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it is said to be the biggest strike in a generation. a 24 hour stoppage by public- sector employees over changes to their pensions. all workers began to walk out at midnight. a around 2 million people will take part in the action, causing disruption to public transport, schools, courts and services. with an assessment of its impact, here is our reporter. his >> it has been billed as the biggest strike in a generation. as many as 2 million workers may stay at home in protest a over plans for pension reform. as a result, most schools will be closed. hospital staff will be striking

meaning delays and operations and even the airports could be affected by the decision. the government has sent the last few days planning. >> we will do what we can to make sure that our airports remain open and our order cues are not intolerable. everyone should be clear there is going to be a disruption. the reason, that responsibility, lies with the trade union leaders who decided on a strike even what negotiations are ongoing. >> what does the government proposing? to balance the books, most workers must put aside three% more for their pensions. a retirement age will rise to 66.2020. pensions will be based on a career average, not a final salary. ministers say it is fair that public-sector workers should

face reform similar to those that many private sector workers have already seen. union bosses insisted they have public opinion on their side. >> what we will seem is supported action by people across the public services. it will be action about winning public support to explain and to the public why people feel this sense of grievance. >> how this plays out will hinge on public opinion. polls suggest there is sympathy with the union but anymore destruction of such a big scale and that may change. >> the biggest -- british chancellor has revives the economy. george osborne admitted there is rising unemployment and higher levels of borrowing in the years to come.

he said there was a possibility of the economy sinking back into recession. britain has warned iran of consequences following the storming of the u.k. embassy in tehran. there were scenes were hundreds of protesters broke into compounds and ransacked the building. they were upset by the support for new sanctions aimed at iran's nuclear program. authorities have apologized. john simpson reports. >> the embassy had been expecting this to happen never sensed new sanctions on iran last week or impose. -- ever since new sanctions on a row -- on iran last week were imposed. >> the british should go like the americans and leave this debt of espionage.

>> the demonstrators climbed over the gates and attacked the building inside, trashing it and grabbing souvenirs'. after they finally left, the foreign ministry issued an apology. the damage had been done. >> we hold the iranian government responsible for its failure to protect our embassy as required. clearly there will be other further consequences. >> alongside the anchor -- anger is a feeling we have seen before. each time the british embassy in tehran has been attacked, it is for the same reason, the infighting at the top of politics in iran itself. there is a major split between the religious leader and the

president. it is growing. contrary to what you might expect, the president is the one who is trying to stop things getting too bad with the outside world. the president is the more moderate one of the two. the british embassy took the brunt of it today but the real aim of the extremists may well be to make relations with the west as difficult as possible. john simpson, bbc news. >> the former president has arrived in the netherlands. >> that is right. he is believed to be carrying laurent gbagbo ahead of the transferred to the criminal court. the chief prosecutor had been investigating allen the it -- allegations that his supporters were behind killings after last

year's the disputed election to read more than 3000 people died in the conflict which followed a refusal to accept defeat. john james toc's read >> when -- james. >> when he refused to feet, he said he might end up at the court. he took that risk and is now likely to spend the next three years awaiting trial. the wheels of justice turn slowly. in april he was removed from power by forces loyal to the new president. they took control of most of the country and the main city and the presidential residence. the icc have not made it clear what charges he will face. perhaps the death of thousands and the resulting violence. some of the violence was committed by forces loyal to the

new president. at the end of march, hundreds of civilians were massacred. he is promised a full investigation and the prom -- prosecutor says he will be impartial. supporters fear the transfer to the hague will do nothing to help the reconciliation process. others say it serves as a lesson there ready to do all it takes to stay in power. >> conrad murray, the doctor convicted of the involvement -- involuntary manslaughter of michael jackson has been jailed. a jury found him guilty after a six week trial. the judge gave him the maximum sentence saying he showed no remorse or regret.

>> the jackson family had followed every stage of the case from conviction to sentencing. >> maximum is not enough. >> ahead of the ruling, the jackson family asked a lawyer and friend to read out a statement on their behalf. >> as michael's parents, we could not have imagined we would live to witness his passing. it is against the natural order of things. we're not here to seek revenge. there is nothing you can do today to bring michael back. >> the prosecution summarize to the conviction. connor murray provided a dangerous drug to waive honorable man and did not care for him properly. his actions led to his death. >> he has a right to address the court in sentencing.

>> conrad murray declined to speak to his own defense. the judge was scathing in delivering the sentence. >> the appropriate term is the high term of four years' imprisonment. doctor murray abandoned his patient who was trusting him. he repeatedly lied and engaged in deceitful misconduct. >> he was led out of court to begin his term. lawyers said he would appeal. whatever the outcome, he is not expected to serve the full sentence. outside, the jackson family welcomed the decision. >> four years will not bring my son back. but that is the law. >> there was one issue still unresolved, compensation. the prosecution asked for $100 million for lost income.

