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>> welcome to newsday on the bbc. >> the headlines this hour. >> in greece, will the prime minister quit? >> i think we should appreciate a different national position. i hope this is the beginning of a new political culture for all of us. >> of the crisis overshadows the g-27 that has leaders try to focus on the world goes the economy. >> behind bars, three pakistani s are jailed for taking part of a scam. >> is 11:00 a.m. in singapore.

>> is 3:00 a.m. in london. this is newsday. >> after a day of endless twists and turns, greece could be moving towards a new coalition government to see it through the veil of crisis. that is the word through the prime minister's office. he faces a vote of confidence in parliament. his controversial plan for referendum has been dropped. >> that is the greek parliament and this evening waiting and watching. fearful about where this country is heading. >> inside the prime minister is planning on for power.

his call to hold a referendum on the next three to bailout package provoked this crisis. he suggested it was just a political ploy. >> opening a debate on the referendum revives people and created a positive shock that brought positive results to everyone in this country. i think we should appreciate a different national position. i hope this is the beginning of a new political culture for all of us. >> some suggest that the deal is being discussed. in return, a new government of national unity will be formed, followed by fresh elections. in the leader is still done in for the prime minister. >> i am wondering, and he almost destroyed in greece, europe, the international stock

markets, his own party. in order to insure what? to that he could blackmail me into the greek public? >> rumors persisted that the prime minister was about to step down. damaged by his pledge to ask the public whether they wanted more austerity in return for more than 100 billion and a 50% write-down of privately held agree to that. >> is very difficult having seen the reaction by members of his parliamentary group and the minister's have expressed their views today for him to remain as prime minister. >> this country is already on its knees. the legal system paralyzed. nowhere, and businesses shut down. what is happening inside the greek parliament right now is taking your up to the brink. nobody in athens know who is going to be running the country

in the next 24 hours let alone the coming months. while there is political uncertainty, there can be no solution to presuppose the economic problems. that means that the european debt crisis cannot be contained. time seems to be running out for the prime minister. he told parliament he is not tied to his post. there is a confidence vote in the government tomorrow. elsewhere, they have already lost confidence in greece. >> the latest developments in athens have overshadowed a meeting of the world's richest nations, the g-20 taking place in the south of france. the french president said that european leaders could not accept the explosion of the euro. president obama said that it was the most important task facing in the summit.

>> you have seen this picture before, leaders of the world's largest economies getting together for a chin wag. we have not seen the summit hijacked by a tiny country that isn't even in the clubhouse. this is not helped the french president planned his summit. but very little in the global economy has been going to plan. >> is no surprise that we spent most of our conversation focused on strengthening the global economic recovery so that we are creating jobs for our people and stabilizing the financial markets around the world. the most important aspect of our tasks over the next few days is to resolve the financial crisis here in europe. >> the set change came late last night when the french and german leaders suggested for the first time that greece could leave. the was that we want you in, but you

have to want it, too. >> we wish to continue building europe with our great friends. we have done everything we could to achieve that, but there are a certain number of rules that are the bedrock of the solidarity path. it is up to greece to decide if they want to come with us on this road or not. >> the french president said that if the euro explodes, europe explodes. issues kept getting interrupted by the latest news from greece. leaders still think it will be disastrous for greece to leave, but all of this never-ending drama and political uncertainty is starting to feel pretty disastrous as well. the focus has shifted. from trying to control what happens in athens to trying to

contain it. the europeans had hoped that china would help them with the rescue fund. but chinese officials say that europe has to sort itself out, first. the british say new money for the imf is likely but it can't only be for the eurozone. no country lost money lending to the imf that supports countries around the world. what we would not support is the imf investing directly in some european bailout fund. >> the central bank did offer some help for the faltering recovery with a modest cut in interest rates. but the new president had little time for the idea that the ecb might save the euro. or the possibility that a country could quit. >> it is not in the treaty. i have nothing to add to that.

