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>> and now, "bbc world news." >> hello, and welcome. market turmoil as the crisis increase deepens. fear grows over the future of the eurozone. appeal for calm.f >> i think it is doing damage across whole european economy. good >> palestinian prisoners and their hunger strike after israel agrees to a list of concessions. are the voices of moderation being drowned out by the forces of violence? we report from syria.

>> welcome to newsday. we are going to be catching up more on our main story, but before we do so, let catch up with pakistan, were two russian cosmonauts and one american astronauts are about to launch into space. let's listen in. >> liftoff confirmed. >> as you can see, liftoff, on its way to join in the international space station crew, carrying engineers to

space. they are now delivering 102 tons, four boosters single engine. it measures 6 feet to 8 feet in diameter. it is burning liquid fuel for the first seconds of the flight. >> it happens smoothly. small vibration. other than that, everything is fine. copy everything. >> there we have it. a successful launch of the rocket from kazakhstan, carrying two russian cosmonauts and one american astronauts

launching into space, bound for the international space station. the trip takes two days. they will be carrying out a number of repairs on the space station, and russia has been carrying rockets into space since 1961, and they are the only crews that can reach the space station after the u.s. closed its space program and to live. talks increase aimed at creating and a emergency coalition government are entering a ninth date -- talks in greece aimed at creating an emergency coalition government are entering a ninth day. with a parliamentary election in weeks of the future is in down.

european finance ministers have reconfirmed their commitment to keeping greece in the eurozone. >> stock markets fell. the euro tumbled on fears greece would abandon the euro. but other countries were drawn into the uncertainty. borrowing costs for spain are near dangerous lovell'evels. they struggled for a ninth day. the deadlock could lead to new collections, were the terms might increase support your gut that would increase leaving the euro with incalculable consequences. >> there is open speculation about the future of some countries in the eurozone, which i think is doing damage across the european economy. >> talks will try to form a government, perhaps of technocrats.

finance ministers gathered in brussels, well leading officials pleaded not on officials not to on austerity cuts. the german chancellor angela merkel was pouring over the european map out a school in berlin today. she said she thought greece could still make it, but she had no warning. good -- she had a warning. solidarity towards countries like greece will only end if they say we are not keeping to the agreement, but the german chancellor was under pressure at home. her party was heavily defeated by a party offering to go slow on austerity. mrs. merkel was told she had driven three voters into the arms of extremists, but her allies insist her policy of cutting debt still enjoys strong

support in europe. >> this policy for 25 member states is the only way out of the crisis. it cannot solve the sovereign debt crisis by allowing an even higher deficit. >> much of germany insists there should be no backtracking from austerity. pressure is mounting on berlin to act. tomorrow the new french president arrives, carrying his message said growth should be the priority, and today the spanish foreign minister warned the very survival of the single currency is at stake. in spain, protesters against austerity are continuing to occupy one of the main squares in madrid. the fear is the greek crisis is destabilizing other vulnerable eurozone countries.

>> our war correspondent's official update. >> the wait goes on after a meeting with the president and three party leaders to regard all decided to agree to more talks tomorrow. one of the proposals will be the formation of a technocratic government, confirming non- political and distinguished features. that has received a mixed reaction from some of the parties, since they are aware many greeks resist the fact of the outgoing prime minister is an appointed technocrat rather than an elected political sign thatt it is assigne they are divided over whether to accept or reject the bailout and the cost-cutting that entails. they will meet tomorrow for another round of talks.

it's a breakdown, greece will be paid -- will be facing fresh elections within four weeks. they try to reject the cost- cutting and austerity, but a response from the eu's so far has been that greece must stick to the cost cutting in order to continue its membership in a hero, so the stakes could not be higher, because if the greece were to slide to a euro exit, the ideological framework of the european union could start to unravel. good leaders will be watching these talks with trepidation to see if potentially a government could be formed to fill up a power vacuum, stave off fresh elections, and end the political instability. the crux palestinian -- >> the

palestinian prisoners, what can you tell us? >> israel has agreed to stop this hunger strike, and inmates have been refusing food for nearly a month, and some are in critical condition and are being treated in hospitals. more from jerusalem. good >> relief and celebration from prisoners' relatives in gaza. they believe the suffering and paid off after weeks of hunger strikes. israel struck a deal to ease conditions for palestinians in jail. we won thanks to god, the sign says. >> thank god for your patience and perseverance, and i send all

my respect for their patience and perseverance. i say they got the strike was not always. -- thank god the strike was not always. god willing, the end is near. >> the deal was over what israel calls administrative detention, a law which allows people to be jailed without charges. it is something that has been strongly condemned by human rights groups and the united nations, but israel has agreed of around 300 palestinians held under such conditions will not have their current net jail terms extended unless new evidence emerges. it mean they could all be released within six months. give palestinian leaders declared it a victory. >> this side meets the main demands, including an end to a

solitary confinement and also allows family visits. >> israeli officials denied the deal and said all prisoners have to agree not to engage in further terror activities. 5 israel has negotiated an end. it is our hope that this will build confidence between the parties and to forward thespeac. >> that could suggest israel expects more in return. palestinians have been refusing to return to peace talks over the issues of jewish settlement expansion. israel wants that position to change.

