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>> the the third time, i'm lucky still. no government for greece. the american singer and actress, jennifer hudson, seized the man who killed her mother, brother, and a nephew found guilty of murder. -- sees the man who killed her mother, brother, and nephew found guilty of murder. venezuelan police questioned a crossword compiler on suspicion of -- the president of greece is expected to call the country's political leaders for an emergency summit in the 48 hours

in a final attempt to form a new coalition government. the president will be attempting with three different party leaders have failed to do in days of talks. >> could this be greece's next prime minister? his popularity was a promise to put an end to prosperity. the polls suggested that he would win 28% of the vote. that is one reason why he rejected an entry by socialist leader evangelos venizelos to join him and other parties in a coalition. mr. evangelos venizelos is unimpressed. >> i regret the petty politics with a view towards elections are not suitable at this crucial moment.

even if elections are repeated, what will change? nothing. the mona changes here for everyone. -- the moment of change is here for everyone. >> the greek leaders have been trying to come up with a deal but this has failed to produce a lasting relationship. call it a lack of chemistry, a lack of agreement on the biggest issue of all, the bailout. what's the bailout has already been announced by the greek people with their vote. no government has the authority to impose it. we're making a call to all of the political parties to stop ignoring the issue. >> it is possible to new renegotiate and stay in the euro but that is not with european leaders are saying. the european commission that greece is not get to stay in the club if they don't abide by the rules. they have a decision to make,

what do they fear more, austerity or falling out of the euro? >> let's try to get some answers to those questions because on skype from seattle we're joined by an economist. let's talk about the theoretical. many people look to people like you for answers. and do you think that this is right? angela merkel, many of the leaders believing that austerity is the right way forward in the times of recession. there is another philosophy, isn't there? >> yes. i believe that this austerity program does not lead anywhere. that is the perception of the majority of the greek people, that they cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel if they continue implementing the

memorandum, the bailout, and the los that have accompanied those. -- and the lows that have accompanied those. there are no guarantees. they reached the point that they can confiscate public property if greece it fails to pay. >> politically and economically, what are your greatest fears for greece right now? >> for the fear is that if there is no government and the social unrest because they have reached the limit, the unemployment increases rapidly, 22% and more than 50% in the young population. so, we expect to have social unrest if this situation continues. if there is no government, there is not a policy that would give some hope to the people.

>> what are the advantages for greece if the country pulls out of the eurozone or pulls out? >> actually, before the support of the public, it was more than 75%, 80% in favor of the law. they have been disillusioned because they see that joining the european union, there was no success. the only thing that basie is things going down. many people believe if they dropped the euro, this can be a way to trigger growth. if we return back to the currency, immediately there would be a significant devaluation and that would make the products more competitive and also the tourism.

the established parties, the parties for the new democracy, they have completely failed and as you can see, their numbers have changed completely because they were supporting those austerity measures. >> thank you very much for your time from seattle. >> thank you. >> the instability continues to increase and more bad news for the eurozone economy. the spring forecast has confirmed its prediction of a 0.3% contraction. spanish banks were told by their government they will have to keep more money on their balance sheets to reduce fears that some of them may collapse. the scale of the losses is huge. >> spain is trying to reassure everyone they are not heading for a bailout. the big problem is the massive

hangover from the collapsed property market. there are banks that fear and have losses of up to 180 billion euros. the government would like independent auditors to go in to find out exactly what is happening. they have asked these banks to set aside 30 billion euros against potential losses. the problem is that it this is an economy that is shrinking this year. we learned it will probably be in recession next year. >> a jury in chicago has confected jennifer hudson's a former brother-in-law of murdering her mother, brother, and nephew. william balfour will serve a mandatory life sentence. the jury deliberated for three days. >> for william balfour who was married to jennifer hudson's

sister, is facing three counts of murder. he went to the family home in chicago one morning in october, 2008, and killed jennifer hudson's mother, brother, and kidnapped her nephew before killing him in the back of a car. the prosecution said he did that as an act of vengeance by a jilted husband. he had threatened many times to kill his wife and her family if he found out that she was seeing another man. that is what apparently led him to commit these crimes. there was no dna evidence linking him to the scene. mobile phone records show that he was nearby at the time of the killings and a gun residue was found on his car and jacket. jennifer hudson wept and looked at her sister before smiling and she gave evidence early on in the trial and has been there

every day since it started almost three weeks ago. >> in syria, a large explosion has been reported outside of the local headquarters of the ruling baath party in aleppo. it came hours after syrian state television reported that the army had foiled at attack in the city. members of the opposition appeared divided over whether al qaeda was involved in the bombings in damascus which killed at least 55 people. the lithuanians president has visited tymenshenko in the hospital. she said that she met the president in a subsequent meeting and he was courting isolation through his treatment of the former prime the mr.. 125 kilos of heroin disguised as an ins had been seized by the authorities in pakistan. they were found during a routine inspection.

