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>> and now "bbc world news america." >> welcome. >> headlines this hour, argentina accuses britain of militarizing the falkland islands and will make a formal complaint to the united nations. in syria, the attack continues despite president assaad saying he is committed to ending the violence. >> the race for the white house continues, but who has come out on top. why hundreds of children in nigeria have lost their lives. good >> it is 2:00 in the morning in london. welcome to newsday.

argentina is to make a formal complaint to the united nations over what it calls the traditional a crustacean of the falkland islands -- now calls the british militarization of the falkland islands. britain announces it is sending a destroyer to the falkland islands. ghraib london maintains it is a routine deployment, but it has intentions -- london maintains it is a routine deployment. >> president fernandez received a warm welcome. of her audience in buenos aires included war veterans.

the backdrop is the islands that are the focal point of strained ties between argentina and britain during your >> they are militarizing in the south atlantic's once again. we cannot interpret it in any other manner. they have sent a modern destroyer. >> this is the destroyer she is talking about. she is equipped to repel attacks from the air. now she is on a maiden voyage to the falklands. britain says this is routine, but that is not how argentina sees this. >> i have instructed our foreign secretary to formally present it before the united nations and also before the general assembly. this militarization of the south atlantic, which presents a great danger to national security.

>> prince william began his appointment to the falklands. he is here officially to carry out his work as our royal air force search and rescue pilot. the visit has strained relations, and as the 30th anniversary of the war approaches, both sides have ramp up rhetoric. >> we support the falkland islanders right to self- determination, and what the argentinian have said is far more like colonialism. these people want to remain british, and argentina wants them to do something else. >> both sides suffered heavy losses in the war. many of them were young conscripts who are remembered here. as for the islanders, they do not want to return to war. the conflict reinforce what they

see as their right to self- determination over an area rich with natural resources, but argentina wants the island back and is not afraid to say so. >> vladimir hernandez is in buenos r.f., and she told me earlier the argentine government knew -- is in buenos aires and she told me about it earlier. >> they have been trying to gain support from latin america, and this is trying to raise a more international profile to see if that would come to some of fat. >> how much support as the president have on this issue by her neighbors and the international community now? >> inside the country there is a lot of support. recent polls suggest more than 2/3 of the population, and all around the region, countries who

have different kinds of policies and politicians have strongly supported and are backing the argentine government. >> of tactical moves by the president, but what you think she is hoping to achieve by issuing this formal complaint? >> she is trying to get britain to open negotiations even if the issue is strong. probably there is a pragmatic purchase. all they are trained to do is show of political window to open negotiations with britain. >> why now? alexis is the main foreign policy argentina has an -- because this is the main foreign policy argentina has. the president has won the election by a landslide, so the biggest issue ahead of the anniversary is foreign policy behind their claim to the islands. >> vladimir hernandez speaking

earlier. the british foreign office has responded by saying the people of the falkland islands are british out of choice. the statement said the islanders are free to determine their future, adding there would be no negotiations with argentina over sovereignty unless the islanders wish it. joining me on the line, a member of the falkland islands legislative assembly. thank you for joining us, and welcome to bbc news. we spoke with the chamber of commerce representatives are in your island. he said he was not worried. the share that view? of >> we are certainly not worried about any military interventions, and we do not feel isolated. >> what is your reaction to the president's announcement? >> she made a number of announcements. she criticizes the militarization of the area, but

if you cast your mind back to 1982, and there were few people back here until the invasion, so the militarization to what went on in 1982 and the retaking of the island by the british forces in june of that year the forces are purely here to defend the island, and if a threat now appears, the need to -- if the threat disappears, the need for forces will also disappear. >> you do not think there is any credence to the argument that perhaps sending of a british destroyer to patrol the ireland -- patrol the island is a provocative or the presence of prince william is a provocative? >> he is search and rescue. he is not a fighting soldier. he is here to do a job that is humanitarian. i do not think it that is provocative, but i think the argentinian and would find some cause to call it a provocative.

