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>> serial's bloodshed escalates, more than 50 people have been killed in the latest fighting. violence spilled across the border into lebanon. in the market for 19 billion euros, bankia 6 the biggest bailout in spanish history. -- seeks the biggest bailout in spanish history. coming up later, confidential documents from the bat again. police arrest a man thought to be the pope's book there. -- butler. >> great job, guys.

opposition activists in serious and more than 50 people have been killed in what they describe as a massacre carried out by the army. videos show many children among the dead after shelling. our middle east correspondent reports from beirut. >> video posted on the internet by activist showed the bodies of many children huddled on the floor and the dark. activist groups said several families were slaughtered by security forces on the edge of town. others died in heavy shelling. if the death count is accurate, it would be one of the bloodiest days since the cease-fire came into effect.

petraeus is now little more than eight fiction despite the presence of -- the truce is little more than a fiction. >> the syrian town which is controlled by the opposition has also come under attack from government tanks. our correspondent and cameraman witnessed the violence firsthand. you may find some of the images disturbing. >> it has been fought over many times. it bears the scars. the town is now defiantly in rebel hands. themselves for the next assault. this is the daily routine.

just around the corner, a family, the father is too afraid of arrest to show his face. it is very difficult, he says, the shelling day and night. we have nowhere else to go. we submit ourselves to god. the free a syrian army to the last government post just over a week ago. killing dozens of soldiers. they had to fight for every inch of ground. all of this is happening during a u.n.-sponsored trips. the government says free army attacks never stop. the rebels said they are under constant pressure from the regime.

they are surrounded. they are in the middle of what is supposed to be a cease-fire, but these men have been skirmishing with a tank all morning. they had a big battle lasting two or three days this week. they have pushed back the government forces at about 100 meters. the rebels insist they backed the u.n. peace plan. he tells me at the soldiers still serving in the syrian army are our brothers, our sons, our relatives. we hope the u.n. plan succeed because then the regime will fall without further bloodshed. you are always waiting for the next shell.

they fall every few minutes. they are getting closer. the rebels cannot match the army's heavy weapons. towns like this are hanging on a just and the face of massive leaks superior firepower. -- superior firepower. the blood continues to flow and most victims are civilians. the u.n. is sending cease-fire monitors to syria. it does not so much have to monitor a truce, as create one. the view from here, the odds of that are not good. >> the violence in syria has built over the border into

lebanon. clashes between backers of president bashar al-assad gas government may have resulted in deaths. >> beirut sparkles on an early summer evening. billions have been spent reconstructing the city since the civil war ended 20 years ago. in small incidents this week, lebanon's fragile political foundations are once again been shaken. -- being shaken. power in the lebanon is split between the religious sects. some lebanese are reaching for their guns began because of the shock waves coming from syria descent into sectarian war across the border. the gunfire was between lebanese and suni moslems.

when the smoke cleared, one faction was for the bashar al- assad regime in assyria. the other supported the rebels there. the anti-assad group won. >> we were sitting here. >> she fears stronger countries might want to use them to fight proxy wars here again. >> for the sake of iran, for the sake of saudi arabia. it's is a lesson from the civil war. 20 years, you are acting the same. >> that is why it lebanon's leaders are working hard to calm the supporters. >> from the big screen, the country's most powerful man went out of this way to praise the leader of lebanon for helping to

end one of this big sectarian prices. the kidnap apparently by rebels in syria. as the missing man supporters waited at the airport, they cheered their leader and their ally, the syrian president. about half of lebanon and agrees. the other half side with the rebels. the route was peaceful today as this week's crises were -- a rich was peaceful today as the six crises were subsiding. the two countries are so close. some nasty surprises are coming out of syria at the moment. lebanon is fragile, it cannot take to many more of them. >> a man has been charged with second-degree murder of the killing of a boy who went missing more than 30 years ago. new york police said pedro

hernandez told them he had choked etan patz to death before dumping his body in an alley. the six-year-old disappeared on his way to school in 1979. his body has never been found. i understand mr. hernandez has appeared in court. tell us more. >> he was arraigned today. he was a range from his hospital bed as he was -- a range from as possible bad as he was taken for medication for eighth pre- existing physical ailment. at that point, however, he started making statements about wanting to kill himself. he has been placed under a psychiatric suicide watch. he was charged with second- degree murder. >> his lawyer has said that he suffers from hallucinations, that he is not mentally stable. is that correct?

