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>> and now, "bbc world news." >> as michael jackson's doctor goes on trial for manslaughter, the california court here is shocking evidence of the singers condition. global shares rise sharply as world leaders flesh out and you plan to tackle debt. >> islamist join the battle for political power. >> the plane that has been delayed for three years, then you'd streamliner goes into service. >> this is newsday.

>> the defense lawyer for michael jackson's personal doctor has told the court in los angeles that the singer caused his own death. conrad murray denied involuntary manslaughter. the lawyer said jackson had been killed instantly by an overdose of sedatives that he killed -- that he took when the doctor was not present. >> the death sparked an outpouring of grief around the world. michael jackson fans are not the only ones demanding answers. jackson's family has made clear they blame conrad murray for his death, and they are anxious to see justice done. the doctor denies involuntary manslaughter, but the prosecution claims he was well aware of the effects of drugs or having the michael jackson.

they played a rambling, and current tape recording the doctor made of jackson days after he was hired. >> [unintelligible] >> essential to this trial is the powerful surgical anesthetic, an overdose of which is to have caused his death. the question is, who administered a fatal dose? was a doctor conrad murray or michael jackson himself? >> conrad murray abandoned michael when he needed help. grosss conrad murray's negligence, his on skilled hands, and his desire to obtain this lucrative contract of

$150,000 a month that led conrad murray not only to abandon his patients, but to abandon all principles of medical care. >> a contrasting picture as a caring physician brought the defendant to tears. his lawyer said michael jackson's dependency on drugs was what ultimately caused his death. >> there was no cpr. there was no doctor. no paramedic. no machine that was going to run by michael jackson. -- revives michael jackson. he died so rapidly. so instantly. he did not even time to close -- he did not even have time to close his eyes. >> this trial is expected to last about five weeks. if found guilty, conrad murray

dr. faces 04 years in jail. >> we are outside the courts in los angeles. >> we have heard from kenny ortega, michael jackson's choreographer. he worked very closely with the singer on "this is it" tour. it was to be as big comeback, starting in london a few days after he died. he had been working closely with michael jackson. he was so concerned that he wrote an e-mail to all the other people close to michael jackson that he thought he physically was not able to go through with the rehearsals. on one particular day, the rehearsals had to be canceled because of his weak state of help. he was very concerned that if something was not done, he would not be able to go through with the concert. that is one example. the other example was the audio

recording that we just heard of michael jackson's own voice sounding incoherent and slurred. they are painting a picture of a man that was seemingly in the bad help. >> a wisteria outbreak has infected 72 people in the united states and killed a 13. the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention said that so far, 18 states have reported infections from one of the four strains of wisteria involved in the outbreak. of the 13 deaths, four were in new mexico, two were in colorado, two in texas, and there was one each in kansas, missouri, nebraska, and oklahoma. all the illnesses started on or after july 31. the outbreak caused by a tainted

cantaloupes melons. more on that to come. stock markets around the world have risen sharply as hopes increased about a new plan to deal with the euro zone debt crisis. speculation that the european bailout fund will be greatly funded with the help of the european central bank. german and greek leaders insisted they have a grip on the debt crisis. the greek prime minister told a german business leaders that the greeks would -- greece would live up to its promise to cut debt. >> the two leaders at the heart of the euro zone crisis, angela merkel and the greek prime minister. they were in berlin today. the hubs and smiles were all in place, but many germans along believe that greece is worth supporting. >> they know all about the

strains between greece and germany. he is a great and she is german. he has seen the mood in germany turned against helping increase further. >> of the german people are angry about greece. why did they have all of our money? >> the prime minister was out to convince his audience of german businessmen that greece could be trusted to implement austerity cuts. >> that is what the persistent criticism levelled against greece are deeply frustrating. frustrating that the political level, a human -- a superhuman effort is being made to meet stringent targets. >> increase, there were protest tonight as parliament backed a controversial property tax and all the signs are that greece has done enough to receive extra funding next month. back in berlin, the chancellor went out of her way to ease tension with greece. >> we do have a friendly

