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>> and now, "bbc world news." gosh welcome to newsday on the bbc. but often the headlines this hour. a major earthquake strikes eastern turkey. dozens are trapped in the rubble of buildings. it is the second to hit the region in just over two weeks. this is the scene live in the city. the asian stock markets tumbled and italy part -- italy's borrowing costs rise over fears of the economic crisis. and challenges in south korea. we have a special report. it is 10:00 in the morning here in singapore. >> is 2:00 a.m. in london. this is newsday.

>> an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 has struck in eastern turkey. 20 buildings have collapsed including a six story hotel. many of those staying in the hotel workers and journalists there because of an earthquake in the very same region that killed more than 500 people are just over two weeks ago. >> this is not as powerful as the quake that struck last month. it is much closer to the city. buildings already weakened by the last quake have now collapsed including a six-story hotel. several people were pulled quickly from the rubble. how many others remain trapped. >> from the previous

earthquake, they were empty. we expect three or four buildings, but on these buildings are trapped people. >> they have served as the relief effort. this will be of lowe to their morale and the many thousands that have been made homeless. the weather makes living in tents very uncomfortable. some have gone back to the earlier quake. the latest tremor show that is not safe to do that. gosh they don't require an emergency shelter moments. to house these residents, this is an impact. it will increase dramatically. >> questions will surely be

raised once again about the poor standards of construction across turkey. the government has promised tough action against those that violate the earthquake safety codes. it has not yet said how it will deal with the thousands of existing buildings that are believed to be substandard. >> and a sense, there was a bit of luck. with the previous earthquake, there were so many rescue workers in the region. 300 have been sent directly there and they have had some success because six hours after the quake struck, a japanese womanhood was pulled from the rubble of one of the hotels which had collapsed. the approach continues throughout the night. these pictures of the japanese lady being pulled out of the rubble, one of the successes so

far. we can also show you the very latest, some live pictures from the city in eastern turkey. we are now coming up to seven hours as you conceive on the top left of the screen. bright lights of being used on these rescue vehicles, helping the workers get through. already in the region, he has been rushed upon. i think we can also get the latest now from the operations manager of one of the leading rescue charities. we saw with that picture of the japanese lady being pulled out, there is a success with others that have been rescued?

>> 20 people have been rescued from the collapsed buildings. unfortunately, people have also lost their lives. there are three collapsed buildings and all of the search and rescue teams are working on these three places. the majority of the team's, seven teams on the sixth story high buildings. six teams are working on it to get more information from the rubble because we suspect that 25 people underneath that we could not get enough. >> is the news of others that might be trapped away from the hotel? hall did people tell you about those unaccounted for? >> normally, when there is an earthquake, the relatives of people -- in this one, on 25 of

them collapsed and 22 were already empty. they were checked and it was confirmed. these are being searched. >> be the only thing about the weather around eastern turkey at the moment? >> it is very cold, but it is dry. there is no snow or rain currently. it is cold. the east part is always under snow this time of year. luckily there is no snow and no rain. >> i imagine the other hospitals are still full of people the required attention after the twenty third of october? >> and that is partly true. some of them are still there,

and there of been some mobile hospitals erected from the last one. the most of the people who were actually airlift the the to the surrounding cities, and that is why i expect full occupancy on hospitals. >> were people advised to leave the region after the first earthquake? >> i don't know that information, i have no idea. some people left their relatives because their houses were damaged and they were scared to go in. they were coming back, but i don't know the numbers. >> can you tell us about the rescue operation? how many rescue workers there are? >> 3 were told that there are 300 rescue workers at the

moment. as you can see on matif the. there are more coming from istanbul, because the management of the crisis situation have sent cargo planes and passenger planes to the area from its then will live military equipment, critical personnel as well as search and rescue people. >> thank you very much, indeed. from the output rescue charity speaking to us from istanbul. we will bring you the latest updates that we get out of turkey. you have more on the latest developments in the troubled eurozone. the italian president has assured the world of the country