can the lawyer just say it anyway? >> there was some speculation even before today that that was the case. the family said he is bipolar. the day in court, the lawyer took it's a step forward. no documentation has been provided. given what we heard yesterday from family members, i think at the very least, he has had a mental health issues in the past. as a result of that, there are some questions being raised about the validity of his confession. although, the mentally ill sometimes to commit serious crimes. there are a lot of questions being raised about the case so far. he was charged almost exclusively based on his confession. there is nobody, there is no physical evidence, no dna evidence, there is nothing but

his words. >> thank you very much for joining us from new york. the problems in the spanish economy have intensified as the country's fourth biggest bank says it needs 19 billion euros just to stay afloat. bankia has suffered big losses. our chief economics correspondent reports. >> the right thing has been on the wall for some weeks at bankia. it was supposed to mark a new beginning for spain's troubled financial sector. earlier this month, the government had to bail it out and tonight, full nationalization is about to be pushed through. >> we want to tell everyone to

trust this bank. it is strong and it has a future. >> customers are having to make their own judgments on how save their money is. >> i have a bank account, but i tried to keep just the money i need to pay the rent there. >> with a region of catalonia saying it was struggling to pay the interest rates, more questions are being asked about the help of spain's finances. how will all this affect the u.k.? the ripple effect across europe will hit the city of london. these banks could get caught up in default out if the crisis gets worse. -- in the fallout of the crisis gets worse. what is british banking exposure to public and private debts in those countries? in greece, it is 2.5 billion

pounds. in portugal, it is just under 13.5 billion. italian loans totalled around 38.5 billion. in spain, nearly 60 billion pounds. " spain has been a mature economy in the euro zone. it has attracted a lot of investment from all around the world. there is also direct exposure because some of u.k. banks' own spanked -- banks in spain. >> british investors and others will watch anxiously to see how the spanish government tackles the financial problems. >> catching a dragon by the tail. free enterprise has made its debut. -- space debut. >> the prime minister has said he does not read -- for deciding

whether news corp. should take control of bskyb. the cultural secretary and tony blair are due to appear at the inquiry next week. the scottish party have launched their campaign for scotland to leave the united kingdom. the campaign is beginning more than two years before a referendum on the issue will be held. a billionaire is daughter has been sentenced to two years in prison for her role in last summer's riots. she was found guilty of burglary and handling stolen goods. the court in london heard she had driven looters around shops during the worst of the trouble.

these are the headlines. six weeks after the cease-fire, activists said the latest fighting has left more than 50 dead. bankia has asked spain's government for 19 billion euros. mexican police have arrested a man reported to be -- the vatican police have arrested a man reported to be the pope's butler. a man was caught in possession of secret documents, but they have not confirmed the man's identity. >> for six years, paolo gabriele has been at the pope's side. now, according to italian media, he sits in the vatican still, accused of stealing documents from the pope's private office. just one month ago, the pope ordered three senior cardinals

to investigate who was leaking highly embarrassing secret papers. in january, a letter written by the former governor of vatican city was leaked. he alleged corruption in the awarding of church contracts. and number of these documents have ended up in this book about the pope. >> there have been leaks by some small cogs in the vatican machine. this is unprecedented and i do not remember anyone ever been arrested. >> the leaks have also revealed allegations of internal power struggles at the bank. the head is under investigation for the money laundering. >> in egypt, most of the boats have been counted at the first

round of the presidential election. the muslim brotherhood's as its candidate is in the lead. the former prime minister is second. that is according to the muslim brotherhood. official results are not expected until early next week. >> they have gathered in the millions to shape their country's future for the first time ever, but this is a scenario many egyptians have dreaded. a runoff between the last prime minister and the moslem brotherhood candidate. for a nation that was unified in its euphoria when mubarak was ousted, it will be highly polarized when they go back to choose his successor. >> it was a surprise. everyone was expecting it to be other moderate candidate. only mohammed mursi was supported by the moslem brotherhood bloc. >> apart from the mass of

