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>> and now, "bbc world news." >> hello and welcome. i'm in singapore. >> and anymore london. the headlines. on high alert, france steps up its manhunt for a suspected serial killer who's killed seven. there are fierce he may strike again. a powerful earthquake strikes southern mexico, destroying a bridge and damaging hundreds of building. >> growing calls in the u.s. for a man who shot dead an unarmed teenage or arrested. britain's queen sblept promises to serve the commonwealth for years to come. it's 9:00 in the morning here in singapore. >> it's 1-in the morning here in london. for pbs viewers here and around the world, welcome to "news desk."

the bodies of the three schoolchildren and the rabbi who were murdered in toulouse on monday are being flown from france to israel for burial. french prosecutors believe the man who shot them outside a jewish school could strike again. the motive of the gunman isn't yet clear. 250 investigators are involved in trying to trace him and they're not ruling out any line of inquiry. christian frazier reports from toulouse. >> the gunman the a cold blooded executioner. his seven victims were shot at point blank range. in yesterday's shooting at the jewish school, the gunman grabbed the 7-year-old daughter of the head teacher by the hair as she tried to escape. his weapon jammed.

calmly he pulled out another and shot her dead. tonight, four of the bodies were flown to israel. three of the coffins were of the same family. rabbi sandler and his wife and child. the president, there to pay his rpts, was visibly upset. >> it's a moment of contemplation standing in front of those four coffins and a moment of exchange with the families. you can imagine their upheaval. i have to say we were very impressed by their courage. >> mr. sarkozy suspended his campaigning today out of consideration. two of the soldiers killed on thursday were muslims of north african descent. the growing sense of un's was matched by frustration and anger aimed as -- at the

politicians who have brought race and reline of scrimmage into the election campaign. >> we are scared too, said this man, but then sarkozy and his ministers have been politicking. they've let this situation development tomorrow, mr. sarkozy will attend a memorial service for the three soldiers killed on thursday. also present will be the leader of the far right so often criticized for stoking the most controversial debates on immigration. security will be paramount. the police are working against the clock, hoping they'll put enough resources in this region to act as a deterrent. but the fear is that this gunman is already planning his next attack. there is a style and pattern to these shootings. so far they've taken place every four days. that puts the focus and concern

on friday, the muslim day of prayer. >> a huge earthquake has rattled the state of guerrero in mexico, and south in the capital of mexico city too. some reports of damages to building and property but so far no reports of carbletsd. will grant reports. >> from the moment the earthquake struck mexico city it was clear it was a very powerful one. buildings shook violently for more than a minute, forcing office workers and residents to flee into the streets for safety. in the parliament building too, the country's deputies headed for the doors. there was some taj in the capital, including to a pedestrian bridge and a number of buildings. but in the main people were simply shaken up and

frightened. many residents had trouble contacting their loved ones by the overloaded mobile phone networks. soon the president, felipe calderone confirmed that the capital had escaped the worst. >> the latest report is that it was 7.8 magnitude on the richter scale. this is one of the strongest we have felt. fortunately, no serious damage that be reported so far. >> the center was located in guerrero and the effects there have been more serious. a state governor said around 500 homes were damaged with some having collapsed completely. it will take time for the full-scale of the problem in that region to become clear and whether there was any carbties. still, given that this was the most powerful earthquake since 1985 when thousands of residents of the capital were killed in an 8.1 event, this is

a palpable sense of relief that this situation wasn't far, far worse. >> the bbc's will grant joins me now. what's the latest update? >> as you can see, night is beginning to fall now here in mexico. most parts of the city are getting back to normal here in the capital but i'm sure efforts are going on in guerrero, where things were significantly worse. as we heard there, the governor has said around 500 homes were damaged or collapsed entirely so there's obviously work to do there. it's still taking time to get any clear sense of whether or not there are any casualties involved but the energy services are available and working in that region but here in the capital, sort of calm post the experience is beginning to return to the capital. >> and at that time, will, how

prepared were people? >> surprisingly well, actually. as we know, this is a city that's very used to earthquakes and they had that terrible one in 1985 so there were a lott of memories brought up after -- of that terrible day but i think there have been a lot of lessons learned since the 1980's about preparedness for earthquakes. people were very organized today. the buildings are much improved since the 1980's and all in all i think the response was quick and first quarter. >> and how are feeling now? always in the case of an earthquake of this size there's always the strong possibility of aftershock. >> yes, there have been slight aftershocks all afternoon and into the early evening. a lot of people are still feeling a bit jumpy, particularly those who went through that experience in 19