will be able to pay its debts. it has to be deepened with a key interest rate on government bonds rising to more than 7%. ireland, portugal, and greece. >> italy is in a full-blown political crisis. the country on the edge of a financial disaster. ministers were still meeting, aware of the fact that the borrowing costs have reached a level that forced other countries to seek a bailout. >> is a very critical moment for italy and the european union. we need to get out and adopt measures. >> much of the focus has been on the presidential palace in rome where the italian president is stepping in to try to reassure financial markets. >> of the president of the

italian republic, the finance minister asked to see the key economic proposals commanded by the european union and by the markets. the president stressed the importance of adopting these measures within a couple of days. >> he had to come out to insist that there had been no delay over economic reform. >> we need decisions quickly to give a new sense of responsibility and cohesion of the nation. italy must now act to escape a very dangerous situation. >> and the promised resignation last night had not convince the markets as many had predicted. against the number of those that oppose him, he had a scribbled traders. the message from the markets was a blunt. resign immediately. what is also dislike is the uncertainty.

nobody knows if elections will follow or a national unity government. for a nation with low growth and high debt, time is running out. >> face these decisions as soon as possible for this country and for the europeans. >> a new austerity plan is likely to be hurried through parliament. there is talk of a special sitting over the weekend with the prime minister resigning as early as monday. tonight, there is a deeper fear. even if these economic reforms are passed as early as the weekend, will they be enough to address italy's debt mountain. >> as we have seen countless times before, the economic damage in italy is shaking financial markets worldwide.

there are calls for a bigger bailout fund to be made available. failure to tackle italy's problems will inflict further damage. >> the euro and eurozone ast rik of racture as - -of frea -- of fracture. today became much more expensive for the italian government to borrow followed by a decision to significantly raise the cost of investors trading in italian government bonds. >> the pace of the crisis is accelerating. what that means is that the size of the bailout is getting bigger day-by-day. unless politicians do something very quickly, we're going to see the crisis get an awful lot worse very quickly.

>> the lifted the interest-rate. the italian government will be forced to pay more than 7%. the italian economy would be crippled and the government would not be able to repay everything in those. it would be a disaster for italy. it will have to pay debt falling due to his interest. it would go bust unless it can get an emergency loan. but there are only 250 billion left in the bailout fund. >> of the immediate issue that i think europeans face to try to stabilize the situation is basically to come up with new money in order to try to settle down the italian bond market. and that probably means the european central bank will be

center stage. >> of the departing chief economist of the european central bank rejected the idea of the central bank becoming the lender of last resort for financially stressed the government's. the german government has blocked the central bank making an emergency loans. countries are obliged to help each other. >> our responsibility does not and the borders of our country. it goes far beyond. >> italy could renege on what it owes a and a massive losses for banks, a break out in the banking system. he could in fact the u.k. and a possible collapse of the eurozone. the french boss of the imf -- >> we run the risk of what commentators are already calling

the lost decade. >> they even said european leaders will find a way. but tonight, their plan is hard to spot. >> they are continuing to inflict damage on the asian stock market. the losses are getting deeper. the hong kong index plunging more than 4%. australia lower by more than 3%, japan down by 2%. wall street shares dropping with fears that the international lenders will be unable to assemble a bailout big enough for italy. it is continuing to weaken in asian trade. investors hide in the safety of u.s. government debt. the greenback is also weakening

of emerging asian currencies at this hour. oil prices also lower after a broad market sell-off. and also to markets at this hour, your watching newsday alive from singapore and london. more on the earthquake in eastern turkey, the second one that struck in two weeks. >> exactly what kind of future can south korea expect? >> the british face a further questions over the relaxation of passport control. david cameron has said that he fully backed the decisions. >> together, they work to keep the borders secure. but they disagree how best it should be done. they are locked in a bitter war

of words. with their reputations and their future is at stake. >> of the scheme to relax border controls appear to go further than ministers wanted. the secretary agreed of the pilot scheme to relaxing border checks so that high risk passengers can be targeted. she refused requests to go further. he says he improperly did not add any additional measures than existed already. his position had been made untenable for political convenience. his former boss has helped the home secretary. he says he has admitted killing for the than the minister's instructions. it was unacceptable and that is why he was suspended. >> i did not give my consent for authorization for any of these decisions. i say in writing that had to go

no further than what had been agreed. >> labour accused her of cutting corners. there was a string of a former home secretary is lined up to attack the way that mr. clarke had been treated. >> this will be reopened next we when they give their side of the story. with pressure over the economy in europe, the last thing they want is a row about immigration that drrags -- drags on and on. >> this is newsday on the bbc. >> these are the headlines. an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 has struck in eastern turkey. asian stock markets have fallen. renewing fears over the crisis.

