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corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> is a historic day at the united nations as the palestinians make a formal application. >> at this is a moment of truth. our people are waiting to hear the answer of the world. >> the truth is that we cannot achieve peace through resolutions but only through direct a negotiations. >> a turbulent week on the world's stock market draws to a close but what is next for the global economy? a race against time, aid workers warn that it is taking too long to reach those affected by the floods in pakistan. welcome to "bbc world news." jury selection is now complete in the trial of michael jackson country doctor. it will begin on tuesday.

do not panic. the dead satellite is heading to earth but the space agency said that any risk is remote. the palestinian president has made a historic speech at the united nations. israel and the nine states have expressed opposition for the bid and they have said that a palestinian state can only be achieved through direct talks with israel. >> new york city disappeared into the fog and rain. the brewing storm -- this was not a metaphor for 20 years of failed peace negotiations according to mahmoud abbas. the storm was here when he left

his hotel. the time is now for the palestinian spring. the time for independence. he presented the application for membership to the u.n. secretary-general for a palestinian state based on the west bank with the capital in east jerusalem. land israel captured in the 1967 war. the u.n. general assembly gave him its best welcome. so did palestinians in ramallah on the west bank. >> president abbas ignored america's pressure to keep their future away from the united nations. president abbas said he wanted to animate -- negotiate. he accused israel of apartheid, taking land palestinians want

for their state to build illegals they'll look -- some as for jews. >> settlement activities in body the core of colonial military occupation of the land of the palestinian people and all of the brutality of aggression and racial discrimination. this policy is the primary cause for the failure of the peace process. >> israel's road to independence came from a u.n. vote. >> united kingdom, abstained. united states, yes. >> the resolution divided the british from palestine. the plan created a jewish state and one for palestinians. jerusalem was kept under international control. the palestinians rejected the plan and israel won the war that followed. palestinians are prepared to except much less than they rejected in 1947.

they want a capital in east jerusalem, land occupied by israel since the 1967 war. the americans say they will veto the application if it comes for a vote in the security council. even so, the palestinians believe they are scoring political points against the israelis. the israelis say that they are creating unrealistic hopes among did people. -- among the palestinian people. prime minister benjamin netanyahu condemned the u.n. action as a theater of the absurd. the connected president of bassett with the weapons held by how mosque, the rival palestinian faction in gaza. >> president abbas just said on this podium that the palestinians are armed only with their hopes and dreams. yes, hopes, dreams, and 10,000 missiles, and rockets is supplied by iran, not to mention the river of lethal weapons flowing in.

what is to prevent this from happening again in the west bank? >> palestinian supporters sailed along the east river past the u.n. building. what happened it showed that a peace deal remains a dream lost in a fog of distrust and hate. >> now to see economic crisis. wall street is a feeling relief after the end of a turbulent week on the markets. officials may say they are doing everything necessary to insure the stability of the system. economic ministers say they are doing everything to help stabilize the system. >> now, it is global. the crisis in the eurozone that began in greece is now threatening confidence and growth around the world.

policy makers are running out of time. curassow ministers meeting with the rest of the g 20 -- the g-20 does not like deadlines. now, they have one. >> there is recognition that there are at the epicenter of a global crisis and a half weeks to sort it out. all of the leaders will be gathering in france in early november and that is the moment when we need to see the comprehensive solution that we have been promised for a while. >> they set itself two deadlines. by the time of the summit, they have promised a collective and bold action plan for the economy. europeans have until the 14th of october to expand the scope and size of the eurozone bailout fund. those changes must be ratified by all 17 members. so far, only four have done it. you have heard all of this before.

we have a grand scheme to save the euro back at a special summit in july. the feeling of some was that the european leaders dropped the ball, they went on holiday and let uncertainty built in the markets. it is more costly to resolve the crisis. this is the public face of the crisis. the troubles of greece and the fears they will default on their debt. the epicenter is not athens but frankfurt. markets don't have confidence that the eurozone governments and central bank are on the same page. >> this game of chicken has been going on since the beginning of society. >> the donor countries and to not want the exposure to the dodgy software and the dodgy banks. the ecb will argue that it should not be on their books. >> ecb has suggested that they will step back from supporting countries like italy when the new rescue fund is up and

running. the most senior official said that would be a big mistake. >> they can play a role in normalizing markets and that is what we would expect. in that sense, the ecb is irreplaceable. >> we will see if the new rescue fund passes the german parliament. it will be easier to talk about what happens next. there is a big gap between the market timetable and the politicians. >> it is the size of a bus, it -- turkey says it has seized a ship loaded with weapons. the turkish prime minister did not say when or where the syrian ship could stop the will cost -- confiscate any coming from washington.