today in 1948 when hundreds of thousands of people lost their homes to israel, this year they may feel they have something to celebrate. >> unconfirmed reports say of least 30 people have been killed by government fighting, but while the violence escalates, moderates still hope for a peaceful way out of the crisis. >> the old city of damascus. it is what i have seen in the

many years i have been coming here. it is what makes the current violence so shocking. it is easy to forget that it began as a peaceful protest. those voices are still there. last month he stood alone holding a banner, stop the killing your your -- stop the killing. in her act of bravery became much bigger. they call her the woman in the red dress. the main thing is it send a message to everyone they can make it change, no matter how small. it started as a scream of anger

but spread widely, because we all want to stop the killing and build of syria for all syria. shortly after we met her, she was detained again. there are moderates on the other side who speak of gradual, and peaceful change, but with every explosion, their fear grows of syria stands to lose more than it gains of the country is remade, but the state does not want to preserve the current order. the political space is not opening. she tries to -- he tries to play by the rules. he was invited to take part in a

political dialogue. today he showed me pictures of his two sons, rest of last week. getty said no news except reason he said no news except the other -- he said there is no news except others detained were tortured. but when your sons and brothers and sisters are killed, you cannot blame people for fighting. >> no one wants to lose what is good about this country, of but after so much violence, if they do not reach a middle ground, everyone stands to lose. >> reporting from stereo. live from singapore and london.

two years after the anti- government protest, and when a new investigation. .> canada's in black gold go where the country is experiencing a 21st century oil bonanza. a quick look at what is making front news. headlines are the possibility of increased not exiting the euro and when the country's failure to spawn a government has caused and will continue to cause -- he writes that the greek crisis will be of the dinner between angela merkel and the new french president hollande. do not bother coming in is the message to tens of thousands of civil servants in london. good they can work from home for

seven weeks during the olympics. a shake-up at jpmorgan chase. president obama said the trading losses reinforce the need to watch wall street. >> this is newsday on the bbc. >> it is good to have you with us. financial markets have reacted with alarm to the crisis in greece. >> israel has agreed to a list of concessions to stop a mass thunderstrike but -- hunger strike by palestinian prisoners. >> a very different picture is emerging in canada largely due .o alberto's vast oil finds

they are among the top three reserves in the world. a boon is fuelling growth while also raising environmental concerns. good >> o, canada. the breathtaking beauty of the rocky mountains. there is something wholesome and essentially pure about this country's image, but here is the canada you might not think about -- 30, industrial, focused on profit. welcome to the newest petro state in a changing country. canadians have oil, lots of it. it is buried here in the windy sands of northern alberta, and people want more oil to fill their cars and fly their airplanes. the canadians decided to develop this oil sand at breakneck speed. the reserves are the size of

florida. digging up the sand and separating oil is complicated and used to be too expensive, but new technology has brought the cost of production down. now profits are up, and this moonscape attracts investors from around the world. smith >> this is where the work is. this is where the money is. >> she is a long way from home. she came here from the philippines initially as a nanny but was quickly drawn to oil. now the tiny woman drives a monster truck. >> i can go anywhere i want. i can buy anything i need. i am supporting my family and relatives, so it changed my life compared to when i was a nanny. >> the oil has created a modern- day gold rush.

the town has doubled in size and the path decade. you can almost see the horses and saloons, but for people who have lived here for 30 years, the speed of development has alarming environmental consequences. >> the foot print we are leaving on the land and how that is affecting caro, -- caribou, but it is also about the stability of the environment. >> some of these are addressed in a new form of the extraction fed does not affect the landscape as much. these mines are less ugly, but they might be more harmful, emitting more of greenhouse gases. >> we can take steps to minimize our footprint.

we have taken steps so that our water use is dropping. >> environmentalists worry that leaving regulations of the good will of oil companies is a risky strategy. >> canada has a bad track record on the issue of climate change. there is no regulation of the federal level that eliminates greenhouse gas emissions from those sources, and consumers were conflicted. give we want our oil to cheap, plentiful, and clean. those demands are incompatible. >> it is now nearly two years since anti-government protests in bangkok were brought to a violent end who by the thai military. at least 90 people were killed and 2000 wounded.

human rights watch as calling for security forces and the government to be held responsible for what happened. we are joined by the director of the division. are you concerned no wheels of justice are moving slowly in thailand? >> they are not only moving slowly. they have ground to a halt. one would think the government would try to hold the military accountable for the violence two years ago, but the government set a deal with the thai military to consider an amnesty proposal that would give amnesty to everything, people who were protesting, people from the protest movement, military and police, and basically to sweep this under the rug under the name of national conciliation.

the problem is the victims do not except that -- accept that. >> what impact is it having on the victims and their family? >> they are very upset. they have largely said they are in favor of amnesty, which would allow the former prime minister to come back. it would allow the military to control its own affairs without oversight, and they are fighting. there are hearings right now where victims are demanding justice. the government has offered fairly generous compensation to victims, but the family is saying that is not enough. they want the facts to come out.

they want prosecution, and they want justice, and it is very important for thailand, which for decades has allowed the military to act with impunity, to make sure this time there is justice. >> what must be done. what should be undertaken to expedite this justice? >> it was a people's movement. there were over 100,000 protesters, many of them camped out for months at a time for a variety of reasons, and i think it is going to require public mobilization again to get the attention. give we are seeing a joining of forces between former enemies of the elite level, military, politicians on both sides, and i think it is going to be public pressure that is going to succeed in making the leaders of

thailand and realize they cannot just keep doing deals over the head of the people. they have to listen to them. good >> thank you so much for joining us. good >> a spaceship carrying two russians and one american after not has blasted out from kazakhstan down for the international space station region one american astronaut has blasted off from kazakhstan to the international space station. 25 minutes ago who launched -- the lot had been delayed for several weeks after pressure test spirited two russians and one american successfully lifted off on that sunny day in tears of despair. headlines on the way, next.

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