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hundreds come to see the dictator's corp's. bringing them home, president obama said that all 40,000 u.s. troops in iraq will leave by the end of the year. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. prepare to evacuate. the residents of bangkok brakes themselves -- to brace themselves for the worst flood in 50 years. the questions about how colonel gaddafi died in a hot to the new

libya for some time. the united nations is calling for a full investigation into how the leader was killed. the government has denied shooting him in cold blood. the body remains in a commercial freezer. leaders of the government are divided about where and when he will be buried. nor has the decision been made for the burial of his son. this report contains some graphic images. >> friday morning is usually a quiet time, but not today. this defiant city fought hard and a great cost to oust the the forces earlier this year. now the dictator's body has been brought here by the fighters and captured him. the body of his son, and the head of internal security is on published today -- the public display and a refrigerated shipping container. >> is a huge attraction now,

hundreds of men, women, and children flocking here. these people, the questions about how colonel gaddafi and his sons met there and, the fact that there really does represent the end of an era. today, new footage emerged with the fresh questions about his final moments. he is led away on foot by rebel fighters that quickly surround him. guns are pointed at his head and voices are heard arguing about whether to kill him. it is still not clear who fired the shots that ended his life. [shots] this rule fighter said that he and a group of people had known for a number of days that he was holed up inside of his home town but they kept the information

secret. >> if we have revealed the secret, anything could have happened. he might have tried to escape dressed as a woman or committed suicide. >> more than 24 hours after his death, he lay unburied. the people try to rebuild their country, libya still needs to be convinced that he is finally gone. >> there are some people that don't believe that he is dead. >> the water to see exactly. >> pictures are merging to question the circumstances around the death of his son. these pictures taken shortly after his capture show them alive and relatively relaxed. his body in the freezer told a

different story. people lined up to view and of themselves. the national transitional council maintained he was killed in the crossfire, but the evidence is pointing ever more insistently towards summary execution. >> events in libya are expected to move rapidly over the next few days. the interim government will move its headquarters to the capital. what kind of future might libya look forward to? >> libya used to have a lot of rules. it was a police state. letting off steam in the compound in tripoli, they have beaten the dictator they were brought up to fear. building a new country will take

rules, discipline, and security. the compound is guarded by fighters. all the former rebel towns now have armed militias. if they don't expand, it is a recipe for a failed state. they're forming a new national security force. but can the men stick together in the tough times that are inevitable as libya emerges from 42 years of dictatorship. no one wants to think too hard about that yet. this city has barely started its honeymoon. if anyone is morning the colonel, they're keeping very quiet about it. >> gaddafi is a criminal. >> and the future for libya? >> freedom.

>> freedom means the national transitional council keeping its promise to hold elections within two years. yet another march was held in the square today, remembering the dead. highly controversial. democracy means learning how to disagree peacefully and libya has no tradition of that. the walls of colonel gaddafi's compound are being razed. building in the country can be painful and difficult. a lot of egyptians and to nations are worried that even though they got -- tunisians are worried that even if they got rid of the man at the top, those factions can still be

powerful. colonel gaddafi, maybe members of his own family have either been killed, exiled, or are on the run. the old regime has been smashed. this really is a new beginning. libya has properly govern that these citizens. but first, they have to get over the past. >> the middle east editor reporting there. nato has announced that it is winding down its military position to protect civilians in libya. she said she was proud of what they were achieved. >> in the meantime, i will consult closely with the united nations and the national transitional council. we agreed that nato will wind

down the operation during which period, until the thirty first of october, nato will monitor the situation and to retain the capacity to respond to threats to civilians if needed. >> home by christmas is the promise that barack obama is making. president obama announced the decision shortly after holding a video conference with the iraqi prime minister. >> it was fought on a flawed premise and it divided the world, costing well over 100,000 lives and one trillion dollars. the war in iraq was declared officially over inside of the white house briefing room.