and also for $1.8 million for funeral expenses. the judges said it would be dealt with later. >> hillary clinton begins a visit to burma later today. it is the first such trip in 50 years. she will meet figures. is burma on the path toward democracy? our se asia correspondent has been speaking to exiles living in thailand. >> two generations living together, one born in exile. yin the bonds to the minority. she escapes when she was a teenager. after she saw the burmese army force her mother into a barrel

of water and roll it down a hill. >> i lost my mother. there was nothing left for me there anymore. the army said they would burn our home down and us, too. i do not think i could never go back. >> many of the ethnic minorities have taken up arms. these insurgents are still fighting today. diplomats warned resolving such conflicts must be a priority if reform is to succeed. he once served as a soldier on the government side. he deserted in 2005. he asked we obscure his identity. he is pessimistic about the prospects for peace in his homeland. the military will not give up easily. you cannot beat them in a

battle. but things are changing inside burma. on this picture, she and her parties have rejoined the political system, a void of -- vote of confidence. the political exiles are watching the landscape carefully. >> there will be changes because after all the military men are still in power. they want to go back to the system but the most important thing is the introduction of democracy. >> it is only a year since burma went to the polls and elections criticized as a sham. few would have predicted the pace of change is since then. burmese exiles have sought refuge in thailand. it is understandable they might feel caution about the changes

taking place across the border. after all the years of struggle and sacrifice, it is hard for some to believe that burma might be at the start of a road toward genuine freedom and democracy. >> you are watching tuesday on the bbc from singapore and london. still to come, how this russian woman won her case to remain in the u.k. psychiatrists have concluded the gunmen responsible for the death of 77 people is mentally ill. he planted a car bomb in oslo and went on a rampage in a nearby island. >> the face the taunts the country. since the killings, he has shown

no remorse. there have been debate about whether or not he is criminally responsible for his actions. psychiatrists have interviewed him for 36 hours, pouring through his diaries. the report has a clear conclusion. >> he was insane. >> he set out his belief in his manifesto. he saw himself as the head of a resistance movement fighting multiculturalism. say these delusions' mean he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. >> the experts examined what they term grandiose illusions. he believes he is chosen to determine who is to live and who is to die. he is the perfect night chosen to save what he calls his

people. >> it is hard to judge it to report to make any difference to the suffering of families. he will go to court but assuming the judge agrees with the experts, there will be no prison sentence. instead he will be given mental health treatment for as long as he is deemed a threat. >> more of that story online at website. also on twitter you can follow me. >> this is newsday. the headlines this hour, and disruption in britain. hundreds of thousands of workers have gone on strike for 24 hours over changes to their pension.

>> international condemnation. the capitol is stormed by students. the biggest forum on international aid is underway in south korea. speakers include hillary clinton. the u.n. secretary general will use the forum to argue the world needs stronger programs with a better coordination and transparency. thank you for joining us. mrs. clinton just finished first speech. what is heard -- your view about what she said? she told nations to be smart shoppers of foreign aid. >> yes, she did. she gave a good speech. she was joined by other dignitaries.

her speech was pragmatic. she was reflective on the u.s.'s experience and she pledged that the u.s. would try to improve in areas of policies and bureaucracies to try to fit -- facilitate developing countries. she also made comments and recommendations for the stakeholders in the room including nontraditional donors. and recipient countries. she said that they should be smart shoppers and be wary of countries that are trying to extract their national resources instead of building up their capacity. >> is a warning to the powerful economies such as china that they may be more interested in exploiting natural resources than promoting development?

>> i think that is a thread of the coaster development and dialogue nowadays about what are in china's intentions about a corporation. but you have to look at a resources, and extraction in the context of cooperation with other countries in the longer historical context. china has been engaged in cooperation for decades. their cooperation has often fallen under the radar of traditional framework. people are starting to take notice that china is emerging as a significant country in terms of development as are other asian countries like india and brazil. because there are included and invited to these forums, there is more discussion.

>> with the statements and speeches by world leaders, to you expect anything to come out of this conference? >> this conference is significant for a number of reasons. it acknowledges that the eight landskip is complicated and it is much more diverse than it has ever been. here you have an exclusive forum which includes the traditional otc committee donors alongside nontraditional donors like india and china and private sector participants and representatives from ngo's. while that makes a complicated, if you have a lot of different actors, it also opens up the opportunity for developing countries and access to different kinds of resources.

>> thank you so much for your insight. a nato outpost has been attacked by insurgents in pakistan. the incident has happened to the -- added to the tension after the death of 24 soldiers in a nato-led airstrike. >> in the skies above afghanistan, a delivery to remarked -- a remote american base. it lands on target outside the combat outpost, 5 kilometers from the pakistan border. as afghan and u.s. soldiers " to retrieve supplies, insurgents are watching. suddenly, the bases under attack.

-- base is under attack. there was another explosion. that is the third. it landed outside of the perimeter. some of the shelling was from insurgents across the border inside pakistan. charlie company was quick to respond. >> fire. fire. >> the sergeant explains the origin of the attacks. it seems like it is coming from the east. >> they are. it is the quickest way out of the area. >> go, go, go >> incoming. >> the insurgents were narrowing the aim and getting closer to their target.

michele's continue to fall, fighters were called then. heavy artillery reform -- was fired. bringing the attack to an end. no one on the base was injured. it is under strain like never before. brock for the insurgents, they hardly seem to exist. >> a russian woman accused of spying has won the right to stay in britain. mi-5 claimed she had been passing secrets to moscow while having a relationship with her employer. they have rejected claims and decided she has not -- she should not be deported.

>> a russian spy in westminster? was she sent to seduce and still secrets? that is what mi-5 claim. a judge threw out an attempt to deport her on grounds of national security. >> i was horrified. i have lost a year of my life. i could not do anything. people believe i was a spy. >> she has worked for a member of the defense committee. suspicions were raised by her affair with him as well as with the nato official. >> catching spies used to be the bread-and-butter work of the security. in this case they had their suspicions based on her work in parliament. the problem was they had little

evidence. >> that is the scary part. these people were unprofessional and paranoid. if your russian in this country, you are a spy. and not understand how they could speak the english language. >> they say they were grass for suspicion. woolsey had their private life tracked into public view, today it will be mi 5 that is embarrassed. >> you have been watching newsday on bbc. >> a reminder of the main news, a 24 hour strike by public sector workers over changes to their pensions is under way. 2 million workers are likely to take part. thank you for being with us. see you again soon.

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