the heroin would have been worth millions of dollars on the international market. two people have been arrested. the party that has ruled algeria for 50 years has won a big majority in parliamentary elections. the national liberation front won almost half of the seats with the prime minister's party coming second. the islamist coalition performed worse than expected. >> it was an election that has been billed as algeria's alternative to the arab spring. an opportunity for voters to choose a new parliament. the results show that the party of the president sailed through the polls, taking almost half of the seats. they came well ahead of an islamist coalition which had been expected to do well. the green alliance has disputed the results say that it was

fraudulent and dangerous for the country. public interest in the poll was low and few bothered to turn out. >> they promised many things, then they don't do anything for us. >> some said they had been pressured into voting. >> when of the voting day gets closer, they look for you everywhere. they will find you. right after they vote, they will forget you. >> the interior ministry says turnout was 42.9%. some observers say that figure is a hugely inflated. algeria has a host of social problems including high unemployment and poor housing. 10 years of civil war following a botched parliamentary poll in 1991 has left most algerians with little appetite for the

uprising they have seen in other parts of the arab world. >> this is "bbc news," still ahead -- a new video technology can give you a star trek experience. over 70 days to go before the start of the london olympics. prince william has paid tribute to the athletes who are going to be representing great britain. the duke and duchess of cambridge had been attending a dinner in celebration of the games. the prince and joked about his own olympic ambitions. >> i was asked to compete. sadly, and there was london pigeons with more athletic prowess than me. anyway, to adopt a famous

phrase, "if you see me in a pair of speedos, shoot me." >> after a heavy rain, some areas of england are no longer in drought. the water companies will impose hose pipe bands in those areas this summer. -- bans in those areas of this summer. the latest attempt to form a government in greece has failed. there will be talks about setting up an emergency administration. the former brother-in-law of jennifer hudson has been found guilty of killing three members of her family. police in the north indian town have arrested two men and charged them with attempted murder after they were accused of trying to bury alive a baby girl. the men were following the advice of a spiritual guru who

told them to sacrifice the child to protect the lives of their other children. >> this child, barely two months old, and incredibly lucky. a close encounter with death is something she never know. her father and uncle allegedly tried to bury her alive, sacrifice and hard to help protect their other children. both men are in jail. -- her father and uncle allegedly tried to bury her alive, sacrificing her to help protect their other children. this is a lie, a setup. which mother would want to kill their child? the graveyard, a different version. the caretaker talks about how we chanced upon the men digging a grave.

they had a bundle with them. he could see that she was alive and call the police. you can just about make out the remains. no signs of their rituals that they were preparing for a head of what would have been a horrific crime. what is more shocking is that we have been told this is not an isolated case in these parts. >at least three similar cases have been reported in the local media over the past month alone. >> i have covered dozens of similar stories and in almost all cases, this is because of poverty and illiteracy. people rely on superstition. >> and her family lived here in extreme poverty. they have already lost one child to illness. clearly, they're not the only ones to suffer this fate.

-- is located just off the highway. but culturally and socially, the two are far apart. hear, superstition and prejudice prevail, especially those laws against those who are desperately poor. >> let's go to venezuela. a compiler of crossroads has been questioned by intelligence agents after he was accused of hiding and coated assassination message. he denies using his newspaper crossword to incite the murder of hugo chavez's brother. tell us more. >> this puzzle was published a little bit earlier this week and went without comment until a presenter on state television drew attention to it. he said there was certain words that were answers that included kill the mother was a word for gunfire, then the was the name

of the president's brother. this is the spanish brother of the word. this is a relatively common name. he had mathematicians and psychologists look at this and they concluded that this was a coded message calling for the assassination of the president's brother. >> this is where the of a spy novel, but is this just an indication of the political tensions at the moment? >> i guess so. he denies he had any political intentions. he did comply with intelligence agencies. as far as we know, the case has gone no farther than that. the measure of tension in the country, there have been comments traded back and forth on both sides of the political divide suggesting there are plans afoot by various factions to disrupt this runoff to presidential elections in october which will be quite crucial as the psi battling can.