some have come under attack from government troops. at least one person was killed the clashes early on saturday morning followed fighting on friday. aid workers in pakistan are saying it is taking far too long to get supplies. the disaster has killed more than 350 people and around a million are affected. >> here is what many flood victims call home.

the millions of destitute, there are few aid agencies to be seen. these families have been reached by a mobile clinic. it is just in time for some. her family lost everything. she has borne the brunt. there is evidence of malnutrition, a constant menace in pakistan. her grandmother says they have no money for food or medicine. she does not even have the strength to swat away the flies. the team decides to rush her to the hospital. we join the sick infant on the arduous journey, delayed by traffic jams and worse. up ahead is the road to the hospital, or at least it should be. as you can see at the moment, it

is impossible for a car to pass through. the water level is too high. we have had to come to a stop. she is parched and getting weaker. we have to try to find another way through. eventually we did. and this is the entrance to the main government hospital in the district. she is carried in through a sea of sewage. upstairs just outside the children's ward, a rubbish his entry ahead -- a rubbish tip. then, agony. inserted.is doctors say she would be days of treatment for malnutrition and dysentery. her penniless father sharing her

pain and terrified he might be handed a bill. finally, she is settled in a bed, but she has company underneath. if she improves here in a hospital with no clean water or flushing toilets, this child of the flood will be returned to a tent by the roadside. >> this is bbc news. still ahead -- ballet with a bill. paul mccarthy received another musical first. -- paul mccartney received another musical first. a court in italy is hearing the closing arguments in the appeal of a man but knox. lawyers say forensic scientists have cast doubt on the dna

evidence used against her. this report contains some photography. >> amanda knox back in court today as her appeal reached its final stages. the family is increasingly confident they have won the argument that she and her former boyfriend are innocent. but the italian prosecutors insisted today in the closing statements that there was still a lot of evidence against her and warned the jury to ignore the spin. the savage killings took place in a small house on the edge of the hillside. during the appeal, a lot of forensic scientists gathered at the house where they were flat mates. they've come under intense scrutiny. the dna found upon a brock has been dismissed as potentially

contaminated. evidence suggests that a knife that had not's dna also had on the blade.od the dna collection was below international standards. the report concluded that the evidence might have been contaminated. there is now a real possibility that amanda knox could walk free in the next week or so. that would leave a drifter in prison for what police maintain was a group. -- group crime. >> the palestinian president has made a historic speech at the united nations. they have applied for for more recognition of a state for

palestine. wall street has breathed a sigh of relief at the end of what has been an exhausting week of volatility on the world of the financial markets. more now on our top story. the deeper the that -- palestinian president made a speech at the general assembly in new york on friday. he called for palestine to be accepted as a full member of the united nations. thousands watched the speech from ala on the west bank. >> as night falls, the atmosphere is more rock concert than political rally. the star of the show is an old man in a suit sitting in a meeting room thousands of miles away. if anyone doubts the emotions here, you can look at this old man. as the other old man in new york gets up to speak, the crowd goes wild. this is the moment they have been waiting for for a very long time.

>> i believe this is a time that the palestinian people deserve a state now. >> one of the people down here believes the vote and the united stations will miraculously produce a palestinian state overnight. but they want to remind the world that 64 years ago, the united nations divided the land between jews and arabs. a year later, the jews dr. state. 53 years on, the people said they are still waiting for the other half of that promise to be fulfilled. not everyone shares that vision. some, particularly young palestinians, believe jews and arabs have to learn to live together, not apart. >> we want a one state solution. i know it seems impossible, but it is not. chrysler one state means what?

>> everybody has their own freedom. this is what we demand. we will not accept anything less. >> other palestinian men continue their violent struggle against israel's occupation. but this is an old ritual. the numbers are small. the stone throwers are outnumbered by the cameras. the main problem for president abbas is not these stone- throwers, it is convincing israel that a palestinian state is in their interest. >> it is propaganda. now we have to fight back. >> despite the obstacles, tonight for a few hours, people believed their dream, of a palestinian state may be brought a step closer.

