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>> more pressure on syria. 9 u.n. calls for an investigation into the houla massacre, paving the way for war crimes charges. egypt's former president hosni mubarak, accused of ordering soldiers to shoot protesters, prepairs to hear the verdict the hello and welcome to bbc news, broadcast on pbs in america and around the world. brazil is set to close this landfill site but those who live there are worried about the future. britain gets ready for a four-day celebration as millions prepare to mark the queen's diamond jubilee. ♪ >> the united states human

rights council has called for an investigation into the killing of more than 100 civil yns at houla and it is condemned syria for the masseker. russia, china, and cuba voted against the resolution. bridget kendall reports. >> more disturbing images from syria posted on the internet by opposition activists. factory workers forced off a bus and murdered, they say, by pro-government forces. today the u.n. human rights council blamed syria for the massacre at houla, urging an inquiry to investigate possible war crimes. >> these acts may amount to crimes against humanity and other international crimes and may be indicative of a pattern of widespread or systematic

attacks against civil yarn populations. >> syrian's envoy denied his government's involvement, blaming the massacre on rebel fighters. >> it is now a familiar pattern for armed terrorist gangs to carry out massacres timed deliberately to lead to special sessions hostile to syria like this one. >> from self parts of syria today there's been amateur video suggesting renewed shelling. here in h.m.o.'s and around houla where the massacre was. one activist told us what being under siege felt like. >> such a horrible thing, you know, you feel like earthquake is under you. when the bomb fell you felt like earthquake under you. >> not much left of the u.n.

cease-fire. no wonder kofi annan is frustrated. >> we are all frustrated by the mile -- violence, the killings. so am i. i think perhaps i'm more frustrated than most of you because i'm in the thick of things. >> meeting the syrian opposition in turkey today, william hague warned of imminent civil war. >> syria is rapidly become less stable, not more so, ands there is a great danger of a collapse in syria. >> so what can the outside world do about it? well, it's unlikely syria is going to turn into another libya requiring western military action. for one thing, russia would probably block it at the security council. but even with -- without that, there is no ap he tite for it. plus western powers are distracted. the united states with the presidential election, europeans with the eurocrisis and all of them worried about

withdrawing from afghanistan. in paris tonight, president putin was digging in his heels. refusing to consider sanctions on syria and pointing out opposition fighters are also killing people. and the u.n. peace plan, he says, is still worth backing. bridget kendall, bbc news. richard murphy is a former u.s. ambassador to syria and to saudi arabia. i sktd if there can still be a diplomatic solution to the crisis. >> i can only hope so because as the area moves toward increasing violence, the violence we see in syria today is starting to have echoes in leabnon and threatens the stab -- lebanon and threatens the stability in jordan and perhaps even iraq and turkey. >> apart from diplomacy, what other options are there without russia blocking everything that goes on in the united nations

while it continues to block the majority opinion in the united nations? nothing can be done. if that wasn't there, what would the options actually be? >> well, what seems to have started is efforts to introduce arms into the opposition's hands, and that's been cited as an object of concern by the american side and i think by most of the european powers, also feeling that militarization of the present situation is going to hasten the worsening and the slide into a civil war. , a full-fledged civil war. because we all -- already see signs of a dangerous rise in sectarian feeling inside the country, and arms are not going to do anything but fuel that tendency in syrian politics.

so even, i mean, the russian position is sanctions aren't going to make any difference. but a united stand in the security council would be a new pressure and would be a new caution to the regime in damascus, which it does not feel it has to pay attention to at the moment. it's got support from russia, from iran, and thank you, that's enough. >> the former egyptian president, hosni mubarak, is due to learn if he's been found guilty of conspiracy in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising. a court in kyra will decide whether mr. mubarak as well as his former interior mince, habib al-adly and four aides, ordered police to shoot demonstrators. all six deny the charges. they could face the death penalty if convicted. >> it takes some bravery to

openly declare your love for hosni mubarak in egypt these days, but these young men are preparing to do so loudly and publicly outside the courtroom saturday. "president mubarak should be treated as a former military veteran with a proud record," he says. "we should honor him. " this is mubarak as they would like to remember him, as a soldier and statesman, not as he is now, a sick old man laid out on a gurney in court. but for this man there is only bitterness and hatred for mubarak, the man she says took away her son. >> he was shot in the chest and this is the blood you can see on his trousers. >> mustafa was one of the first martyrs of the revolution, cut down by police bullets as he

marched on tarik -- tahrir square. >> i will not rest because my heart is burning and what they did to my son, they have to pay. tomorrow's verdict was supposed to be about bringing a definitive end to the mubarak era, but egyptians today remain as deeply decided -- dieded -- divide as ever about what to do with their former president. about the only thing that unifies people here snow a common fear of the post mubarak future. on the streets and in the tea shops is the topic on everyone's lips -- the year since the revolution has been traumatic. >> your wife is feeling fear. your kids are feeling fear. you hear the news talking about the crimes and criminals. that's why the atmosphere is so awful. >> there is an irony here. last year hundreds of people died on the streets of cairo to