following the party have come up some boaters argued that egypt needs a stronger party would -- and voters argued that egypt and a stronger party with political cloud. the muslim brotherhood will have control of parliament, the presidency, and the government. >> i support mohammed mursi, of course. we do not want to return to the time of the old regime. there will be no protest from now on and did many things that go against the will of the people. we want something new, we want a new country. >> for those -- ahmed shafiq represents everything they have been fighting against. he is a former fighter pilot, like mubarak himself. both military credentials have

gained him the trust of many voters, who say this is exactly what egypt needs. >> i did not want him to win in the first round. i wanted to be ahmed shafiq, so that the total authority is not just in the hands of the muslim brotherhood. the brotherhood are not good. i voted for them in the parliamentary elections, but there needs to be a variety. >> whoever the president will be, he will have a long list of demands. high on that list are security and the economy. the constitution has not yet been written, he will first need to know what actual powers he will be able to exercise in egypt. >> nearly a third of the olympic games tickets had been made available to the british public earlier this week. that means there is now a real prospect for the first time since it went on sale last year that belonged in games will not

be sold out. the organizers are expected that all tickets would be snapped up quickly by the british public. the olympic torch juggernaut enters its second week. it makes its way around the united kingdom. the convoy left england and is entering whales for the first time. -- wales for the first time. >> it as being held as a milestone in space flight. the privately operated kraft has docked at the international space station. it is being used to fly cargo to the station after nasa phased out its own space shuttles. this opens up a new frontier for commercial companies. >> this is mission control, houston. >> the dragon capsule, the first

of a new generation of spacecraft. approaching the international space station. at the bottom of the screen. six astronauts on board were awaiting anxiously. >> dragon continues to inch closer towards the international space station. >> for the first time, a privately owned kraft was preparing to adopt. something only governments have managed until now. >> they are initiating the capture of the dragon. >> houston, it looks like we had a dragon by the tail. >> mission accomplished. jubilation down on the ground. at the factory that made the spacecraft in california, the work force celebrated. commercial space flight is a down industry, the average age here is just 30. >> this is going to be recognized as a significant

historic step forward in space travel. hopefully, the first of many. i think this is a fantastic thing, but there will be even better things in the future. >> the docking really matters because it is a key step to proving that private companies can operate in a serious way up in space. it should pave the way to carrying astronauts up to orbits, providing a taxi service at a lower price than now. a concept for hotels andstarts to look a little more feasible. -- in space starts to look a little more feasible. today will go down as a milestone in space travel. >> this was a small step towards a broader idea of private sector operating in space just

like airlines or hotels and motels. this is an important first step. >> last year, i not the man behind today's achievements. his real ambition is to go to mars. the docking today it is a start. a new space race with companies, not governments, is now under way. >> good job, thank you a lot. >> from space to an expedition on earth. a mountain near has made a very special delivery to the top of mount everest. he is no stranger to reaching the summit, he has done it 10 times. he took with them an olympic gold medal awarded back in 1924 to a team that fell short of the peak. we have this story. >> on top of the world, british mountaineer celebrating a record breaking 10th successful climb

of the world's highest peak. with him at the top, an olympic gold medal and a very tired friend. >> this story goes back to 1922, one of those great british failures. a team of climbers came within 500 meters of the top of everest. the remaining team members returned home to a hero's welcome. 1924 winter olympics, they were awarded gold medals for their everest efforts. at the ceremony came a pledge that a medal would get to the top of the mountain. in the time -- in the timeless landscape of the himalayas, that promise long forgotten until today. he was determined to get the job

done. as always, the climb was hard and it was hazardous. in the end came news that the metal was at the summit. among the 1922 climbers was howard. his gold medal is in possession of his son, david. he thinks the events of today were a fitting tribute. >> it shows that people still recognize the courage of the climbers of that time. >> four climbers have lost their lives on everest this week's along. it remains a deadly business. which makes the record breaking achievement all the more impressive. a gold medal effort. >> this is bbc news.

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