news website. you are watching "bbc world news." dozens of people have been seriously injured at an american air show after an airplane crashed into the crowd. the united nations security council has eased some of the sanctions imposed on libya at the start of the conflict. the pakistani prime minister has said he will take charge of the relief efforts for millions of flood victims and the southern province of sindh. monsoons have submerged at thousands of villages in a region that was devastated by last year's floods. >> the hon. waters have created ghost towns. we reach one of them. this was the home to 90,000

people. by the roadside, an attempt at normality, but he has to wash in contaminated water, and all round, stories of loss. she tells us that her crops and cattle are gone and she and her family have had no help from anyone. she shows us where her village used to be. it has vanished like so much else. we took a boat across the cotton fields, joining the pakistan army. they have been racing against time to save drowning communities. the rescue missions have been running from first light until last light. most of the people have now been evacuated, more than 2000 brought to dry land. but some are still clinging to what is left of their homes, even though the water level here is still rising.

most of this village has already been swallowed. 300 houses have been destroyed, the village now an island. but in the primary school, we found it generations of local people who had stayed put, and we were the first outsiders to arrive. the villagers prefer to suffer at home than language and a relief camp -- than will languish in a relief camp. and her 90 years, she has seen plenty of hard times, but told me this is the worst. >> there was a cyclone in the 1970's, but our houses were saved. now there is nothing left. we eat only once a day. >> what is striking is what is missing from this landscape, a major relief effort by pakistan

or anyone else. a london city trader accused of 1.3 billion pound fraud has appeared in court in london. he worked at the swiss bank ubs and was remanded to custody after the 30-minute hearing. they're investigating why ubs failed to identify the transaction. >> they all wanted a glimpse of him on his way to the city of london magistrate court. the alleged drug trader whose unauthorized transactions could cost ubs 1.3 billion pounds. the man who was educated in britain wept in court as the charges or read it, fraud by abuse of position and two counts of false accounting. i am told the authorized dealings that were carried out over many months and were

relatively small, which partly explains why ubs did not spot them until wednesday. he had a close knowledge of the administration, having worked in that part of the bank before becoming a trader. >> just think of the authority to run up $2 billion. the gentleman was 31 years old with a degree in computer science. i am not sure i would allow anybody with that background, certainly not $2 billion of capital. >> ubs is one of the great names in world banking, combining relatively low risk private banking at higher risk investment banking. but in recent years, it has veered between controversy and crisis, racking up losses of 35 billion pounds in the banking crisis of 2008-2009, arrested by swiss taxpayers. that is why there is pressure from the swiss authorities for

ubs to separate their investment-banking business. swiss and british regulators have launched an investigation to find out why the bank failed to spot the giant risks taken by one of its traders. >> i am afraid it will be very hard to regulate away any of these actions happening. it is very difficult to believe is happening just now, with so much attention being put on better enforcement and regulation. >> from testosterone-fuel trading and the inside of a cell, he has made history at ubs, which may have wiped out all bonuses for his colleagues and possibly precipitating the breakup of a mega bank. bring you up-to-date on the breaking news, the airplane that plunged into a spectator stand during an air race and thought that in the u.s.

officials have described it as a mass casualty situation. it is not clear if anyone has died, but the latest figures from the ap news agency says at least 75 people have been injured, with at least 25 seriously hurt at the national championships air race between military and civilian aircraft. this is what a witness saw at the airshow. >> he was going along, and then he started calling at a 60 degree angle. >> how close to the accident were you? like probablyw, half a mile or something. he started going up right in front of me. >> obviously, a horrible scene. what are you thinking now? >> i just am wondering how many

people got heurt. >> that was an eyewitness at the airshow. the deputy first minister of northern ireland is to run for the irish presidency next month. from belfast, here is mark simpson. >> martin mcguinness has been helping run northern ireland the past four years. now he is hoping to swap debt for the job of head of state in dublin. 40 years ago, the republican did not look like obvious presidential material. he talked openly about being in the ira. >> we feel this will be passed on. >> back then, he did not seem interested in the ballot box. >> i don't believe winning any

amount of votes will bring freedom to ireland. at the end of the day it will be the cutting edge of the ira. >> but the peace process changed everything. sinn fein rose to power in ireland. now martin mcguinness wants to be the president. >> i am running on my work in the peace process, and i hope my campaign will give citizens the opportunity to make a stand. >> it is a mainly ceremonial role, as demonstrated in the current president welcomes the queen to dublin at the start of the summer. but is a job -- it is a job that martin mcguinness wants to do. >> for decades, his name was associated with bombs and bullets and the horror of conflict, but he was also key to delivering the silence of cease- fire, the formal ending of the ira campaign.

i suppose his candidacy is one more step in his personal journey out of war and into peace. >> he will not be the favorite in the race to become irish president, but he has a chance. to concentrate on his presidential campaign, martin mcguinness is expected to step down from his job as deputy first minister. some in this will not be sorry to see him go. they say his ira past makes him unsuitable for high political office. at the end of next month, we will find out of the people of the irish republic agreed. mark simpson, bbc news, belfast. updating the story, the airplane that crashed into a spectator stand during an air race in nevada. abc television and the u.s. has spoken to an official at the scene, who says the pilot and several spectators on the ground were killed. these are the latest pictures of the injured being taken to the

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