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and now, bbc world news. >> hello and welcome. >> the headlines. election results spawned curie in egypt. hundred transact ahmed shah fig's headquarters. thousands have gathered in tahrir square. what happened in the syrian town was a brutal massacre. >> 13 children are among 19 killed and a shopping mall fire in qatar. football races in the ukraine. we have a special report on a tax taking place in the country that will co-host the european championships next month. >> is four o'clock in the morning here in london. broadcasting to you on cbs in america and around the world, welcome to newsday.

>> egyptian protesters have attacked the campaign headquarters in cairo of the president reject presidential candidate ahmed shah feet -- ahmed shafiq. election results revealed that he would contest a runoff against muhammed mercy of the muslim brotherhood. this was the scene a few hours ago. the square was at the center of protest during the fall of hosni mubarak last year. hundreds remain in the square protesting against the results saying that they neither want to return to the old regime nor the religious rule of the matt -- of the muslim brotherhood. >> much earlier in the day i was here at tahrir square talking to

people just passing by on the pavement. many of them had voted for ahmed shafiq and others for clomid -- mohamad mursi. people here and really do feel this is their last chance to have their voices heard. it remains to see what will happen in the hours ahead, but certainly analyst i have spoken to since the election results renounced said that it has become clear that the candidates have to reach out to these young people, the liberals, the people who took part in the revolution, to reassure them that they are not going to have some kind of agenda for the country that will exclude them.

to show people here that they must include people that might appeal more to them. >> the result from the first presidential election show that the muslim brotherhood candidate won a first-round 23.4% of the vote. shafiq came in second with 1% less. >> the electoral commission speaks, but there are no surprises. four days after polling, investment -- they investigated a number of complaints and rejected them all. >> the commission has rejected for appeals because they were not based on reality.

>> egyptians now face a stark choice, on the one side is mohammed mursi of the muslim brotherhood. he is trying to put himself forward as the candidate of the revolution. but there are many egyptians the sleek -- deeply opposed to the islamists gain power. on the other side is ahmed shafiq. he insists he will not try to recreate the old regime. he does promise to restore law and order after egypt's last turbulent year. as for the young egyptians to read. -- led the revolution in tahrir square, they have no public candidate to support. it has been more than a year since the fall of president mubarak and they still have not pulled together a credible political movement with an organization to establish the old established order of egyptian politics. despite the long lines, the

electoral commission has announced that turnout has only reached 46%. the remaining two candidates face the challenge of persuading egyptians there is something positive to go out and vote for. >> un on boy coffee and has spoken of his revulsion of the massacre of more than 100 people in the syrian city including dozens of children. the russian government has broken ranks with other world powers by playing the violence on rebels as well as president assad's forces. kofi annan was in damascus on tuesday. reports from our diplomatic correspondent contains some flash photography. >> these pictures of the dead caused revulsion around the world. the smaller shrouds' tell their own story. the un says 40 children were among the dead. syria's government denies any involvement in the house to house murders.

testimony from survivors describe this whole families shot at very close range in their homes by soldiers and militia. this young boy filmed by the opposition says he escaped by playing dead. he saw the bodies of his sisters and mother in his home. after the soldiers left, he escaped to his uncle's house. kofi annan flew to the syrian capital. tomorrow he sees president assad, but his cease-fire plan has been comprehensively broken. >> those responsible for these brutal crimes must be held to account. >> but the british government is in no doubt who is to blame. syria's top diplomat in london was summoned to the foreign office to be told the massacre was an evil and sickening crime , and threatened against robust action against syria if the

regime does not cease its violence. >> being summoned to the foreign office is a well understood part of the diplomatic ritual, a way to express anger and urged better behavior. the trouble is, the syrian government has so far shown itself and death to almost all diplomacy and most government run the world are finding it difficult to agree on other options. >> so what are some of the options to increase pressure on the assad regime? some call for international military intervention. it is clear the major powers have no intention of getting drawn in. what about arming opposition groups? qatar and saudi arabia actively supporting, but other countries reject that approach. diplomacy has so far failed to end the bloodshed. the foreign secretary in moscow today is a blunt and leak in his assessment. the kofi annan cease-fire plan is the only hope for syria. >> the alternatives is a the

