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hundreds appear to see the corpse of the dictator, takes place within hours. crunch time for the euro zone, france and germany remain at loggerheads. welcome to bbc news, brought casting on pbs in america. prepare to evacuate, the residents of bangkok and brace themselves for thailand's worst flood in 50 years. service suspended, why saint paul's cathedral was forced to shut its doors for the first time in 70 years. hello, there. the questions about how colonel gaddafi died at my pond libya for sometime. they expect to carry out a post-

mortem examinations on and got -- on the body. the corpses are being kept in freezers. the united nations has called for an investigation in the circumstances surrounding his death. 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. >> and they want 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 national transitional council will declare the liberation of libya this weekend. the and it will signal the start of the process of forming a new entrant in -- a new interim government. >> of libya used to have a lot of rules. it was a police state. for the young fighters letting off steam in the old compound, they must feel that there aren't any now. they have beaten the dictator they have brought up to fear. but building a new country will take rules, discipline, and

security. the compound is guarded by fighters that say proudly that they are from a rebel town and have armed militias. if they don't expands, it is a recipe for a failed state. they're forming a national security force. they believe their town led the fight, a domestic together during the tough times that are inevitable? no one wants to think too hard about that yet. this city has barely started the honeymoon. if anyone is morning the colonel in the ruins of his compound, they are keeping quiet about it. >> double. gaddafi double, criminal. >> and the future for libya? gosh freedom libya.

a freedom libya. >> and freedom means the national transitional council keeping the promise to hold elections within two years. yet another march was held in the square today, remembering the dead. democracy means learning how to disagree peacefully at libya has no tradition of that sort of politics. the walls of colonel gaddafi's compound are being razed. they've found out the building in the country can be painful and difficult. >> a lot of people are worried that even though they got rid of the man at the top, important parts are still there and still powerful. libyans don't have to think about that. the colonel gaddafi is dead.

is important lieutenant in the members of his family have been killed, imprisoned, exiled, or on the run. the old regime has been smashed. this really is a new beginning. i have never seen tripoli this relaxed. but first, they have to get over the past. >> after seven months, nato says it is likely to wind down the military mission to protect civilians by the end of october. the final decision will be made next week after consulting with the libyan transitional authorities and the un. matthew price reports from brussels. gosh ambassadors are in agreement, the mission can come to an end. there'll be some days where nato aircraft will continue the

surveillance operations to check there is no civilian -- and there is no threat to libya as civilians. but the operation will soon close down. without nato having sustained any casualties and with relatively few civilians killed as a result of its actions. >> of the military forces prevented the massacre and to save countless lives. we have created the conditions for the people of libya to determine their own future. their courage and determination in the cause of freedom is an inspiration to the world. >> 10,000 of them strike missions. over 1000 tanks and guns were destroyed. as was gaddafi's command and control network. some even fear the alliance's actions were actively encouraging and enabling the regime change. nato insisted that it was

following the terms of the un mandate that authorized its operation and protected the civilians. >> the security forces and syria have killed a least 13 people during the latest anti- government protests. most were in the central city, demonstrators shouting that the regime would be the next to unravel following the death of colonel gaddafi. home by christmas is the promise that barack obama has made it to the remaining u.s. troops in iraq. a cousin and obama announced the decision after holding a video conference. >> 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. -- iraq's future. that felt like the u.s. president protesting his foreign policy ahead of an election campaign. i am winding down the foreign wars to 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 -- >> mrs. clinton was speaking in

islamabad, doing more to combat terrorism. the meeting took place in the summer before the attack on the american embassy that is blamed on the militant group. >> it is imperative that people support a peaceful resolution in negotiation, and those of the groups that are willing to negotiate should be encouraged to do so, and those who are not should be told that they will be captured or killed. >> a chief executive of rupert murdoch says there was no excuse for the phone scandal. he said that they can't just be a profitable company, they must be a principal company. protesters gathered outside of twentieth century fox and told him to go.

the british labor member of parliament said that some of them got computers as well as telephones. rupert murdoch said that he would stop at nothing to discover if this was true. still had a. is this the way ahead for europe? a new system that could rival america's. an irish man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by a judge in lithuania of being found guilty of buying guns and bombs for the ira. he was secretly filmed test firing weapons in the countryside and was overheard talking about planting bombs in london. >> caught in the act. trying to buy guns and bombs for the real ira. he went from ireland to

lithuania to get the weapons. he did not realised at his every move was being secretly photographed by intelligence services. he was arrested by lithuanian police and put on trial two years ago. he wasn't just secretly filmed, some of his conversations were but. [inaudible] >> this is the handwritten list of weapons that the real ira was hoping to buy. sniper rifles, r p d-seven rockets. hand grenades and explosives. waspolice don't believe he acting alone. they say at least four men were involved, including his older brother.

he was recently found liable for a bombing in a civil action taken by relatives of the victims. he denies any involvement, but the authorities are trying to extradite him from belfast. the jailing of michael is a blow to the real ira. the security services said they may well have saved lives in belfast as well as london. >> this is abc news, the headlines. the u.s. has called for a full investigation into the death of colonel gaddafi. the interim government -- the denies he was executed. as european ministers meet in brussels to agree on a deal to

save the euro zone, significant risks are being looked at by france and germany. there has been some progress for the next trough of the bailout being agreed upon. in order to bring the greek- down, investors may have to take losses of 60%. >> the eurozone 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, 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. we have seen the country's find 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.

>> rising floodwaters and thailand north of bangkok and a threat, the government is trying to lower water levels by redirecting it to the capital canals. residents are being urged to move their belongings to the 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.

>> the bolivian president has scrapped plans for a controversial road project in the amazon. thousands of indigenous people were demonstrating against it. the road at a cost of more than $400 million. a group of protesters that have been camped outside one of london's major tourist attractions have voted to stay there. the decision follows friday's announcement that st. paul's church will close because of the anti-capitalistic. the decision was taken with heavy hearts. >> 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.

>> of the european union's ambitious project to build a satellite navigation system to rival the american gps network has taken a major step forward. rockets have blasted off from the european base in france to launch satellites. more will follow over the next few years. our science correspondent watched the launch. >> headed toward it. a rainy day lodge was the first of a new generation of satellites. to give europe its own satnav system. it will form a network with the u.s. gps system that we currently have.

the european satellites are more advanced, carrying some of the most accurate positioning systems in the world. there are many more satellites that will be launched in quick succession as a cost of more than 5 billion pounds. the supporters of the project say it will all be well worth it. in some areas, the current systems are accurate to 30 meters. and can take you to the wrong place. it is the same story for maps and location services on mobil'es. these will be much more accurate into new services will be available. point and click at a building and you will be able to get the details of what it is, its history, and if it is a shock, what it sells. there will likely be a number of services that we get. applications we haven't even thought of today. an example is the mobile phone

starting to use the gps technology to give access to a bunch of applications. literally this guy is the limit. -- the sky is the limit. >> the main news, again, colonel gaddafi's body is on display in a freezer in a shopping center a day after he was shot dead. a post-mortem examination is expected to take place later. you can follow that story on- line on the bbc website. keep in touch with me and most 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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