>> as promised, the rest of our troops will come home by the end of the year. after nearly nine years, america's war in iraq will be over. >> he didn't mention that the administration had wanted to keep a small number of troops to continue training local soldiers. as had the prime minister. but the leader was unable to offer the immunity from prosecution that washington said was a precondition of staying on. and so end the war that began with shock and awe. saddam's weapons of mass destruction never materialized and this is premature celebration gave way to gloom. it descended into chaos, and surgeons claiming more than 4000 american lives. >> of the tide of war is receding.

the drawdown will allow us to refocus our fight against al qaeda. >> this announcement was a strikingly short on specifics of iraq pose a future. that felt like the u.s. president protesting his foreign policy ahead of an election campaign. i am winding down the foreign focus at home. iran is likely to rise as the troops depart. even as the president hailed the pullout, the leading republicans called it a strategic victory for america's enemies. >> the north america editor has more details on the timing of this announcement. >> is a surprise that it is so total.

president bush agreed to withdraw the troops by this christmas, but people expected quite a lot of them to stay behind. this hasn't happened because the government won't grant them immunity from prosecution if they do something wrong. the pentagon would have liked to push that a bit more and found a way around it. the white house really read this as a clean break. some republicans are furious. they say that more than 3000 americans have died, they spent more than $700 billion, this is being wasted a, a sacrifice in vain. president obama is making no apologies, saying this is the end of a long war. >> hillary clinton has revealed the the united states has had meetings with a militant network.

toy're appealing to do more combat terrorism. the meeting took place in the summer before the attack on the american embassy, being blamed on the militant group. >> is now imperative that people support a peaceful resolution and negotiation. and those of the other groups willing to negotiate should be encouraged to do so. those who are not should be told that they will be captured or killed. that is what we are looking for. >> still had, sweeping reforms but no change in leadership. he unveils his blueprints for the future of fifa. an irishman is being sentenced to prison by judge in lithuania after being found guilty of trying to buy guns and bombs for

the dissident ira. he was found test firing weapons in the lithuania countryside and was talking about planting bombs in london. >> caught in the act, trying to buy guns and bombs. michael went from ireland to lithuania to get the weapons. he did not realize that his every move was being secretly photographed by the intelligence services. he was arrested by police and put on trial two years ago. he wasn't just secretly filmed, some of his conversations were bugged. including one in which he talked about planting bombs in london. [inaudible]

>> this is the handwritten list of weapons that they were willing to buy. sniper rifles, r p g-7 rockets and semtex explosives. police don't believe he was acting alone. at least four men were involved, including his older brother. he was recently found liable for a bombing in a civil action taken by the victims. he denies any involvement of the gun smuggling by his brother. they're trying to extradite him. the jailing is a blow to the ira. the security service might have saved lives not just in belfast, but in london. >> and this is bbc news. at the headlines.

the un has called for a full investigation into the death of colonel gaddafi. they deny claims that he was executed. hundreds have come to see the dictator's corpse as the country prepares for a free future. as european ministers meet to save the eurozone, a rift between france and germany. there has been some progress, but there are suggestions that in order to bring the debt down, investors may have to take a loss of 60%. >> it is sick, and the leaders are under pressure to find a cure before the sickness in the single currency in fact the entire global recovery. >> the stakes are very high because if we don't solve the

problem, like it was after lehman brothers, it will be worse because we are weakened by the financial crisis and we did not know what would happen when an investment bank went down. we don't know if a sovereign goes down, especially within the monetary union. >> here is the treatment markets are asking for. that relief. new capital to strengthen europe's's banks. and a revamped rescue fund with enough firepower to help governments like italy. some say one trillion, some say double that. progresses' moving slower than that because there are differences that run deep. the germans want to see a bigger reduction in greek that, even if it looks like a formal the fault. the french worry that it will scare the markets and caused some unpleasant losses.