kofi annan plan or ever increasing chaos in syria. it is getting closer and closer to all-out civil war and collapse. >> for now, the outside world relies on a small un mission in syria, so far unable to prevent the slide into more and more shocking violence. >> 13 children have been killed in a fire in caught are. what more can you tell us? >> the children are among at least 19 people who died when the fire took hold in a shopping mall in doha, cutting off a nursery from rescue. a staircase collapsed. some witnesses say evacuation procedures were chaotic. >> van eeghen despair in the heart of stock. thick, black, deadly smoke rises from a shopping mall, the center of which was a nursery. although many people escaped,

children, many of them from expatriate families, were trapped inside. the smoke block to their exit and made it hard for rescue crews to get in. parents had an anxious wait. later it was confirmed that the children who died were from japan, the philippines, spain, and france. it was also confirmed that three year-old triplets had been killed in the blaze. it raises many questions over whether more could have been done to save them. >> it was the nursery there, where most of the casualties come from. obviously they will investigate why they could not get anyone out. another security guard was posted at the entrance and he would have picked up in second if something was wrong. the question is, where were the people? >> the authorities have ordered a special commission to look into the deadly blaze. >> we tried our best, we are

very sorry for what has happened. we tried as hard as we could to save these people. >> it was built in 2006. shopping malls are a popular source of entertainment in doha, but now their safety standards are likely to face close scrutiny. >> the government in peru has declared a state of emergency in the southern province following the week of protests and the deaths of two demonstrators. more than 70 police officers were also injured in the clashes. civil liberties and espionage to the right of assembly has been banned for the next 30 days. the peruvian government said the emergency measure was needed to restore public order in the province following deadly clashes and days of violent protest. >> we are here in the struggle against all the bullets and bombs. as women have gone head-to-head with the police and the have

shamelessly kicked us and beat us with rocks. >> the dispute at the local copper mine is over pay and environmental concerns. more than 200 -- the mines produce more than 60% of the country's exports. this is the second state of emergency in the 10-month-old presidency. last december, civil liberties were also restricted in the northern region, where opposition to the construction of a huge goal line by an american company continues. >> thousands of fans will be headed to poland and ukraine for the european football checking ships in june and july. there are fears the events will be hit by racism and violence. we have obtained footage of recent league matches that include nazi salutes, rampant mt

-- anti cent of the anti- semitism, and a vicious assault on a group of asian students. chris rogers has a special report. >> in ukraine, extreme right- wing politics and football go hand in hand. we filmed massed ranks of fans using a nazi-style salute in stadiums across ukraine. this is how some supporters react to rival black players and fans. and to racism campaigners claim some extreme right-wing organizations are hijacking football. one such group is patriots of ukraine. they don't trust journalists, but they agreed to take me to one of their secret training camps. we are meeting a trainer.

they plan to recruit members from football charities, educate them with their ideology, and train them to fight. >> they are clearly ready for violence. we are learning to shoot and we are learning tactical combat and military preparation. we can take all this flight training into the streets. it is one of the last matches of the season at the medalist stadium which will host euro 2012 matches. with no segregation, scuffles break out between rival fans. suddenly, there is a new target, a small group of asian students. it appears they are singled out because of the color of their skin.

>> we were supporting the home team. >> or the police going to help you get home safely? >> european football governing body says they have zero tolerance of racism. >> look it that. that is absolutely disgusting. >> we showed our footage to the former england captain, salt campbell. >> until we see massive improvement that you have sorted it out, you do not deserve these prestigious tournament in your country. >> tonight, the ukrainian ambassador insists fans will be safe. >> there are individual cases of intolerable behavior towards ethnic minorities, but overall, i have to underline that we do

not have a problem of racism in ukraine. >> what do you recommend families traveling to euro 2012? >> no chance. stay home. don't even risky. you could end up coming back in a coffin. >> in ukraine, where some fans are searching for a national identity, questions remain over whether the safety of english reporters can be guaranteed. chris rogers, bbc news. >> you are watching newsday on the bbc, live from singapore and london. india's prime minister plans to meet burma's opposition leader, aung san suu kyi. >> china is building cities for the future, but what about the past? traditional neighborhoods are disappearing in the country.

a quick look at what is making front-page news around world. racism threatens to turn your of 2012 into a pr disaster. investigation picks up with football -- islands at football matches in the country. the billionaire resigned as chief executive of bp and the joint all winter. the wall street journal in europe report said that riskier companies are bypassing banks and investors at home and shopping for loans in america. th china morning post says the hard-line former mayor of beijing during the tiananmen square protest has called and re tragedy that could have been avoided.