5. it brings back very bad memories for them but normality is returning and i think in the coming hours, particularly if it's confirmed there aren't any or if you casualties, that will help. >> thank you very much for that voting has ended in the crucial primary stay as the keanltsdz vie for the 54 delegates in illinois. it's reported that mitt romney has won over his rival rick santorum. the win would give romney's campaign much-needed momentum. romney has 56% of the vote compared to 27% for rick santorum so far. and we will hopefully bring you the victory speech as soon as we get confirmation of that from illinois by mitt romney.

stay with us for that to a story that's dominated the headlines in the united states. >> that's right. in florida, the shooting of a black teenager by a neighborhood watch volunteer in orlando as reunion nighted debates about race and self-defense in the u.s. the department of justice has announced an investigation after rallies were held demanding the arrest of george zimmerman over the shooting. our north american editor reports. >> with mounting outrage in florida that an unarmed black teenager has been shot dead and the man who did it hasn't been arrested. for some, it's a clear case of racism by the police. >> the man packs a gun, chasing a black man, gets in an argument and shoots him to death. how can you justify that? >> 17 years trayvon martin was

apparently going home to watch a ballgame on tv. he was cutting through a gated community when he was spotted by a neighbor who watched captain george zimmerman. he phoned police saying he was a suspicious characterer who might be on drugs. >> he's got his hand in his waistband and he's a black male. >> are you following him? >> yeah. >> ok, with you don't need you to do that. >> the neighbors heard desperate screams. >> so you think he's yelling help? [gunshot] >> there are gun shots. >> you just heard gunshots? >> yes. i heard the crying of a little boy. as soon as the gun went off the crying stopped. >> arrest zimmerman now. >> police didn't arrest him and apparently believed his claim it was in self-defense.

>> trayvon martin is dead because george zimmerman was overzellous and profiled and killed this young black child. >> the case has reached the capital with the department of justice promising an investigation but for many it evokes old grievances that justice still is not always color blind. >> millions of people in the u.k. are set to benefit on tax cuts in the government's budget. the chancellor george osborne will make the announcement later today and is expected to announce a significant further increase in the threshold at which people start paying tax and cut the rate for the highest earners. >> george osborne has spent most of his time at the treasury talking about spending cuts, but this budget will be remembered for what he says about tax. most controversial of all is the 50% or 50-p tax from the

nation's highest earners. it was first introduced by gordon brown's labor movement. but there's debate about whether it races anywhere near the kind of money you might think. >> it looks like a good way of getting the very richest to pay more in tax, but the problem is that it's not obvious that they will end up paying a great deal more, because as the tax rate gets that high they'll probably find legal ways of avoiding the tax. >> many conservatives have been arguing for queeks that it could boost the u.k. economy but some in the congress are squeamish about the idea, fearing that the government's critics could argue this budget is just a budget for the rich. even david cameron is thought

to have his own reservations about this political gamble. >> the first is that it underlines the torry party's reputation of being the party of the rich. secondly, if you do this, it will be the only thing that people notice in the budget. because it does obsess the media and is so politically some bolick. >> that's prycely why the deputy minister has made it clear his side of the coalition government will only agree to the 50% tax 23 it's counter balanced by other measures. >> you're watching "bbc world news" from singapore and london. still to come, the rich and poor of south korea. the growing inequality of seoul. >> the bodies of six soldiers who were killed in afghanistan two weeks ago have been flown back into britain.

more than 2,000 people lined the streets as the cortege left. soldiers died when a bomb hit their armored vehicle in afghanistan. the government has succeeded in pushing its controversial plans to the n.h.s.? england through parliament, anxiety much opposition. family doctors will take control of much of the budget. labor has vowed to appeal the bill if it wins the next general election. some of britain's biggest banks are to take part in a government scheme to make clear loans available to small businesses. the trarbry will underwrite up to $20 billion pounds of unsecured lending to businesses.

>> this is tuesday on the bbc. i'm in singapore. >> anymore london. on high alerts france has stepped up its hunt for a man suspected of murdering seven people. there are fears he may strike again. >> a powerful earthquake has struck southern mexico, destroying a bridge and damaging hundreds of buildings. at city -- as cities around the world grapple with growing social tensions, a shantytown right beside one of seoul's most expensive yarse. it is now home to 2 1/2 -- 2.5,000 people. >> it has every thing a south korean millionaire would want.