>> a court date of no east peace negotiators -- the u.s., russia, the european union, and united nations -- have called for direct talks to resume within one month and finish within one year. the european union foreign affairs chief said the quartet on voice will work with both parties to bring them together and hope they react positively. >> we are trying to do everything we can to get the talks started at to get a conclusion to the talks, even more importantly we refer to the previous work of the quartet. we have said many things about the parameters. we stand in support of both sides getting to a resolution. as you said, it sets a time frame and charges the quartet envoy to continue to meet.

>> out there have been tied friends before. president obama last year said he of the would be a palestinian state within a year. what is different this time? >> what we are trying to do is be very clear. we hope to have border security within four months. how do you have a secure israel and a secure palestine? how do you make sure you have the border sorted out? there are many other issues that lie beneath the surface. we want more progress in six months and completed within a year. i think these time frames are ambitious, but realistic. the quartet is leading the and the national community -- the international community. at this time to do this. it is time to find peace.

>> more than two years after the death of michael jackson, a jury has been sworn in. dr. conrad murray has been accused of killing the pop star with an overdose of a powerful anesthetic. our loss angeles correspondent told us about the jury selection. >> we know the jury will consist of seven men and five women. half of those jurors are caucasian. there are five hispanics and one african-american. some of their occupations range from professor, a truck driver, a bus driver, and a paralegal. a wide range of experiences and ages as well on this jury. they will decide the fate of dr. conrad murray, michael jackson's doctor when he died, who is charged with involuntary manslaughter. >> it will be a very high- profile case. is it still a lot of interest on in this in the u.s.? >> there is a huge amount of

interest. i was at the court today. the rear people milling around already. this is an unusual case. this is a trial involving the death of michael jackson, the pop superstar. it could end up being quite a detailed trial in terms of the evidence -- the scientific evidence, in terms of how the doctor used a powerful anesthetic to help michael jackson sleep. >> if it is the science out of control and it is travelling towards us at 5 miles per second. a nasa satellite is expected to fall to early in the next few hours. scientists are continue to monitor the 6 ton satellite, which is expected to disintegrate upon reentry. there are about 26 components that are big enough to survive and reentry. an astrophysicist at the

harvard-simone -- harvard- smithsonian center. i asked him how much damage this could cause. >> most of the satellite will melt. it is traveling at 18,000 miles per hour. it gets really hot. the aluminum will melt, but the titanium and beryllium do not melt as easily. they will survive. there is one law that will be a couple of hundred pounds that will create the ground. a couple other loss should also survive. give something like that lands on your head, you will not be very happy. >> he admits he does not know much about ballet, but paul mccartney has achieved another musical first period and orchestral, score for a ballet called "an ocean kingdom per "it premiered in new york last night.

dr. stella took responsibility for the costumes. >> the dancers of the new york city ballet performing a brand new piece called "a ocean kingdom" written by a famous composer who was never written a ballet before -- paul mccartney. the new york city ballet as one of the biggest dance companies and the world. it is a bit like being asked to play manchester united are having a painting, in a major museum. it is a big deal, even if you are and nex-beatle. giants of classical music have all composed for this company. it must be quite intimidating following in their footsteps. >> i do not know much about

ballet, so i come to this with an open mind. it did not worry me. i thought i would get on with it and do my own thing, which is what i do anyway. i will try to explore what i can do and do the best i can. the answer is,no, i was not really worried about them. you are getting me worried, though. >> he offered advice to the dancers and made suggestions about the scenery. he wrote the story, which is a traditional style of law and young love kept apart. he also had kind words for the costume designer. >> there are two sides to it. one side is i am working with my father for the first time. you have that emotion. he is very proud and very excited about having the

opportunity. then there is the other side. >> paul mccartney achieved so much with the beatles. the things this new direction could be artistically a fruitful. >> the next thing you do euro will be the best thing ever. the beatles were pretty hot. i am not really to get that in the beatles. the new york city ballet has already gotten paul mccarthy to do another project. the audience sounds happy. now he is 69. >> the quartet of middle east peace negotiators as set out a plot -- a timetable for peace talks. the palestinian president formally applied for entry into the organization. i will be back with the

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