as for the appointment of the destroyer, that really is a routine matter. and we already have a ship on the island. this is one ship changing places with the next in line. yes, she is more modern, but she is the next in line to come down here, so i do not think that is provocative. >> in your rulebook, it said you are in power to pass legislation, but do you see yourself exercising that right anytime soon? >> we had a very peaceful society, very well governed. we govern our own society, and we are an independent society. we raise our own funds. we are not subsidized by britain at all.

we already are self-governing, and we will continue to do so. all we are asking for is the right to self-determination, and when the president of argentina suggested to go to the united nations, we welcome that, because the united nations is the right of people to determine their own future. >> i appreciate you joining us. thank you for your time. in other news, president assa d has told the russian prime minister he isn't convinced of sovereignty. 200 people are reported to have been killed in the government shelling of the teacher -- shelling of the city. jeremy has more. good >> the pressure is not

letting up. more shelling, more burning, more killing, but for the time being, the regime is firing in. good and the rebels have no heavy weapons and real answer, but their determination to fight now seems to be deterring an attempt of ground troops. conditions are worsening for civilians. they are running out of thread and taking risks to get it. >> the man who usually -- running out of bread and taking risks to get it. >> somebody described it as a suicide mission because the man had to drive past an area that takes a lot of sniper fire. he was fired at a lot on the way there and the way back. he managed to come and distributing bread. it is becoming that difficult. >> in damascus, supporters

turned up for a visit by the russian prime minister. the president followers include minority groups that backed his view that the regime is all that stands between them and rebellion by people the president calls terrorists. the russian government is his most important ally. russia took a lot of pressure off the president. the veto blocked international approval of an arab league now down.or mr. assaad to step >> we confirmed we are ready to do what we can to solve the crisis based on the plan of november 2 last year, and president assad gave its commitment to end violence. >> since the russian and chinese

veto, there have been frantic attempts to rebuild the diplomatic effort by countries who want him to step down. there is a crucial difference with libya last year. no open military intervention, and that opens one powerful lever, which in libya made all the difference between people who wanted regime change. more violence has come out of syria today. this is said to be more killing in a southern town where the rebellion began. this is another funeral. so far, diplomacy has failed. if the killing continues, pressure will grow for outside powers to arm the rebels. the risk in syria is an unstoppable slide into civil war. >> the results of the latest

round of voting for republican presidential candidates are coming in. >> the republican party said to more american states are deciding who they want their candidates to be in the presidential elections in november. voters in minnesota and colorado are holding caucuses, and those are holding a non-binding votes ahead of the caucus next month. how would the vote play out in the political caucuses in minnesota and colorado? >> only very early in the process at this point. what we are talking about is to say that the republican voters are trying to decide who they want their challenger to barack obama to become november. there are four candidates trying

to become the republican nominee and the general election process. tonight we are waiting to see if mitt romney can extend his need or whether any of the other three, newt gingrich, rick santorum, and ron paul, whether any of them can upset mitt romney or not him off course at all. there are very early initial signs that leaks santorum, a former senator from pennsylvania and -- said rick santorum, the former senator from pennsylvania, may be able to make some inroads into night. we will have to wait a few hours to see if any of those states he has been able to knock mitt romney off course a little bit. >> it seems like a three-way fight. what about newt gingrich? he seems to not have mounted a

big campaign in any of these three states. >> he has opted out. he has moved on to places where he has better chances. he was in ohio tonight, where he thinks he has a good chance of winning that state, so it is a three-way race, but newt gingrich is not ruling himself out. he continues to insist he is going to keep fighting even if it mitt romney begins to solidify his need. these other guys do not look like they are dropping out. it means the race for the republican nomination continues, and it gets drawn out. the democratic party sees that as a good thing, because they want the republicans to go on fighting and arguing among themselves as long as possible.