it is not in the treaty. on the second question, actually, i have a question for you. what makes you think that to become the land of last resort is actually the thing the need to keep the eurozone together? >> may be the summit will go down in history as the first time a country publicly contemplated leaving the euro. something tells me it won't be the last. >> an accident in a coal mine has killed four people and attract another 57 underground. the news agency says the incident happened in the city of 2 million people in the hunan province. the by that belongs to the cole group, a major state-owned enterprises. joining me now is our

correspondent with the very latest. what can you tell us about the accident? >> rescuers are still looking for the miners that are believed to be trapped underground. it appears this action was caused by a rock burst. this is when pressure hollies to explosion of rock and in certain cases, the collapse of the shaft. that appears to have happened in this particular case. the coal mine shaft is being blocked and the miners are believed to be trapped underneath this. interesting aspect of this case, a very small earthquake in the city where this was in central china. at the moment, these events are not being linked. the fact that they have been so close together will lead people to suspect that is the case. >> michael, but china has among

the worst records for mining accidents in the world. what has been done to improve the situation? >> about 10 years ago, the number of people that died in a coal mine accidents, seventh thousand, an extraordinarily high figure. the safety administration worked hard to cut down on the number of accidents. they tried to closed out illegal mines, smaller mines, those with a better safety records. the number of people that have died have fallen. in this instance, it is not quite clear what caused the rock burst. there is no indication that it has anything to do with a lack of safety. there was the earthquake just beforehand. perhaps safety won't be an issue in this particular case.

>> you have more on the bedding scale back costs three people their freedom? -- betting scam that cost three people their freedom? >> the national team's former captain and several others were all convicted on wednesday in the first case in britain than half a century of sportsmen being jailed for cheating. james has this report and it contains some flash photography. >> of the first in a series for the best known cricketers. rarely had a test bowler put his foot so far over the line. they pay the price for their corruption. the captain sentenced to 2.5 years in prison. the judge says he was the

orchestrator of the plot. one of the world's best got one year. it was hard to see how his plan had been an isolated occurrence. and the 19-year-old, the of the star of the international cricket, only six months because he pleaded guilty. described by the judge as impressionable and uneducated. brought down by their agent who told the undercover reporter when the no-balls would be bowled. he admitted during sentencing that it passed on half of the money given to him by news of the world to his players for their involvement. of all the places, it was the venue where the noble traditions of the game are held most dear.

for some, it will be in the greatest ramifications. nowhere were the sentences' being watched more closely than at his home. his mother wept as she tried to get more details of news brought to her by television of her son that little more than a year ago looked to have a golden future and will have to head the jail. >> he was innocent. what happened was very wrong. he did not do it for the sake of money, he was forced to throw them. >> pakistan was played today, members of the current squad named in the court case. they believe in the sport's governing body that needs to do more. >> the fact of the newspaper has provided the main body of the evidence does ask a question, can the icc leave it to newspapers and the media to do

what they should be doing themselves? >> of the judge said the prison sentences were necessary deterrence. watching them leaving court, which thou know what can happen if you cheat. >> a 380 super jumbo flying has landed safely, it was diverted because of an engine defect. flight 31 had 280 people on board. it developed a defect and in line with standard procedure, the engine was shut off. >> you are watching news day. still to come on the program, tanks on the streets of syria and day after the government had agreed to end eight months of bloodshed. >> we have a special report from pakistan on the youngsters that are being unveiled by the system.

cuba has approved a new law allowing citizens to buy and sell private property for the very first time in 50 years. it is part of a package of reforms aimed at reviving the struggling economy. >> most have title to their homes and can pass them on to their children. until thou, by nor selling property was not allowed. the only way to move was through a complicated barter trade. this is the nearest this country has to a real estate business. they're hoping to find someone to swap with. a system that often involves illegal payment and bribes to government officials. >> we agree with the new law. what we are very happy as with the other laws that have gone into effect that allows people to have cafeterias, businesses,

all those things. >> the new lot announced on the front page will take effect november 10. cubans will be allowed to of a maximum of two properties. their main home along with what in the countryside. >> anything that has to be prohibited is great. the government started with hotels, than with housing and the internet. everybody is happy. the government and the people, that is the way it is in the rest of the world. >> last month was car sales, this month homes. the latest in a series of reforms is being pushed through by president raul castro. he is trying to overhaul the soviet-style economic system. cubans can become self-employed and set up their own businesses. the majority of the economy will