plenty of space and incredible views. of seoul east most controversial santee town. here the houses cost nothing, there's a drainage ditch in place of the swimming pool. and yet many of these people have lived here far longer than their richer neighbors. moved from their old homes in 1998 in preparation for the seoul olympics. that's long must have to rig up satellite dishes and a rudimentary postal system. pastor kim has been here since the start. he not only runs the church here, he had to build it. his parishioners he said are a complicated lot. stressed new york city limbo, full of fear. it's very hard, this woman said. i have no money so i can't afford to live anywhere else. it's the fires that really

frighten me. fires happen too often here. no one is sure what causes them. the tinderbox housing or desperate acts of arson. the people who used to live here are seen at the lucky ones. the fire might have ripped through their homes but it's given them a way out into free government housing. it's the promise of new housing that's caused the deepest problems here. plans to redevelopment the site have caused bitter conflicts over who will benefit and who will lose. the seoul city government has now stepped in to include the current residents are included in the billion-dollar plan. >> this shows how our society has developed and matured. in the past, no one would dare prioritize the legal tenants but now they're seen as residents of seoul too and we realize the limitations of how

we've done things over the past 25 years when we simply chase people away. >> at pastor kim's sunday service they still pray for deliver arabs the old-fashioned way. but this place has always been more about the prayer books chan the -- than the check books. but things are changing and for pastor kim, that worldly bent is the hardest challenge yet. >> and joining me now from seoul is john swingsen wright. fuji bank university senior lecturer in international relations. this shantytown reflects the hardships of south korean people who have been marge liesed amidst the country's progress. >> that's right. there are people who are real

casualties of that process of dynamic economy growth. people who are left on the edges of society in some ways. >> but in your view, professor, is the local government doing anything or has it done enough to help the people of the village? >> yes, i think what's really interesting is how the debate in korea has changed and now it's accepted that within the political class as a whole that dealing with people who are carbletsdz of that process of -- casualties of that economic growth is importantly. and we're seeing a commitment on the part of the city government to do something quite different and i think it's a measure of how the public debate has shifted and represents the need to cope with the costs of economic growth. >> john swingsen wright joining us from seoul. back to you.

>> thank you. i just want to take you to the scene live in illinois where the u.s. republican presidential candidate mitt romney, according to early exit polls, has ron t.o. won the primary in illinois. let's listen. >> after years of too many apologies and not enough jobs. historic drops in income and historic highs in gas prices, a president who doesn't hesitate to use all the means necessary to force on the people obama care but leaves them behind on the world. it's time to hear this word -- this word -- enough. we've had enough. [applause] we know our future. we know our future is brighter than these troubled times. we still believe in america and we deserve a president who believes in us and i believe in the american people.

[applause] now, you know that yesterday i was giving a speech at the university of chicago. [applause] not very far from here. not very far from where professor barack obama taught -- it was a speech on economic freedom and as i was writing the speech i thought to my lifetime of experiences. i've had a lot of opportunity to learn about the unique genius of america's free enterprise system. it started, of course, with my dad. he didn't graduate from college and he would tell me about his dad, who was a contractor. and you know about construction. up and down years. he never quite made it but he never gave up and raised great kids. later i helped start companies and those began with just an idea and somehow they made it

through the difficult times and were able to create a good return for investors and thousands of jobs and those jobs helped families buy their first homes. those jobs put kids through home. those jobs helped people live better lives, dream a little bigger. for 25 years i lived and breathed busy and the economy and jobs. i had successes and failures but each step of the way i learned a little bit more about what it is that makes our american system so powerful. you can't learn that teaching constitutional law at the university of chicago, all right? [cheers] you can't even learn that as a community organizer. the simple truth is that this president doesn't understand

the genius of america's economy or the secret of the american economic success story. the american economy is fueled by freedom. [cheers] the history of the world has shown that economic freedom is the only force that has consistently lifted people out of poverty. it's the only principle that has ever been able to sustain prosperity. but over the last three years, this administration has been engaged in an all-out assault on our free. borrow accurate prevent drilling rigs from going to work in the gulf. they keep coal from being mined, impede the sny of natural gas, even tell kids

what they're allowed to go do on their farms. and now, by the way, the president is trying to erase his record with new rhetoric. the other day he said we are inventors, builders, makers of things. we are thomas edison. we're the wright brothers. we're bill gates. we are still jobs. wait, i missed that. we have steve jobs. that's true. but the problem is he's still barack obama. [cheers] and you see, under barack obama, those pioneers he mentioned would have faced a very difficult time trying to

innovate and invent and invest and create and build jobs. you see, under dodd-frank they would have found it almost impossible to get a loan from their community bank and the regulators would have shut down the wright brothers for dust pollution, and of course, the government would have band thomas edison's light bulb. oh, by the way, they just did, didn't they? [cheers] now you know that the real cost of these misguided policies, these attacks on economic freedom, this intrusion of the government into our freedom, the cost of that -- >> mitt romney there, a victory speech by all indications. early exit polls give him a large victory in illinois in

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