get rid of mubarak. now many here are yearning for a new strong man to take control and make them feel safe. bbc news in cairo. >> in the utsdz shall united states, unemployment has risen to 8.2%. casting doubts on the strength of its its economic recovery. far fewer jobs were created last month than expected. adam brooks reports. >> a carefully scripted campaign moment, one of thousands to come, disguising a sense of shock and disappointment that's roming across america. mr. obama was at a factory in minnesota talking about jobs for military veterans. but any mention of jobs today was going to be tricky. the latest figures showed job creation in america way down and the headline unemployment figure rising to 8.2%. this is not what the president, deep in his re-election campaign, needs now.

>> today we're still fighting our way back from the worst economic crisis since the great depression. the economy is growing again, but the -- it's not growing as fast as we want it to grow. >> and some of america's problems he says simply aren't america's fault. >> then most prominently recently we've had a crisis in europe's economy that is having an impact worldwide and starting to cast a shadow on our own as well. >> some economists maintain these figures arfected by seasonal factors and aren't as bad as they look. the markets didn't care. and for americans it's a dismal nufments but for romney -- >> the issue is is he able to lead us out of these economic

doldrums? and i think it's clear he's not. >> mr. romney has a real opening now. if he can persuade americans that obama's economic policies have failed them, his campaign could gain momentum. just a few months ago it looked like the economy was picking up , and the obama campaign seemed to have the wind at its back. now the romney campaign smells blood. five months to go until the presidential election. people in the irish republic have voted in favor of the e.u. treaty that imposes strict limits on government spending. it's aimed at enforcing budgetary discipline in european nations. gavin hewitt reports from dublin the >> the posters testified to a hard-fought referendum campaign. a vote in favor of enforcing

greater discipline over budgets was a vote for stability, but the no campaign said it just ushered in more austerity. in the end, 60% voted yes. >> majority of votes in narveson of the proposal. 326,003. >> the yes campaign weant to celebrate, then stopped themselves. large economic challenges lie ahead. what is this new figure skating dal treaty? it imposes strict discipline over budgets and deficits. there will be penalties if the rules are broken and agreeing to the treaty guarantees access to the new euro zone bailout fund. >> it would also send out a message to other cities around the world which have not been expressing full confidence in the euro zone. we believe in this process. >> the irish government will

now try and push europe's leaders into reducing the cost of the bailout are for the country's worst banks. in places it was clear many people had voted yes to keep the european safety net. >> we have a lovely calm sea behind us today, but the sea can be rough and for us in the business community, this could be a life boat for the future of our government and our businesses. >> one in 10 mortgages are in arrears and house prices are down 50%. most of the no votes came from those affected by austerity and spending cuts. >> i think we saw a huge amount of anger in the no votes in the working class section. the other sections of the population are giving the government of europe one more chance. >> today's vote was welcomeded by germ -- cheanlsar merkel and

hollande. others point out that the tougher rules, however, will do little to boost growth. gavin hewitt, bbc news, dublin. >> this bbc news. still ahead, ferry across the mercy -- mersey as liverpool welcomed the olympic flame. a british soldier has been killed in afghanistan. the soldier, from first battalion, the royal we will sh, was on foot patrol in hell not mand whether his group came under small arms fire. his death takes the number of british personnel killed since 2001 to 416. a senior barefooter will be appointed to investigation -- investigate whether police properly investigated in the inquiry of the murder of steven

lawrence. lawrence was murdered in a racist attack in 1993. the manufacturing industry in the u.k. is shrinking at its fastest rate for three threers as demand falls for british goods at home and overseas. it's a serious blow to hope that exports will revive the economy. this is bbc news. these are the headlines. stepping up the diplomatic pressure on syria, the u.n. calls for an investigation into the massacre at houla, paving the way for war crimes charges. a court in cairo will deliver its verdict later in the trial of the former egyptian. hosni mubarak. if found guilty he could be executed. a british woman is under arrest in bali, suspected of drug trafficking, ands has been taken to hospital for

treatment. rachel claims not to have slept properly or eaten for days. she's being held with three others after police seized cocaine worth more than half a million pounds. >> for a british woman at the center of the drug trafficking allegations, the awfulness of her situation has made her fearful and fradgeiverl. -- fragile. concerns for her physical andment state today led the indonesian authorities to transfer dougal from the jail where she's being held to a police hospital. the 38-year-old says she hasn't been sleeping or eating and that she's missing her 6 -year-old daughter. another briton in custody is