remain in state hands. >> this is newsday on the bbc. >> these are the headlines. >> agrees could be moving towards a new coalition government to see it through the veil of crisis. >> the summit has leaders tried to focus on the world economy. >> back to the top story, all of the action happening in europe. with me is a professor at the economist from athens university that joins me now from texas. tell us what kind of predicament is greased al and after this very dramatic event? -- greece in after this very dramatic event? >> greece has been in a dramatic

financial state for more than a year now. at some point it would bring a lot a political implosion. the political implosions started last may or june, it took a nasty turn last week and almost a tragic or comical term in the last 24 hours. >> use a tragic, coal, is it inevitable that he will have to step down? >> i think so. this prime minister has lost all credibility. he has gridlock in the last few days, he decided to play the cards of the great democracy, giving the people to -- and the right into the their anchor and express their views on the

latest bailout deal. when sarkozy and merkel told him it would be considered by germany and france to the revoking the membership of the eurozone, he took it back. he is facing a situation where he is teetering on the edge of the cliff with almost no support whatsoever. it is just a matter of time. >> how well do you think the g- 20 is being perceived in handling of this crisis? >> b g-20 is not equipped to handle this crisis. this is the crisis of the eurozone, and of a spectacularly failed to address it within their own ranks. e.g.-20 can only be pressurized at long last to stop being in

denial and to stop treating this crisis -- greece is and ought to be a sideshow. the fact that it is dominating the headlines, we are talking about race today goes to show that you're a has not done its duty to itself to the global economy. >> we will leave it there, thank you very much. syrian tanks have bombarded the city killing at least 20 people according to activists that say they filmed the assault. the attack came the day after the syrian government agreed to bring an end to nearly eight months of bloodshed. >> what kind of peace is this? skeptics over president assad's intentions gave him reason to doubt that today.

this is the dialogue says the voice of this video that shows government takenks shelling a hotbed of protest. perhaps it is too soon to expect the violence to stop. but this is not an encouraging start where the arab league's deal. 20 have been pronounced dead at the last 24 hours. the world is waiting to see if president assad can honor the promise he just made to his neighbors. >> had appealed to the president of syria to see [unintelligible] on this future course of action. they must implement this agreement with the league of arab states. >> those who have broken with him are making the same plea.

>> week: the authorities to follow through with their commitment to solve the crisis. we also call on all parties of the opposition to work together to make this agreement a success. >> the deal will be a big test for the arab league. now it must rise to the challenge of monitoring the deal on the volatile and emotionally charged the streets of syria. it will also be a difficult challenge for the opposition. most have ruled out negotiations with president assad. after so much bloodshed, they insist he must go. other talks could cause a further splits in an already fragmented movement. >> you have details of a growing problem of youth crime in pakistan's largest city?

>> young boys find its easy to steal mobile phones for money or actually just for the thrill, sometimes. once they have been through jail, it is that much harder to get that back into the mainstream. this is part of the bbc goes failing you -- bbc's failing youth series. she has been investigating the scourge of the biker boys. >> april for entertainment. they are the kings of the -- the of bikers are not always on the right side of the law. these gangs are blamed for problems of mobile phones theft. >> they came to us on bikes wearing helmets. i was sitting with my friend and they showed us a gun. then they took our mobiles. >> i was going home after

shutting up my shot and two boys asked for my mobile. they took my wallet and by phone and then they beat me up. >> it is all too familiar. a public safety groups as 20,000 mobile phones are stolen at gunpoint every year. the 25-year-old gang leader after an attempted robbery has been to jail before of eight counts of attempted robbery and mobile phone strategy. the reason he got into a crime was the companies that he hung out with. the police say that they often become habitual criminals. >> leaving aside by post as a police officer, there is no doubt that it is because there is a lot of unemployment. it is like quicksand. a person trapped inside can

never escape. these people established a larger gang and then went on to armed robbery. >> he says he is sorry, but is the lesser offenses that often lead to something bigger. and also many of the criminals. bbc news -- >> you have been watching tuesday with the bbc. -- news day with the bbc. >> the greek prime minister will consider scrapping the referendum if the greek opposition agrees to back austerity measures. the opposition says he should resign and calls for elections. he may have no choice but to resign because he faces a vote of confidence later this friday.

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