relationship. i have made it clear that we do wish to have a strong increase in europe. germany is happy to give any assistance that is required. >> what she did not say was that greece would not default. the markets believe germany is buying time as a much bolder rescue plan takes shape. everyone is looking to angela merkel's office to see if she will back this much more ambitious idea to fix the crisis. it involves strengthening the banks, writing off a chunk of greek and dad, and launching a massive bailout fund that could help the largest of countries. increasing the volume of the bailout fund is sensitive here at the government is playing down. it is showing divisions. >> to discuss the situation

further, i am joined by a professor, a former chief economist at the imf and currently a senior fellow at the peterson institute for international economics. thank you for joining us. i want to get your reaction to this meeting. how confident are you that they may have come up with a comprehensive package to solve the crisis? >> i am quite confident they have not. there are some steps in that direction, but it is early days. >> would do you think is the biggest challenge they are facing? >> its lead. they need to decide how they will handle italy. italy has a fiscal issue. it needs to make some adjustments in a responsible manner. the exact terms of that have yet to be decided. i do not think they have even

started a serious conversation. >> italy is an interesting one. when you think about the situation there, the fiscal policies that have been unfolding over the years, and the political die mention to it, how much is political form going to be keyed to an economic solution? >> that is a very interesting question. before you get to political reform, you have to find a way to grow. the italian economy has not registered any growth over the past 10 years. they have a large amount of debts. interest rates, of course, are quite high. italy has to find a way to grow in a time of -- when the world is slowing down and when austerity and fiscal cuts are in their future. >> there was a sense of optimism after the meetings at the weekend. the proposals to strengthen big european banks. do you think that it's a strategy that you endorse?

>> no, i think the sovereign issue, the government debt issue is of importance. the europeans do not have much capital and their banks. they have a lot of dead and very little equity. any kind of risk -- they have a lot of dead and very little equity. there is not much you can do about it until you sort out which governments are going to pay their debts in full. you can not get to the banks before you decide which sovereign's are going to pay all their debts. >> where do you see this going? where do you see the outcome leading to? much has been talked about a double-dip recession and the fears of a global exports being hit in this crisis. how do you see explain how? >> the world economy is gone to slow down considerably. the united states is a difficult

phase. the euro zone is gone to generate a great deal of turbulence and volatility. the emerging markets are not in a position to really grow faster or compensate for the slowdown in the rest of the world. we should expect a difficult six months. >> will be good to speak with you, thank you for joining us. concerned about civilians caught up in the heavy fighting in libya. >> gaddafi loyalists and the libyan city of sirte are putting a strong resistance against the supporters of the national transitional council. terms are being negotiated for armed gaddafi supporters to be handed over. >> the b all day to date with some very

heavy fighting in the city center. we have come out of that area about three or 4 kilometers away to get a view of what is going on as the sun starts to go down. to be out of the range of the rockets that have been coming in. the buildings in the background, those are the university and that is where there has been a lot of firing. we started the morning -- they established their front lines this morning pretty quickly. it became pretty clear that there were going to be some serious defense of the city. the problem they had were snipers. they were attacking erode the return to go along. as they look to push forward, the rockets came anin.

they were targeting -- then they brought tanks for it. -- forward. a city that has civilians in it as well. they also went across the road that runs right along and cut back to the city's center itself. we got about a mile and a half away from the downtown city of sirte. we got caught up in a battle that was going on. just 500 meters, right on the edge of that part of town.

this was big fighting that was happening in the city's center. this evening, as the sun was going down, this is the time of day where there is always a lot of fighting. in a lot of exchange of rockets. there are still machine guns coming from the city center. the defense is still strong. at the moment, it is a standoff the national transitional council is trying to capture. >> syrian opposition activists say there have been clashes in the central city after the army began operation against protesters and defectors. heavy gunfire were heard as tanks and armored vehicles moved in, supported by helicopters. hundreds of government soldiers are said to have joined the opposition to protect civilians. european countries have dropped their demands for immediate

sanctions against president bashar al-assad's government. the new resolutions threatened sanctions only if the repression of the protest does not end. >> last month, the european members of the security council, along with the united states, circulated a draft resolution that called for sanctions against the syrian president and his associates. that was met with a lot of opposition and the council, especially from russia, which is an ally in syria. they have resided -- they have revised the syria -- they have revised the resolution. they think this resolution as a much better chance of passing. others to oppose sanctions on china, and a block of the emerging powers, india, south africa, and brazil.