55-year-old lindsay sanderford. it's thought she agreed to take part in a sting operations aimed at dougal and dougal's porn -- partner, julyian ponder. both claim they were set up by doug -- sanderford. her lawyer says she brought the drugs into the country because of threats made gensler son. >> she do this one, not because of the money, but for the safety of her child. >> to rid this island of the scourge of narcotics, the authorities have in recent years made an example of foreigners found guilty of drug trafficing. the consequences are potentially fatal -- a spell on death row and execution by firing squad. rachel dougal is spending the night in hospital, but one that's enclosed by bars.

nick brant, bbc news. >> latin america's largest rubbish dump, where thousands of people once made a living, has closed. at the landfill in rio de janeiro, 9,000 tons of garbage were once dumped daily. now it's shutting for environmental reasons. it got worldwide attention when it was featured in the documentary, "waste land." >> these are the thousands of people who have worked through the decades here. jarredin is portuguese for garden and this one is thought to be a grave. they're like gardeners. their job is to cultivate the dirt the >> many people refer to us as scavengers. we're not.

we recycle this material. if you look around you can see everything in piles. plastic bottles, cardboard, other plastics. >> they've helped makeryo one of the greatest cities in the world for recycling, but now they're jobless. the dump is closing because of the damage it's doing to the environment. the toxic runoff from the rubbish has been pouring into the sea and when the trash decomposes it lets off methane and carbon dioxide. that will now be captured and turned into an energy supply for rio. the garbage will be trucked elsewhere the >> people will separate the waste at tome -- home. the separated waste will go to plants in different parts of the city. it will be separated by workers, not garbage pickers. >> they have a saying, tread carefully, you're treading on money the many have earned a

decent wage here and they're fearful of what comes next. final preparations are taking place around the u.k. for the four days of celebrations that will celebrate the queen's dimeond jubilee. saturday the queen is going to attend the derby at the race course. remarkable footage was broadcast for the first time -- it shows the queen returning to britain just hours after she succeeded to the throne. >> flying home to face her destiny. an image from 60 years ago seen publicly for the first time today. this is the queen's private cine footage taken aboard the aircraft which brought her home to britain after learning that her father had died and she was now queen. >> so these must be the first pictures taken of madame after

she knew she was queen. >> it featured in a jubilee tribute to his mother by prince charles. 60 years after elizabeth flew home as queen, briltane is gearing up with its jubilee tribute. while much of london slept, a full-scale rehearsal took place at the carriage procession which will conclude the celebration on tuesday. then the streets will be crowded. this morning there was barely a spectator to be seen, giving the foot guard a chance to measure out their positions and the cavalry to familiarize themselves with the route, finally back to buckingham palace. on the thames, boats are being marshalled for the river pageant sunday afternoon.

for that the main uncertainty seems to be the weather. some rain is forecast. and a huge stage has been constructed for the monday night diamond jubilee concert. prince charles spoke of his mother's contributions for 60 years. >> been a constant feature on the scene, has provided that sense of continuity in a time of immense change over the last 60 years. i think it's one of the most important things to celebrate, it seems to me. >> of course, not everyone will be cheering this weekend. republicans believe the jubilee is miscon veeved -- miscon received. >> 60 years on the throne is not an achievement. it's a job for life with no scrutiny. it's just mathematics. >> yet the facts tell us across the 0 years of the queen's reign, the monarchy's

popularity has remained remarkably resilient. the stage quite literally is set for a weekend in which i think we can clearly say a majority of the people in this country will indicate their support for the institution and their gratitude to the person who heads it. the olympic flame has made a spectacular journey across the mersey, ending day 14 of the torch relay in front of a huge crowd in liverpool. the iraq veteran blinded in iraq in 2004 led the ceremony. >> it's been a very special day not only because when we started the day broadcasting this morning we thought it was going to rain, there were thick, heavy clouds across liverpool center, and actually we were lucky and the city was bathed in glorious sunshine which meant the animals came

out for those fantastic shots. it made a truly historic trip from liverpool to bolton. eventually they end up here bit river mersey where the olympic flame made that historic journey by ferry and lots of torch bearers of course carrying that torch. one of them pretty well known to you, the former spice girl sporty spice, melanie, carried the torch but birkenhead before it eventually crossed the mersey. she said what an inspiring moment it was for her and that it's a moment she's never going to forget because of how special it was and, as she describe -- described it, a once in a lifetime opportunity. as you can see from the pictures there, hundreds and hundreds of people lining the streets. that was very much replicated here in liverpool in the city

center between the two cathedrals and also near the homes of paul mccartney and john lennon. i have to say when it ended up here pier side, 21,000 tickets were sold and the place was actually packed. the world famous race course, it began there with a young lady, kim cooper, coir -- carrying the torch and that was a brilliant moment for her because she was also beside the crown black defender. it really has been a day to remember here in liverpool. you can follow the torch on line daily on the bbc web site. >> a brief reminder of our main stories. syria has come under increased pressure over the mass killings in houla.

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