degrees where politicians still don't appear to have reached agreement on a new prime minister despite three days of wrangling. the president of the offices of the coalition talks have been pushed back to thursday morning. >> it was intended to be the final act in a long and painful political drama. evening talks between the political leaders said the president to decide who will be the new prime minister. and the speculation over who would take over, and names lee virtually every hour only to be withdrawn. but then the leader of one of the parties involved in another quarrel with the outgoing prime minister had the opposition leader. >> these crucial moments, tactical games are being played. they have influenced the the president of the republic. i am truly saddened.

>> talks broke up and adjourned yet again for an agreement to be reached. >> he made a farewell television address and pledged a new government would ratify the latest bailout package so as to receive the next installment of the international loan with the disastrous default that could endanger the whole year rosellen -- eurozone. >> we can guarantee to the greek people that we will do what is necessary not only for greece to remain safely with the euro. >> whoever takes over will have a monumental task. more austerity will be needed. that is likely to fan the flames of social unrest had reached a boiling point. >> increase has been left in a perilous state of limbo, a power

vacuum it can ill afford. this country cannot hope to get a grip on the crisis causing anxiety across the world. a small peripheral european nations sending shockwaves throughout the global economy. >> and national accused of masterminding the attack on a u.s. navy warship more than a decade ago. the proceedings are taking place in the u.s. military defense base near guantanamo in cuba. he has been held for nine years. we are in guantanamo bay with more background on this story. >> it is quite extraordinary case, he effectively appeared in public for the first time today after nine years after he was captured in the gulf of arabia. he has appeared short and

stocky, his hair cropped back and his first appearance quite extraordinary. pictures are not allowed, but the background of the cases this. he was accused of masterminding the bombing against an american warship back in 2000 that killed 17 american service people. and subsequently, a number of other plots he has been accused of being part of. after 2002, he was effectively sent to a number of secret prisons and emerged in 2006. >> history of tough job prospects. >> south korea holds the exam today.

this year, pressure for academic success is as fierce as ever. young koreans are finding that there aren't enough jobs to go around and the government has said it is a social problem and persuading students to offer vocational training instead. many excuses't for arriving late to the national college entrance exam. this is the one day of the year when the government changes flight schedules and even hold up rush-hour to give the students the best chance. university has been is crucial here as they go on to higher education. that is causing a problem. he is taking a different route. at 17 years old, he has decided he wants to be a chef. rather than spend his last school year is planning for the university entrance exam, he is learning practical skills at a

vocational high school. >> hi mom and my dad did not want me to go to this school because it was culinary. in our culture, men are not supposed to cook in the kitchen. but i really wanted, and people around me told me that if you're going to do that, that is one of the reasons why i chose it. i didn't want to be like a normal student. >> the government wants more students to think like him. the education system is famous, but the president says it is causing a social problem. the dilemma for south korea is that 80% of its students going to university, there aren't enough top jobs to go round. many graduates in the unemployed while a seven-skill jobs remain unfilled.

>> of the president has been promoting a new scheme to give people the same benefits and status as those with degrees. but parents will do almost anything to get their child into university. at the buddhist temple, the price of the offspring's successes 100 bouse a day every day since july. i am here for my granddaughter, this woman tells me. the government is wrong to discourage people from learning. i would like to go to university myself, but it wasn't possible in my day. >> he remembers the days when a small group of police ran the country. fear of ending up on the wrong side of the system still runs deep. >> you have been watching newsday from the bbc.

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