>> does he hold political standing or office? >> currently, he is the governor of chavez's home state. he is known to be close to the president. obviously a key member of the socialist party. he has been mentioned as a possible successor to hugo chavez should the president become too sick with cancer to continue. very much a member of the government. >> thank you very much. a breakthrough that could make technologies such as videoconferencing a thing of the past. this is called beaming. scientists say it will give users the sensation of being somewhere else without having to actually travel. >> we must direct our efforts and not on at the shop keeper but also the a housewife.

>> from the telephone, through mobile phone, to videoconferencing. technology has transformed the business is getting together. how about being beamed into a meeting? at the university college, they're working on technology that they called beaming. this man is leading the project. this is his wife, another scientist. she is action at a laboratory and parcel on a and b mean her into the robot in london. >> there is a lot of technology going on here across the internet. her body is tracked, her movements are translated to the movements of the robot, when she speaks, you hear her speak. she can see out in 3d. >> does it feel like you are in the room with me? >> well, yes.

my hands, when i lift them. then, i look around. i can see the room and everybody there. >> she tells me that the experience is much like being in the same room. it doesn't feel a little bit weird but the hope is that in the long run, it can bring people together. -- it does feel a little bit weird. the researchers who are funded by the you feel they're making good progress, but what is the technology really for. -- the researchers were funded a feel they're making good progress. >> you can have rehearsals for acting. >> can we do a high five? >> there is a way to go before this is practical to use widely. they will have to decide whether this is a step forward in the

way we communicate. >> now, to the olympic party in east london. the u.k.'s largest sculpture has been officially unveiled. this is called or a bit. it consists of a twisting tower. this is designed by an artist. we haven't taken a look. >> london's latest landmark, an awkward tangle of red steel. it looks like a helter-skelter, but it is actually a sculpture. this is a work of art that doubles up as an attraction. this is what it looks like from the ground. over here is the entrance. you then walk under this rest- covered, bell-like canopy, which the artist finds slight the intimidating.

then, you walk around the corner and into one of the lips. it takes you up 80 meters and then you step out onto one of the two platforms and taken the view. the artists behind the project confesses that compromises had to be made, but he is happy. he is most unhappy about the 15 lb ticket price that visitors will have to pay to view. >> this really is a shame. i understand that this has to be paid for, but i was hoping that once we are out of the olympic mood and into whatever legacy is, that they will find a way to make it free. >> the mayor of london at thinks that the price is right. >> i insisted that it should be cheaper. people will want to come and see the view and also to enjoy

the amazing parabolic mirrors. >> the project got off of the ground when boris johnson persuaded a steel magnate to sponsor a design that has come in for criticism. it is not without its supporters. >> all i can say is that you have to come here to get it because it is a completely different experience looking at the photographs. >> the intention was to be the answer for the eiffel tower. the team behind this building would not mind a repetition of that piece of history. >> a drug that can be used to prevent a chafee and the actions has been approved. -- a drug that can be used to prevent hiv infection has been approved. it is recommended that it be given to those most at risk such

as gay men or partners with the condition. it has to be used by -- and has to be approved by the food and drug administration. just a couple of weeks before the euro vision song contest takes part in azerbaijani. maybe this years of fed will be dominated by performers who are hoping that no age is an obstacle to talent. willaybe this year's event be dominated by performers who are hoping that no age is a limit. >> this is the russian hope for glory in euro bush and song contest. -- this is the russian hope for glory and the euro vision song contest. this is the track they hope will clinched the first prize.

this unique musical performance certainly wowed the russian voters. kennedy the same across europe? -- can't do the same across europe? of course, they're not the only and veteran performers. the u.k. has called upon in the bird humperdinck. -- the uk has called upon in the board humperdinck. he is just one man, they are many. they have promised a performance to remember. europe, watch out. >> i azerbaijan posting your vision song contest in a few weeks' time. -- i should bu

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