>> this is newsday on the bbc. >> the headlines for you this hour. protesters in egypt have attacked the campaign headquarters of the presidential candidates are metshafiq hours after it was announced he will stand in an election runoff. hundreds gathered to protest the results. >> within 100 people were killed on friday and the syrian town of houla. it has been described as a total massacre. >> india's prime minister will meet burma's opposition leader, aung san suu kyi, later today. talks were held on monday and the two countries signed a number of agreements on trade and investment in burma. our correspondent is in rangoon with more on the significance of

today's meeting. >> aung san suu kyi someone with very close ties here. her mother was born in burma in 1960 and she studied there as a college student herself. india supported her campaign for pro-democracy throughout the 1980's, but then they did a u- turn in the 1990's, pledging their support to that then military government. she has often made comments expressing her disappointment on india's approach to burma. india continues to push for political reforms in the country. she is likely to extend an indication to visit india at the earliest. >> the purpose of the visit has been so far on trade and

investment. being the largest democracy in the world, what can india at tell the burmese about democracy? >> those are the two real issues that have been coming up, the fact that india is a democracy, the largest democracy and seen as something of a model. the prime minister will be addressing the chamber of commerce here. there is a large business delegation that has accompanied the prime minister here. some of the biggest names in indian industry will be in the conference, to, meeting with fermis counterparts and looking for opportunities in various sectors from energy, infrastructure development. they filled have come late to the burmese party once the

country opened up, but they do not want to be left behind. even though there is a political dimension to the visit, the main focus remains trade. >> in a couple of hours time, the largest round pink diamond ever auction goes under the hammer at christie's in hong kong. the so-called margin pink diamond is expected to fetch more than $8 million. this is an all suspicious day for this pink diamond. why is it so special and lies it called -- why is it called the maritan? >> bunning diamonds are exceedingly rare, only not ranked light red and blue diamonds in terms of a rarity. it is 12 carrots, really shoot -- really huge. even a white diamond of that size would be extremely vulnerable.

in addition to that when you have the cut. this one is brown. of the ones being sold on the market tends to be rectangular or square -- this one is round. people all those factors together, this is an exceedingly rare diamond, one of only two known in the world, according to christie's auction house. the other one that we know about laws to queen elizabeth. she received her diamond when she married back in 1947. cracks are diamonds really a girl's best friend? who is selling this particular martian pinnk diamond? >> we don't have a lot of details about the seller. we notice a private collector who bought the diamond back in 1976 from harry winston, the famed american diamond house. that was the year that the u.s. government sent out its first satellite to explore mars, which is the red planet. harry winston is what name did

the marchant ping. i am interested in who is going to buy this -- who named it martian pink. this last year gentleman bought a very rare of blue diamond for about $9 million for his daughter. in hong kong, we have -- trying to raise perhaps a billion dollars here in hong kong. there have been buying a lot of diamonds in options like this. it would be great publicity for them. >> are people surprise that this auction is being held in hong kong instead of paris or new york richard >> i think christy's would say that it fits their market. hong kong and mainland china has grown by leaps and bounds. mainland buyers or about 10% of the clientele. his buyer could very well be someone from hong kong or

possibly mainland china. >> thank you so much for that update. >> as china's economy continues to strive, sodas building boom. major cities such as beijing are now attracting the world's best architects. in the race to modernization, summer question whether china is sacrificing too much of its heritage. >> china's cities are constantly changing. the economy has boomed and the skylines have soared. beijing is now at the cutting edge of architecture. this is the capital, a futuristic office building symbolizing the new beijing. the billionaire behind the project is amazed by the pace of change.

>> the thing about the urbanization in china has happened so fast, and before people realize it, this is already all gone. the speed has surprised people with the newly built buildings and at the same time, the destruction of the old ones. >> in the last 10 years, more than half of beijing's old neighborhoods have been demolished. to make way for office buildings, shopping malls, and apartment blocks. this is a battleground for china's development. in the last decade, its cities have been transformed, all in the name of modernization. now people are saying more must be done to protect the country's past. this is the latest area of plenty -- slated for demolition. he has spent the last decade document in the destruction of all beijing. >> beijing -- this was a city of

history. it now has no culture left. >> there are pockets of preservation. this traditional beijing alleyway is now a major tourist draw. >> i like the year, she says. we don't have anything like it in my home town. but hard cash of and from heritage. in beijing, is about finding a balance between old and the new. >> you have been watching newsday from the bbc. >> a reminder of the main news this hour. protestors in egypt set fire to the campaign headquarters of bomb had shafiq. headlines are next.

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