>> thank you so much for that update. still to come, keeping it in the family. why blood is thicker than water for many of india's millionaires. -- millionaires -- billionaires. >> let's take a quick look at some of the headlines. and we talk about the coverage of the trip to syria. the strong backing of president assad comes amid strong and not violence. british independent newspaper said the government played an unlikely card in the dispute by renaming its domestic football league after the argentine warship torpedoed by a british submarine during the 1982 conflict.

the plan to create a $90 million mining giant has hit a snag according to the financial times, which reports on growing opposition by investor groups, and prove the critics wrong is the shout at the top from rbs. >> this is newsday from the bbc. >> the headlines this hour, argentina is to make a formal complaint to the united nations over what it calls the tradition militarization of the falkland islands in the south atlantic's. >> president assad has told the russian foreign minister he is committed to stopping violence in his country. two of india's most prominent

politicians go head-to-head for a battle for the most populous state. the grandson and great-grandson of india's first prime minister is taking on the populist leader sometimes described as the queen, and though neither are on the ballot. both of them are thought to have ambitions to one day become india's prime minister. to tell us more about the election, i am joined by my correspondent. what are some of the key issues in this political fight involving the parties of to prime minister one of these -- wannabees. >> last time they were talking about corruption. it could be one of the issues after the movement, and then parliament discussed sign the bill.

traditionally, they have been voting on community. these issues have been the biggest issues, and i saw these remain whole issues. when it comes to assembly constituencies, they were polarized. >> how significant is this election for the party? >> for all the parties, it is very significant, especially because people are talking about this as the semifinals, because in 2019 the parliamentary

election is due. whichever party wins this gives the majority. for him it is about the divided congress. it is important because in 2007 when she won the election, it was the first single party government after 15 years, so the challenge for her is that kind of power, but also she is facing the main opposition party in the center. the challenge for the party is to be in those states, because they have been losing ground for some time, so all the parties

are being challenged, so the biggest issue when it comes to the general elections, they can form debts are. -- they can form no better region f-- can form better. >> in nigeria children have been killed after what human watch writes has called the worst lead poisoning epidemic. they say that attempts to clean up villages have stalled. here is our nigeria correspondent. >> it is one of the most or parts of nigeria, but is mineral rich. people found out they lived by gold. they learned how to mine and process it. that came with a heavy price.

entailed and interested by hundreds, the oil enter people's homes and their blood. this is the most contaminated region. >> i have six children. three have died. seven children have died so far in this compound. if you include mine, that would make it 10. >> the lead measured where the baby plays are 60 times greater than what is considered safe. 400 children have already died. >> we have lost an entire generation, so it is something that is clearly very tragic, something that should not have happened at dolton -- at all, and something the authorities should have done something about.

>> the mortality rate has dropped significantly, and cleanup has begun. >> there has been some action by government, but there are 200,000 children in urgent need of treatment right now. those children cannot be treated until their homes are cleaned up, and they cannot be cleaned up until say for mining practices are implemented. >> the race against time continues as many children in the north face the possibility of brain damage or worse. >> the majority of india's, and billionaires are from enterprises. it has always been important in india. we look at why. >> for four generations of everything from motor bikes to

business to insurance. for the enterprise was started by the great grandfather, a close friend of mahatma gandhi. >> this is your grandfather? >> that is my grandfather. >> they say it is in their dna. >> my father, uncle, all of them with top business in the evening. we would just sit around, so it was there all the time. >> it is undivided loyalty, but is there an unfair advantage if you are getting the is this passed on to you because of your jeans? >> it gives you a head start, but because we are family, is much higher expectations. >> this building behind me is believed to be the world's most expensive house.

good it is owned by the wealthiest man and from a family-run empire. the majority of the country's top 10 rich lives are from family-run enterprises. they have all works of life in india. trading down to the next generation has been part of the cultural fabric for centuries. as is the idea of extended families living together. in this swanky mentioned in mumbai lives three generations of the family. they decided to carry on their father's multibillion-dollar steel business. it is not a personal but practical. having a network of clients is invaluable. >> you have been watching news day. thanks for watching. stay with us. headlines and asia business

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