the issue causing the most attention is that rescue fund. whether you can make it strong enough without using the european central bank. the german economist understand why germans don't like the idea of a central bank helping government in trouble. only has enough money to stand behind the system. >> you have a liquidity run, you need to counteract with speculation against the country with as much liquidity as possible. this can only be provided by the european central bank. >> expectations are pretty low even by eurozone standards. let's say they reach some kind of deal on revamping the rescue facility. you can still ask whether any of that is a prescription for decent economic growth. >> you deliver austerity, you

reduce the cost of borrowing. findve seen the country's the cost of borrowing going up. what we now need is recognition, countries in the south on their own cannot solve this problem. >> there is no easy cure for the crisis. there may be no cure that comes with a strong recovery. >> rupert murdoch said there was no excuse for the phone hacking scandal. they can't just be a profitable company, we must be a principal company. angry protesters gathered outside of twentieth century fox. tom watson the alleged that some had computers as well as telephones. he said he would stop at

nothing to discover if this was true. more district north of bangkok, the government is trying to lower the water level by redirecting it through the canals. people are urged to move their belongings to higher floors. >> thailand is awash with the worst floods in decades. the water getting closer to bangkok. the authorities seem to be powerless to stop it. to the north, the water rises by the minute. most of the people that live in these suburbs are very poor. the floodwaters are claiming what little they do have. the house is already under water. but she is determined to save her favorite things. >> i am not able to take all of these things. i can only take of small things, the important things.

>> there are thousands of others in thailand. the floods have destroyed their homes, swept away belongings, and left them with nothing. in some places, the water is more than 2 meters deep. the rice crop has been all but wiped out. the cities have also suffered, and now the capital is at risk. flood control canals are close to overflowing. the government has decided to open gates to ease the burden of water. but it is a risky strategy. keeping the release of water manageable won't be easy and if too much to get out, it could be disastrous. >> following allegations of

corruption, fifa as promised sweeping reforms. there will be screenings of officials. he was speaking in zurich. >> for more than three decades, he has been at the top of world football. over the last year, he has faced the biggest crisis of his reign and in its history. and today, he unveiled his plans to reform the organization, promising to restore its tarnished image. >> there should be zero tolerance inside fifa, inside football. it's not an easy undertaking. >> what are the reforms? there will be tougher checks that senior officials to screen

out those with criminal backgrounds or conflicts of interest. the oversight committee will drive through anti-corruption reforms and make it more transparent by 2013. and they will release the secret papers related to the collapse of former partners. last year, an investigation uncovered documents that were said to reveal alleged payments to three senior officials. one of those names, the man charged with delivering the world cup to brazil in 2014. releasing the file could threaten his position. >> his vote today was to show the world that he is genuinely prepared to tackle the corruption crisis. but after 30 years at the top of

this organization, it will inevitably raise questions as to why it has taken so long to act. >> i can't say i understand what he has proposed or when it will see the light of day. they're very good generating new organizations and giving them several years to work their way through. >> he insists that it remarks -- that marks a real step change for fifa. many feel they don't go far enough. >> saint paul's cathedral has closed its doors. they said the decision has been taken with heavy hearts for safety reasons. >> in the heart of the city, the

protesters determined to stay despite the police calling for them to go. this is still a peaceful protest and has been since saturday night when a crowd of stock exchange activists and police scuffle outside the cathedral door. >> of the protesters have won their day. you have listened, i have listened. the world has listened and the world has seen. that is why we now say it has been achieved. >> of the protesters say they will continue with their civil disobedience. >> we have committed no crimes at all. this is probably the most peaceful part of the u.k.. >> of the government has to be representing the people. >> not since the days of the blitz has saint paul close its doors.

these are extraordinary times with the movement making itself highly visible across the u.s., europe, and beyond. >> they noted the irony that they have shut down any banks, just to the best known cathedral. but the activists say they have made their mark and they are proud to be part of this local protest movement. >> the main headline, the un has called for a full investigation, libya denying claims that he was executed. you can get in touch with most of the team'son twitter. -- of the team on twitter. this is bbc news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. union bank. and shell.

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