they are reluctant to approve -- approved intervention in what they see is an internal conflict. they complain that nato had overstepped the u.n. mandate to protect civilians in libya. there were very afraid of any outside involvement in syria could trigger a much wider conflict. they expect to be able to put it to a vote by the end of the week. >> you are watching news day. still to come, the ugly side of the beautiful game. >> a crash in pakistan has killed 30 people, most -- most of them schoolchildren. the bus was bringing people back from a field trip. >> there were over 100 children

on the bus when it crashed. they were heading home after a school trip when a driver lost control. the bus veered off at high speed and overturned. teachers on the driver were also among those who lost their lives. many more were injured, some critically, but others have been able to describe the horrors of the accident in which some many of their classmates were killed. >> the bus driver said the brakes had failed. " some parents rushed to the hospital to identify the bodies of their children. the funerals of the dead already beginning to take place. it comes just three months after another school bus crashed in the north of the country. major traffic accident scene all

too frequent here. pakistan has a terrible track record when it comes to deaths on the roads. their frequent reports of vehicles plunging off the sides of the highways. there are calls on the government to do much more in terms of legislation. for things to improve, there has to be a change in the culture. >> a collision between two subway trains in the chinese city of shanghai has endured more than 200 people. one of the shanghai underground trains was said to a smash into the back of the other. more details on that story by visiting the bbc news website. >> michael jackson's doctor has

gone on trial in california, and charged with causing the singer's death by giving him too many sedatives. conrad murray denies in bonn tell -- involuntary manslaughter. >> the global markets have risen sharply. >> boeing dreamliner has touched down in tokyo. the plane is three years overdue. the new owner plans to put into service by the end of october. it is the world first carbon composite passenger jet, which means it's lightweight structure uses 20% less fuel. it has a backlog of 821 orders. our correspondent was at the tokyo airport to see the arrival. >> it is finally arriving at the

home airport of its first customer. the 787 line across tokyo bay. for bolling -- boeing, it is a big bets on the future of aviation. carrying passengers from point to point. carrying a large numbers between hub reports. technicians were up on the rooftop of the building to watch it, and entered by 2017, the airline plans to have 65 787's. the aircraft will not be going into service immediately. it has to go through customs. it is, after all, a very valuable import. there will be various test

flights in training to be done. the inaugural commercial international flights will be between tokyo and hong kong. at the end of october. >> there is a growing row over the next world cup. >> the brazilian president has asked to meet the head of fifa for a frank conversation. what exactly is the problem? >> i think we are talking about the conflict for staging the world cup in the developing world. it is in no risk game, the bulk of their money. they make all sorts of demands on the host country, which has a

pressing a facts on the public purse. the government, in order to get the show on time, the government is spending a fortune. public money, building stadiums. what she is trying to do is try to win the battle for sovereignty. tax waivers, speeding up the process for visas for those involved in the event. they also want some laws which contradict.

this is where she seems to be digging in her heels. the terms for those involved, it sparked merchandise. -- pirate merchandise. half-price tickets for old people and students. the issue of insurance for compensation, for terrorist events. fifa would like immediate compensation for acts of war or terrorism. brazil is only offering immediate compensation in terms of security incidents. that is really what is happening out the moment. it is a battle for sovereignty. >> just briefly, what are the implications for the brazilian taxpayer? >> the brazilian taxpayer will

pay more than he should for the 2014 world cup. they will get less back. if there is one country in the developing world with the leverage to answer back, that country is brazil. that will make for fascinating viewing over the next couple of months. >> thank you very much. you are watching news day. just a reminder of our main news this hour, michael jackson's personal doctor, his trial -- is charge of manslaughter. he was killed by an overdose of sedatives. the trial continues. thank you for watching.

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